Motion: To amend the current wording of Item 11, p. 70 of the Governance
Manual concerning academic options:
#11. The word option shall be used for the variety of terms previously
referred to as concentrations, tracks, emphasis areas, or areas of
interest within the majors and minors.
To the following:
#11. The word option shall be used for the variety of terms previously
referred to as concentrations, tracks, emphasis areas, or areas of
interest within the majors and minors. As with minors, one-half or
more of the work required for the option must be completed at
Millersville.
APC further recommends that this policy be effective starting with
the Spring 1998 semester. Rationale:
*Departments may find that transfer students will have nearly or fully
completed their option at another institution (particularly when the first
institution is offering courses at the 100 or 200 level that MU teaches at
the 200 or 300 level).
*While the Governance Manual currently applies a "50% rule" to
majors and minors, it does not do so for options. In order to maintain the
integrity of MU's options similar to our majors and minors, APC believes
that the rule should be extended to include options as well. Return to Faculty Senate Home Page Return to MU Home Page