Guidelines for Student-Faculty Designed Majors and Concentration Titles

Policy

These guidelines are intended to ensure better communication to the ACC regarding the review processes of student-faculty designed majors and interdisciplinary concentrations.

  1. Avoid title overlap with established majors. 
  2. For all student-faculty designed majors, including interdisciplinary concentrations, list the faculty advisors responsible for the design of curriculum on the student’s advisory committee. It is recommended that at least two faculty members oversee a student-faculty self-designed major/concentration. 
  3. All student-faculty designed majors, including Fairhaven interdisciplinary concentrations, must be reported in curriculum minutes. Minutes that reflect approval of student-faculty designed majors must be received by ACC prior to student graduation, generally by Spring Quarter. Finalized titles must be reported in the minutes as soon as possible following completion.