Each department has its own procedure for reviewing courses and its own meeting schedule. Typically, the proposal is reviewed and voted on by the department faculty or curriculum committee. Approved proposals are forwarded to the school college.

Please check with your department for specifics.

The next stop for courses from academic departments or units is the school or college C&C. Here again, each school/college C&C has its own procedure for reviewing courses and its own meeting schedule. Please check with your school or college for specifics.
 
Please note that if a course is cross-listed, it will generally hop from department, then to school/college, then back to the department, then back to school/college, etc in the workflow.

At the university level, course proposals are routed to the appropriate Curricula and Courses (C&C) committee based on the type and designation of the course. Each committee oversees a distinct category of courses to ensure thorough review and compliance with institutional standards. This process helps maintain consistency and quality across the curriculum, directing each proposal to the committee best suited to evaluate its content and purpose.

Common Curriculum Committee (CCC)

The Common Curriculum Committee, usually called CCC or CCC+,  reviews all courses for consideration as part of the Common Curriculum, UConn’s general education curriculum. This includes courses that are designated as Topics of Inquiry (TOIs), Writing (W), Quantitative (Q), or Elementary Second Language (SL) courses.

Once course proposals are received by the CCC, they are sent out to area-specific subcommittees for a more focused review before they are presented to the main committee for a final vote. Depending on the timing, how busy a subcommittee is, and how thorough the proposal is, and whether the proposal require enhancements, the review process can take anywhere from a week to more than a month to clear CCC.

To ensure your class has the best chance to make it through CCC quickly: 

• Plan ahead and submit your proposal early. 
• Make sure the Model Syllabus contains all required elements and clearly shows the alignment between your Student Learning Objectives, your assessments, and the specific Common Curriculum criteria you’re seeking. We highly recommend using our syllabus template. 
• If your course is a W-designated course, ensure the syllabus contains all the required criteria. 

University Interdisciplinary Courses Committee (UICC)

The University Interdisciplinary Courses Committee (UICC) is responsible for oversight of courses under the following subject areas: 

• Interdepartmental (INTD) – Courses owned by more than one department (Sunsetting. Please use a cross-listing) 
• University (UNIV) – Courses created by non-academic units (e.g. FYE, Honors, CETL, etc) 
• Military Science (MISI) 
• Air Force (AIRF)

Senate C&C

The Senate C&C reviews and vote on all undergraduate courses that 1) are or will be 1000- and  2000-level courses, all general education courses approved by the CCC, or all multiple disciplinary courses approved by the UICC, all undergraduate courses that are  graded.  

The committee may also review and approved curriculum rules and regulations (e.g., by-law changes).

University Senate

The University Senate is the final vote on all curricular actions.  It receives a report from the Senate C&C that is voted on as part of its consent agenda.  Before a vote of the consent agenda, Senators are provided with an opportunity to request that an item be removed from the consent agenda for further discussion.