Guidelines, Interpretations, & Resources

Faculty councils serve as deliberative and advisory bodies for all matters of University policy, and are primary forums for faculty-administrative interaction in determining that policy. Faculty Code, Sec 42-33

FCAS shall be responsible for matters of university policy relating to the academic affairs of the university, such as admissions policy, scholastic standards, university graduation requirements, and inter-institutional academic standards. Faculty Code, Sec 42-34

Procedures for changes to undergraduate programs

• FCAS Guidelines for Program Changes
• UW Curriculum Office undergraduate program proposal resources
• Guidelines for new and online major and degree proposals
  • revisions to Majors (updated February 2023)
• Guidelines on types of university degrees

FCAS ‘policies’

• Policy on service learning and internships
• Differential admissions policies
• Policy on options
• Policy on C (composition) course proposals 
• Policy on the use of residency status for admission of UW matriculated students to majors or programs
• Policy on access to courses and the use of entry codes
• Policy on oversight of courses
• Policy on satisfactory progress
• Policy on competitive minors
• Policy on equivalent courses
• Policy on DL (distance learning) designation for UW Seattle courses
• Policy on majors
• Policy on minors
• Admission policy for student athletes (Mar 2021)
• Policy on English language proficiency for international undergraduate admission *This policy has been suspended by FCAS (Jan 2021)
• English language proficiency screening requirement *This policy has been suspended by FCAS (Jan 2021)
• Policy relative to student completion of English language proficiency requirement *This policy has been suspended by FCAS (Jan 2021)

Guidelines

• FCAS Syllabus 2018 guidelines and current University Registrar guidelines
• Guidelines on in-class presentations by outside organizations
• Guidelines for admission requirements to undergraduate programs
• Guidelines on AP and IB credits
• Guidelines for interdisciplinary minors
• Guidelines on Areas of Inquiry
• FCTCP report on cross-campus enrollment evaluation (2011)