Section 5: Standing Committees
85. Educational Policy (Undergraduate),
Council on (Am 7 May 98) (Am 24 Jan 02) (Am 5
Jun 03) (Am 19 Feb 04) (Am 10 Nov 05) (Am 30 May 06)
(A) Membership
The
Council on Educational Policy (Undergraduate) shall consist of two members
from each Faculty offering an undergraduate degree. Ex officio members shall be the Registrar; the Dean of Undergraduate Education; the Campus Writing Coordinator; and the Chairs of the
Subcommittee on Courses and Continuing, Part-Time, and Summer Session Education;
the Subcommittee on International Education; the
Faculty Board for Undecided/Undeclared Students.
(B) Duties
(1) Consider
all matters related to academic policy, make recommendations regarding curricula
and programs and other educational matters, including general campus requirements
and grading systems, issue recommendations on the establishment, substantive
modifications or withdrawal of academic programs, and review and report on
the character of the educational programs on the Irvine
campus. Supervise the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement and the UC Analytical Writing Placement Examinations, and
formulate the policies for, and supervise the requirement in American History
and Institutions. Act for the Division in approving
new or amended degree requirements recommended to the Division by the several
Faculties; failure by the Council to approve new or amended degree requirements
within sixty (60) calendar days following the original submission of such
recommendations by a Faculty, the Faculty in question may refer the matter
directly to the Divisional Senate Assembly for action.
(2) Act as a screening committee for the breadth options (see IR
520). Solicit courses from the academic units, review them, and approve
or disapprove them according to the guidelines listed in Appendix V. Advise units of any overlap between proposed and existing courses and of areas
not covered by the proposals. The Council may request that units submit special
kinds of courses to meet the requirement. Review all breadth
option courses at regular intervals and take appropriate action.
(3) Act on final recommendations from the Campus Writing Coordinator for recertification of courses satisfying the upper-division writing requirements; the Campus Writing Coordinator shall conduct a recertification review of these courses at regular intervals and recommend to CEP whether a course continues to meet writing course guidelines or whether CEP should inform the unit that the course no longer fulfills the upper-division requirement.
(4) Provide
advice on all educational policy matters pertaining to
the core campus undergraduate programs and advise on matters
relating to international education and continuing, part time, and
summer session education. In matters pertaining to the establishment, substantive
modification or withdrawal of programs that may impact core campus academic
programs, the Council shall issue recommendations with the Graduate Council,
as applicable.
(5) Maintain
liaison with the University Committees on Educational Policy, Preparatory
Education, and International Education.
(C) Subcommittees of CEP
(1) Programs and Policy
(a) Membership
The subcommittee shall consist of at least six CEP members appointed by the Chair of CEP. The Dean of Undergraduate Education, the Campus Writing Coordinator, and the Registrar shall be ex officio members. The Composition Program Director shall be invited to attend as a consultant whenever a writing course or a writing policy issue is on the agenda.
(b) Duties
(1) Review and recommend to CEP action on proposals for new undergraduate requirements: majors, minors, school requirements, breadth, honors programs, etc.
(2) Review, upon CEP request, policy issues over which CEP has final approval authority and issues submitted for endorsement before final approval by the Divisional Senate Assembly.
(3) Review and recommend to CEP action on proposals for new or revised Change of Major criteria.
(2) Academic Program Review (Am 5/30/06) (CC 2/12/07)
(a) Membership
The Academic Program Review Subcommittee shall consist of two members from the Council on Educational Policy (CEP) appointed by the Chair of CEP, two members from the Graduate Council appointed by the Chair of Graduate Council, and one Division member who will serve as Chair. The Chair shall be appointed for a three-year term by the committee on Committees, and is required to have prior experience on either the CEP or the Graduate Council, with strong preference given to Division members with prior experience conducting program reviews.
(b) Duties
Produces academic program reviews in accordance with the document "Joint Review of Academic Programs: Descriptions and Procedures."
(3) Courses
and Continuing, Part-Time, and Summer Session Education (Undergraduate)
(a)
Membership
The
subcommittee shall consist of one Division member from each Faculty offering an undergraduate
degree to be appointed by the Committee on Committees. The Registrar and
the Dean of Continuing Education shall be ex
officio members.
(b)
Duties
Establish
appropriate procedures for the approval of courses, and take final action
on the approval, disapproval, modification, withdrawal, conduct, credit valuation
and classification of courses. Subcommittee disapproval of a course may be
appealed to the Divisional Senate Assembly by the academic unit proposing
the course. Make decisions consistent with
established educational policy and give full consideration to the views
of appropriate schools, departments, and other academic units in matters relating
to their courses of instruction, and act promptly on requests for course
approval.
(4) International
Education
(a)
Membership
The
subcommittee shall consist of one Division member from each Faculty offering an undergraduate
degree to be appointed by the Committee on Committees. The Faculty Coordinator of the Education Abroad Program and the Dean
of Undergraduate Education shall be ex
officio members.
(b)
Duties
Provide
academic policy oversight on all matters concerned with the University of
California’s Education Abroad Program (EAP), UCI’s International Opportunities
Program (IOP), other formal educational activities of UCI students abroad,
and faculty exchanges between UCI and foreign universities.
(5) Faculty
Board for Undecided/Undeclared Students (Am 12
Oct 00)
(a)
Membership
The
Faculty Board for Undecided/Undeclared Students shall consist of at least
one Division member from each Faculty offering an undergraduate degree to be appointed by the Committee on Committees. The
Dean of Undergraduate Education shall be an ex officio member of the
Board.
(b)
Duties
Advise
the Council on Educational Policy on policies on the academic advising of
first year undecided/undeclared students. The Board or its designated agents
shall act as advisors to first year undecided/undeclared students, and shall
supervise these students in matters relating to probation and disqualification,
exception to enrollment limitations, and other matters as specified in the
Irvine Regulations. Advise the Dean of Undergraduate
Education concerning first year undecided/undeclared students.
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