UPCC

The Undergraduate Policy and Curriculum Committee reviews and provides recommendations on undergraduate policies, instruction, and standards, and university-wide undergraduate degree requirements.

The Undergraduate Policy and Curriculum Committee shall consist of the chair of the Undergraduate Council, an elected vice chair, and fifteen faculty members, with at least one representative from each of the academic units. Faculty membership shall proportionally represent the number of faculty of the colleges, and an effort shall be made to include members of the college curricular committees. The ex officio members include the Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs (or designee) and the assistant or associate dean (or designee) whose responsibilities include undergraduate curricular issues from each of the colleges. Terms of service are two years, staggered.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. To study, review, and provide recommendations on undergraduate academic policies.
2. To study, review, and provide recommendations on university-wide undergraduate degree requirements, including the General Education Program (GEP), foreign language requirements or proficiency, admission standards, and baccalaureate academic honors.
3. To study and review recommendations from the University Common Program Oversight Committee on changes to the General Education Program and to transmit recommendations to the dean of the College of Undergraduate Studies.
4. To review and make recommendations on all proposals for planning or implementation of new undergraduate degree programs, minors, and elimination of existing programs that will be submitted by the committee to the Office of Academic Affairs prior to submission to the Board of Trustees for final approval.
5. To review and make recommendations on all proposals for revisions to existing degree programs and certificates.
6. To review and make recommendations on the allocation of the Equipment Fee to the Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, who submits his/her recommendations to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.
7. To transmit its recommendations to the dean of the College of Undergraduate Studies, who submits his/her recommendations to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. The committee may also make recommendations to the Steering Committee of the Faculty Senate.

Detailed duties and responsibilities and membership of the Committee can be found in the Faculty Constitution.