Administration

Faculty Council
The responsibility for academic policy rests with the Faculty Council. It is composed of the President, Vice President and Provost, the Dean, the Associate and Assistant Deans, Professors emeriti, all fulltime faculty, the Registrar, and representatives of the Council of Athletics and Recreation, of cross appointed faculty, of the disciplines of anatomy, physiology, sociology and psychology, of the activity instructors, of the student body, the administrative and technical support staff, and alumnae and alumni.

Committees of Council
The following standing committees report to the Faculty Council:

Admissions Committee
The Admissions Committee is responsible for the selection of students from among applicants to the undergraduate program in the Faculty and for making recommendations concerning admission scholarships. It is composed of the Dean, Associate Dean Undergraduate, two faculty, one staff, the Registrar, two students and one alumni representative.

Appeals Committee
The Faculty administers academic appeals of prior rulings, normally from the Examinations Committee, by appointing an Appeals Committee for each specific case. It is composed of one representative from the biophysical faculty, one representative from the social sciences faculty and one PHEUA representative or designate. None of the representatives will have any prior involvement with the case. The Chair of each Appeals Committee will be one of the two faculty members and will be entitled to vote.

Curriculum Committee
The Curriculum Committee is responsible for the curriculum of the undergraduate program. It recommends the addition/revision/deletion of courses and administers course evaluations. It also approves course outlines and calendar materials. The committee makes recommendations to the Dean regarding complement planning. It is composed of the Dean, Associate Deans, the manager of the leadership development program, three faculty members, the Registrar as well as one undergraduate student, one activity instructor and one alumni representative.

Examinations Committee
The Examinations Committee is responsible for implementing the University’s Grading Practices Policy for the undergraduate program. It reviews policy concerning examinations (including the examination timetables) and examination results, and makes recommendations on academic status, graduation and the award of all scholarships and bursaries except admission scholarships to Faculty Council. All petitions pertaining to grades and academic status are received and reviewed by the Examinations Committee subject to appeal to the Appeals Committee. The Examinations Committee is composed of the Dean, Associate Dean Undergraduate, one activity instructor, the Registrar, the P.H.E.U.A. President, and one alumni representative.

Awards Committee (Joint with CAR)
The Awards Committee is responsible for policy and overseeing the administration of the Faculty’s leadership, cocurricular and BPHE awards. The Awards Committee is composed of the Dean, one faculty, one cocurricular instructor or staff, one BPHE student, one student appointed by CAR, one alumni representative, one representative of the University of Toronto Admissions and Awards and one member of the FPEH Advancement and Alumni Affairs staff as secretary (non-voting).

Research Committee
The Research Committee is responsible for the development and overseeing of the Faculty’s research. It advises on matters related to allocation of research space and financial resources for faculty and student research. It advises on the operation of, and financial resources made available to, the research Centres of the Faculty. It monitors and reports on faculty and graduate student research activity and the integration of research and teaching within the Faculty. It is composed of the Dean, the Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Research, three faculty members (one from each discipline biophysical, behavioural and sociocultural), one graduate student representative, one PHEUA representative, representatives from Faculty research groups, and Faculty’s Research Centres’ Directors.