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Admissions and Records Policy Committee (ARPC)

The Admissions and Records Policy Committee (ARPC) reviews and recommends policies related to student admissions, registration, and records. It liaises with relevant committees, approves freshman admission guidelines annually, and reviews proposed admissions language and student success profiles.

  1. Membership. The committee is composed of the following members:
    1. Seven faculty members, as follows:
      1. four elected Faculty members, not more than two of whom shall be from a single college;
      2. three to be appointed by the Chancellor from a list to be submitted by the Nominations Committee;
    2. Three academic staff members:
      1. two members of the Academic Staff from the Division of Academic Affairs elected by the Academic Staff;
      2. one member of the Academic Staff elected at large;
    3. two students including at least one graduate student, appointed annually by the Student Association;
    4. Six ex-officio and non-voting members, as follows:
      1. the Chief Enrollment Officer or designee;
      2. the Director of Undergraduate Admissions;
      3. the Dean of the Graduate School or designee;
      4. a representative of the Center for International Education
      5. the Dean of Students or designee; and
      6. the UWM Registrar or designee.
  2. Functions.
    1. Reviews regularly University policies regarding admission of students and the impact of these policies on the University as a whole.
    2. Recommends to the University Faculty or the Faculty Senate on matters of policy relating to students’ admissions, registration and record keeping.
    3. Maintains a liaison with appropriate system-wide committees and the Graduate Faculty Committee through its Chair.
    4. Approves, on an annual basis, operational guidelines for the admission of new freshman during the next application year. This information shall be included in the Admissions and Records Policy Committee’s annual report to the Faculty Senate.
    5. Receives on an annual basis from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, a copy of the proposed language for publicizing UWM’s admission requirements, including a profile of characteristics typical of students who are academically successful. This information shall be included in the Admissions and Records Policy Committee’s annual report to the Faculty Senate.