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(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, review and report on the character of the educational programs on the Irvine campus, make recommendations about undergraduate policy matters and evaluate their effect on campus diversity. 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.
(4) Make recommendations consistent with established educational policy and give full consideration to campus diversity issues, to the views of appropriate schools, departments, and other academic units in matters relating to their educational policy.
(2) Academic Program Review
(a) Membership
The Academic Program Review Board 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
(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 campus diversity issues, 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 and graduate degree to be appointed by the Committee on Committees. The Chair of the subcommittee shall be elected from this group of faculty.
The subcommittee shall also consist of two faculty members from the Council on Educational Policy appointed by the Council chair and two faculty members from Graduate Council appointed by the Council chair. Ex Officio members shall be the Faculty Director of the Center for International Education, the Dean of Undergraduate Education and the Dean of Graduate Studies. The Deans may designate the Associate Deans to represent them on the subcommittee.
(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. The subcommittee shall report to its parent councils and maintain liaison with the University Committee on International Education.
(5) Faculty Board for Undecided/Undeclared Students
(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.
Page Revised: August 6, 2007
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