Evaluating the Core Curriculum

Courses approved to meet Foundational Learning Outcomes (FLOs) are required to submit evidence of learning every three (3) years.

For AY 2022-23, courses meeting the Information Literacy (IL), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), Science, Technology, & Society (STS), and Written Communication (WC) Outcomes are due to submit evidence.

Instructors who are required to submit evidence files will be contacted by UCC Leadership. Questions about this process or the submission of evaluation materials should be directed to UCC Leadership.

The UCC recognizes that circumstances beyond the control of the instructor may occasionally necessitate the extension or deferral of a deadline for submitting evaluation materials. In the interest of fairness and equity to all instructors, the request for a deferral must be received as soon as possible after being notified of this process (instructors are notified at the beginning of the applicable term in which their course is offered). Instructors can request a deferral by completing the Deferral Request Form.

Due Dates and Schedule

For more information regarding the FLOs, please visit Expected Outcomes. If you need any more information, please email UCC Leadership.

Embedded learning outcomes are included in the core requirements of particular degrees or plans of study and are addressed within courses or activities identified within a specific discipline. The evaluation of assessment practices surrounding the Embedded Learning Outcomes is done by programs according to the schedule recommended by the UCC, found below:

• Communication: AY25,  AY29, AY33
• Ways of Thinking: AY22, AY26, AY30
• Interpersonal Skills and Intercultural Knowledge: AY23, AY27, AY31
• Time for reflection and continuous improvement: AY24, AY28, AY32

Questions about the evaluation of the assessment practices surrounding Embedded Learning Outcomes at your college or in your program of study should be directed to IDA+A.

Departments wishing to remove Courses from the Core should submit a proposal using the 'UCC Course Proposal for PWL' option in Curriculog. Instructions for submitting a course through Curriculog can be found here.