The University Senate of
PROPOSAL 13-08
(Voting
Units: Academic)
REVISION OF PROPOSALS 6-60, 11-69, 2-75, 8-94, 14-94,
25-94, 26-95, and 11-07
TO REFLECT CONVERSION FROM QUARTERS TO SEMESTERS
Background: Replaces ‘quarter’ or 'term' with ‘semester’ or deletes some words to update terminology
from the former quarter system to the current semester system.
PROPOSAL 6-60
"WRITTEN PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS"
Proficiency examinations may be given to those
students who obtain the approval of the department concerned. Such examinations
are given during the week prior to the beginning of instruction for the Fall Quarter
Semester to applicants for
examinations approved by the Department Head with concurrence of the College
Registrar. Applicants shall be guided by the following restrictions:
PROPOSAL 11-69
"DESCRIPTION OF UNIT CREDIT (UNDERGRADUATE)"
Academic advancement by the student is measured in
terms of quarter hour credits, or simply, credits. One credit should, on
the average, require three hours of a student's time each week for one quarter
semester. These three hours may all
be spent in the classroom or laboratory, or may be divided between home study
and class or laboratory attendance. One hour in class; two hours in individual
study is a typical division. Course descriptions in the catalog show the number
of credits for the course. Until the student determines by experience whether
he requires more or less time than the average student, he should multiply the
course credits by three to determine the demands the course will place on his
time during a typical week of the quarter semester.
PROPOSAL 2-75
"COURSE CHANGE POLICY"
III. PROCEDURES
C. At least one quarter
semester prior
to being offered for the first time, a catalog description and content outline
of provisionally approved courses shall be transmitted by the offering
department to all academic faculty, department heads, deans of schools, and
colleges, the registrar, and the Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
D. In order to prevent
unnecessary overlapping of departmental course offerings, other departments or
the dean of any school or college may initiate review of a provisionally
approved course through the Vice-President of Academic Affairs. The Vice-President
of Academic Affairs may also initiate his own independent review. Such a review
will automatically cancel provisional approval for not more than one quarter
semester during
which time the issue must be settled.
E. Courses may be
offered during any quarter semester following provisional approval.
PROPOSAL 8-94
"TEACHING AND GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS; CREATION,
FUNDING, ALLOCATION"
Proposal
Implementation
If the proposal
is adopted, it will be necessary to decide how the existing GTA and tuition resources
should be split between GAs and TAs. To
address this question, the Subcommittee looked at the current allocation and
agreed that approximately 45 to 65 of the GTAs currently allocated by the to four quarters
semesters of
graduate support for each Ph.D. student and half that level for masters
students. This level of support will
allow for a good deal of flexibility within graduate programs in the
recruitment of graduate students. It
will also encourage the development of outside sources of support for graduate
students, without which growth in research is not possible. Using the above‑proposed 4 quarters
3 semesters of
support for each Ph.D. student as a starting place and taking 4 years as the
minimum time for completion of a Ph.D. degree, we arrive at 25% as the upper
bound of the number of graduate students at a given time who would be supported
by the Graduate School. Since the
masters degree typically takes half the time of the Ph.D., this estimate is
valid for masters students as well.
PROPOSAL 14-94
"RECOMMENDATION ON EXCEPTIONAL
STUDENT TUITION RATES;
MODIFICATION OF BOC POLICY 9.17"
2. The changes in policy will go into effect
beginning with the Fall Quarter Semester of 1995 or 1996 depending on when it is approved
by the Board of Control. 3. The new
policy will:
a) Establish
a minimum performance requirement of a 2.50 C.G.P.A. after spring quarter semester.
b) Set
a maximum time limit of only five years (fifteen quarters) for program
eligibility.
PROPOSAL
25-94
"COURSE
GRADES"
For two
important reasons it is essential that all final grades be delivered to the
Registrar's Office by the specified final deadline:
1) Students'
schedules and financial aid for the coming Quarter semester often depend on grades
received in the preceding Quarter semester.
2) The economical and efficient operation
of the Registrar's Office is impaired when work for a new Quarter semester is
interrupted to post late grades from the preceding Quarter semester. Details of grades and
scheduling are given in the University Catalogs.
The following
procedures shall normally be followed by instructors:
1) At
the end of each Quarter semester, the person in charge of each course or section
will enter final grades on the forms provided for this purpose, sign the forms,
and deliver them to the Registrar's Office by the specified final
deadline. (It would be extremely helpful
if they were delivered as soon as possible after the scheduled course final so
that they can be processed immediately.
The Registrar's Office requests that instructors try to turn their grades
in within 48 hours of their scheduled finals.
A large volume in the last two days before the deadline negatively
impacts the ability of the Registrar's Office to process the grades in a timely
manner.) If an instructor, because of
illness or other unavoidable absence, is unable to meet this deadline, the
department chair (or school dean/director) should arrange for assistance so
that final grades can be delivered on time.
PROPOSAL 26-95
"UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC
PROGRESS"
A student who is seeking the baccalaureate or
associate degree is placed on academic probation when any one of the following
is true:
1. The
University cumulative GPA is below 2.00.
2. The
GPA for the most recent quarter semester is below 2.00.
3. The
cumulative in the courses used to calculate departmental GPA is below 2.00,
based on at least 15 credits.
A student on academic probation will be removed
from probation when all of the following are true:
1. The
University cumulative GPA is 2.00 or greater.
2. The GPA for the most recent quarter semester is
2.00 or greater.
3. The
cumulative GPA in the major department is 2.00 or greater.
Academic Dismissal
Academic dismissal will result if a student
fails to be removed from probation within two quarters semesters of
enrollment after receiving the first probation notice. (For example, a continuously enrolled student
placed on academic probation at the end of the fall term must meet the criteria
for removal from probation at the end of winter or spring or fall term semester.) A student receiving a notice of academic
dismissal will not be permitted to enroll at the University. Appeals of
academic dismissal will be heard if students can document that there are
unusual or extenuating circumstances surrounding their recent academic
performance. They must also be confident
that they will be able to remove themselves from probation by the end of one
additional quarter semester of attendance.
Students wishing to make such an appeal must do so in writing to the
Dean of Student Affairs within five calendar days of receipt of the dismissal
notice.
Reinstatement
A student who is dismissed for unsatisfactory
academic progress may apply for reinstatement through a written request to the
Dean of Student Affairs after a period of non-enrollment. Each such request is considered individually
and promptly. A student who is
reinstated after academic dismissal will be reinstated on academic probation. Failure to achieve good academic standing by
the end of the second quarter semester after reinstatement will result in a second
dismissal. There shall be no
reinstatement after a third academic dismissal.
PROPOSAL 11-07
"REVISION OF PROPOSAL 14-97, POLICY ON CORRECTING STUDENT
GRADES AND RETENTION OF STUDENT WORK"
A student having an error in a final course
grade received should contact the instructor and the registrar as soon as
possible but no later than one month after the beginning of the next term
semester. Graded student work (exams, papers,
homework, etc.) which has not been returned to the student should be retained
by the instructor of record for at least one month after the beginning of the
next term semester or until
existing disputes have been resolved.
Adopted by Senate with revisions: 13 February 2008
Approved by Administration: 18 February 2008