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Undergraduate Academic Committee

The Undergraduate Academic Committee (UAC), in collaboration with the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UUCC), is responsible for maintaining guidelines regarding degree requirements, academic standards, curriculum development and other undergraduate academic program matters in the College. UAC also addresses new rules, or changes in the rules, affecting the academic status of undergraduate students in the College, including admissions policies, academic advising, degree requirements and grades.

All changes in any course or program description within the College, no matter how minor, are to be submitted to UAC for approval including:

  • Revision of curriculum outlines
  • Revision of existing courses, including changes in course descriptions
  • Course deletions
  • Changes in descriptive statements of programs
  • New courses
  • New and revised minors
  • New and revised programs
  • New and revised majors
  • New and revised concentrations

UAC also monitors topics courses, independent studies, general education requirements and the classification of honors modules.

For a full description of UAC procedures, forms and instructions, see the (TENTATIVE) UAC Handbook for 2011-12 [PDF]. UUCC forms are available on the Office of the Provost Web site, or click on this link for the Curriculum Approval Request Form .  Note that the procedures listed in the Handbook for 2011-12 and the Curriculum Approval Request Form will be updated as appropriate to parallel upcoming changes to be made in the procedures/forms for the UUCC.

  • Meeting schedule
  • Membership

Meeting schedule

UAC typically meets from 2-4 p.m. on the first Friday of the month during the academic year, except the first meeting on Sept. 16 and an extra meeting planned for February 24. If there are items of business that have not been completed at the end of the scheduled meeting, the committee will continue to meet each Friday in succession until all agenda items are completed.

The 2011-12 schedule is as follows:

Meeting date        

Submission date
Sept. 16 Sept. 2
Oct. 7 Sept. 23
Nov. 4 Oct. 21
Dec. 2 Nov. 18
Feb. 3 Jan. 20
Feb. 24 Feb. 10
March 2 Feb. 17 (may miss fall 2012 effective date)
April 6 March 23 (will miss fall 2012 effective date)

UUCC (the University committee) typically meets at 2 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month during the academic year, although there are a few exceptions due to breaks in the academic calendar.  The location of the meetings is Hibbs Hall room 308.

The 2011-12 schedule is as follows (submission dates are typically about two and a half weeks prior to the meeting):

Meeting date

Submission date
Sept. 15 Aug. 29
Oct. 20 Oct. 3
Nov. 17 Oct. 31
Dec. 15 Nov. 28
Jan. 19 Jan. 3
Feb. 16 Jan. 30
March 22 March 5
April 19 April 2
May TBD (if needed)

Membership

UAC is made up of one representative from each department and school in the College who is elected for a two-year term. The chair is elected by the committee for a one-year term from among all tenured faculty on the committee.

Tentative members of UAC for the 2011-12 academic year include the following individuals, and any necessary changes will be made as they become known:

  • Vivian Dzokoto, African American Studies
  • Karen Kester, Biology
  • Joe Topich, Chemistry, chair
  • Gretchen Comba, English
  • Sarah Seashols, Forensic Science
  • Karen Rader, History
  • Jeff South, Mass Communications
  • Bill Terrell, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
  • Ken Akiba, Philosophy
  • Marilyn Bishop, Physics
  • Linda Zyzniewski, Psychology
  • Scott Street, Statistical Sciences and Operations Research
  • John Mahoney, Wilder School
  • Liz Canfield, Women’s Studies
  • Angelina Overvold, School of World Studies
  • TBD, student member
  • TBD, student member
  • James Mays, associate dean
  • Alison Baski, associate dean