August 27, 2025-Graduate Curriculum Committee (GCC)-Agenda

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Date: August 27, 2025
Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting ID: 210 622 735 259
Passcode: yZ7tR6TK
Dial in by phone +1 414-253-8850, US, Milw.
Phone conference ID: 944 104 151#
Time: 12:30 p.m.

  1. Call to Order
  2. Announcements
  3. Welcome from the Graduate School
  4. Review of the Graduate Curriculum Committee Charter (A3.05.1)
  5. 2025 – 2026 Roster (NOTE: The Secretary of the University website will be migrating to Web ID 2.0. 2025-26 committee information (rosters, agendas and minutes) will be available on September 2nd)
  6. 2025 – 2026 Meeting Dates and Proposal Due Dates (NOTE: The Secretary of the University website will be migrating to Web ID 2.0. 2025-26 committee information (rosters, agendas and minutes) will be available on September 2nd)
  7. Academic Approval Matrix No: SAAP 1 -1
  8. Uniform Syllabus Policy (Requirements for All Syllabi) Faculty Doc. No. 1895R6
  9. Bloom’s Taxonomy Action Verbs
  10. Policies and Procedures for the Development, Structure, Administration, and Review of Graduate Certificate Programs Faculty Doc. No. 3206R3
  11. Requirements for Graduate Credit in Graduate Level Courses and Combined Undergraduate / Graduate Level Courses Faculty Doc. No. 3196R1 (Currently under revisions. Updates from Associate Dean Moerchen)
  12. Clarification for Required Readings, Canvas, and Publication Dates of Readings (Per current Faculty Doc. No. 3196R1 policy which is currently under revision.) Required and recommended readings with full citations for each textbook and each reading outside the textbook(s).
    Note: The GCC will not have access for your Canvas site, so a reading list must be included in the syllabus uploaded to the Course Inventory Management (CIM) course form. Readings: Many of which are current (published within the last 5 years). NOTE: Exceptions are made for primary, historical sources. Representing sufficient breadth.
  13. Policies and Procedures for Microcredentials at UWM Faculty Doc. No. 3393R1 Guidelines for Review of Graduate-Level Microcredentials (Proposal Checklist) Multidisciplinary Committee-Directed PhD Program The GCC oversee the Multidisciplinary Committee-Directed Ph.D. program. The Graduate Curriculum Committee reviews and approves applications for the Multidisciplinary Committee-Directed Ph.D. programs,
    using its best judgment on the academic merit of the proposed multidisciplinary program. The committee and the dean of the Graduate School must satisfy themselves that the proposed program cannot be carried out within an established doctoral program. The committee must further approve the membership of the student’s supervisory committee, guided by considerations of the committee member’s expertise in proposed areas of study and their commitment to the student’s program.
  14. Other Business
  15. Adjournment