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Welcome to the University Compliance Office (UCO). The UCO is responsible for administering multiple University policies and procedures and ensuring compliance with federal and state law.

At its core, the UCO is dedicated to ensuring compliance with state and federal laws that address accessibility, non-discrimination, and safety. In support of this mission, the UCO carries out a number of functions.

Key Functions of the UCO

  • Engage with students, faculty, staff, applicants, and visitors who need reasonable accommodations for:
    • Disability
    • Religion
    • Pregnancy and pregnancy-related medical conditions
  • Receive and respond to reports involving:
    • Discrimination and harassment based on protected statuses
    • Sexual misconduct
    • Interpersonal (relationship) violence
    • Stalking
    • Workplace violence
    • Retaliation
  • Implement and oversee compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act
  • Oversee the University’s Protection of Minors program
  • Support the University’s equal employment opportunity efforts by:
    • Providing search committee training
    • Conducting skills assessments
    • Managing waivers of the recruitment process
  • The UCO administers several policies in support of its work. Those policies can be found on our Policies page.

 

To accomplish its mission, the UCO has four teams dedicated to serving the campus community:

  • Accommodations
  • Report and Response
  • Investigations
  • Compliance and Communications

 

Accessibility Resources & Service (ARS) merged into Equal Opportunity and Compliance (EOC), and EOC underwent a name change in early 2025. We will be working over the next year to update policies, websites, trainings, and all other places where EOC is referenced. This process will take some time, so we appreciate your patience. During this transition, all references to the EOC (Equal Opportunity Office) should be read as references to the UCO (University Compliance Office). If you maintain campus websites or other written media, we encourage you to update references to the EOC to refer to the UCO. If you have questions, you can email us at uco@unc.edu.