Committee on Educational Policy (CEP)

The Charge

CEP serves as an agent of the faculty to promote the quality of education at the school. Comprised of faculty representatives from all academic departments, senior education leaders, and including student representation, CEP meets throughout the academic year, roughly every other month. CEP is charged with developing and communicating policies that enhance the quality of education, including policies on advising and mentoring of students and fellows.

CEP is also charged with approving new courses and degree programs; coordinating the school’s accreditation related policies and review processes; overseeing the course evaluation system, the graduating student satisfaction and alumni curricular effectiveness surveys; and conducting periodic reviews of and making recommendations to the educational programs at the school.  Implementation of educational policies adopted by CEP is accomplished via the appropriate departmental or administrative unit(s) within the school.

CEP Policies

Academic Program & Degree Policies

This section contains the following policies and practices: Academic Programs & Degree Requirements; Concentrations & Field of Study Policies; Developing & Terminating Degree Program Requirements

Course Management Policies and Action Steps: New Course Proposals, Course Changes and Cancellations

This section contains the following policies and practices: Principles for Assessing Courses; Proposing, Updating, or Canceling Courses; Course Offering Dates and Process; Classroom Hours and Credit Hour Equivalents; Course Schedule Time Blocks

Teaching Eligibility

This section contains the following policies and practices: Teaching Eligibility Requirements

Course Evaluations & Schoolwide Surveys

This section contains the following policies and practices: Course Evaluations; Graduate Student Satisfaction Survey; Alumni Curricular Effectiveness Survey; External Program Reviews