Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Charge

Reviews and recommends action on undergraduate programs, policies and curricula.

Roster

Members are elected or selected by respective colleagues. They include one faculty member from each of the schools, one member from University Libraries and one member elected from the Faculty Senate or Academic Issues Committee.

Faculty

Gayle Levy | School Humanities and Social Science — Humanities and Honors Program
Rebecca Best |School Humanities and Social Science — Social Sciences
Aaron Reed | School of Science and Engineering — Biological Sciences
Julie Kline | Bloch School of Management
Gregory King | School of Science and Engineering — Computing and Engineering
Chris Madden | Conservatory
Tanya Mitchell | School of Dentistry
Carolyn Barber | School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences
Darla McCarthy | School of Medicine
Jamie Hunt | Chair | School of Nursing and Health Studies
Shelley Hunter | School of Nursing and Health Studies and Faculty Senate
Mardi Mahaffy | University Libraries

Ex-officio

Kim McNeley | Academic Affairs
Dea Marx | Dual Credit — Pipeline Programs
Brianna Portmann | Catalog Administrator
Amy Carlson | Registrar’s Office
Tammy Welchert | Roo Advising

Committee Minutes, Documents and Files

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Meeting Times, Dates and Deadlines

Meetings are from 8–9 a.m. on the first Friday of each month, unless otherwise noted.

Curriculum and Catalog Deadlines

The University of Missouri-Kansas City uses Leepfrog’s CourseLeaf system to manage our curriculum and catalog review and approval processes. To ensure inclusion in the next catalog publication, the deadlines for course and program proposals, modifications AND catalog page edits are as follows:

Aug. 1 — Next catalog modification available in CourseLeaf.
Nov. 1 — All program and course edits should be entered in Courseleaf.
Dec. 1 — Curriculum modifications approved by dean's office. All course and program modifications of current and new programs.
Feb. 15 — UCC and SGS approval of all new courses or course modifications. Deadline facilitates optimal course scheduling for subsequent Fall enrollment (opens mid-March).
Feb. 15 — UCC and SGS initial review of all program modifications. Deadline provides opportunity for additional feedback to units by committee.
April 1 — Catalog publication. Deadline provides catalog publication outlining degree requirements, etc. for incoming students for orientation.
April 25 — Final Board of Curators approval of new programs for next catalog. Promotion of program after Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development approval July 1.
July 15 — Catalog update of faculty. Deadline provides for processing new hires and promotions to ensure accuracy of faculty listings.
Aug. 1 — Catalog final publication and freeze. Required for a variety of accreditors, etc.