The Academic Planning and Priorities Committee serves to advise Senate on the mission statement and the educational goals, objectives, strategies, and priorities of the University; the establishment, revision, or discontinuance of educational programs and other curricular changes; the priorities for implementation of new programs; the establishment or discontinuance of Faculties, Schools, Divisions, and Departments; the establishment, revision or discontinuance of research centres, institutes, and research chairs and professorships, and other research-related matters; the terms of affiliation, articulation and other contractual agreements with other post-secondary institutions; policies for enrolment management; and policies and processes for the development, review, implementation, and communication of educational plans.
The committee further advises the Budget Committee of Senate on the academic priorities for the allocation of funds.
Finally, the committee reviews the reports and recommendations of the Educational Programs Committee or the Graduate Studies Committee and advises Senate.
