Academic Requirements Committee

Membership 2025-26

Chair: Suwako Watanabe

NameDepartmentStart of Service
Avery, BriannaHON2022
Boyce, StevenMTH2022
Clark, SaoriACS2022
Marsh, LauraACS2018
Mercer, JaneSPH2021
Spielman, LorenJST2025
Watanabe, SuwakoWLL2019
TBDStudents (2) 
Consultants:  
Ingersoll, RebeccaACS 
Matlick, NickREG 
  status 8/27/25

Charge

1. Develop and recommend policies regarding the admission of entering freshmen.

2. Develop and recommend policies regarding transfer credit and requirements for baccalaureate degrees.

3. Adjudicate student petitions regarding such academic regulations as credit loads, transfer credit, and graduation requirements for all undergraduate degree programs. Adjudicate student petitions regarding initial undergraduate admissions.

4. Make recommendations and propose changes in academic requirements to the Faculty Senate.

5. Report to the Senate at least once each year.

6. Act, in all matters pertaining to policy, in liaison with the chairpersons of the Scholastic Standards and Curriculum Committees, and with the chairperson of the Graduate Council.

Forms and Documents

Academic Requirements Committee (ARC) petitions

Reports

ARC Annual Report 2020-21
ARC Annual Report 2019-20