Undergraduate Curriculum & Standards Committee
The Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee considers all matters relating to the undergraduate curriculum of the College, and makes recommendations to the College Council on such matters as: proposed programs; additions, deletions and modifications of courses and existing programs; General Education; academic standards, and policies related to student enrollment, progress and success.
UCASC is comprised of representatives from each academic department and the college administration and seeks to continuously engage and improve the undergraduate student experience.
UCASC is comprised of representatives from each academic department and the college administration and seeks to continuously engage and improve the undergraduate student experience.
- Seven Principles for A Culturally Responsive, Inclusive and Anti-Racist Curriculum at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (PDF, Updated April 8, 2021)
- Podcast series: on Creating a Framework for a Culturally Affirming, Inclusive and Anti-Racist Curriculum and Pedagogy - hosted by Dara Byrne (Dean, Macaulay Honors College) and Allison Pease (Provost, John Jay College)
Click here to view all course and program proposal forms on Dropbox
Course Proposal Forms
- New Course (MS Word, Updated November 6, 2023)
- Course Revision (MS Word, Updated November 6, 2023)
- Experimental Course (MS Word, Updated November 10, 2023)
General Education Course Proposal Forms
- CUNY Common Core Course (MS Word, Updated April 2, 2012)
- John Jay College Option Course (MS Word, Updated January 13, 2021)
Program Proposal Forms
- New Minor or Certificate (MS Word, Updated November 10, 2023)
- Program Revision (MS Word, Updated October 10, 2023)
Course Guidelines
- Guidelines for Syllabus Creation and Model Syllabus (PDF, Revised November 17, 2021)
- Guidelines for Course Levels (PDF, Updated February 7, 2012)
- Guidelines for Capstone Courses (PDF, Updated December 7, 2012)
- CUNY Common Core Submission Guidelines (MS Word, Updated July 6, 2012)
- Math Placement Guidelines (MS Word, Updated Fall 2022)
- Guidelines for Information Literacy in the Curriculum (PDF, Updated 2003)
- Undergraduate Academic Internship Course Guidelines (MS Word, Updated March 22, 2013)
- Reasonable Accommodations: A Faculty Guide to Teaching Students with Disabilities (PDF, Updated April 2014)
Program Review
- Guidelines for Program Review (PDF, Updated April 5, 2022)
- Guidelines for Program Review (MS Word, Updated April 5, 2022)
- Program Review Outline (MS Word, Updated April 5, 2022)
- Self-Study Exemplar: Political Science BA (PDF, Updated March 3, 2017
- Self-Study Exemplar: Forensic Psychology BA (PDF, Updated December 16, 2022)
General Education Requirements and Learning Outcomes
- John Jay College Option Learning Outcomes (MS Word, Updated June 20, 2012)
- CUNY Common Core Learning Outcomes and Structure (PDF, Updated December 1, 2011)
- Report from the Committee on General Education Assessment (PDF, Revised September 11, 2012)
Undergraduate Curriculum & Academic Standards Committee
2023-2024 Meeting Calendar
All meetings will be held on Fridays, from 9:45 AM – 12 PM.
The meetings will continue to be held on Zoom.
When meetings are once again in-person, our usual meeting room is L.61 NB.
- September 8th, 2023
- October 13th, 2023
- November 10th, 2023
- December 15th, 2023
Winter Break
- February 9th, 2024
- March 15th, 2024
- April 12th, 2024
- May 17th, 2024
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- CUNY Common Core Learning Outcomes & StructurePDFPDF (PDF)
- CUNY Common Core Sample Course Submission Form - US ExperienceDOCDOC (MS Word, Revised 2/24/12)
- CUNY Common Core Sample Course Submission Form - World CulturePDFPDF (PDF)
- CUNY Common Core Submission GuidelinesDOCDOC (MS Word)
- General Education Assessment Plan 2020-25PDFPDF (Updated February 2, 2021)
- 2021-2021 General Education Assessment Calendar and ActivitiesPDFPDF (PDF, Added October 6th, 2021)
- John Jay College Option Learning OutcomesDOCDOC (MS Word)
- NY State Education Department Policy Statement on Liberal Arts & Sciences
PROGRAMS
- Program Revision Form DOCXDOCX(MS Word, New 11/12/19)
- CUNY Faculty Handbook for the Preparation of New Academic Programs (Spring 2010)
- Current Articulation Agreement List
INFORMATION LITERACY STANDARDS FOR CUNY STUDENTS
- Information Literacy Standards for CUNY Students
- CUNY Council of Chief Librarians Information Literacy White Paper PDFPDF(last revised April 2001)
- GuidelinesPDFPDF for Information Literacy in the Curriculum
WRITING-ACROSS-THE-CURRICULUM
- Writing Standards for Course LevelsPDFPDF
- WAC Program Webpage
INTERNSHIPS
SPECIAL REPORTS
- Latina/o Retention Initiative ReportDOCDOC (MS Word, New August 2012)
- Prior Learning Assessment Final ReportPDFPDF (PDF, November 2012)
- Fall 2021 Online Student Experience Survey ResultsPDFPDF (PDF, May 13, 2021)