1. Faculty committees of the Senate

a. Academic Standards Committee

1. Duties. To review all post-admission academic standards, including retention standards for undergraduate programs at UNCW and policies for withdrawal and repeat of courses, and, upon approval of the Senate, to tender resulting recommendations to the Chancellor for consideration of submittal to the Board of Trustees. To review recommended changes in the Honors Scholars Program and submit its recommendation to the full Senate for consideration. To screen candidates submitted for honorary degrees and submit recommendations to the Senate.
2. Membership. Seven faculty members including one representative from each professional school. The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the deans of the schools and college, the Director of the University College, and the Director of the Honors Program shall be ex officio non-voting members.
3. Nominations for honorary degrees [See Purpose of and Criteria for UNCW Honorary Degrees] may be made only to the committee at the time announced each year for receiving nominations. The committee may present one or more nominees to the Senate each year. The vote shall be by secret ballot. A one-page resume for each candidate will be distributed with the ballots which will remain attached to the ballot when the balloting takes place. To approve a candidate for honorary degree status, a 2/3 majority vote of the members present shall be required.