Faculty Policies Handbook:

4. Policies and Procedures

4.5 Policy in Regard to Curricular Decisions Without Adequate Time Lag
When there is insufficient time to follow standard procedures for curricular changes, the Dean, upon the advice of the Faculty Cabinet, has the power to act on all such changes which are genuinely necessary. Cabinet recommendations are subject to the following guidelines:

4.5.l The Faculty Cabinet of the Arts and Sciences Council, to the best of its ability, recommends approval for only those curricular changes which are consistent with the current standards of the Curriculum Committee and the College of Arts and Sciences. To achieve this end, the recommending body (program, department, school, dean, committee, etc.) shall provide to the Faculty Cabinet the information normally required by the Curriculum Committee.

4.5.2 The Dean shall report at the beginning of each semester curriculum recommendations made under these conditions.

4.5.3 Before a course can be included in the catalogue, it must be approved through the normal channels even though it has been approved previously by the Dean upon recommendation of the Faculty Cabinet.