BYLAWS OF UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL

Part I. Membership and Duties

1. Membership and duties of Undergraduate Council are defined by Divisional Bylaw 65.1.

Part II. Officers

2. The Chair and Vice Chair of Undergraduate Council are designated by the Committee on Committees of the Los Angeles Division.

Part III. Meetings

3. Meetings of Undergraduate Council are scheduled twice a month, or at least once each quarter, during the academic year. Undergraduate Council may meet at such other times as it may determine, or at the call of the Chair.

Part IV. Quorum

4. Fifty percent plus one voting member of those serving constitutes a quorum of Undergraduate Council.

Part V. Committees

Title I. Appointment and Tenure

5. The Chair of Undergraduate Council, in consultation with the Vice Chair and members of Undergraduate Council, appoints the Chair and members of the several standing committees to hold office for a term of one academic year or until their successors are appointed. The Chair of Undergraduate Council appoints ad hoc committees as needed.

Title II. Standing Committees

6. Administrative Committee. The Administrative Committee of Undergraduate Council consists of the Chair and Vice Chair of Undergraduate Council, in addition to the Chair/Co-Chairs of standing committees; it also includes the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, ex officio without vote. [Am 1 Jun 04]

7. Committee on Admissions. The Committee on Admissions consists of a Chair appointed by the Chair of Undergraduate Council, along with one other member of Undergraduate Council; the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools (CUARS), ex officio without vote; the campus representative from the Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS), ex officio without vote; and one student member of Undergraduate Council.

8. Committee on the Curriculum. The Committee on the Curriculum consists of a Chair and Co-Chair appointed by the Chair of Undergraduate Council, along with six other members of Undergraduate Council. Additionally, the Committee shall have two student members of Undergraduate Council.

9. Committee on Awards, Honors, and Prizes. The Committee on Awards, Honors, and Prizes consists of a Chair and one member of Undergraduate Council appointed by the Chair of Undergraduate Council, along with eight additional faculty, who are appointed by the Committee on Committees and whose service is limited to the Committee on Awards, Honors, and Prizes. Additionally, the Committee shall have one student member of Undergraduate Council.

10. Committee on Student Development. The Committee on Student Development consists of a Chair and Vice-chair appointed by the Chair of Undergraduate Council, along with four other members of Undergraduate Council. Additionally, the Committee shall have one student member of Undergraduate Council.

Part VI. Order of Business

11. Meetings of Undergraduate Council are governed by procedures specified in Divisional Bylaw 135.

Part VII. Re-delegation of Course and Program Actions

12. The Undergraduate Council reserves the right to delegate to the appropriate Faculty Executive Committees such decisions concerning course and program actions as are specified in Council's Delegation Guidelines. Delegation Guidelines are on file in the offices of the Senate, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and Registrar. Council will monitor these delegated decisions and at least every three (3) years will review its delegation process and revise its guidelines accordingly. Such delegation is not meant to include authority over matters that may have significant campuswide/systemwide or educational policy implications. For instance, the delegation would not extend to the approval of new majors or new minors or the endorsement of new departments, new IDPs, and new CIIs. [Am 1 Jun 04]

Part VIII. Coordinated Reviews

13. Pursuant to Los Angeles Division Bylaw 65.1(B)(4), Undergraduate Council periodically reviews and evaluates all undergraduate programs of study and all programs of preparatory education, normally at intervals not exceeding ten years. Such reviews are coordinated and conducted jointly with Graduate Council.

Part IX. Amendment of Bylaws

14.The foregoing Bylaws may be added to, amended, or repealed at any regular or special meeting of Undergraduate Council by a two-thirds vote of serving members of Undergraduate Council, provided that written notice of proposed changes shall have been sent to each member of Undergraduate Council at least five instructional days previous to the meeting at which a vote is taken on the proposed changes.