The Courses Accreditation Committee makes recommendations to Academic Board on the accreditation of proposed or existing coursework award courses and pan-university subjects, the discontinuation of accreditation and related policy and practice. It is also responsible for advising Academic Board on admission standards and, as necessary, the recognition and policy related to foundation programs and articulation arrangements.
2023 meeting dates
Thursday 2 February (reserve)
Thursday 16 February
Thursday 16 March (reserve)
Thursday 6 April (reserve)
Thursday 20 April
Thursday 1 June (reserve)
Thursday 22 June
Thursday 27 July (reserve)
Thursday 17 August (reserve)
Thursday 24 August
Thursday 7 September (reserve)
Thursday 28 September (reserve)
Thursday 12 October
Thursday 30 November (reserve)
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Location: via Zoom
Committee contact
Jen Chan
Governance Support Officer (Courses Accreditation)
Tel: 02 9514 1226
Email: Yi-Jen.Chan@uts.edu.au
Composition and membership
Composition |
Member |
Term |
Chair (elected by and from Academic Board) |
Professor Willa Huston |
1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 |
Deputy Chair (nominated from committee membership) |
TBC |
16 February 2023 to 31 December 2023 |
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement) or nominee |
Associate Professor Annette Gainsford (nominee) |
1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 |
Director, Institute for Interactive Media and Learning or nominee |
Associate Professor Jacqui McManus (nominee) |
1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 |
Manager, University Academic Programs Office or nominee |
Anne-Lise Daniel |
Ex officio |
Two associate deans (teaching and learning) with membership terms to be staggered such that one member concludes their term each year, nominated by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students) |
Professor Tracey Booth
Associate Professor Lynn Sinclair |
16 January 2023 to 31 December 2024
27 January 2022 to 31 December 2023 |
Four academic staff members (not necessarily members of Academic Board) with membership terms to be staggered such that two members conclude their term each year, elected by Academic Board |
Dr Amanda French
Dr Rick Flowers
Associate Professor Jacqui Pich
Haleh Rasakh |
24 January 2022 to 31 December 2023
10 December 2022 to 31 December 2023
1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024
1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 |
Two coursework students elected by and from students of the university |
Sai Muthukumar
Talha Rahman |
1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023
1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 |
One member of the University Course Accreditation Network, nominated by members of the network |
TBC |
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Co-opted members on the basis of their skills and experience as appropriate |
Michael Gonzalez |
1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 |
On the recommendation of the chair, the committee has the power to approve the co-option of members on the basis of their skills and experience as appropriate.
Terms of reference
- To make recommendations to Academic Board on the accreditation of proposed or existing coursework award courses, and pan-university subjects on their academic merit.
- To make recommendations to Academic Board on the removal of accreditation of coursework award courses and pan-university subjects.
- To make recommendations to Academic Board or the Provost as applicable, on admission standards, including selection criteria and English language proficiency requirements, for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs on faculties' advice and in accordance with the Admissions and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy.
- To make recommendations to Academic Board or the Provost, as applicable, on the recognition of and policy related to foundation programs and policy related to articulation arrangements in accordance with the Admissions and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and the Student Rules.
- To make recommendations to Academic Board on policy and practice related to the accreditation and removal of accreditation of coursework award courses and pan-university subjects.
- To identify and make recommendations on emerging issues pertaining to courses.
Membership term
The length of committee membership terms will be two years for staff and one year for students, consistent with the term of membership for elected members of Academic Board.
Number of meetings
Minimum of eight scheduled meetings per year.
Quorum
The quorum shall be one-half of the current members of the committee, if one-half is not a whole number, the next higher whole number shall be used.
Vacant positions on the committee do not count toward the total membership of which one-half is required to reach a quorum.
Award course approval and accreditation procedures
For award course approval and accreditation procedures visit Curriculum approval and management (Staff Connect).
Courses Accreditation Committee proposals to be considered by Academic Board
Proposals to be considered at a specific meeting of Academic Board may be listed here, or contact the University Academic Programs Office at Contact the UAPO (Staff Connect).
2020
Courses Planning Committee
The Courses Planning Committee assesses the strategic and commercial soundness of course proposals and advises the Vice-Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor's delegate on whether a course proposal should proceed.
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