Board of Undergraduate Studies (BUGS), Committees, University of Otago Council, University of Otago, New Zealand

Terms of Reference

To advise the Senate on policy relating to admission and re-admission of students to undergraduate courses and policy governing progress of students in undergraduate courses and the conferring of undergraduate awards.
To monitor all changes to first degree regulations.
To advise the Senate on any new undergraduate proposals.
To consider and report on any matter concerning undergraduate studies referred to it by the Senate or the Vice-Chancellor.
To advise Senate on any academic pre-university or university preparation qualifications offered by Foundation Studies Ltd.

Composition of the Board	Member	Expiry date (if applicable)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) (Convener)	Professor Vernon Squire	Ex-officio
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (or nominee) of the Division of Commerce	Dr Richard Greatbanks	Ex-officio (appointed by the PVC)
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (or nominee) of the Division of Health Sciences	Associate Professor Lois Surgenor	Ex-officio (appointed by the PVC)
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (or nominee) of the Division of Humanities	Associate Professor Tim Cooper (also CUAP rep)	Ex-officio (appointed by the PVC)
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (or nominee) of the Division of Sciences	Associate Professor Janice Murray	Ex-officio (appointed by the PVC)
Director International	Mr Jason Cushen	Ex-officio
Two members appointed by Senate	Associate Professor Natalie Medlicott	December 2019
Two members appointed by Senate	Associate Professor David Larsen	December 2019
Head of Department (or nominee) of the Higher Education Development Centre	Dr Julie Timmermans	Ex-officio
Director, Distance Learning	Dr Sarah Stein	Ex-officio
Director, Quality Advancement Unit	Ms Margaret Morgan	Ex-officio
University representative on the Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP)	Associate Professor Tim Cooper	Ex-officio
Student member nominated by the Executive of OUSA	Mr James Heath	December 2018
In attendance
Committee Secretary	Jane Hinkley, Academic Committees Office	jane.hinkley@otago.ac.nz, ext 6531

The Board has the power to co-opt as required.

BUGS Meeting dates (Wednesdays at 2pm)	Deadline for submission
7 February	29 January
7 March	26 February
11 April	26 March (prior to Easter)
2 May	23 April
6 June	28 May
4 July	25 June
1 August	23 July
5 September	27 August
3 October	24 September
7 November	29 October

April Meetings of BUGS/BOGS Round One CUAP Deadline for new qualification/major subject/endorsement/major amendments (for following academic year)
April Meetings of BUGS/BOGS deadline for inclusion in Guide to Enrolment for following academic year
June Meetings of BUGS/BoGS deadline for new papers and amendments for the following academic year
August Meeting of BUGS/BOGS Round two CUAP Deadline for new qualification/major subject/endorsement/major amendments (normally it is not possible to introduce a new programme/major amendments in Round 2 for the following academic year)