1. | After the 8-week time period (or extension) has expired, the Registrar will ask the instructor to assign a grade to close out the record. | |
2. | If the student does not enroll in the Univesity during the following semester, the instructor will still be asked to assign a grade to close out the incomplete and the student will have to re-register for the course when s/he returns if s/he wishes to change the recorded grade. | |
3. | If the student cannot complete the work within the 8-week period, the instructor may request a reasonable time extension for the student to complete the work; or the instructor may choose to simply assign a grade based on the work which has been completed. |
A student who has met the departmental retention requirements at the time of review thereafter cannot be dismissed from the major for reasons based solely on GPA unless the student fails to meet the minimum Millersville University requirements for completion of the major. If a student's performance after the retention is found to be unsatisfactory for reasons other than GPA, deparmtents have the right to dismiss the student from the major pending a second departmental review and a two-thirds majority vote of the faculty members in the department.In the discussion, senator W. Dorman asked if a student would be dismissed from a major because of plagiarism. Provost F. McNairy said no. Faculty do not have that authority. Senator F. Erickson spoke in favor of the amendment. Senator C. McLeod asked the secretary to compose a corrected copy of the rention-in-the-major policy to include in the minutes (see attachment E). Acting Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs K. Gregoire said that students with mental health problems may not be appropriate social work, nursing, psychology, etc. majors.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, 7 February, 1995, from 4:05 - 5:45
p.m. in Chryst 210.