Senate Bill 11-12-31
| Bill ID: | 11-12-31 |
| Name: | Proposal to Change the Minimum Average in all Courses Applied to Undergraduate Major Requirements |
| Proposed: | 02/15/2012 |
| Sponsor: | Kathy Beardsley |
| Proposal: | The proposal asks for a minimum campus standard for completing undergraduate degree requirements at the University. The proposal is in response to the planned implementation of the new policy on plus/minus grading, which will be implemented in Fall 2012. The thrust of the policy incorporates fractional computations of numerical values assigned to letter grades in the calculation of student GPAs. The proposal suggests that a new policy be put into place that would require all undergraduate students to earn a minimum of a C (2.0) cumulative GPA across all courses used to satisfy major degree requirements. The proposal also recommends that the minimum grade for any required course should be a C-. Major degree requirements could exceed this minimum requirement, as is the case in some academic units across the campus. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 05/01/2012 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2012-04-12 |
| Decision Date: | 2012-04-19 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted in favor of the amended report |
| Actions: | Senator Rosenthal, Faculty, College of Arts & Humanities, made a motion to amend the recommendation as follows: Beginning with students matriculating in Fall 2012, to be awarded a baccalaureate degree, students must have a minimum C (2.00) cumulative grade point average across all courses used to satisfy major degree requirements, minor requirements, and undergraduate certificate requirements. Individual department, college, school, or program requirements may exceed this minimum. The motion to amend the report passed. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2012-03-30 |
| Decision Date: | 2012-04-05 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the April 19, 2012 Senate agenda. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Academic Procedures & Standards (APAS) Committee |
| Received: | 2012-02-24 |
| Decision Date: | 2012-03-26 |
| Decision: | To recommend an addition to the University's Policy on Degree Requirements, which will require that undergraduate students must have a minimum C (2.00) cumulative GPA across all courses used to satisfy major degree requirements in order to be awarded a baccalaureate degree. To recommend that this change begin with students matriculating in Fall 2012, and individual department, college, school, or program requirements may exceed this minimum standard. |
| Actions: | The APAS Committee met with the Proposer at its meeting on Monday, February 27th to discuss the proposal and charge. The committee reviewed peer institution data and consulted with the Office of Undergraduate Studies, the Office of the Provost, and the President's Legal Office. The APAS Committee met on Monday, March 26th, drafted and voted on a proposed recommendation to be submitted to the Senate Executive Committee (SEC) by the Friday, March 30th deadline. |
| Next Step: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2012-02-15 |
| Decision Date: | 2012-02-22 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Academic Procedures and Standards (APAS) Committee with reviewing the proposal |
| Next Step: | Academic Procedures and Standards (APAS) Committee Review |
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