L&S Curriculum Committee

The L&S Curriculum Committee serves as the college-level committee on curricular issues such as courses, academic programs requirements, and college-wide curricular concerns, as well as advise the Dean on current curricular issues in the college. This includes:
  • Reviewing proposals to add, change, or discontinue L&S courses; and to add or change breadth, level, or other designations
  • Reviewing proposals to change program requirements, and providing advice to the L&S APC on requirements for new programs
  • Overall consideration of the integrity of the undergraduate degree requirements
  • Other issues related to undergraduate education, such as issues related to academic policies and undergraduate degree requirements

Deadlines: 

Proposals or other materials must be submitted at least 12 days before a meeting. Annual deadlines for program and course changes are at L&S Deadlines for Course and Program Changes

Meeting Dates, 2026-27

The College of Letters & Science Curriculum Committee typically meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month during the academic year. The committee does not meet over the summer.

September 8, 2026
September 22, 2026
October 13, 2026
October 27, 2026
November 10, 2026
November 24, 2026
December 8, 2026
January 12, 2027
January 26, 2027
February 9, 2027
February 23, 2027
March 9, 2027
No meeting March 23 due to spring break
April 13, 2027
April 27, 2027

 Contact for Agenda items: Kimbrin Cornelius, Assistant Dean for TLA (kimbrin.cornelius@wisc.edu) or Sara Stephenson, Academic Planner (sara.stephenson@wisc.edu)

Committee members

The Committee includes faculty members from each of the major divisions in L&S, an instructional staff member, academic advisor and students. Staff ex-officio members in L&S TLA and SAA are also appointed. 

Fall 2026 L&S Curriculum Committee members

Term Members:

Kris Olds, Geography, Chair of the committee
Joe Conti, Sociology, Year 1 of 3
Hilary Dugan, Biology, Year 1 of 3
Evan Heintz, Physics, Undergraduate program advisor, Year 1 of 3
Matt Hitchman, Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies, Year 2 of 3
Rania Huntington, Asian Languages and Cultures, Year 2 of 3
Tom Purnell, English, Year 1 of 3

Ex-officio members:

Meg Albrinck, L&S Student Academic Affairs (Academic Dean's Services)
Kimbrin Cornelius, L&S Administration (Teaching, Learning, and Academic Planning)
Christine Evans, L&S Honors
Mike Pflieger, L&S Student Academic Affairs (Academic Information Management)
Sara Stephenson, L&S Administration (Teaching, Learning, and Academic Planning)

ASM student members:

TBD

Agendas and Notes

Agendas and notes from 2011-2022 can be requested by contacting teach.learn@ls.wisc.edu 

Reports and Operating Procedures

Reports and Operating Procedures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jE88h3fbkPu6uP4O5lq2i828hRoRHQzt?usp=drive_link


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Information about college mission, governance, administrative organization, and staff. Policy and procedures for administering programs and units in, and advancing the mission of, L&S. This section covers a wide range of topics, from creating new courses and programs to administering TA budgets and developing for-credit outreach initiatives.