Committee on Curricula
Standing Bylaw Committee of the School of Arts and Sciences
MEMBERSHIP: 2024-2025
Term: Five (5) years
| Name and Link to Directory Listing | Rank, Department | Term (on leave) |
|---|---|---|
| Proctor, David* (currcomm@tufts.edu) | Distinguished Senior Lecturer, History | 2012-2025 |
| Borgers, Christoph | Professor, Mathematics | 2020-2025 |
| Couch, Alva | Associate Professor, Computer Science | 2024-2029 |
| Crowe, Lauren | Lecturer, Biology | 2020-2025 |
| Fernandez-Garcia, Marisol | Senior Lecturer, Romance Studies | 2024-2025 |
| Millay, Amy | Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Romance Studies | (2021-2026) |
| Srinivasan, Sumeeta | Senior Lecturer, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning | 2023-2028 |
| Stoessel, Saskia | Senior Lecturer, International Literary and Cultural Studies | 2011-2026 |
| Vang, Alexander | Undergraduate student representative, TCU Senate | 2024-2025 |
| TBD | Undergraduate student representative, TCU Senate | 2024-2025 |
| Afshari, Tina | Graduate student representative, Graduate Student Council | 2024-2025 |
| Ramsburg, Andrew + (SOE Curriculum Committee Representative) | Dean of Undergraduate Education, School of Engineering | |
| Mazaheri, Nimah + | Dean of Academic Affairs, Arts and Sciences | |
| Chen, Jarvis + | Associate Dean, Undergraduate Advising | |
| Gadd, Leah + | Associate Dean, Undergraduate Advising | |
| Downing, Carol + | Associate Registrar | |
| Brown, Robin + | Assistant Registrar | |
| Fiore, Lisa + | Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | |
| Kelehan, Martha + | Associate Director, Teaching and Research, Tisch Library |
*Chair/Co-Chair
+ ex-officio/non-voting
The function of the Committee on Curricula, also known as Curr Com, is to care for the wise adjustment of the curricula. All proposed changes in the curricula should be referred to this committee before being referred to the faculty for final action.
Visit the School of Arts and Sciences Bylaws for more information regarding this committee's bylaws.
View this committee's workload obligations.
Committee Business
Guidelines for Assigning Credit to Courses
Submissions to the Committee on Curricula
| CREDITS FORMULA (based on one full semester): | Please note that 'credit' or 'Semester Hour Unit - SHU' may be used interchangeably; there is a preference for ‘credit’ when developing new courses and programs or revising existing descriptions of your courses and programs. |
| # Credits | How it's calculated |
| 1 credit | 1 hour or 50-90 minutes per week of instruction/contact, plus 2 hours homework per week (or 3 hours per week of combined instruction, practice, and rehearsal for performance-based courses; or 15 hours of instruction/contact over semester plus 30 hours of homework over semester) |
| 2 credits | 2 hours or 100-140 minutes per week of instruction/contact, plus 4 hours homework per week (or 7 hours per week of combined instruction, practice, and rehearsal for performance-based courses; or 30 hours of instruction/contact over semester plus 60 hours of homework over semester) |
| 3 credits | 3 hours or 150-190 minutes per week of instruction/contact, plus 6 hours homework per week (or equivalent) |
| 4 credits | 4 hours or 200-250 minutes per week of instruction/contact, plus 8 hours of homework per week |
| 5 credits | 5 hours or 250-290 minutes per week of instruction/contact, plus 10 hours of homework per week |
| 6 credits | 6 hours or 300-340 minutes per week of instruction/contact, plus 12 hours homework per week |
| 7 credits | 7 hours or 350-390 minutes per week of instruction/contact, plus 14 hours homework per week |