Millersville University, Faculty Senate

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To:			Faculty Senate
From:			Joel B. Piperberg, Chair, Academic Standards Committee
Date:			July 11, 1996

ADDENDUM 1995-96 Report of the Academic Standards Committee

1. The Academic Standards Committee met on June 4 and 5, 1996 from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM to hear the appeals of those students dismissed at the end of the Spring 1996 semester. The following table summarizes the results for this semester. The results include one case heard later in the summer due to scheduling difficulties for the student involved. These cases were heard by Joel Piperberg and Mariano Gonzalez.

Categories			Number (Percentage)
Total number of dismissals			136
Total number of appeals			67 (49% of dismissals)
Number of appeals granted			43 (64% of appeals)
Number of dismissals upheld			24 (36% of appeals)

Following appeals, 93 students still remain in dismissal status.

SUMMARY INFORMATION

A. Race and Gender Data*

54 (39.7%) females

82 (60.3%) males

83 (70%) white

29 (21%) minorities

B. Total Credits Earned by Students Dismissed*

45 (33%)			0-29 credits
55 (40%)			30-59 credits
29 (21%)			60-89 credits
6 (4%)
1 (0.7%)			>120 credits

C. School/Major of Students Dismissed*

# (%) of Students	School	Mode Major
59 (43%)	HMSS	BUAD (24)
28 (21%)	SCMA	BIOL/CSCI (7/7)
16 (12%)	EDUC	ITEC, OSHM, EDTE (8)
33 (24%)	NONE	UND

*Data were provided by the Registrar's Office.

Every student received verbal notification of the Committee's decision immediately following their hearing and a formal (written notification approximately one week later from the Committee Chairperson. Students whose appeals were granted received recommendations appropriate to their needs (e.g., counseling, academic advisement, career planning, repeating courses, etc.) in order to assist them in quickly reestablishing a satisfactory academic standing.

2. The Committee also heard five requests for readmission to the University under the terms of the Academic Amnesty policy. Four requests were approved by the Committee and notification of the Committee's approval was sent to the Registrar. One request was denied because the student had not been away from the University for the full five year period.

3. Since the June meetings, one belated appeal has been heard by Joel Piperberg and Mariano Gonzalez. The appeal was granted and appears in the table above.

ACADEMIC DISMISSALS/APPEALS

FALL 1989-FALL 1995

Term	No. Dismissed*	No. Appeals	No. Appeals Approved	No. Final Dismissals**
FA89	--	--	--	90
FA90	120	--	--	72
FA91	117	59	33	83
FA92	112	37	72
FA93	105	44	37	72
FA94	118	55	36	77
FA95	117	55	32	79

SPRING 1990-SPRING 1996

Term	No. Dismissed*	No. Appeals	No. Appeals Approved	No. Final Dismissals**
SP90	139	--	32	97
SP91	124	59	27	97
SP92	98	51	32	60
SP93	117	63	45	64
SP94	120	63	46	70
SP95	128	63	46	79
SP96	136	66	42	94

*Number of students initially identified as subject to dismissal.
**Number of students currently on registration probation table with dismissal code for term indicated

Report compiled for M. Gonzalez by P. Koenig
7/5/96

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