In the past, the Faculty has generally adopted recommendations made by the Faculty Council, so a favorable reception by the council would indicate that the Faculty might approve the EPC's report.
But the EPC does not have the power to propose formal legislation to the Faculty.
"Legislation has to come from the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) and the Faculty Council," Todd says.
Indeed, the CUE--a committee which consists of professors and Undergraduate Council student representatives--is the only point on the EPC report trajectory where students can directly affect the reform's outcome.
Committee members say the EPC report is still in the planning stages.
"At this point, the EPC will try to shape the issues and present some background data, while continuing to collect additional information," Wolcowitz says. "Both issues are quite complex, so the EPC is not ready after such a short amount of time to make specific proposals."
But professors on the committee say the EPC will eventually have a major impact on undergraduate requirements