Senate Actions Relating to Academic Records
2010-2011
 |
November 8, 2010
Bylaw language regarding the requirement that all undergraduate classes have written final examinations was changed to read:
It is required that all undergraduate courses provide a clear form of final
assessment of student work at the end of the semester, the assessment being
consonant with and sufficient for the learning goals of the course. Such assessment
may include but is not limited to proctored in-class examinations, projects in project
based courses, portfolios in writing intensive courses, and take-home finals, for
example. |
In all undergraduate courses the final assessments must be due at the times scheduled by the university during the
week set aside for final assessments, and at no other times, so as not to compromise instructional time at the end of
the semester. In the case of in-class and other proctored final examinations, these examinations must be given in the
places and at the times scheduled by the university. For all in-class final examinations and for all final assessments that
are assigned during the last week of classes, the university’s bunched final examination policy will apply.
The requirement for a final assessment may be waived in the case of independent studies as defined by the departments
and in other special cases, such as lab courses, where a convincing argument is made that a discrete, final assessment is
not the best method of evaluation for the course. Such cases require approval of the department and of the dean of the
school or college before the beginning of the semester in which the course will be offered.
January 31, 2011
Approved the removal of reference to semester or year of offering from course descriptions in the Undergraduate Catalog.
April 25, 2011
Revised the residence requirement for undergraduate degrees, clarifying the language to put it in agreement with current practice, revising the approval process for exceptions, and allowing individual schools and colleges to require more than the University minimum. Added language relating to classes missed due to inclement weather to the bylaw regarding class attendance. Instructors are expected to make reasonable attempts to complete all stated course learning objectives by the last day of classes. |
2009-2010
February 1, 2010
Bylaw language regarding academic dismissal revised to conform with current practice.
March 1, 2010
Revised the General Education Guidelines to allow courses to be designated in multiple Content Areas. Students now must pass at least seven Content Area courses, amounting to a total of at least twenty-one credits.
May 3, 2010
Revised the Academic Calendar, effective in the 2011-2012 academic year, to add a Reading Day on the Thursday of Exam Week in the Fall semester (only) and to move the Spring Recess after the eighth week of Spring semester classes.
2008-2009
November 10, 2008
Motion to create a Part-time student Dean’s List approved.
December 8, 2008
Revised the Second Language description in the General Education Guidelines.
February 2, 2009
Revised the definition of Cheating in the Student Code.
May 4, 2009
Set the December degree conferral date as the Sunday following the end of final exams.
2007-2008
November 12, 2007
Changed the deadline for making up grades of Incomplete and Absent from the end of the third week of the student’s next semester of enrollment to the end of the third week of the next semester.
December 10, 2007
Amended the requirements for an additional undergraduate degree to waive the 30 additional credit requirement for students who complete the requirements of both a teacher preparation degree in the Neag School of Education and another school or college.
January 28, 2008
Revised the procedures for reviewing and administering INTD courses.
March 31, 2008
Updated the procedures for handling cases of academic misconduct by undergraduate students.
2006-2007
September 11, 2006
An instructor may disenroll a student who is auditing a class if the student is not meeting the auditing criteria set forth by the instructor.
December 11, 2006
Approved the University of Connecticut Policy on Academic Adjustments for General Education Competencies: Quantitative Reasoning and/or Second Language.
January 29, 2007
The Registrar’s Office is permitted to use a five-digit numbering system beginning with the digit 9 to list transfer courses that transfer in as generic courses.
February 26, 2007
For current 200 level, general education courses not open to sophomores that will be listed at the 3000 or 4000 level under the new numbering system, the following line may be added by departments “open only to juniors or higher” when this change is consistent with current course requirements. Schools and Colleges may submit a list of courses requiring this addition to catalog copy directly to the Registrar’s office, submitting a copy to the Senate Curricula and Courses committee for informational purposes only.
Procedures will be as follows: Once approved by the appropriate School or College, each department is to send to the Office of the Registrar a list of all courses for which they want to preserve the current restrictions on the status of the student population who may register for a course. The Office of the Registrar will preserve these settings in the computer system and will add any necessary wording in the print and on-line catalog.
2005-2006
September 12, 2005
The Senate postponed the implementation of the new course numbering system until the 2008-2009 Catalogs in order to allow departments more time to review their curricula and provide information on their new course numbers to the Registrar.
October 10, 2005
The Senate approved a change in the course title for courses numbered xx89 in conjunction with the new course numbering system to “Undergraduate Research”.
February 13, 2006
The Senate recommended that the Provost consider revising the requirements for Minors by removing the existing 3-credit restriction placed on the application of transfer of credits for courses equivalent to University of Connecticut courses towards Minors. This recommendation was subsequently accepted by the Provost.
The Senate adopted the recommendation of the Second Language Report from the General Education Oversight Committee regarding University's second language requirement: “A student meets the minimum requirement if admitted to the University with three years of a single foreign language in high school, or the equivalent. When the years of study have been split between high school and earlier grades, the requirement is met if the student has successfully completed the third-year high school level course. With anything less than that, the student must pass the second semester course in the first year sequence of college level study in a single language.”
2004-2005
September 13, 2004
Skill codes applied under the previous General Education System that were not approved for the new General Education System will be removed from all courses beginning with the 2005-2006 Catalog. The Registrar's office may choose to attach temporary skill code designations to courses or modify catalog copy to indicate their role in the old system, for the benefit of students selecting courses to fulfill the previous general education requirements.
October 11, 2004
All students entering the University or changing school or college within the University beginning with the Fall semester 2005 are expected to meet these General Education Requirements. Bearing in mind the principles outlined in this document, the Dean of the admitting School or College may make substitutions to the requirements for students who entered higher education prior to fall 2005 and on a continuing basis for other students. Each Dean will submit an annual report summarizing this activity to GEOC by the end of the Spring semester each year
November 8, 2004
Degrees will be conferred three times annually: on Commencement Day in May and December, and on August 24 following the summer sessions . Students who do not complete work for the degree by one conferral date may qualify for the next conferral date by satisfactorily completing all graduation requirements. Students who are candidates for May or the following August may participate in the May Commencement. Students who are candidates for December and those who will complete their requirements in the following January may participate in the December Commencement.
February 14, 2005
When a student repeats a course after receiving a degree, the student's transcript will indicate a grade, but no registered credit, for the repeated course. The grade and registered credit recorded for the course prior to receipt of the degree shall continue to be included in the GPA and credit calculations.
March 14, 2005
The Senate approved the new course numbering system. Departments are to submit the new numbers to the Registrar by November 2005. The new numbers will go into effect with the 2007-2008 Catalog. See the Course Renumbering web site for more details.
April 4, 2005
GEOC approval is required before offering a General Education course for a duration of four weeks or less.
Last updated 8/22/11
|
University of Connecticut |