2009-2010 Pharmacy Curriculum Committee

Dr. Ronda Akins	Dr. Ron Hill	Dr. Lance Nickelson
Dr. Laurel Andrews	Dr. Keith Jackson	Dr. Mike Racca
Dr. Scott Baggarly	Dr. Brice Mohundro	Dr. Hilary Tice
Dr. Benny Blaylock	Dr. Sami Nazzal	Dr. Ann Wicker
Dr. Candace Chelette
	Dr. Jeff Evans, Chair

Charge:

The charges of the Committee as outlined the ULM College of Pharmacy bylaws are:

1. To conduct a continuing evaluation, quality management and enhancement of the current preprofessional and professional curricula in the College of Pharmacy;
2. To develop recommendations of curricular and pedagogical revision, additions and other alterations to assure optimal student learning and outcomes;
3. Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all curricular revisions
4. Insure integration of the curriculum across academic disciplines and the integration of didactic and experiential (including IPPEs, service learning and APPEs) curriculums
5. Address other curricular issues as necessary
6. To report its minutes and recommendations to the Faculty, and
7. To accomplish this essential goal and purpose, this committee shall have both the responsibility and right to;
   1. Evaluate new course and course change applications that originate in the College of Pharmacy;
   2. Review the content of individual and collective courses as to the completeness and contemporary nature of the content, and contribution to the breadth, depth and value to the total curriculum, according to the expected competencies of students completing each course, and
   3. Develop and sponsor programs to encourage and reward faculty for innovative teaching, educational research, and for the development of innovative new course offerings or mechanisms to enhance student learning.
   4. In conjunction with the assessment committee, evaluate and recommend revisions of the course and instructor evaluation process for the professional program
   5. In conjunction with the assessment committee, evaluate and recommend revisions of plans for assessment of learning outcomes, teaching styles, and teaching effectiveness.
   6. Review all course and programmatic assessment data and make recommendations for curricular and pedagogical quality enhancements

In addition to the above standing charges, the committee is also charged this year to:

1. Work with the Mission Planning and Assessment to develop and implement progression exams to evaluate the new curriculum with respect to its success in developing the stated student abilities as well as to identify for students, areas of strengths and weakness so that students can individually identify areas of remediation.  The Curriculum Committee has administrative responsibility for reviewing content of the exam and categorizing exam questions.  The Mission, Planning and Assessment Committee has administrative responsibility for administration of the exam, grading the exam, assessment of individual student performance on the exam, and reporting of the results to faculty and students.  The Curriculum and Mission Planning Assessment Committees hold joint administrative responsibilities for evaluating exam performance with respect to the ability of the curriculum to meet its stated goals.  The first progression exam should be administered to P1 students during the Spring 2010 semester.  Request for faculty participation in the process should be forwarded through the administrative liaison.
2. Develop a 1-week Boot Camp and Student Orientation that will assist students with the transition to the professional program and provide necessary administrative information. Request for faculty participation in the process should be forwarded through the administrative liaison.

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Meeting Date	Agenda	Minutes
August 18, 2009	agenda