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Council Charge

The Undergraduate Council (UgC) makes policy for undergraduate education at UCLA; recommends to the Legislative Assembly undergraduate programs leading to new degrees; authorizes, supervises and regulates all undergraduate courses and programs of instruction and preparatory education; periodically reviews and evaluates all undergraduate programs of study and all programs of preparatory education in conjunction with the Graduate Council; and sets standards for honors and recommends procedures for awards of undergraduate scholarships.

Membership

The Council consists of up to 17 members:

  • At least 13 and no more than 15 appointed voting members
  • Three non-voting ex officio members: the Dean of Undergraduate Education and the University Registrar
  • Up to three undergraduate student representatives

The Council generally meets every other Friday during the academic year.

Standing Committees

  • Consisting of the Council Chair, Vice Chair, and subcommittee chairs, the Administrative Committee has delegated responsibility to act for the Council on urgent matters as the need arises, subject to the rules of the Academic Senate and the Undergraduate Council.
  • By delegation from the Undergraduate Council, the Committee on Curriculum holds course approval authority. It will review proposals for majors, minors, concentrations, and other undergraduate initiatives before sending them to the Council for action. In the areas of innovative education, it will work with Faculty Executive Committees (FECs), with the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center and its oversight committee, and with the Dean of Undergraduate Education and other relevant entities.
  • The Grading Grievance Committee is a joint committee of the Graduate and Undergraduate Councils charged with reviewing grading grievance cases. The committee meets as needed.
  • The Diversity Education Governance Committee (DEGC) defines the values and purposes of diversity education at UCLA and provides clear guidelines and procedures for the development of diversity courses. The DEGC reviews and recommends to the Council diversity credit for all courses transmitted by the College and professional school Faculty Executive Committees to satisfy diversity requirements.
  • The General Education Governance Committee (GEGC) defines the values and purposes of general education (GE) at UCLA. It formulates guidelines and procedures for the development of GE courses; reviews and recommends course proposals for GE credit; and conducts periodic self-reviews and evaluations of UCLA’s GE foundation areas and programs of instruction.

AY 2025-26 Undergraduate Council Chair: Jeff Maloy, jmaloy@ucla.edu

Council Analyst: Julia Nelsen, jnelsen@senate.ucla.edu