2004 - 05
FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
AGENDA
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Foothill Suite, University Union
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
(the 2005-2006 Faculty Senate meets from 3:00-3:30)
OPEN FORUM
CONSENT ACTION
| FS 05-28/ConC. | COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - SENATE |
General Education/Graduation Requirements Policies Committee
Jordan Halgas, At-large, 2008Faculty Endowment Fund Committee
George Paganelis, At-large, 2008Livingston Annual Faculty Lecture Committee
Tom Owens, At-large, 2006Pedagogy Enhancement Awards Subcommittee
Hong Wang, Library, 2008
| FS 05-29/Ex. | COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY |
Search Committee for Assistant Vice President Academic Affairs, Student Academic Success and Educational Equity
Sylvester Bowie
Cristy Jensen
| FS 05-30/Ex. | WRITING AND READING SUBCOMMITTEE, AMEND CHARGE AND MEMBERSHIP |
The Faculty Senate amends the charge and membership of the Writing and Reading Subcommittee of the Curriculum Policies Committee, as follows:
[underscore = addition]
A. Membership
The Writing and Reading Subcommittee of the Curriculum Policies Committee shall comprise one member from the English department and one member from each college serving three-year, overlapping terms, and the Coordinator of the Writing Program or designee, the Coordinator of the WPE, the Learning Skills Program Director or designee, and the Directors of the Center for Teaching and Learning and General Education, ex officio.
B. Charge
The Subcommittee shall:
- Advise departments and programs on means of meeting the Writing and Reading in the Majors policy;
- Advise departments and programs on the development of possible pilot projects;
- Advise Academic Affairs and the Center for Teaching and Learning on any matter related to the implementation of the policy;
- Advise the Curriculum Policies Committee on any proposed modification of the policy; and
- Evaluate self-study descriptions of current writing and reading requirements and assessment measures, and any changes planned to implement the Writing and Reading policy
.and;
- Review and adjudicate GWAR appeals.
REGULAR AGENDA
| FS 05-31/Flr. | MINUTES OF APRIL 21, 2005 |
FIRST READING
| FS 05-32/APC/Ex. | READMISSION GUIDELINES |
The Faculty Senate recommends adopting the following guidelines for deciding on the readmission of academically dismissed students:
A student applying for readmission who is a freshman or sophomore, and who has not successfully completed the Area A (Basic Subjects) and the Area B4 (quantitative reasoning) GE requirements is denied readmission and advised to complete these and other specified lower division GE and/or major requirements at a community college, and establish a pattern of success as a student, before applying for readmission.
Upper division students who have been dismissed for the first time will typically be readmitted, assuming an application packet has been submitted which includes evidence that would lead the committee to believe that the past pattern of failure will not be repeated (see the attachment readmission packet materials).
Upon readmission, the student will enter into a contract under the auspices of the Readmission Committee, which will remain in force until the student achieves good standing status. The contract will include at a minimum the following:
The student is limited to enrolling in no more than six (6) units [or seven (7) units if one of the courses requires four (4) units]. This six-unit limit is imposed for two semesters.*
The student must earn a C or better in all classes (no C- grades) taken during the first two semesters. If the student fails to satisfy this condition, the student will be dismissed again.
The student should meet with his/her adviser at least twice during the semester to discuss his/her academic progress and any problems that may be encountered.
* Once readmitted and after the first two semesters, the student may enroll in more than six (6) units. Typically, poor time management is a significant reason for student dismissals. Students should therefore be advised that repeating past patterns of taking too many courses while also having to deal with jobs, family matters, and other commitments could again affect academic performance and lead to a second dismissal.
A student academically dismissed for a second time will not be considered for readmission for a period of at least two years.
Rationale is provided at Attachment A and a chart that summarizes the categories of academic action and explains how a student becomes academically dismissed with the option of petitioning for readmission after a required stop-out period is provided at Attachment A-1.
INFORMATION
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