CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

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In an effort to preserve and maintain its history, Yale University seeks to retain certain documentation concerning curriculum development and review at Yale.  Specific topics of interest include:

• Development, evaluation, and modification of courses of study;
   
• Oversight of courses of study;
   
• Which courses are offered;
   
• Which courses are required;
   
• General standards for the evaluation of students in programs or classes; and
   
• Accreditation of the curriculum.
   

Archival records (Permanent records should be transferred to the Archives.  Please arrange timing and frequency of records transfer with Archives staff.) Accreditation records and reports   Authorizations for new programs and classes   Correspondence regarding curriculum planning and review   Final reports and working papers concerning the development and review of programs and courses   Meeting minutes and supporting materials from departments, committees, and advisory bodies concerning curriculum planning, development, and review   Policies and procedures for the evaluation of students' progress in programs or performance in classes   Proposals for new courses or programs   Publications concerning courses and course requirements (2 copies from the units authoring the publications)   Reviews, studies, and evaluations of the courses of study   Topical files and correspondence of provosts, deans, and academic department and program chairs

Office of record The Office of the Provost, certain deans, the College Seminar Office, and academic department and program chairs maintain the record copy of documentation about curriculum development and review.  Individual units that are not responsible for the creation of such records, but that maintain duplicates of such works or related materials, should destroy these files after they are no longer needed.

• Drafts for Programs of Study books