VPA Approval Procedures

School of Visual and Performing Arts
Approval Procedures Chart

Item	Faculty Member	Dept. Committee	Dept. Faculty	Chair	School Committee	Dean	School Faculty	Univ. Committee	VCAA	Chancellor	Main Campus
Department governance document		x	x		FAC for compliance
VPA governance document					FAC initiate		x	Senate
Department P&T guidelines		x	x		FAC for compliance
VPA P&T guidelines					FAC		x	Senate
Individual P&T application	x	x		x	x	x		x	x
Merit process						x
Department Assesment Plan		x	x	x	curriculum	x		Assesment Council
Department Assesment Report		x	x	x	curriculum	x		Assesment Council
New course	x	curriculum		x	curriculum	x			x		x
New minor		curriculum	x	x	curriculum	x		x	x
Revise minor or degree		curriculum	x	x	curriculum	x
New degree		curriculum	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
New major		curriculum	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Sabbatical application	x			x	P&T	x		faculty development	x
Generic syllabus	x	curriculum
Indivividual syllabus	x
Search guidelines						x			x
Hiring associate faculty				x		x
Hiring visiting faculty				x		x			x
Hiring tenure-track faculty		x	x	x		x			x	x
Reappointment Recommendations				x		x			x	x
Dept. student handbook		x	x	x