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PART I - BYLAWS OF THE IRVINE DIVISION

The new bylaws of the Irvine Division Academic Senate as approved by the Representative Assembly on May 7, 1998, as well as the bylaw amendments approved by the Irvine Divisional Senate Assembly on June 5, 2003, follow. (Please note that minor editorial changes may be made by the Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction.)

Record of Revisions


CHAPTER I.

Bylaw 5.
Duties and Authority

CHAPTER II.

Bylaw 10.
Membership

CHAPTER III.
Organization

Section 1:

Officers

Bylaw 20.

Chair of the Division

Bylaw 25.

Chair Elect-Secretary

Section 2:
Divisional Senate Assembly
Bylaw 26. Membership
Bylaw 27 Election of Representatives
Bylaw 28. Responsibilities and Functions
Bylaw 29. Meetings (Repealed 3 Jun 03 - Duties to Bylaws 155-157)

Section 3:
Committees of the Division
Bylaw 35. Committees
Bylaw 36. Student Participation on Committees

Section 4:

Faculties of the Division

Bylaw 40.

Faculties

Bylaw 41.

Interschool Curricula Faculties

Bylaw 42.

Departmental Organization and Voting


Section 5:

Standing Committees

Bylaw 44.

Academic Freedom (Repealed 7 May 1998 - Duties to Bylaw 99)

Bylaw 46.

Academic Grievance Panel (Repealed 7 May 1998)

Bylaw 48.

Academic Personnel, Council on

Bylaw 50.

Affirmative Action Procedures (Repealed 7 May 1998 - Duties to Bylaw 99)

Bylaw 52.

Athletics (Repealed 6 Jun 78 - See Bylaw 138)

Bylaw 54.

Business and Finance (Repealed 1 Apr 1988)

Bylaw 56.

Charges (Repealed 2 Jun 83 - See Appendix III)

Bylaw 60.

Committees, Committee on

Bylaw 64.

Community Education (Repealed 7 May 1998 - Duties to Bylaw 85)

Bylaw 68.

Computer Policy (Repealed 7 May 1998 - Duties to Bylaw 120)

Bylaw 70.

Continuing and Part-Time Education (Repealed 7 May 1998 - Duties to Bylaw 85)

Bylaw 73.

Council for Interschool Curricula

Bylaw 75.

Courses (Repealed 3 Jun 03 - Duties to Bylaw 85)

Bylaw 80.

Delegation of Representatives to the Assembly

Bylaw 82.

Distinguished Faculty Lectureship (Duties to Bylaw 127)

Bylaw 85.

Educational Policy, Council on

Bylaw 91.

Emeritae/i (Repealed 7 May 1998 - Duties to Bylaw 99)

Bylaw 95.

Executive (Repealed 7 May 1998 - Duties to Bylaws 145-153.)

Bylaw 98.

Faculty Board for Undecided/Undeclared Students (Duties to Subcommittee of Educational Policy, see Bylaw 85)

Bylaw 99:

Faculty Welfare, Council on

Bylaw 100.

Graduate Council

Bylaw 103.

Honors Program Advisory Panel (Repealed 3 Jun 03 - Duties to Bylaw 138)

Bylaw 105.

International Education (Repealed 7 May 1998- Duties to Bylaw 85)

Bylaw 107.

International and Continuing Education (Repealed 3 Jun 03 - Duties to Bylaw 85)

Bylaw 110.

Land Use and Environment (Repealed 7 May 1998)

Bylaw 113.

Library (Repealed 7 May 1998 - Duties to Bylaw 120)

Bylaw 115.

Planning and Budget, Council on

Bylaw 117.

Privilege and Tenure, Committee on

Bylaw 120.

Research, Computing, and Library Resourses, Council on

Bylaw 125.

Rules and Jurisdiction, Committee on

Bylaw 127.

Scholarly Honors and Awards, Committee on

Bylaw 130.

Student Affairs (Repealed 3 Jun 03 - Duties to Bylaw 138. Council on Student Experience)

Bylaw 132.

Student Affirmative Action (Repealed 7 May 1998, Duties to Bylaw 130. Action Committee on Student Affairs)

Bylaw 135.

Teaching (Repealed 3 Jun 03 - Duties to Bylaw 138)

Bylaw 137.

Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools and Colleges

Bylaw 138 Student Experience, Council on

Bylaw 140.

Undergraduate Scholarships, Honors, and Financial Aids (Repealed 3 Jun 03 - Duties to Bylaw 138)


CHAPTER IV.

The Senate Cabinet

Bylaw 145.

Membership

Bylaw 147.

Selection of Council Representatives

Bylaw 150.

Responsibilities and Functions

Bylaw 153.

Meetings


CHAPTER V.

Procedures

Section 1:

Meetings

Bylaw 155.

Meetings of the Division

Bylaw 156. Regular Meetings of the Divisional Assembly
Bylaw 157. Special and Emergency Meetings of the Divisional Assembly

Bylaw 158.

Call for a Meeting of the Divisional Assembly

Bylaw 160.

Minutes of a Meeting

Bylaw 165.

Procedures Governing Meetings of the Divisional Assembly

Bylaw 170.

Rules of Order

Bylaw 175.

Modification of Legislation


Section 2:

Selection of Divisional Officers and Standing Committees

Bylaw 180.

Selection of Divisional Officers

Bylaw 181.

Selection of Council on Academic Personnel

Bylaw 182. Selection of the Committee on Committees
Bylaw 183 Selection of Other Standing Committees
Bylaw 185. Ballots

Bylaw 190.

Ballots on Matters Other Than Elections

Bylaw 195.

Return of Ballots and Petitions

Section 3:

General Procedures

Bylaw 200.

Definitions


PART II - REGULATIONS OF THE IRVINE DIVISION

CHAPTER I.

General Requirements

Section 1:

Admissions, Registration and Instruction

Regulation 305.

Admissions (Undergraduate)

Regulation 310.

Admissions (Graduate)

Regulation 315

Registration Required for Credit

Regulation 320.

Simultaneous Registration

Regulation 325.

Registration in Special Studies Courses

Regulation 330.

Continuous Registration (Graduate)

Regulation 335.

Academic Residence Defined (Graduate)

Regulation 340.

Instruction Conditions

Section 2:

Grades and Credit

Regulation A345.

Grades
Grade Points
Corrections of Grades
Course Repetition (Undergraduate)
Course Repetition (Graduate)
Incomplete Grade
Transcript Notations

Regulation A350.

Passed/Not Passed Option

Regulation 355.

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (Graduate)

Regulation 360.

Credit by Examination

Regulation A365.

Change of Grade

Regulation 370.

Credit Assignment

Regulation 375.

Special Studies Limitation (Undergraduate)

Section 3:

Scholarship Regulations

Regulation 380.

Undergraduate Classifications

Regulation A385.

Normal Progress Requirement (Undergraduate)
Normal Progress, Probation, Disqualification
Status Determination
Disqualification
Advanced Standing Status
Units Not Allowed
Advanced Standing Authority

Regulation 390.

Minimum Grade Requirement in the Major

Regulation 395.

Probation and Disqualification (Undergraduate)

Regulation 400.

Disqualification Appeals (Undergraduate)

Regulation 405.

Entries on Transcripts

Regulation 410.

Undergraduate Honors

Regulation 415.

Honors, Graduation/Quarterly (Undergraduate)

Regulation 420.

Standard of Scholarship (Graduate)

Regulation 425.

Disqualification (Graduate)

Regulation 430.

Dismissal of Graduate Students

Section 4:

Courses

Regulation 435.

Course Value

Regulation 440.

Adding and Dropping Courses

Regulation 445.

Enrollment Units Limitation

Regulation 446.

Course Credits Limitation (Graduate)

Regulation 450.

Persons in Charge of Courses

Regulation 455.

Course Approval Authority

Section 5:

Final Examinations (Undergraduate)

Regulation A465

Final Examinations Requirements

Section 6:

Examinations (Graduate) (See IR935)

Regulation 466.

Scheduling of Graduate Student Examinations

Regulation 467.

Repeat of Critical Examinations


Section 7:

Withdrawal from the University

Regulation 470.

Honorable Withdrawal

Regulation 475.

Unauthorized Withdrawal


CHAPTER II.

Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Section 1:

General Requirements

Regulation 505.

Subject A Requirement

Regulation 510.

American History and Institutions

Regulation 515.

Residence Requirement

Regulation 520.

Breadth Requirement

Regulation A525.

Unit and GPA Requirement

Regulation 530.

Publication of Requirements


Section 2:

Academic Unit Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Regulation 600.

The Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Regulation 605.

School of Biological Sciences

Regulation 607. The Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

Regulation 610.

Council for Interschool Curricula (Repealed 19 May 2005)

Regulation 615.

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering

Regulation 625.

School of Humanities

Regulation 630.

School of Physical Sciences

Regulation 635.

School of Social Ecology

Regulation 640.

School of Social Sciences


CHAPTER III.

Master's Degree Requirements

General Requirements

Regulation 805.

Master's Degree Options

Regulation 810.

Course Requirements

Regulation 815.

Foreign Language Requirement

Regulation 820.

Residence Requirement

Regulation 825.

Residence Exceptions

Regulation 830.

Master's Committee: Plan I

Regulation 835.

Comprehensive Examination

Regulation 840.

Advancement to Candidacy

CHAPTER IV.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree Requirements
 
General Requirements

Regulation 905.

Residence

Regulation 910.

Foreign Language Requirement

Regulation 915.

Advancement to Candidacy

Regulation 918.

Candidacy Committee

Regulation 920.

Doctoral Committee

Regulation 925.

Dissertation Approval

Regulation 930.

Dissertation Format

Regulation 935.

Final Examination

 

PART III - APPENDICES
APPENDIX I.
Bylaws of the Faculties
APPENDIX II.
Student Academic Grievance Procedures Relating to Non Discrimination
APPENDIX III.
Faculty Code of Conduct
APPENDIX IV.
Divisional Senate Assembly Scale of Apportionment
APPENDIX V.
Guidelines: Courses for Breadth
APPENDIX VI.
Academic Policy for Handicapped Students
APPENDIX VII.
Guidelines for the Conduct of Special Studies Courses
APPENDIX VIII.
UCI Academic Senate Policy on Academic Honesty
APPENDIX IX.
List of Current UCI Academic Degree
APPENDIX X.
Guidelines for Awarding Posthumous Bachelor's Degrees and Certificates of Progress

APPENDIX XI.

Teaching Proposal,
Appendix 1: Teaching Portfolio
Appendix 2: Standardized Teaching Evaluation Form
APPENDIX XII.

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Policy and Procedures for Implementation of Academic Senate Policy on Conflict of Interest and Graduate Education
APPENDIX XIII.

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Legislative Rulings by the Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction
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Abbreviations used in reference to Senate legislation are:

IBL

Irvine Division Bylaw

R

Irvine Division Regulation

SBL

Senate Bylaw
(Assembly of the Academic Senate)

SR

Senate Regulation
(Assembly of the Academic Senate)

A

Approved by the Assembly of the Academic Senate

Am

Amended

CC

Conforming Change

EC

Editorial Change

En

Enacted

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