| Present: Jean
Edwards, Joe Law,
Richard Mercer, Tony Ortiz, Bobbie Pohlman, Tom
Sav, Alpana Sharma, Fred Garber (forJoe Slater). Guests:
Mary Holland.
Approved Minutes of March April 8, 2010. Writing
Across the Curriculum
Committee (WAC) -- Joe Law, Chair, no report.
University
General Education
Committee (UGEC) -- Jean Edwards, Chair, no report.
Undergraduate
Academic Program
Review Committee (UAPRC) -- Susan
Carrafiello, Chair, the committee met on April 21 to review
Liberal Studies program submission.
Course Inventory and Modification Requests CECS
The
CECS requested a tabling of the ME Semester Proposals submitted through
Workflow and reviewed by UCAPC at the April 29 meeting.
None
New Programs None
Academic Policies Reviewed
The
OBR is proposing to revise its policy for the way transfer credit is
applied. Currently, it's determined by the sending institution--if it's
a 200-level course there but we give credit for a 300-level course, for
instance, then we give credit for the course but don't count it toward
requirements for upper-level classes. The proposal would reverse it, so
that in this example it would be considered 300-level. The proposed
changes are as follows
The current policy is also available at The committee asks that the University community review the proposal and provide any comments, suggestions, etc. to Joe Law, Assistant Vice President for Articulation and Transfer (joe.law@wright.edu). Reviewed
The committee reviewed an outline
of a
possible independent study policy proposal forwarded from a senate ad
hoc committee. UCAPC members identified several issues associated
with
the proposal but did not yet have time to circulate it within their
colleges. After gathering recommendations from that process, the
committee will proceed with an additional review.
Adjourned: Subject to resolution of the semester workload, the committee will hold meetings every Thursday at 2:15 p.m. for the approval of semester proposals. Senate meetings for approvals are as follows:
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