Establish a schedule for systematic evaluation of each course so that evaluations of all courses is completed in a 3-year period. After two evaluations cycles, in the seventh year the curriculum will be reviewed as a whole as required by the AVMA Council on Education.
In the year in which a course is designated for evaluation, the instructor of record will provide a written narrative in which he/she discusses changes implemented since the last review, assesses effectiveness of the course in equipping students to achieve the learning objectives, summarizes student performance, and makes suggestions for improvement.
Evaluate each course for congruence with approved objectives and syllabus.
Assess integration of courses covering related material and identify redundancies and omissions.
Make recommendations for improvement to the instructor of record, the appropriate department head, and the Curriculum Committee.
Schedule a meeting with the Curriculum Committee at least annually to present and discuss recommendations.
Committee members will have access to course evaluations and feedback from students, faculty, first employers and alumni. The committee will collect additional feedback as needed.
Committee Organization
2 faculty elected by the faculty of each academic department (BMS, CPB, VCS) and one faculty member from VAD.
1 student appointed by the Dean from each of the 4 DVM classes to serve a 1-year term; multiple sequential terms are preferred because of the experience that is gained each year.
Faculty members will be appointed by the Dean for 3-year terms based on interest and support of the appropriate department head. Faculty may serve a maximum of two sequential terms.
Faculty chairperson will be appointed by the Dean.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or designee (ex officio)
Administrative support will be provided by the Dean's Office staff
