Undergraduate Studies Committee

The Undergraduate Studies Committee (USC) acts under the authority of Senate and is responsible for the review and approval of undergraduate academic curriculum, including modifications to existing programs, and makes recommendations to the Academic Planning & Budget Committee (AP&B) on the degree requirements and curriculum of proposed new academic programs. 

USC Policy and Resources

• USC Policy
• USC Terms of Reference
• Undergraduate Degree Level Expectations
• Centre for Teaching & Learning – Course/Program Learning Outcomes
• Course Syllabus Policy
• Course Numbering Policy
• Science Credit Designation
• Indigenous Course Requirement

USC Proposal Forms

Modifications to Program

Modifications to Program (.docx)
Revisions to curriculum, degree requirements, name of program

(For new degree program proposals, please see Quality Assurance / New Degree Program Development)

New Specialization, Option, Minor, Diploma, or Certificate

New Special Program (.docx)
New Specialization within a major; new Option; new Minor in a subject area in which a major exists; new undergraduate Diploma; new Certificate for university credit

New Courses

New Permanent Course (.docx)
New course offering to be regularized upon introduction

New Trial Course or Special Topic Course (.docx)
A trial course is not a permanent addition to curriculum offerings and may be offered twice, after which it must be regularized to be offered again; a special topic is offered to cover material not dealt with in regular course offerings and is not normally regularized

Library Consultation (.docx)
Appended to new course proposals

Indigenous Course Requirement (.docx)
Appended to new course regularization proposals

Changes to Existing Courses

Minor Changes to Course (.docx)
Title, description, prerequisite, cross-listing, level, code, reserve list, permanent deletion

Trial Course Regularization (.docx)
To make a trial course permanent after it has been offered twice

Indigenous Course Requirement (.docx)
Appended to trial course regularization proposals

Course Split (.docx)
Two new half-credit courses from an existing full-credit course

Course Compression (.docx)
Full-credit course reweighted to a half-credit course

Contact

For more information about the application process, please contact Anna Lightfoot at usc@trentu.ca or 705-748-1011 ext. 6285.