University Curriculum Committee

 FUNCTION

1. To provide a forum for discussion and examination of curricular needs and trends, making recommendations and suggesting priorities when the need arises.

   2. To review and approve new courses, new areas, new majors and minors, course revisions, courses recommended for fulfilling the diversity and general education requirements, and other curricular actions with attention to:
    a. whether a proposal is appropriate to the University's missions.
    b. whether the proposal deserves approval on its merits.
    c. whether there is a need for the curricular action proposed.
    d. whether university-wide staffing, facilities, and present and anticipated funds for supplies, equipment, and capital goods are adequate to carry out the proposal, and whether library and other academic support services and resources are or can be made adequate to the needs of the proposal.
    e. the curricular consequences of the staffing and budgeting of the proposal and whether these consequences are acceptable, including implications to general education.

   3. To develop procedures for review of curricular proposals.

   4. To receive and resolve appeals from college curriculum committees and other groups regarding curricular actions.

   5. To ensure Faculty Senate, college curriculum committees, departments, colleges, and University academic administrators are informed of UCC’s recommendations.

MEMBERSHIP

Three members from each constituency. Members of the University Curriculum Committee shall be elected from the membership of each College Curriculum Committee. The method of selection will be decided on by the faculty of each of the separate colleges.

Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs or designee shall serve as an ex-officio member and shall normally be co-chairperson of the University Curriculum Committee. A second co-chair will be elected from the faculty representatives of the committee for a one-year term.  

There may be additional non-voting members as the committee shall determine.

TERM

Two Years.

To preserve continuity, each College Curriculum Committee shall elect membership for the University Curriculum Committee on an alternating basis.

Note: The membership election shall be for one faculty member during one year; and two faculty members the second year, etc.

-Adopted at All-Faculty Meeting on 3/18/2025

More information is available at the UCC Website, including deadlines and meeting dates.

Current Committee Membership