Governance





Academic Policies Committee


4.10 Academic Policies Committee

(1) Membership
The Committee shall consist of:

(a) Six faculty members elected at large, no more than two of whom may be from either the School of Business and Technology or from any one of the electoral divisions of the College of Arts and Sciences.
(b) Vice Chancellor or designee, ex officio;
(c) One elected academic staff member;
(d) One student;
(e) The Registrar and the Director of Advising, ex officio.

(2) Purpose
The purpose of the Committee shall be to assist the Faculty, in cooperation with the administration, to fulfill its responsibilities and powers for academic, educational, and scholarship matters under UWPF 2.02. It shall be concerned mainly with academic, educational and scholarship matters which pertain to the University as a whole.

(3) Functions
The following issues are illustrative of those which fall under the purview of the Committee: graduation requirements, degrees offered, grading systems, policies concerning evaluation of instruction, guidelines for credit by examination and independent study, admissions requirements, general university requirements, financial aid policies.

(4) Procedures
In carrying out its responsibilities and functions, the Committee shall conduct studies and reviews, make recommendations, consult with other committees concerned with academic, educational and scholarship matters, and consult with and advise the Faculty and Administration, except that the final authority to review, approve, and enunciate academic, educational and scholarship policies is reserved to the Faculty, and to the faculties of the academic departments, as provided by the Faculty Policies and Procedures.