Academic Standards Committee

Minutes of 25 November 2008 Meeting

Sprague (Room 118) – Student Center

 The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:36 pm. 

Present:

University Deans – M. Horan (A & S), S. Braverman (Business), M. P. Bigley (representative – SEPS)

Student Affairs – (no member present)

Recruitment and Admissions – L. Hall (Director)

A & S Faculty – S. Gilmore (English), M. Mitchell (Math), J. Tully (History), C. Waiveris (Math), M. Wizevich (Physics/Earth Sciences)

Business Faculty – C. Crespi (Accounting)

SEPS Faculty – C. Mulcahy (Reading and Lang. Arts)

E & T Faculty – J. Mulrooney (Chair) (Biomolecular Science)

No Guests

1. Motion (M.P. Bigley) to approve minutes of 28 October 2008.

            Vote: 13 yeas, 0 neas, 1 abstention. Motion passed.

 2. The Committee took up the following pending motion from the meeting of 28 October 2008:

 Proposal for Academic Standards regarding

Eligibility for Extra Courses

      Current Catalog Description:

Eligibility for Extra Courses - A full-time student may take 12 to 18 semester credits without special permission.  A student who wishes to register for more than the customary semester program of academic work should apply in writing to the appropriate academic dean at least one week prior to registration for the semester in which the additional course is to be taken.  Credit overload forms are available on the Registrar’s Website at www.ccsu.edu/Registrar.  Effective Fall 2003, in addition to the applicable tuition/required fees, full-time undergraduate students registering for more than 18 credits will be assessed excess credit fees of $240 per credit for each credit beyond 18. These fees are non-refundable and will not be deleted if at a later time the total credits number less than 19.

Proposed Change in Policy:

Eligibility for Extra Courses – A full-time student may take 12 to 17 semester credits without special permission.  A student who wishes to register for 18 credits should request authorization from his or her academic advisor, department chairperson, or academic dean. A student who wishes to register for more than 18 credits should apply in writing to the appropriate academic dean at least one week prior to registration for the semester in which the additional course is to be taken. 

(this section unchanged) Credit overload forms are available on the Registrar’s Website at www.ccsu.edu/Registrar.  Effective Fall 2003, in addition to the applicable tuition/required fees, full-time undergraduate students registering for more than 18 credits will be assessed excess credit fees of $240 per credit for each credit beyond 18. These fees are non-refundable and will not be deleted if at a later time the total credits number less than 19.

  Vote: 9 Yeas, 4 Nays, 0 Abstentions – Motion passed.

 The meeting adjourned at 3:32 pm.

 Respectfully submitted,

 J. Tully

Secretary