Current policy
The completion of any major program at Millersville University requires
that students must complete the major-field-of-study courses (courses in
the discipline but not the required related courses) with a minimum
Q.P.A. of 2.0 and that 50% of the major field of study credits must be
completed at Millersville University. No department may require an
overall grade point average higher than the 2.0 University requirement
for graduation.
[added by Faculty Senate on 6/14/94:
The major QPA is calculated on the basis of grades earned in all courses
listed in the major field. In order to include professional education
courses in a BSE student's QPA, two separate QPAs will be calculated for
education courses and for non-education courses.]
All departments specify the courses required for completion of the major.
These are identified as part of the degree program approval process or
the revision of major requirements process. The completion-of-the-major
policy pertains to major Q.P.A. requirements that are higher than the
University-wide A.P.A.-in-the-major requirements or extra-course major
requirements. Examples of these are achievement examinations, evaluation
of student performance as measured against competency statements, or the
achievement of a higher than 2.0 Q.P.A. in a specified set of major
courses.
Proposals for special requirements for completion of the major program
must be forwarded to the School Curriculum Committee, then to the
Undergraduate Course and Program Review Committee and finally to the
Faculty Senate for approval. Approved requirements will be added to the
University catalog. Main motion on floor
Substitute the following:
The completion of and major program at Millersville University requires
that students must complete all courses in the major (courses in the
discipline but not the required-related courses) with a minimum
cumulative grade point average of 2.0. In addition fifty percent of the
credits in the major must be completed at Millersville University. A
department can neither require a cumulative grade point average higher
than the 2.0 University requirement, nor a grade point average higher
than the minimum University requirement for completion of the major.
Departments have the right to establish a competency level (minimum of
"C" grade) for courses in the major and required-related courses.
All departments must specify the courses required for completion of the
major and any additional requirements not specifically related to
coursework such as achievement examinations, certification examination,
and evaluation of student performance as measured against competency
statements.
Proposals for special departmental requirements for completion of the
major must be approved by the appropriate School Curriculum Committee,
the Undergraduate Course and Program Review Committee, and the Faculty
Senate. Approved requirements for completion of their major must be
promulgated in the University catalog.
At our 2/21 meetingan election was conducted to fill an unexpired vacancy
on the Academic Policies Committee which terminates 8/31/95. I have had
to invalidate this election since, according to the Office of the
Associate VPAA, the individual elected is fulltime temporary (eligibility
is restricted to regular faculty--determined 3/15/94). We will need to
decide today whether to repoen the vacancy or wait until the 9/5
elections.
Deans' Council Notes of 1/25/95 indicate that "this subject [grade
inflation] will be RTA'd following APSCUF and Faculty Senate
discussions". To my knowledge, the matter of "grade inflation" is not
scheduled for discussion in Faculty Senate.
As of 2/23, there were 706 undergraduates and 33 graduate students
scheduled to graduate in May. The Provost will be attending our 4/10
meeting of Commencement Committee.
I have scheduled our summer meeting for Tuesday, June 13 at 3 PM
(location to be announced).
The following departments need to elect 95-98 Senators between 4/1 and
5/31: Business Administration, Computer Science, Earth Sciences,
Economics, Health& Physical Education, Nursing, Physics, Psychology, and
Special Education. I have notified each department chair and Senator by
mail.
The Bloomsburg University Curriculum Committee has forwarded to the
Millersville "University Curriculum Committee" a resolution they passed
"at a recent meeting" endorsing continued funding at current levels of
public radio and television in the United States.
If you propose a motion which changes Governance Manual text and
you have those changes in Word Perfect or Microsoft Word, you are
requested to provide this file to me. the handout I provided last time on
Admisssion/Retention and the first bulleted item above required manual
typing. I remind you that I maintain a current (unofficial) Governance
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