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Diversity Education Governance Committee (DEGC)

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Committee Charge

The Diversity Education Governance Committee (DEGC) advises the Undergraduate Council (UgC) and the Dean of Undergraduate Education on all matters pertaining to Diversity education at UCLA. The Committee is charged by the Undergraduate Council to carry out the following duties: 

  • Define the values and purposes of Diversity education at UCLA.
  • Provide clear guidelines and procedures for the development of Diversity courses.
  • Review and recommend to the UgC Diversity credit for all courses transmitted by the College and professional school Faculty Executive Committees to satisfy Diversity requirements.
  • Review and recommend to the UgC suspension or rescission of Diversity credit for courses which are found to no longer align with Diversity education principles and practices.
  • Conduct periodic self-reviews and evaluations of UCLA’s Diversity education curriculum.
  • Advise the UgC and members of the administration on the development, implementation, and assessment of programs for faculty development and TA training in the area of diversity studies and diversity in the classroom which may include recommending/developing orientation and training sessions as well as conferences, symposia, and workshops.

Membership

  • Seven voting members, including: a Chair, one member of the Undergraduate Council, and five Senate faculty members representing the College and other schools that admit undergraduate students.

Diversity Course Guidelines

Diversity course regulations and application of Diversity credit vary among the College and schools. For more information, please consult the Registrar’s Office overview of the Diversity requirement.

Please review the Diversity Education Course Guidelines prior to submitting course proposals.

Diversity course proposals must be submitted via the Curriculum Management System (CMS).
 

Proposal Deadline: Friday of Week 1. Departments are encouraged to submit course proposals at least two quarters in advance of planned instruction (e.g. Fall application for Spring course) to allow for at least one round of revision, if needed.

Final approval from the Undergraduate Council is required before a course is certified with Diversity credit. The Registrar’s Office is notified upon approval by the Undergraduate Council.

For details on the history of the Diversity requirement, please see the documents posted in the Reports section.