Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum (CUC)
(Bylaws, Article 14.6.4)

Membership of CUC

14.6.4 Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum (CUC) 

14.6.4.1 Composition

(A) Faculty Representation

1.  One faculty representative from the Undergraduate Coordinating Council shall be chosen by the faculty of the Undergraduate Coordinating Council.

2.  One faculty representative shall be appointed by the curriculum committee of each undergraduate degree-granting college except the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 

3.  Three faculty representatives shall be appointed by the curriculum committee of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to represent the areas of the humanities, the social sciences, and the other sciences.

4.  Faculty members shall serve three-year, staggered terms.

5.  The chair shall be elected by the voting members of the Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum and shall serve a one-year renewable term beginning in the fall semester.

(B) Student Representation

1.  Two student members shall be selected by the Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum (CUC) from nominees submitted by the student advisory committees of the undergraduate degree-granting colleges.

2.  Student members shall serve one-year renewable terms beginning in the fall semester.

(C) The vice provost responsible for undergraduate education shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member. 

14.6.4.2 Duties

(A) To recommend general policies regarding the design of the undergraduate curriculum.

(B) To receive from the college curriculum committees decisions regarding the substitution, alteration, addition, or deletion of undergraduate courses and programs not in the area of general education. All curriculum decisions involving course content, description, title, and number shall be reported to the Undergraduate Coordinating Council without committee action or comment unless they involve course duplication or overlap between colleges, cross-college concerns, or university standards.

(C) To review and approve, or return to the originating department or college with appropriate comment, all curricular proposals involving course duplication or overlap between colleges, cross-college concerns, or university standards. Proposals approved by the committee shall be reported to the Undergraduate Coordinating Council.

(D) To negotiate and resolve questions concerning course duplication or overlap between colleges, cross-college concerns, or university standards that arise from or concerning proposals for curriculum change. If the committee is unable to resolve such questions to the satisfaction of the affected colleges and departments, the questions shall be forwarded to the Undergraduate Coordinating Council for final action.

(E) To make recommendations regarding university policies governing programs of undergraduate study.

(F) To review proposed new programs of undergraduate study and make recommendations to the Undergraduate Coordinating Council regarding them.

(G) To perform such other duties as the Undergraduate Coordinating Council may prescribe.

Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum (CUC)

The CUC meets generally on the second Thursday of most months during the academic year, 12:30-3 p.m.
2012-13 meeting dates are: September 13, October 11, November 8, November 15, February 14, March 21, April 11.

       *  chair
        + ex officio, nonvoting