Background
In 2015 the UICC adopted a policy for regular review of UNIV courses. A 3-year review cycle was recommended for the review of all UNIV courses.
Course Alignment Purpose & Goals
Good teaching practice requires that faculty evaluate their courses on a regular basis to ensure the efficacy of the pedagogy and the currency of the material presented. Academic departments often develop policies and practices to assist faculty in doing this and to ensure that their curriculum in aggregate continues to meet the goals defined for their major(s). UNIV courses are offered by units outside of the schools and colleges and part of the mission of UICC is to ensure that oversight of these courses follows best practices. Thus, courses undergo rigorous review at the time they are added to the curriculum and our policies require that units offering UNIV courses have faculty committees that are responsible for curricular oversight. This oversight should include periodic review of existing courses to ensure their continued efficacy, consistency among offerings and alignment with course goals as originally approved. This policy is intended to support the faculty curricular committees in performing these functions.
Course Alignment Forms
- Online Alignment Form for all UNIV Courses
- Fillable PDF for UNIV Course Shells
- Fillable PDF for UNIV Individual Courses
Course Alignment Schedule
| Academic Year 2025-2026 | |||
| Fall 2025 | Spring 2026 | ||
| none | UNIV 1784 | Freshman Honors Seminar | |
| UNIV 1800 | FYE University Learning Skills | ||
| UNIV 1810 | FYE Learning Community Seminar | ||
| UNIV 1820 | First Year Seminar | ||
| UNIV 1840 | Learning Community Service-Learning | ||
| UNIV 1881 | Supervised Internship Experience (S/U) | ||
| UNIV 1981 | Documented Internship Experience (S/U) | ||
| UNIV 2600 | Individualized Study Across Academic Disciplines | ||
| Academic Year 2026-2027 | |||
| Fall 2026 | Spring 2027 | ||
| UNIV 1730 | Holster Research Proposal Development | UNIV 3080 | Peer Mentor Leadership Development Course |
| UNIV 4800 | SYE Senior Year Experience (S/U) | UNIV 3784 | Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar |
| UNIV 4820 | SYE Seminars (S/U) | UNIV 3820 | Learning Community Advanced Seminar |
| UNIV 4840 | Senior Year Experience (Letter Graded) | UNIV 4600 W | Capstone Course |
| UNIV 4800 | SYE Senior Year Experience (S/U) | ||