USI Faculty Senate
University Core Curriculum Committee

Chaired by the Director of University Core Curriculum, the committee consists of an elected representative and alternate from each academic college, two at large faculty members, plus one additional elected representative and alternate from the College of Liberal Arts and the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education who serve two-year staggered terms. The Director of University Core Curriculum will serve as a voting ex officio member but may only cast a vote in the event that the committee is deadlocked. Non-voting ex officio members are: (a) Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, (b) Associate Registrar, (c) Director of University Core Curriculum Assessment, and (d) an assessment designee from the Office of Planning, Research, and Assessment. 

Functions of the committee are:

1. To evaluate the general education needs of the University.
2. To review core curriculum course applications and determine the composition of the University Core Curriculum.
3. To evaluate and revise, where needed, the policies of the University Core Curriculum.
4. To oversee and implement University Core Curriculum assessment.
5. To evaluate the University Core Curriculum in its entirety and revise where appropriate.