The statement, “Characteristics of Undergraduate Educational Quality at the University of California” was unanimously endorsed by the UC Assembly of the Academic Senate on December 12, 2024. The statement, developed by the UC Academic Senate’s University Committee on Educational Policy (UCEP), underwent a systemwide Senate review and was revised based on broad feedback. It articulates the shared components of UC’s academic excellence, offering a framework to guide the University’s academic programs, priorities, and actions to sustain UC’s success and impact. The statement is available at: https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/reports/undergradaute-educational-quality-statement-2024.pdf