COHP Office of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs

• Review proposals for new academic programs and revisions of existing programs.
• Establish new academic units and structures
• Develop and revise policies and bylaws on admissions, progression and retention standards.
• Develop and revises student and faculty policies.
• Serve as liaison to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), and the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and professional accrediting agencies
• Support institutional research and assessment
• Continuing education and Special programs
• Development of (international) exchange programs
• Oversight of clinical education
• Ensures compliance with concerning academic policies, practices and procedures

• Faculty recruitment
• Orientation
• Faculty development
• Promotion and tenure
• Grievance and appeal procedures
• Civic Engagement
• Annual faculty performance evaluation and faculty retention
• Faculty Hiring Guidelines

• Overall growth, development, and graduation of students
• Serve students through a wide range of activities and programs, including advising, admission, career counseling, clinical placement, graduation activities, and much more
• Recruitment and marketing of college’s academic programs

Curriculum Committee

• The curriculum committee for COHP follows the UTHSC policy on Approval of Curricular Changes Relating to Academic Programs.
• The committee reviews and processes submissions for curriculum enhancement and new programs.
• The committee coordinates and reviews program learning outcomes assessment, and makes recommendations for curriculum enhancement.

Promotion and Tenure Committee

The committee is advisory to the Dean of faculty appointments, promotions and tenure in the COHP. 

• Review dossier, meet to discuss each candidate, complete Metric Matrix, and vote on each recommendation for promotion and/or tenure, thereby making a positive or a negative recommendation on each candidate. The vote will be taken anonymously. Voting is limited to members of the committee holding rank equal to or higher than that to which the candidate is seeking promotion 
• Promotion and Tenure (P&T) Committee of the COHP is responsible for making recommendations to the Dean concerning the award of tenure, and for promotion in rank.
• If requested by the Dean, the committee may review a candidate’s credentials and make a recommendation concerning the appointment and rank.
• If requested by the department chair, the committee participates in faculty interim probationary reviews and also in termination of tenured faculty in accordance with the UTHSC Faculty Handbook.

Research Committee

• The research committee facilitates the dissemination of research information and opportunities from the office of the Associate Dean for research to the respective departments.

Student Affairs Committee

• The student affairs committee is responsible for advising the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs on recruitment and enrollment of students for the degree programs and certificates offered by the College.
• The committee monitors enrollment goals in productivity and quality metrics and coordinate with external departments on policy, processes, and change management.

Public Relations Committee

• The public relations committee serves as the editorial board for the college alumni magazine and other college or campus publications, including the College’s website and various social networks.
• The committee collects information, photographs and other records on an ongoing basis about faculty, alumni, and student activities as well as special achievements in the College.
• The information is maintained for publications and other public relations activities or events.
• This committee works closely with the office of the Associate Dean for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs to ensure proper coordination and correct data in the publications.

• Annual ASSESSMENT REPORT Template
• Clinical Affairs Workgroup
• COHP101 COHP Curriculum Committee
• COHP102 Academic Faculty Mentoring Guidelines – Academic Policy
• COHP103 Credit Hour – Academic Policy
• COHP104 Distance Education and Off-Campus Instructional Sites Policy – Academic Policy
• COHP105 Grading Policy– Academic Policy
• COHP106 Waiver and/or Substitution Request
• COHP107 Supervision of Student on Clinical or Fieldwork Assignment – Academic Policy
• COHP108 Student Scholarship Award Guidelines
• COHP109 Honors Designation at Graduation
• COHP110 Admissions Policy
• COHP 111 Withdrawal Policy – Academic Policy
• COHP 112 Progress, Promotion and Academic Appeal Policy – Academic Policy
• COHP113 Immunization Policy – Academic Policy
• COHP 114 Faculty Workload Policy
• COHP115 Adjunct Faculty Policy– Academic Policy
• COHP 116 Emergency Operation Policy