Referred to a standing committee

BAS degree program structure

Pres. Ruud asked the Provost to explore the possibility of offering a Bachelor's of Applied Science degree.  It is one of his key priorities for this year.  His goal is to enhance our relationships with Iowa Community Colleges.  He believes we need to mitigate barriers for community college students to transfer to UNI.

Proposed Changes to policy for transfer credit

Currently the letter grades for classes taken from other institutions are transferred in along with credit for the courses. This is problematic for several reasons. 

1. Degrees and curricula are the province of the faculty, and UNI faculty have no control over the quality or rigor of courses taken at other institutions.

2. Some students have cumulative GPAs which are much higher than their UNI GPA owing to courses taken at other institutions. This can have an impact on decisions for maintaining existing scholarships or acquiring new scholarships. 

BAS degree program structure

Pres. Ruud asked the Provost to explore the possibility of offering a Bachelor's of Applied Science degree.  It is one of his key priorities for this year.  His goal is to enhance our relationships with Iowa Community Colleges.  He believes we need to mitigate barriers for community college students to transfer to UNI.

University Writing Committee Report and Recommendations

Whereas, early in 2014, the Faculty Senate asked the University Writing Committee (UWC) to undertake an initiative with the goal of improving the writing skills of UNI undergraduate students;and whereas the UWC has addressed this task, in part by studying writing requirements at peer institutions, and, based on its findings, has prepared the attached report and recommendations;