Faculty Senate Resolution #04-02

Approved by the Faculty Senate: February 24, 2004
Approved by the Chancellor: March 4, 2004

04-02 Recommendations concerning the “official” University Undergraduate Catalog as follows:

1) The online/CD version should be the official ECU catalog beginning with the 2005–2006 academic year. The catalog for the next academic year (2004–2005) will be the last official paper catalog. This recommendation assumes that recommendation 2 (below) will be completed at the time of implementation (2005–2006).

2) An action plan should be prepared to significantly upgrade the online catalog so that it is intuitive, functional, and aesthetic. ECU should contract with an appropriate (experienced) vendor to achieve an acceptable upgrade prior to the installation of the online catalog as the official version. The upgrade design should be evaluated by a committee of faculty, students, and administrators prior to installation.

3) After the official catalog becomes the online/CD version, a limited number of paper copies will be printed for internal use (advising, departmental offices, library, University Curriculum Committee, University Archives, etc.) and for individuals requesting paper copies.

4) Curricular changes will go into effect the semester following their approval by all campus and UNC-OP authorities. This process makes official the University’s current procedures for activating new courses, changes in pre-requisites and course titles, and new programs.