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 the UCC describes in its opening statements.

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 may 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. 

Submission for consideration should be sent to the Faculty Senate Office, or fsenate@fiu.edu, by March 10, 2006.  After the UCC Oversight Committee reviews submissions, hearings will be scheduled in March, and any recommendations will be presented to the full Senate in April for inclusion in the UCC effective in Fall 2006.  Please address any questions to Jeffrey Knapp, Chair, UCCOC.