Undergraduate Committee
| Position | Committee Member (term) |
| Academic Music Department Faculty | Rob Kyr (2023-26) |
| Academic Music Department Faculty | Akiko Hatakeyama (2023-26) |
| Academic Music Department Faculty | Drew Nobile (2023-26) |
| Dance Department Faculty | Brad Garner (2023-26) |
| Music Performance Department Faculty | Dennis Llinás (2023-26) |
| Music Performance Department Faculty | Miki Sasaki (2022–25) |
| Music Performance Department Faculty | Karen Esquivel (2021-24) |
| Undergraduate Office staff | Beverly Taflinger |
| Undergraduate Office staff | |
| Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, chair | Mike Grose |
*A SOMD undergraduate student serves as an ad hoc (ex officio, non-voting) member as needed.
Charge and Responsibilities: Oversight of the undergraduate program, including all curricular and procedural matters; review the undergraduate portion of the University Catalog every fall term; review standards for admission for newly admitted undergraduate students; consider undergraduate student petitions and course waivers; promote funding for undergraduate students and process nominations and awards; monitor degree progress of undergraduate students; advise the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies on undergraduate policies and procedures. When the committee has voted in favor of new courses, the proposal will be sent simultaneously to the Curriculum Committee and the Scheduling and Space Allocation Committee for further review.
Deadline for receipt of Petitions: petitions due by the end of week nine in the prior term. Committee will meet to consider petitions by the end of week ten for the following term.
Eligibility: All SOMD TTF and Career faculty may be selected to serve in the faculty positions.
Election/Appointment Process: Appointed by Department Head. With the advice and consent of the members, the committee chair may appoint one non-voting student member.
Term: Three-year terms, staggered.
Reporting: The Undergraduate Committee reports to the SOMD Faculty about all curricular or programmatic proposals approved by the committee as either a Notice of Motion or as an informational item only. All items are open to discussion and can be returned to the committee for further review. Committee minutes, redacted of confidential information, will be available for review by all faculty. Additionally, an annual written report documenting all actions taken by this committee is submitted to the Dean.
Curriculum Reports
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Updated 07/10/2023