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 & Policy Committee (AP&P) 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
- Course Numbering Policy
- Science Credit Designation
- Indigenous Course Requirement
- Course Learning Outcomes Overview (PDF)
- Course and Program Learning Outcomes Resource (Centre for Teaching & Learning) (PDF)
*2025-2026 Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025*
USC Proposal Forms
Modifications to Program
Modifications to Program (.docx)
Changes to program 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 Certificate for university credit; new undergraduate Diploma
New Courses
Before starting a proposal for a new course, please review the information on course syllabuses and provide to the course developer if needed.
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
Course Syllabus Template (.docx)
A template that may be used for the new syllabus
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.