Senate Bill 10-11-11
| Bill ID: | 10-11-11 |
| Name: | Proposal to Review the University of Maryland Policies Concerning Academic Transcripts and Calculation of Grade Point Average |
| Proposed: | 08/07/2010 |
| Sponsor: | Jamison Kantor |
| Proposal: | To implement a weighted plus/minus grading system at the University of Maryland. Implementation of a more nuanced calculations (taking account of +and -reflected in 1/3 point increments) system would be more accurate and fair, and could promote a healthier academic environment. Simply revise the policy to calculate student's grade accounting for 1/3 point increments. The weighted plus/minus grading calculation method is widely practiced. |
| Active? | No |
| Policy: | http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/iii600a.html |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 11/21/2011 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2011-11-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-11-09 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the report. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the report and recommendations and voted to approve it at the November 9, 2011 Senate meeting. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2011-10-17 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-10-24 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the November 9, 2011 Senate meeting agenda for consideration. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the APAS Committee's report on the Provost's implementation plan for plus-minus grading at its November 24, 2011, meeting and voted to forward the recommendations to the Senate for review. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Academic Procedures & Standards (APAS) Committee |
| Received: | 2011-09-07 |
| Decision Due By: | 2011-10-17 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The APAS Committee discussed its re-charge and the Provost's proposed implementation plan at its meetings in September and October of 2011. After discussion, the committee voted to endorse the proposed implementation plan, recommend that an A+ be calculated as a 4.0, and recommend that full implementation take place at the beginning of the Fall 2012 semester. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2011-08-31 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-09-07 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the APAS Committee with considering the Provost's proposed implementation plan. |
| Actions: | After receiving the Provost's proposed plan, the SEC voted to charge the APAS committee with its review at its September 7, 2011, meeting. |
| Next Step: | APAS Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Provost's Office |
| Received: | 2011-04-13 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-08-31 |
| Decision: | Provost Wylie sent a response to the SEC. |
| Actions: | Provost Ann Wylie reviewed the letter from the SEC and the report from the APAS Committee that was sent on April 13, 2011. She also sent a proposed implementation plan. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2011-04-01 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-04-08 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to send a memo to the Provost's Office. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the APAS Committee's report and voted to send a memo to the Provost's Office requesting the development of an implementation plan along with the committee report. |
| Next Step: | Provost Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Academic Procedures & Standards (APAS) Committee |
| Received: | 2010-09-28 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-03-10 |
| Decision Due By: | 2010-03-01 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The APAS Committee met and began discussing this issue in the Fall 2010 semester. The committee reviewed the history of the topic in the University Senate. The members also reviewed research on peer institutions, which had been compiled by the Senate Office. The committee consulted with the Provost's Office on the issues and began writing its report in February 2011 On March 10, 2011, the APAS Committee finalized its report and recommendations and voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2010-08-24 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-09-27 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the APAS Committee with review of the proposal. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the proposal at its September 27, 2010 meeting and voted to charge the APAS Committee with its review. |
| Next Step: | APAS Committee Review |
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