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.

2025-26 ARC Application Due Dates & Important Info:

Per our ARC Manual, last updated in spring 2024 (PDF), ARC accepts applications on a rolling basis. All new/revised course proposals received by October 15, 2025 will be reviewed in the fall 2025 semester; all new/revised program proposals received by November 1, 2025 will be reviewed in the fall 2025 semester. All applications received by February 15, 2026 will be reviewed in the spring 2026 semester.

All ARC proposals must be submitted electronically via the new CourseDog course management system adopted by the College. CourseDog is easy to navigate, but faculty are invited to attend one of the upcoming training sessions to learn more about the platform (please see the Daily Digest for more info):

• Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, 10:30am – 12:00pm (Webex)
• Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, 1pm – 2:30pm (in person – IDC Lab)

ARC applications approved in the 2025-26 school year will take effect in the 2026-27 school year/catalog.

Before filling out your 2025-26 ARC application, you must do the following:

1 – Please discuss your application with all faculty, convening groups, and academic units impacted by your proposal. If you apply, for example, to have a HIST course also count for the MKTG major, conversations about your proposal in the HIST and MKTG convening groups and HGS (HIST) and ASB (MKTG) units should occur before you begin your ARC application. Please also discuss your application(s) with your ARC unit/school rep (listed below). Your rep will look over your syllabi and applications, ensuring that everything is complete, so that your proposal is not sent back to you for revisions.

2 – Every ARC proposal should have a brief rationale explaining your application, describing (or listing out) what existed before, what you are proposing, and noting why you are doing so. We recommend typing up your rationale (e.g., on a Word Doc) before starting your ARC application, so that you can later copy and paste it into CourseDog.

3 – Please consult the 2025-2026 Syllabus Template Form to ensure that every syllabus  contains the elements on that template. You 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). If your syllabi do not have the elements specified on the Syllabus Template Form, the entire proposal will be sent back to you to revise.

Please note that if you are revising a course or proposing a new course, you are most likely also making changes to at least one 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, every new or revised course application should be submitted alongside a separate program revision application. A course name change is the only type of course revision that does not require a separate program revision application. So, most likely, you will be completing two separate applications: a new/revised course application and a revised program application.

2025-2026 ARC Application Process:

After completing the steps above, here is how to complete your ARC application(s): 

Step 1 – Log into CourseDog here, using your Ramapo email to sign in. If needed, here is the URL to access the system: https://app.coursedog.com/#/login?continue=%2F

Step 2 – Upon entering CourseDog, click “New Proposal” under the “Actions” heading on the right. Select the correct application type from the drop-down menu that appears, including: “Program Revision,” “Revise Course,” “New Course,” or “New Program.”

Step 3 – Fill out your application! Please note that you must complete your application in one sitting; there is not a draft feature to save and go back into an application. You will be asked to fill in/upload the exact same information ARC paper/email applications asked for in the past. The system will gather all necessary signatures for you, and you will be able to track your application’s progress in the system as it moves to ARC and eventually to the Provost’s office.

Questions? Please email arc@ramapo.edu for process questions, such as which applications you need to fill out. Please email cataloghelp@ramapo.edu for technical questions about the CourseDog system.

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)

2025-2026 ARC members (including the reps for each unit):

• Stacie Taranto (HGS) – staranto@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7735 (2025-26 ARC Chair)
• Katie Cohen (Library) – kcohen1@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7577
• Meredith Davis (CA) – mdavis1@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7385
• Tim Haase (ASB) – thaase@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7688
• Donovan McFeron (TAS) – dmcferon@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7102
• Sangha Padhy (SSHS) – spadhy@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7381
• Jeneen Kelly (ex-officio, Registrar’s Office) – jkelly20@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7585
• Joyce Shim (ex-officio, Office of the Provost) – jshim@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7562
• John Yao (ex-officio, Center for Student Success) – jyao@ramapo.edu – (201) 684-7516