Research and Postgraduate Affairs Committee Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference document: RPAC Terms of Reference 2021

Procedures for Approval of New Programmes/Changes

Procedures for Approval of New Programmes/Minor & Major Changes to Existing Programmes:

SOM - Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to RPAC

Flowchart for submission of documents: 

Approval Processes in CoMH

College of Medicine and Health

When submitting a New Programmes/Minor and Major changes to existing programmes please be cognisant of the deadlines for both RPAC, College of Medicine and Health Teaching & Curriculum committee and APAR. 

College of Medicine and Health Work Schedule 2022.23

Schedule Governing Approval, Validation & Configuration 2023.24

Further information is available here: APAR website

Please note all dates/information is subject to change. 

RPAC Committee Meeting Dates Academic Year 2022/23

RPAC Committee Meeting *Dates for 2022/2023:

• Wednesday 21st Sept 2022

  Wednesday 19th Oct 2022

  Wednesday 16th Nov 2022

  Christmas Break

  Wednesday , 8th Feb 2023

  Wednesday 8th Mar 2023

  Wednesday 19th Apr 2023

  Wednesday 14th June 2023

*Please note these dates may be subject to change.

(No scheduled meetings during July, and August 2023.)

Please submit documents to the Research and Postgraduate Affairs Committee (rpac@ucc.ie) for review by the preceding Friday at noon, of Wednesday meetings. Documents submitted for review after this timeline may be deferred until the next available RPAC meeting.

Note: This does not apply to OPP/FPP submissions which must be submitted no later than ten days before the scheduled meeting, click here for more information

 https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/academic/schoolofmedicine/galleries/rpacwebpage/RPAC_001_v3_2016-09-07.pdf  

RPAC Committee Members

• Please click here for RPAC Committee Members & Meeting Dates