Undergraduate Program Committee

The undergraduate program committee (commonly called the “UPC”) is the faculty group charged with administration of the undergraduate degree program. Their duties include the following:

• Review proposed syllabi for new undergraduate courses and make recommendations to the faculty regarding these. This also includes review of proposed special topics courses (CSCI 2980 and (CSCI 4980).
• Make recommendations regarding candidates for special undergraduate recognition (for example, the outstanding undergraduate computer science major).
• Make recommendations regarding the awarding of Advantage scholarships.
• Review core extension proposals.
• Actively participate in the assessment of the undergraduate program. This includes periodic review of every undergraduate course to ensure the content is appropriate, and that offerings of the courses include appropriate coverage of the content.