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 (2023-2024):

EX OFFICIO

  • Georgina Dopico (Interim Provost)

  • Nancy Morrison (Vice President for Global Programs)

  • Ryan Poynter (Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Chief of Staff)

  • 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, 2023-2024

Fall Semester Meeting #1

Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting

Fall Semester Meeting #2

Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, October 31, 2023, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting

Fall Semester Meeting #3

Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting

Spring Semester Meeting #1

Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting

Spring Semester Meeting #2

Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 9:15-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Zoom meeting

Spring Semester Meeting #3

Deadline for submission of proposals: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 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]