Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee
Responsibilities
The Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee (UASH) is responsible for awarding some academic honors (the Green, Froehlich, Housner and Undergraduate Senior Thesis prizes) and for consulting on other campus-wide honors. In addition, UASH ensures that a consistent set of standards and rules is applied in academic matters involving undergraduates.
Members
UASH is composed of a chair and professors elected by the Caltech faculty, up to 5 students (2 voting, 3 alternate) selected by the Academics and Research Committee (ARC), the Registrar, and the Undergraduate Deans. The current members of UASH are:
Faculty / Staff | Students | ||
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Warren C. Brown, Chair | Aiden Di Carlo | ||
Geoffrey Blake | TBD** | ||
Adam Blank | TBD** | ||
Rick Flagan | |||
Nicholas Hutzler | |||
Jennifer Jahner | |||
Sergio Pellegrino | |||
Keith Schwab | |||
Sean Cutting* | |||
Lesley Nye * | |||
Christy Salinas * | * ex officio member | ||
Kristin Weyman * | ** alternate | ||
Christopher Barragan*** | *** consultant |
Handbook for Students
The UASH Handbook for Students provides students with information about how to prepare petitions for submission to UASH.
Academic Eligibility
Petition Forms
Forms to submit to UASH are available from the Deans' or Registrar's office or here in PDF format. If you download a form, you may complete it electronically (using the freely available Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Meeting Dates
Below are the scheduled meeting times for 2025-26
Term / Date | Meeting Type | Petitions Due |
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Summer Term 2025 | ||
9:00am Wednesday, Aug 6 | First Meeting Before Fall Term | Wednesday, Jul 30 at 1:00pm |
Fall Term 2025 | ||
1:00pm Thursday, Sept 25 | First Meeting of Term | Monday, Sept 22 at 1:00pm |
1:00pm Friday, Sept 26 | Appeals Meeting | Thursday, Sept 25 at 11:30am |
9:00am Tuesday, Dec 2 | Drop Day meeting if needed | Friday, Nov 28 at 1:00pm |
Winter Term 2026 | ||
9:00am Tuesday, Jan 6 | First Meeting of Term | Friday Jan 2 at 1:00pm |
10:00am Friday, Jan 9 | Appeals Meeting | Thursday, Jan 8 at 1:00pm |
9:00am Tuesday, Mar 3 | Drop Day meeting if needed | Friday, Feb 27 at 1:00pm |
Spring Term 2026 | ||
9:00am Tuesday, Mar 31 | First Meeting of Term | Thursday, Mar 26 at 1:00pm |
10:00am Friday, Apr 3 | Appeals Meeting | Thursday, Apr 2 at 1:00pm |
9:00am Wednesday, May 27 | Drop Day meeting if needed | Friday, May 22 at 1:00pm |
9:00am Wednesday, Jun 24 | Last Meeting of Spring | Monday, Jun 22 at 1:00pm |
Summer Term 2026 | ||
9:00am Wednesday, Aug 5 | First Meeting Before Fall Term | Wednesday, Jul 29 at 1:00pm |