UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

 

ACCADEMIC PROCEDURES AND POLICIES COMMITTEE

 

FY 2002 ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

 

The members of the AP&P committee were Tom Mulinazzi (chair), Beju Benjamin, Steve Hilmer, Jim Hillesheim, Dorthy Pennington, Arlene Barry, Dallas Rakestraw, Jamel Bell, and Jonathan Ng

 

The AP&P committee met three times during the academic year.  The attached minutes are for the November 14th and November 19th meetings.  The only topic discussed at the March 14th was a uniform withdrawal policy for the University.

 

The committee’s responses to its FY 02 Charges are as follows:  (A copy of the charges is attached)

 

  1. Confer with the Associate Provost for Academic Services.  The Chair had this responsibility. 

 

The Chair met periodically with Dr. Carothers. 

 

  1. Monitor issues raised by COCAO and the Council of Presidents of Regents’ Institutions.

 

The BIG issue was the requirement for 54 credit hours of upper level courses.  The Chair worked with Dr. Beisecker, Dr. Sponholtz, Kathryn Tuttle, Pam Houston, and Bud Hirsch to draft a policy for the University.  This policy will be presented at the May Board of Regents meeting.  The basic elements of the proposed policy are 45 credit hours of upper division courses and 60 credit hours taken at four-year institutions.

 

  1. Act on petition for exceptions to the general graduation requirements of the University.

 

Requests for four exceptions were received.

    1. Student A wanted to graduate with a GPA less than 2.00 – denied
    2. Student B thought he was administratively dropped from a course for missing the first day of class.  The lab instructor told him he was dropped. The request was to have this course removed from his transcript – approved
    3. Student C failed CHIN 104.  He wanted to complete CHIN 102 and CHIN 106 and have the grade for CHIN 104 replaced – denied
    4. Student D failed BIOL 100 but passed BIOL 102 (lab) A request was made to retake BIOL 102 without taking the lab – approved

 

 

4.      Submit to Senex a) minutes, b) recommendations for action, and c) a final report.

This report completes that charge.

  1. Monitor Program Restructuring and Discontinuance and hold hearings.

None required

  1. Recommend University-wide policies and procedures for distance learning.

Our recommendation is to appoint a separate committee to look into this charge.

7.      Obtain information pertinent to the distribution of grades at the University by unit and upper/lower division.

Nothing was done.

  1. Consider how to strengthen coordination between a student’s faculty advisor and the student’s instructors, especially in matters of adding/dropping from classes.

Under the leadership of Dr. Benjamin, AP&P developed a uniform withdrawal policy for the University.  A copy of the proposed policy, which still has to be approved, is attached.

  1. Consider recommendations made by the FY 01 AP&P re the Provost’s Committee on Undergraduate Retention regarding the administrative drop period.

Covered in 8 above.

  1. Investigate issues related to academic misconduct, including the practices of faculty in the disposition of academic misconduct cases, in light of the pending course repeat policy.

Nothing was done

11.  Consider whether there should be an oversight process for certificate programs.

No action

12.  Clarify and interpret the meaning of attendance as it relates to the academic forgiveness policy(USRR 2).

No action

13.  Recommend standards and procedures for the adoption of undergraduate Minors, where such Minors involve course outside of a school or the College.

No action.

 

The two big items completed this year by AP&P were the new withdrawal policy and the alternative to the 54 credit hours of upper division courses recommended by the Board of Regents.