GENERAL
POLICY REPORT #15
UNIVERSITY
OF IDAHO
December 2,
1999
TO:
MEMBERS OF THE RESIDENT FACULTY
The items listed below, approved by Faculty Council
on November 16 and November 30, 1999, respectively, will be considered to
have the necessary faculty approvals unless a petition requesting further
consideration of specific items is signed by five faculty members and
submitted to the chair of the Faculty Council within 14 calendar days after
the date of circulation. If no petition is received within 14 days, the
entire report will be submitted to the president for approval and
transmittal to the regents, if regents' action is required. If a petition is
received, the items in the report for which further consideration is
requested will be referred to the Faculty Council and the remainder of the
report will move forward. On
items referred to it, the council may: (1) affirm the action and report it
to a meeting of the university faculty, (2) amend the action and report it
to a meeting of the university faculty, or (3) rescind the action.
A.
PROPOSED CHANGES IN ACADEMIC REGULATIONS E-1-a AND J-3. [Approved
by UCC November 8, 1999; approved by Faculty Council November 16, 1999] (effective
Summer 2000 on approval by the faculty, president and regents):
The Faculty Council approved a proposal from the College of
Letters and Science to change two academic regulations as follows: (Changes
are underlined)
1.
Change regulation E-1-a to read:
For
purposes of reporting and record, academic work is graded as follows: A-superior;
B-above average; C-average; D-below average; F-failure; I-incomplete work of
passing quality (see regulation F); W-withdrawal; WU-withdrawal from the
university; P-pass (see below); IP-in progress (see E-2); N-unsatisfactory
and must be repeated (used only in Engl 090, 101, and 102 and
Chem 050.
2.
Change the last sentence of the first paragraph of J-3 to read:
Degree-seeking
students must be enrolled in Math 107 or in a course that meets the core
requirements in mathematical, statistical, and computer sciences and in Engl
090, 101, or 102 in their first year in residence and in
subsequent years until the core requirements in mathematical, statistical,
and computer sciences and Engl 102 have been satisfied.
Rationale: The changes are needed to accommodate the new Engl 090,
Developmental Writing (0 cr).
B. PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE NAME OF A MINOR IN THE COLLEGE OF
FORESTRY, WILDLIFE AND RANGE SCIENCES [Approved by UCC November 8, 1999; approved by
Faculty Council November 16, 1999] (effective Summer 2000 on
approval by the faculty, president and regents): Faculty Council
approved a proposal from the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range
Sciences to change the title of the following minor:
From:
"Natural Resource Communication Minor"
To:
"Environmental Communication Minor"
C. PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE NAMES OF TWO MAJORS IN THE COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION. [Approved
by UCC November 8, 1999; approved by Faculty Council November 16, 1999] (effective
Summer 2000 on approval by the faculty, president and regents): Faculty
Council approved a proposal from the College of Education to change the
titles of the following majors:
From:
"Major in Vocational Education (B.S.Ed., M.S., M.Ed.,
Ed.S.Voc.Ed.)"
To:
"Major
in Professional-Technical Education (B.S.Ed., M.S., M.Ed., Ed.S.P.-T.Ed.)"
and
From:
"Dan (B.Dan.)"
To:
"Dan (B.S.Dan.)"
D. PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE NAMES OF TWO DEPARTMENTS IN THE
COLLEGE OF MINES AND EARTH RESOURCES. [Approved by UCC November 8, 1999; approved by
Faculty Council November 16, 1999] (effective Summer 2000 on
approval by the faculty, president and regents): Faculty Council
approved a proposal from the College of Mines and Earth Resources to change
the titles of the following departments:
From:
"Department of Geology and Geological Engineering"
To:
"Department
of Geological Sciences"
From:
"Department of Metallurgical and Mining Engineering"
To:
"Department of Materials, Metallurgical, Mining, and
Geological Engineering"
E.
PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE DEFINITION OF A UNIT OF CREDIT AS STATED IN
ACADEMIC REGULATION D-1. [Approved
by UCC November 15, 1999; approved by Faculty Council November 30, 1999]
(effective Summer 2000 on approval by the faculty, president and
regents): The Faculty Council approved a proposal to
change academic regulation D-1 as follows, effective Summer 2000:
D-1.
Unit of Credit Defined.
One unit of credit represents what a typical student might be
expected to learn in one week of full-time study (40-45 hours including
class time and preparation). Each
course is evaluated by a system of credits related to time spent in class,
lab, study-preparation, or field investigation.
A semester credit is expected to require a total of three hours of
scholarly activity each week. Ordinarily one 50-minute hour of class attendance is
scheduled for each credit, but any combination of class attendance, lab,
study-preparation, or field investigation may be arranged.
When students are permitted to register for credit in workshops
and similar short courses, credit is granted on the basis of one semester
credit for each week of full-time scholarly activity required.
Credit for workshops and similar short courses is granted on the
basis of one semester credit for at least 45 hours of scholarly activity.
Exceptions to this policy for undergraduate courses must be approved
by the University Curriculum Committee.
Exceptions for graduate courses must be approved by the Graduate
Council and the University Curriculum Committee.
Rationale: The varying delivery methods that are now possible for
courses, and the increased demand for those courses, suggest that regulation
D-1 should be amended slightly. Courses that are web based or that are
delivered by other alternate methods require a standard amount of scholarly
activity per credit hour, but do not necessarily conform to the same time
schedule as courses taught in the traditional format.
All
of these items may be viewed in their original form and format at the
Faculty Secretary’s Office – Room M6 – in Brink Hall.
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