University Curriculum Committee

The University Curriculum Committee (UCC), a subcommittee of the Faculty Senate, governs educational policy for the University's campus-wide curriculum requirements. Individual colleges and schools retain authority over their own curricula and programs.

• The UCC will approve individual courses for the categories of the general education program.
• The UCC will approve individual courses with interdisciplinary designations such as INTD.
• The UCC will make recommendations to the Faculty Senate, as appropriate, for revision of the general education curriculum.
• The UCC will forward all committee actions to the Faculty Senate for inclusion in a provisional agenda. The Faculty Senate may, at its discretion, review these actions. All UCC decisions will proceed as directed by the UCC unless a subsequent action by the Faculty Senate directs otherwise.
• The UCC will have faculty representation from each of the divisions of the College of Arts and Sciences, Cowles Library, and each of the professional schools, except for the Law School. One administrative representative from the Council of Academic and Administrative Departments (CAAD), on representative from the Registrar's Office, and the Deputy Provost for Academic Affairs (or an associate provost serving at the Provost's designation on behalf of the Drake Curriculum) will serve on the committee in an ex-officio capacity. Members serve three-year terms.

The committee elects its chair for the upcoming academic year. At a minimum, the chair-elect must be at the rank of associate professor and must have served on the current committee for at least one year. The University Curriculum Committee shall receive a copy of the final report from the Drake Curriculum Analysis Committee (DCAC) and it will serve as a guide to review AOIs and general curriculum concerns highlighted in the report for the upcoming academic year.  (revised April 2026)

Membership