Francine G. McNairy
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
DATE:>
January 10, 1996
SUBJECT:
Four-year Degree Commitment
This memo is written to request that the Joint Faculty-Student Conference
Committee work with two members of the Deans' Council in providing an
official statement regarding Millersville University's ability to enable
students to graduate with a baccalaureate degree within a four-year
period. You may recall that I addressed this at the last faculty senate
meeting of the 1995 Fall Semester. Millersville University does make an
effort to enable our students to graduate within a four-year time limit,
but we can make substantial improvement. In addition, we should share
our good track record with appropriate constitutent groups and potential
students.
The Ad hoc Committee should address the following issues in its
deliberations: 1. Determine what percentage of our students do in fact graduate in
four years.2. Determine what degree programs enable students to graduate within
four years.3. Determine what strategies the University employs to enable
students who take an appropriate number of credits to graduate in four
years.4. Determine what the issues and requirements would be so a student
could graduate within four years.5. Determine what the issues and requirements would be that the
University must address to increase the number/percentage of students who
want and can complete the baccalaureate degree in four years.6. Determine which degree programs prohibit a student from graduating
within a four-year time period.
Thank you for your assistance in addressing this matter. Return to Faculty Senate Home Page Return to MU Home Page