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Merced Division

Undergraduate Council (UGC)

Duties

Undergraduate Council (UGC) establishes policy for undergraduate education on the Merced campus and advises the Chancellor or Chancellor’s designee on all matters pertaining to undergraduate education. UGC reviews, coordinates, and takes final action on all matters relating to courses of undergraduate instruction and approves or declines to approve, the establishment, discontinuation, or modification of undergraduate programs, majors, minors, courses, and certificates. UGC maintains liaison with the following systemwide committees:
 
 
For a complete description of UGC’s duties please see the committee’s bylaws. 
 

AY 22-23 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes

2022-2023 Membership 

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting:

  • Patti LiWang, Senate Chair, School of Natural Sciences

  • Catherine Keske, Senate Vice-Chair, School of Engineering

  • Sarah Frey, Vice Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Education

  • Charles Nies, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

  • Angel Prince Nechikat, Undergraduate Student Representative

Non-Senate Academic Council Representative, Non-Voting:

  • John Hundley, Continuing Lecturer, Merritt Writing Program

Corresponding Systemwide Committees:

Contact:

Melanie Snyder

Senate Senior Analyst

msnyder10@ucmerced.edu