The Academic Review Committee (ARC) is a standing committee of the Faculty Assembly charged with reviewing academic policies, evaluating new programs and program revisions, reviewing new courses and course revisions, and making recommendations to the Faculty Assembly.

Updated Academic and Curricular Manual (ARC Manual):

• ARC Manual, last updated in spring 2024 (PDF)

The ARC Manual contains:

• Procedures for revising or proposing a new course or program;
• Information about the General Education Program, the Writing Intensive Program, and the First-Year Seminar;
• Course level and enrollment guidelines; and
• Sample syllabi.

2024-2025 ARC Application Forms:

All ARC/GECCo/WAC proposals must be submitted electronically to: arc@ramapo.edu. To complete a form electronically, download it and save to your computer, then open it with Adobe Acrobat. From there you can fill in the form and save it. To gather required signatures for your application form, please see: Digital Signature Instructions.

• Course Form (PDF): Fill out this form if you are revising an existing course or proposing a new course (undergrad or grad). Please update the form to reflect the correct year/semester for which you are applying.
• New Program Form (PDF): Fill out this form if you are proposing a new academic program (undergrad or grad). Please update the form to reflect the correct year/semester for which you are applying.
• Program Revision Form (PDF): Fill out this form if you are revising an existing academic program (undergrad or grad). Please update the form to reflect the correct year/semester for which you are applying.
• Syllabus Template Form (Word): Faculty must include a syllabus for every course referenced in your application (e.g., a syllabus for a new/revised course, relevant syllabi for courses in a new/revised program, etc.). Please make sure that all syllabi submitted to ARC have the elements specified on the Syllabus Template Form.

Please note that if you are revising a course or proposing a new course, you are most likely also making changes to an academic program (e.g., adding a new elective, changing a requirement, having a course also count for credit in another program, etc.). As a result, most new course and course revision forms should be submitted with accompanying program revision form(s). If your application involves more than one academic program, all conveners, deans, and program directors involved must sign your application forms. 

Application Due Dates:

Per the updated ARC Manual, “ARC will accept new course proposals and course revisions on a rolling basis, but only when the course package is complete. It must be understood that the later in the academic year the proposal is submitted, the less likely it is for the course to be approved and processed by the registrar office on time for the next academic year. ARC will make all efforts to ensure that courses submitted in the fall prior to October 15 will be reviewed by the end of the fall semester, and courses submitted in the spring prior to February 15, to be reviewed by the end of the spring semester. … ARC will make all efforts to ensure that new program proposals submitted in the fall prior to November 1st will be reviewed by the end of the fall semester, and new program proposals submitted in the spring prior to February 15, to be reviewed by the end of the spring semester.”

Useful ARC Links for Faculty:

• Prior reports and documents approved by the Faculty Assembly
• ARC Committee minutes (prior three years)
• FAQ about the ARC process (designed for faculty)
• College-Wide-Class-Policies (Webpage)
• For Programs:
  • New Program Checklist-Feasibility (PDF)
  • New Program Checklist-Curricular (PDF)
• For Independent Studies
  • Independent Study Faculty-Student Contract (Word)

2024-2025 ARC members:

• Stacie Taranto (HGS) – staranto@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7735 (Spring 2025 Chair)
• Catalin Martin (TAS) – cmartin7@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7153 (Fall 2024 Chair)
• Meredith Davis (CA) – mdavis1@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7652
• Jeneen Kelly (ex-officio, Registrar’s Office) – jkelly20@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7585
• Sangha Padhy (SSHS) – spadhy@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7381
• Joyce Shim (ex-officio, Office of the Provost) – jshim@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7562
• Malavika Sundararajan (ASB) – msundara@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7704
• Samantha Wittenberg (LIB) – switten1@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-6236
• John Yao (ex-officio, Center for Student Success) – jyao@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7516

General ARC email (for all ARC applications and questions):

• arc@ramapo.edu