Requests for course changes, policy changes, and other administrative changes can originate from faculty and staff in Colleges, Schools, and other academic or business areas throughout the University of Houston.

Typically, the process might start with an idea being developed into a formal proposal by a faculty member. The faculty member would then submit the proposal to the Department Chair. After review and approval by the Department the proposal is submitted to the College's Dean. Colleges may have a designated committee designated review undergraduate curriculum changes for recommendation to the Dean. After review and approval by the Dean, the proposal is then submitted to the Undergraduate Committee proposal SharePoint site for consideration.

The proposal documents are reviewed for completeness and readiness for review. If accepted as ready for UC review the proposal is assigned to a subcommittee of the Undergraduate Committee.

Subcommittees will review their assigned documents and make their recommendations to the full Undergraduate Committee during the monthly meeting. Persons interested in items before the Undergraduate Committee are welcome to attend the full meetings and/or contact the subcommittees.

If the Undergraduate Committee approves the proposal, the proposal will then advance to the Provost's Office for approval. After the Provost's approval, most academic items can then go into effect for the appropriate semester and be published as academic policy in the Undergraduate Catalog.

There are a certain proposals which also require further approvals, such as from the University Coordinating Commission, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and/or the UH Board of Regents. These items can only go into effect after they are fully approved at the appropriate levels.

See also:
Provost Office: Academic Program Planning for more information on Provost approval procedures. 

For information on specific documents active before the Undergraduate Committee please visit the Undergraduate Committee proposal SharePoint site.