Policies & Procedures

Academic Honor Principle: FACULTY GUIDELINES FOR RESPONDING TO VIOLATIONS

Responding to violations of the Academic Honor Principle.

Appointment Request Form – Non Tenure or Research

When requesting appointment of a non-tenure track faculty member, departments and programs should electronically submit an Appointment Request Form to their associate dean.

Chair's Guide

Department and program chairs utilize the Registrar's Office Chair's Guide for an overview of processes and procedures to guide the development and application of their courses and curricula.

Curricular Changes and Current Students

Departments and programs can refer to the procedures outlined by the COI to implement curriculum changes and forecast effects on current students.

Curriculum & Course Development

Proposing new courses and submitting changes.

Curricular Guidelines

The Committee on Instruction is charged with the oversight of each academic division's curriculum. The Curricular Guidelines were developed by the Office of the Registrar, in consultation with the COI and associate deans, to provide assistance to departments and programs initiating curricular changes.

Dartmouth Course Approval Routing System (DCARS)

DCARS is an online tool used to propose new courses and updates to existing courses in accordance with Dartmouth's governance structure. The DCARS Guide for Faculty and Administrator Users illustrates the processes to submit a new course or change to an existing course.

External Review - Departments/Programs

A charge to the faculty of a department or program undergoing an external review.

Faculty Balloting Procedure

Department and Program Chairs vote for the Vice Chair of the Committee of Chairs; and as needed, the Committee on Priorities each summer term. Chairs are the only candidates on the ballots and those eligible to vote in these two elections.

This differs from winter elections which are open to all Arts and Sciences tenure track faculty. Chairs receive an announcement from the Registrar's Office in late summer that details the balloting timeframe.

Faculty Evaluation / Supplement

Faculty Record Supplement (FRS) and Teaching Faculty Record Supplement forms are designed to offer faculty members the opportunity to provide guidance and information about their accomplishments with their associate dean.

Faculty Schedule Adjustments

Leave terms and schedule adjustments are evaluated and approved through the Faculty Schedule Adjustment Request Portal. The tool allows a faculty member to submit a request for the approval of the department chair, fiscal officer, and associate dean. The faculty member may review the status of a request within the system at any time.

More information explaining the guidelines for faculty schedule adjustments, including sabbaticals, are referenced in the Handbook of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences.

Institutional Policies

Dartmouth College's Policy Portal provides searchable access to institutional policies.

New Course Proposals

Departments and programs should complete the Instructions for New Course Proposals to request a new course or change an existing course. New course proposals should be forwarded to the appropriate divisional council for approval. If the proposal includes a request for any distributive and/or world culture designations, the divisional council will then forward the proposal to the COI for consideration of the categories noted on this form.

Organization of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Dartmouth College (OFASDC)

Descriptions of the College's committees, councils, departments and divisions.

Recruitment

Recruiting and relocating faculty, and requesting faculty appointments.

Student Accommodations

Policies on students with disabilities and student religious observances.