Department Councils

Membership

• Department/program chair or head (Chair)

• All department or program teaching staff

Functions

The Department Council has the following responsibilities:

• Presents recommendations to the Faculty Council regarding the progress and developments of the teaching plans

• Finalizes departmental curriculum

• Promotes academic research

• Reviews job applications

• Decides on the work of the departmental faculty and teaching assistants

• Sets up examination boards

• Approves final grades

• Reviews all results before forwarding to Admissions and Registration

• Recommends to the Dean all exemptions and exceptions

• Prepares the department's budget plan and forwards it to the Dean

• Reviews proposals and issues raised by the Dean or by the department/program chairs/heads

• Reviews the Chair's annual report.