Departments and programs may submit existing courses for inclusion in the UCC to the Committee, which will transmit any positive recommendations to the Faculty Senate for its consideration.  Courses may be submitted for only one requirement area, and submissions must include both a full representative syllabus and a justification which clearly addresses how the course fulfills the goals and objectives for the requirement area, e.g., Foundations of Social Inquiry or Life Sciences, in measurable terms, and how it promotes the foundational undergraduate curriculum.

Undergraduate education seeks to develop productive, creative, and responsible citizens who both shape society and lay the foundation for tomorrow.  In addition to exploring areas of specialization, the university experience must provide a venue for investigating the origins and natures of cultures, ideas, and the physical universe and endow graduates with the ability to analyze critically, think sustainably, learn creatively, and express themselves clearly and cogently.  Diversity and breadth of experience are essential characteristics of both education and success in our global community.

Courses submitted for consideration should be offered regularly to the general undergraduate student population, and preferably should be at the 1000 and 2000 level (no 4000 level courses are allowed).  If a course is submitted for a requirement area which is already full (most of the areas are limited to twenty courses), the department or program proposing the course must identify a course which they recommend for elimination from the requirement area so as to allow for inclusion of the proposed course.  If the Committee recommends a course for a requirement area which is already full, its motion to the Faculty Senate must specify which course will be deleted from the UCC to make room for the new course, and the chair of the department whose course is being proposed for elimination will be notified by the UCCOC chair.

Submission for consideration should be sent to the Faculty Senate Office, or fsenate@fiu.edu.  After the UCC Oversight Committee reviews submissions, any recommendations will be presented to the full Senate for inclusion in the UCC effective the following academic year.  Please address any questions to Joann Brown, Chair, UCCOC.