Faculty Responsibilities

All curricular changes in engineering must be approved by the Engineering Faculty. As specified by the Bylaws of the Faculty of the College of Engineering of Purdue University, voting members of the engineering faculty are:

"... those members of the faculty of professorial rank who have a tenured or tenure track, joint, research track, or faculty of engineering practice appointment, and those full-time instructors who have completed two years of service in the instructor rank and are not candidates for an advanced degree. Other members of the faculty may attend meetings of the faculty with voice but no vote."

Curricular changes include approval of new courses, deletion of courses, changes in course descriptions/prerequisites/credit hours/times of offering, changes in degree requirements, and new programs (minors, majors, and certificates). 

The ultimate authority and responsibility for review and approval of all curricular changes resides with the Engineering Faculty.