Senate Bill 07-08-14
| Bill ID: | 07-08-14 |
| Name: | 30-Credit Hour Rule |
| Proposed: | 09/27/2007 |
| Sponsor: | Donna Hamilton, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for Undergraduate Studies |
| Proposal: | This proposal requests to review the rules regarding whether the last 30-credits of a student's academic career must be taken on the University of Maryland College Park campus. |
| Active? | No |
| Policy: | http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/iii700a.html |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 11/19/2009 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2009-11-05 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-11-12 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the proposal. |
| Actions: | The Senate approved the proposal and sent it to the President for review. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-10-22 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-10-29 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the proposal on the November 11, 2009 Senate meeting agenda. |
| Actions: | The SEC approved the proposal and sent it to the Senate for review. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Academic Procedures & Standards (APAS) Committee |
| Received: | 2009-04-27 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-10-21 |
| Decision Due By: | 2010-02-01 |
| Decision: | The APAS Committee voted to put forth proposed changes to the current University policy. |
| Actions: | After the proposal was returned to APAS, Chair Moses requested that the committee continue to research the issue in the 2009-2010 school year, by including it in the 2008-2009 APAS Annual Report. On October 19, 2009, representatives of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and the Office of Undergraduate Studies met with the Chair of the APAS Committee to draft language for the proposed policy changes. On October 21, 2009, the committee discussed the drafted language and voted to recommend changes to the policy. The resulting vote was 14 members in favor, 0 members opposed, and 1 abstention. The proposed changes were vetted through the President's Legal Office. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-04-06 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-04-27 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to return the report to the APAS Committee for further review. |
| Actions: | The SEC initially voted to place the report of the APAS Committee on the Senate agenda for the April 23, 2009 Senate meeting. The 30-Credit Hour Rule was not considered at the April 23, 2009 meeting because the Senate ran out of time. In the meantime, the SEC received four amendments from the Dean for Undergraduate Studies Donna Hamilton on April 24th, 2009. On April 27, 2009, the SEC reviewed the amendments and discussed whether to endorse them. Ultimately the SEC decided to return the proposal to the APAS Committee to review the amendments and the additional issues raised by the SEC. |
| Next Step: | APAS Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Academic Procedures & Standards (APAS) Committee |
| Received: | 2007-10-15 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-04-06 |
| Decision Due By: | 2008-02-13 |
| Decision: | The APAS Committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The APAS Committee reviewed the proposal at its November 6th, 2007 meeting and decided that more specific details were needed before a full review could take place. Later, at its March 25th, 2008 meeting, the committee discussed the charge again and recommended that language be clarified in Undergraduate Catalog. The committee wrote a statement that proposed new rules regarding the 30-Credit Rule policy and voted to send its recommendations to the SEC in April 2009. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2007-09-25 |
| Decision Date: | 2007-10-04 |
| Decision: | The SEC charged the APAS Committee with reviewing the proposal. |
| Actions: | The SEC charged the APAS Committee with reviewing the merits of the recommendation and the proposed additional language for the last 30-Credit Rule. |
| Next Step: | APAS Committee Review |
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