Committees

The University of Notre Dame's core curriculum is overseen by a University-level committee of faculty supported by subcommittees of domain experts and stakeholders that formulate and enact procedures for course approval.

The Core Curriculum Committee (CCC) consists of the deans of the colleges or schools offering undergraduate degrees (or their delegates), the chairs of the 11 Core Curriculum Subcommittees (one for each of the Ways of Knowing), the Academic Commissioner of Student Government, and up to three faculty members appointed by the Provost to achieve appropriate representation. An additional faculty member appointed to a three-year term by the Provost serves as chair of the committee. Faculty membership of the committee shall be chosen from the tenured and tenure-track and special professional faculty. There are two non-voting members: an Associate Provost designated by the Provost, and the University Registrar (or a delegate).

Policies outlining the roles and responsibilities of the committee and subcommittees are detailed here.

Note: The University Seminar does not have an independent Core Curriculum Subcommittee. Each seminar will fall under the subcommittee for the requirement that the particular seminar is intended to fulfill.

2024 Subcommittee Chairs

Advanced Language and Culture
Shauna Williams (Spanish), chair

Catholicism and the Disciplines (CAD)
Jim Otteson (Mendoza College of Business), chair

Fine Arts and Literature
Ted Mandell (Film, Television, & Theatre), chair

History
Linda Przybyszewski (History), chair

Integration
Robert Goulding (Program of Liberal Studies), chair

Philosophy
Joshua Seachris (Philosophy), chair

Quantitative Reasoning
Molly Walsh (Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics), chair

Science and Technology
Troy Vogel (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering), chair

Social Science
Eric Haanstad (Anthropology), chair

Theology
Anthony Pagliarini (Theology), chair

Writing
Laura Betz (English), co–chair
Matthew Capdeville (Writing Center) co-chair