Committee on Academic Programs

Mandates of the Committee on Academic Programs

  1. To oversee the academic programs of Perkins School of Theology, including all degree and non-degree programs, with special attention to the goals of these programs, the policies that govern them, and their effectiveness in meeting their goals.
  2. To review proposals for the elimination of existing academic programs, for major revisions of existing academic programs, and/or for the establishment of new academic programs, whether degree or non-degree, and to make recommendations to the faculty concerning such proposals.
  3. To review and make recommendations to the faculty concerning the development and operation of off-site and distance learning programs undertaken by Perkins School of Theology.

  4. To recommend to the faculty policies concerning academic advising, grading, grade recording, withdrawal of students from courses and/or from school, academic probation, dismissal of students for academic reasons, awards and fellowships, and the like, and to oversee the procedures by which these policies are administered.

  5. To oversee the policies and procedures by which students' academic progress and standing are monitored, including the review of students for admission to candidacy for their respective degrees and the review and recommendation of degree candidates to the faculty for the voting of degrees.

  6. To make an annual report to the faculty

The Committee on Academic Programs shall have three permanent subcommittees under its oversight: the Subcommittee on the Library, the Subcommittee on Enrollment and Financial Aid, and the Subcommittee on Academic Standing. 

Membership

Voting members of the Committee on Academic Programs shall be six members of the faculty, one of whom shall serve as chair, and one of whom shall be the Director of the Intern Program. Ex officio members of the committee with voice but no vote include the Director of Academic Advising and Student Support, the Director of Bridwell Library, and the Registrar. Other Perkins faculty and administrators may be invited to meet with the committee when matters related to their respective areas of responsibility are under consideration. The executive officer of the committee with voice but no vote, shall be the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

2025-26 Committee

  • Sze-kar Wan (faculty), chair
  • Roy Heller (faculty)
  • Susanne Scholz (faculty)
  • Marcell Silva Steuernagel (faculty)
  • Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner (faculty)
  • Pam White (faculty)
  • Herbert Coleman (ex officio, academic advising)
  • Anthony Elia (ex officio, Bridwell Library)
  • Melissa Gooch (ex officio, registrar)
  • Andy Keck (ex officio, accreditation liaison)
  • Hugo Magallanes (executive officer, Associate Dean)

Minutes and Documents

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