A&S; Curriculum Committee Minutes, 9/30/97

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MINUTES

SEPTEMBER 30, 1997

Members present: S. Davis, J. Hart, S. Maloney, M. Rohmann, E. Segal (Chair), R. Taylor

Members absent: R. Sahoo

Professor Segal called the meeting to order at 9:45.

The Committee prepared its report to the Faculty Assembly on the undergraduate 
academic policies proposed by the Undergraduate Initiatives Committee.

The recommendations are:

1.  Repetition of courses:  policy recommended by the commission is identical 
    to current A&S; policy.

2.  Transfer grade acceptance:  the Committee recommends against approval of 
    the proposed policy to grant credit for transfer courses in which a grade of
    "D" was earned.

3.  Program grade point average:  the Committee recommends approval of the 
    proposed policy.  The change would discontinue program grade point average
    and replace it with a university grade point average.  The university grade
    point average would be calculated on the basis of all non-remedial work
    taken at the University of Louisville.  As a corollary to this change, the
    college would accept all non-remedial work as degree-applicable.

4.  Transfer equivalency determination:  the Committee recommends approval of 
    the proposed policy.  In addition, the Committee recommends that all units 
    honor the equivalencies determined by the "best fit" unit.  The
    recommendation for approval does not encompass the note in the "Commission
    Comments" which suggests the possibility of assigning determination of
    equivalency of 100-200 level courses to the Office of Admissions.

        b.  Community college transfer limits policy (total hours required):
            the Committee recommends approval of the proposed policy.

5.  Residency:  the Committee recommends approval of the proposed policy.

6.  Grade status change (audit/credit):  the policy recommended by the 
    Commission is identical to the current A&S; policy.

7.  Late complete withdrawal after deadline:  the Committee
    recommends approval of the proposed policy.  The policy does not
    change the role of the instructor in approval of selective late withdrawals
    at any point, or of complete withdrawals once a grade has been assigned.

8.  Academic bankruptcy:  the Committee recommends against approval of the 
    proposed policy, but would support the following policy:

        Students who have been out of higher education for at least two years 
        and then return to achieve a 2.50 grade point average or higher on at
        least the first 12 degree-applicable hours are eligible to apply for
        Academic Bankruptcy.  Under this policy, students (if approved) may void
        one or more entire semesters of college work.  Bankruptcy may be
        declared only once in an entire career at the University of Louisville,
        regardless of changes in enrollment unit.  The voided semesters will be
        removed from the student's grade point average and semester hours
        completed calculation.  When application of the bankruptcy policy
        results in the voiding of a required course, a prerequisite, or part
        of a sequence of courses which has been successfully completed and
        which is necessary for the student's program, that portion of the
        requirement will be waived, and an equivalent number and level of
        elective hours shall be required for graduation.  Students are advised
        that while the voided hours are taken from their grade point average
        calculation, the course work does remain a part of the permanent record.
        The bankrupted work may be considered for financial aid purposes, NCAA
        purposes, and may be evaluated if applying for honors or graduate study.
        Additionally, students must be aware that Academic Bankruptcy is an
        internal policy and the University of Louisville cannot guarantee how
        the work will be viewed by another university, should the student
        choose to transfer.

9.  Warning, probation, and suspension:  the Committee recommends against 
    approval of the proposed policy.

10. Enrollment standards:  the Committee recommends approval of the proposed 
    policy.

11. Catalog year:  the Committee recommends against approval of the proposed 
    policy.  The Committee believed that the seven-year catalog limitation 
    proposed would be detrimental to part-time students, who frequently take
    more than seven years to complete a degree.  It also believed that currency
    of catalog and currency of course content were separate issues.  

The Committee canceled its regularly scheduled meeting of October 7.  The next 
meeting will be October 21.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:30.
[10/2/97]