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The Academic Program Council has comprehensive responsibility for the academic program, with specific responsibilities for curriculum, policy development, and general oversight of practices and services affecting the academic program. The Council may elect to delegate certain specific responsibilities to subcommittees or members, but all decisions with policy implications will be brought before the entire Council. The Council receives proposals from academic divisions, core course planning groups, students proposing independent majors, as well as its own subordinate committees. It also may initiate policy and program proposals and is responsible for making recommendations for changes to the College’s Learning Management System. The Council may approve, modify, or reject proposals that it receives; however, on substantive matters, the Council submits conclusions to the College Faculty Assembly as recommendations for adoption.  (Taken from the Berea College Catalog at <a href="https://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/current/faculty-manual/campus-governance/faculty-council-and-committee-structure/the-academic-program-council-apc/">https://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/current/faculty-manual/campus-governance/faculty-council-and-committee-structure/the-academic-program-council-apc/</a>.)

The Charge of APC

The Academic Program Council consists of the Dean of Faculty, the Associate Provost, the Registrar, one elected faculty member from each academic division, one College Faculty librarian appointed by the Director of Library Services, and one student representative appointed by the Student Government Association. Each member shall have full voting rights, except for the Registrar, who is non-voting. The division designee to APC shall not be the current Division Chair nor a current member of the Faculty Status Council.
Election of the divisional APC designee shall occur in two rounds. Members of a division will nominate (by election) two candidates for the divisional designee. Members of the College Faculty Assembly will then vote to select one of the two candidates as that division’s APC designee. Elected members serve staggered three-year terms, resulting generally in only two new division designees each year. (See Berea College Catalog section on <a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/Current/Faculty-Manual/Campus-Governance/General-Considerations/Elections-and-Appointments">Elections and Appointments</a>.)
The Council elects its chairperson each year. Under the jurisdiction of the Council are six committees: the Athletics Affairs Committee, the Committee on General Education (COGE), the Convocation Committee, the Student Admissions and Academic Standing Committee (SAAS), and the Teacher Preparation Accountability Committee. The Office of Academic Affairs will provide staff support for this Council.
All current committee and council membership lists can be found at <a href="https://www.berea.edu/executive-council/council-committee-membership-list">https://www.berea.edu/executive-council/council-committee-membership-list</a>.

APC Structure  & Current Members

Course &amp; Curriculum Proposal forms can be found here <a href="https://www.berea.edu/office-of-academic-affairs/advising-resources/curriculum-proposal-course-proposal-forms">https://www.berea.edu/office-of-academic-affairs/advising-resources/curriculum-proposal-course-proposal-forms</a>.