Significant curtailment of a program or a discipline. Termination of a faculty member's appointment may occur as a result of extensive change, including discontinuation of a curricular requirement, an academic program, or a discipline in whole or in large part. Decisions to make such extensive change are made by the President, after considering recommendations from the school, the dean, the Graduate or the Undergraduate Policies and Evaluation Committee, whichever is appropriate, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The appropriate Policies and Evaluation Committee, before recommending to the President, shall schedule at least one open meeting to which all members of the faculty are invited not less than five calendar days in advance. If the appropriate Policiess and Evaluation Committee's or the Academic Affair's recommendation differs substantially from the school's recommendation, or the President's decision will differ substantially from the school's or the committee's recommendation, the recommending body(ies) will be informed of the expected change and allowed five working days to provide additional evidence before the recommendation is forwarded or the final decision announced. Individual layoff decisions resulting from such changes will follow the general procedures and order of layoff specified in Sections 8.5.4 and 8.5.5.2.

Faculty laid off as a result of curricular change will receive notice according to the schedule in Section 8.3. or, if tenured, a minimum of 12 months before termination. The University will effect such change and end the faculty member's relationship with the University, when necessary, at the end of an academic year.

Faculty whose appointments are terminated pursuant to this Section have the rights delineated in Section 8.5.8.