Undergraduate Program Committee
Charge
The Undergraduate Program Committee advises the Provost on proposals from colleges, schools, and portal campuses for new undergraduate majors and degree programs, as well as for cross-school minors. The Committee reviews all such program proposals to ensure that the University’s colleges, schools, and portal campuses with undergraduate components maintain comparable standards of work for the degrees; that units proposing new programs have consulted appropriate colleges, schools, and/or portal campuses; and that there is minimal curricular overlap between or among the units. At the request of the President and Chancellor and/or the Provost, or at its own discretion, the Committee may also formulate recommendations on other matters that relate to undergraduate education in the University.
UPC Membership
The voting members of the Committee include at least:
- one elected faculty representative from each college, school, and portal campus involved in undergraduate education, elected by the applicable college, school, or portal campus;
- two undergraduate deans selected by the Deans Council;
- a faculty representative from the NYU Libraries, elected by the faculty from the NYU Libraries;
- a member of the Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Senators Council, selected by the Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Senators Council;
- a member of the Full-Time Non-Tenure Track/Contract Faculty Senators Council, selected by the Full-Time Non-Tenure Track/Contract Faculty Senators Council; and
- three members of the Student Senators Council, selected by the Student Senators Council.
The term of service for Committee members is three years, unless filling a vacancy; representatives from the Student Senators Council typically serve for one year. Terms are staggered, such that approximately one-third of the membership changes every year.
Members (2022-2023):
- Mark Siegal (Vice Provost for Academic Affairs), chair
- Gay Abel-Bey (C-FSC; TSOA, Film and Television)
- Kofi Afriye (SPS, Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies)
- Amy Becker (NYU Shanghai)
- Lindsay Davies (Liberal Studies)
- Michelle Demeter (Libraries)
- Richard Dorritie (Meyers)
- James Felder (Tisch)
- Nancy Gleason (NYU Abu Dhabi, Political Science and Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning)
- Angie Kamath (Dean, School of Professional Studies)
- Ajay Maindiratta (Stern, Accounting)
- Victoria Rosner (Dean, Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
- Samantha Santana (SGA; Gallatin student)
- Alejandro Velasco (Gallatin)
- George Vradis (Tandon, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
- TBD FAS representative
- TBD Silver representative
- TBD Steinhardt representative
- TBD SGA representatives [x3]
- TBD T-FSC representative
EX OFFICIO
- Georgina Dopico (Interim Provost)
- Nancy Morrison (Vice President for Global Programs)
- Ryan Poynter (Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs)
- Titilayo Weech (Director, Academic Authorization; Office of Academic Program Review and Assessment)
- Jonathan Williams (Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Admissions)
Undergraduate Program Committee
Schedule of Meetings and Deadlines, 2022-2023
Fall Semester Meeting #1
Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, September 6, 2022
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting
Fall Semester Meeting #2
Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting
Fall Semester Meeting #3
Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, November 29, 2022
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting
Spring Semester Meeting #1
Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting
Spring Semester Meeting #2
Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting
Spring Semester Meeting #3
Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting
Spring Semester Meeting #4
Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting
UPC Guidelines for Proposals
The following items are subject to formal review by the UPC:
I. Proposals for new undergraduate majors
II. Proposals for new undergraduate minors that include (or could include) courses from more than one school
III. Certain changes to registered undergraduate programs [New York-based programs only]