Development of Middlebury's Curriculum

The varied curriculum at Middlebury is guided by the work of two committees.  Each committee is comprised of faculty who are either elected by the faculty at large, or appointed by the Faculty Council.  Each committee is charged with overseeing a particular area of the undergraduate curriculum.

Individual courses, their content and place within the curriculum, are reviewed by the Curriculum Committee, which is a subcommittee of the EAC.  New majors, minors, programs and curricular innovations are vetted by the Educational Affairs Committee.

New Courses for Fall, Spring or Winter Term

To create a new course for either fall or spring semester, or Winter Term, faculty or departments and programs must submit a proposal to the Curriculum Committee for approval. This committee is chaired by Robert Cluss, Dean of Curriculum, and supported by Janis Audet, Assistant in Administration.  Courses are reviewed for content and distribution and culture and civilization tags are considered.

Once approved, the faculty member is notified and the course is included in the catalog.

Changes to the curriculum, including proposals for new majors, minors, or educational programs must be vetted by the Educational Affairs Committee. 

All recommended changes to the curriculum must be submitted to the Educational Affairs Committee for review.  The committee is responsible for the general direction of the undergraduate curriculum.  Once the implications of recommended changes are clear and acceptable, the EAC refers these proposals to the full faculty for acceptance by majority vote.

The EAC is also responsible for allocation of teaching resources for departments and programs.  The committee considers requests for positions on an annual basis.  However, emergency requests are considered throughout the academic year.

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