Academic Coordinating Commission
Motions Passed: 1976 to 1997
and special log of 1995
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Topic |
Action |
Passed
|
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Catalog
course listings |
“All courses listed in the general catalog must
be offered at least once every two regular academic years unless otherwise
specified in the catalog.” |
11/30/76 |
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Student
transcript records indicating minors |
“The Registrar be directed to
record minors on student transcripts.” |
1/25/77 |
|
Curriculum
governance change |
WHEREAS Western Washington State
College has changed its governance of curriculum, and WHEREAS the ACC has
replaced the Academic Council as the prime academic policy-making body,
and WHEREAS there is uncertainty as to the applicability of existing
policy to the various colleges, schools and departments, BE IT THEREFORE
RESOLVED that all policies and procedures approved by the Academic Council
are affirmed by ACC unless they have been subsequently modified. |
4/5/77 |
|
Speech
Pathology/ Audiology
separation fm Dept of Speech |
“Affirmed the CASC recommendation
of 5/5/77 and that of the Long-Range Planning Cte. That Speech Pathology/Audiology
be separated from the Department of Speech. |
5/24/77 |
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Suspension
of preregistration for Fall Qtr at Fairhaven College |
“ACC instruct the Vice President
for Academic Affairs to suspend preregistration for Fall Qtr at Fairhaven
College until the ACC has had opportunity to review the proposed 1977-78
curriculum at Fairhaven. [A
special ACC mtg was held on 5/26/77, and the Fall Qtr courses listed in
the 1977-78 Fairhaven College were approved.] |
5/25/77 |
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Degree
Posting to Academic Record of “Interdiscipinary” |
Interdisciplinary degrees reflect the
notation, “B.A. (Interdisciplinary) or B.S. (Interdisciplinary.,)” |
10/11/77 |
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Interdisciplinary
Degrees |
“All titles of interdisciplinary
and individually designed majors (1) be drawn fm a list of such titles and
approved by ACC, or (2) be approved by ACC for students individually. |
11/22/77 |
|
Foreign
Studies Advisory Committee |
The charge for the Foreign Studies
Advisory Committee was approved. |
11/22/77 |
|
Computer
Center Committee |
The ACC voted to replace the Computer
Center Policy Committee with a high-level ex-officio cte. This Committee shall function as an internal governing
board for the Center and report to the ACC. |
11/22/77 |
|
GCR
Committee Resolution |
WHEREAS, the General College
Requirements (GCR) ought properly to fall under the purview and direct
responsibility of an All-University body, and BE IT RESOLVED, that
henceforth the GCR Committee will report directly to the ACC, and,
further, that the GCR Committee is directed to submit its report to the
ACC no later than the first regular meeting of ACC in Spring Qtr. 1978. |
12/6/77 |
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Curriculum
Approval |
“No course or program change may
appear in the Catalog unless formally approved by ACC and such action is
reflected in the ACC minutes. |
12/6/77 |
|
Restrictions
on Student Employment for Students on Academic Probation |
“To strike the first line of (5),
passed by the Arts and Sciences Academic Council (and to become effective
no later than Fall Quarter 1973), and retain remainder of text.” New text reads…..(5) “Certain restrictions govern
students on academic—they may not hold an elective or appointive
office in any student organization, nor appear in any performance before
the student body, at any conference, or as a member of any term or
organization.” |
1/31/78 |
|
Midterm
deficiency reports |
“To discontinue the practice of
issuing midterm deficiency reports.” |
2/14/78 |
|
Huxley
Grading Change |
“Approve the change in the Huxley
grading system from A-B-C-no entry to A-F, the system used by the majority
of units at WWU. |
2/14/78 |
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Honors
Calculations |
Chairman Talbot reported that
Education students receive S/U grades for the 32 hours of practice
teaching, which poses a problem in the calculation of eligibility for cum
laude or magnum cum laude recognition.
Concluding discussion of alternatives, there was forwarded a MOTION “That grade transcripts of students with a large S/U
component shall be evaluated on an individual basis, to determine
eligibility for cum laude or magna cum laude recognition.”
By consensus of the Commission, it was agreed that appropriate
action should be undertaken by the Registrar and Dean of the college
concerned, to determine eligibility for cum laude or magna cum laude
recognition. |
2/14/78 |
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GUR
Committee Inception |
The ACC charged the General
University Requirements Committee to (1) Identify and spell out the goals
of the GUR program. (2)
Propose means for achieving these goals. (3) Request from the Vice
Provost for Instruction & Planning an analysis of the impact of any
proposal on staffing, (4) Report its findings and recommendations by
6/1/78. |
3/28/78 |
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Learning
Resource Center |
ACC recommended formation of a
Learning Resource Committee. This
Center had been proposed by the Student Affairs office fm studies
indicating a need for services to students who are academically deficient
or who have learning disabilities. |
3/28/78 |
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Declaration
of Major |
ACC commissioned a report on the
benefits and disadvantages of requiring students to declare a major. |
3/28/78 |
|
Suspend
ACC Committees |
“To declare suspended those
committees under the purview of ACC which are not meeting at least once
quarterly.” |
3/28/78 |
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X96
Courses |
“That WWU adopt X96 as the number
for topics courses. It is
understood that each college will adopt a mechanism for reviewing these
courses, and that any that are to be given graduate credit will be
forwarded to the Graduate Dean for approval, and any to be given off
campus will need approval of the Dean of the College and the Graduate Dean
(when appropriate). Any
college may continue to use the X97 number for new courses. |
5/9/78 |
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Retention
of Graduate Programs |
“The Graduate School of WWU hereby
establishes a policy of continuing only those graduate programs that over
a three-year consecutive period average four graduates or more per year
and enroll ten or more graduate students per year.
The first year of the three years will be academic year 1977-78 for
all graduate programs at WWU New programs - three years from inception.
A program falling under these injunctions will be recommended
during the third year to the Board of Trustees for elimination.”
ACC approved this Graduate Council policy object to clarification
of penultimate sentence. |
6/6/78 |
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Cross-Listing
of Courses |
“That ACC intends to abolish
cross-listing of courses, effective with academic year 1980-81, with the
following EXCEPTIONS: (1)
Courses which are team taught across departmental/college boundaries,
and/or (2) Split appointments involving departments and/or colleges.” |
5/22/79 |
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Human
Services Program [items voted on separately] |
#2 - “That a Dept of Community
Services Education be formed and fully integrated within the School of
Education. That it be
operational by Fall Qtr, 1980, and that it incorporate the present Human
Services Program.” #3 - “That by the end of the
two-year period indicated in item #1 above, half of the six positions in
the Human Services Program will be occupied by faculty holding the
doctorate. #4 - “That the Human Services
Program will allow students holding full-time jobs to enroll for no more
than nine (9) credits per quarter.” #1 - “That the Human Services
Program be continued for two (2) years.” #7 - “That the Dean of the School
of Education seek and utilize regular consultation at the national level,
incorporating knowledge and experience from academic disciplines connected
with Human Services Program work, with respect to emerging national
standards in that field and to the appropriate place and structure of
Human Services with a baccalaureate degree program.” |
6/5/79 |
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Credits
for master’s core |
Beginning with summer qtr 1980, a
minimum of 35/38 500- and 600-level credits will be allowed toward
satisfaction of the master’s core—the 45- or 48-credit minimum
for a master’s at WWU (45 for thesis, 48 for nonthesis).
Ideally no 400-level courses would be included, but ten credits are
permissible. |
6/5/79 |
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Review
of ACC committee charges—recommendations to bring all charges into
conformity with one another |
Admissions & Intercollege
Relations, Allocation Advisory Cte. (AKA Resource Allocation Committee),
CASC, CFPAC, CBAC, Center for Urban Studies Committee, Committee on
Councils and Committees, Computer Policy Committee, Continuing Education
Advisory Cte, Fairhaven College Curriculum, Foreign Studies Advisory Cte,
GUR Cte, Graduate Council, Grant Screening Committee, Huxley College
Curriculum, TCCC. |
10/23/79 |
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Eliminate
Committee on Councils and Committees |
“Eliminate the function of
Committee on Councils and Committees.”
The function of this committee was then transferred to the ACC
Executive Committee.” |
10/23/79 |
|
ACC
Bylaw Change |
“Removal of BFC and the addition of
the Planning Council as recipient of ACC agendas.” |
10/23/79 |
|
Cooperative
Education Committee |
ACC revised and approved the charge
to the Cooperative Education/Internship Advisory Committee. |
4/8/80 |
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500
Level Courses for Undergraduates |
Option #3 states: There will be no restrictions on the number of graduate
courses counted toward the baccalaureate degree.
[The conditions imposed by Graduate Council for taking a
graduate course will be the determinant.] |
4/8/80 |
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CFPA
Music Department 117 credit requirement for Bachelor of Music |
The Bachelor of Music be increased to
117 credits, with the proviso that Music students are required to take in
excess of 200 credits to graduate. |
4/8/80 |
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Students
not subject to GUR participation |
That an academic unit whose students
are not subject to the GUR requirements, and whose students do not
participate in the University GUR program, may offer courses for the
General University Requirements, subject to the approval of such courses
by the GUR Committee. |
5/13/80 |
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Grading
Policy |
Add the “plus and minus”
component to the present A-F grading system.
The result would be: A
A- B+
B B-
C+ C 4
3.7 3.3
3 2.7
2.3 2 C-
D+
D D-
F 1.7
1.3
1 .7
0 A
“K” grade reverts to a Z grade after one year. That
departments recommend on grade definitions, e.g., B = High Pass, C = Pass,
D = Low Pass. |
11/9/80 |
|
Withdrawal
Date Change |
Week 1
The traditional Drop/Add period Weeks 2-4
Students may withdraw with a W Weeks 4-9
Students may withdraw from an additional limited number of courses,
also with
a W #Credits Earned # Course Drops Permitted 0
- 44
3 45
- 89
1 90 - 134
1 125 - 180
1 |
11/9/80 |
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Skills
Development Course Credit |
“For departmentally related skill
development courses, policy for granting credit should be left to the
individual departments.” “For content and general skills
development courses, credit granted should be considered elective credit,
applicable to graduation but not to a major.
Grading in such courses should be established as S/U.” |
11/4/80 |
|
Closure
of Economics M.A. Programs |
The ACC accepted the Graduate
Council’s recommendation to terminate the Economics M.A. program. |
11/18/80 |
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Grading
Practices (Catalog
Text third para.) |
“At Western, the A-F grading system
describes a student’s achievement in both subject matter and
communication (speaking and writing).
Grades of A are awarded sparingly and identify a student’s
unusual degree of excellence or distinction in both subject matter mastery
and its communication in examinations and essays; grades of B indicate a
student’s High Pass subject matter and communication level; grades of C
indicate Pass; grades of D indicate Low Pass; and grades of A indicate a
student’s failure to perform adequately in a course.” |
11/18/80 |
|
Course
Challenge Policy |
“The challenge application will
normally be denied: …. (g)
if
the student is in his final graduating quarter and the course is part of
his/her graduation
requirements.” |
1/20/81 |
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Admission
Standards 1981-82 |
The Admissions Committee raised
Western’s 1981-82 entrance requirements for high school GPA to 2.7 from
2.0 and for community college to 2.3 from 2.0. |
2/3/81 |
|
Fresh
Start Policy |
“A student who re-enrolls at
Western after an absence of five calendar years or more may petition the
Scholastic Standing Committee…” |
2/3/81 |
|
Academic
Dishonesty Policy and Procedure |
Policy, Academic Dishonesty (a)
through (e) Procedures |
2/3/81 |
|
International
Education Policy Statement |
WWU believes that the quality of its
academic programs is enriched by international educational interchange.
Effective study-abroad programs for Western students as well as
campus resources for students from other countries are essential
ingredients for this academic enrichment… |
2/17/81 |
|
Rules
of Order addendum to the by-laws |
“that rejecting committee actions
shall require a majority vote of members present.” |
3/3/81 |
|
ROTC
Resolution |
…referred matter to CASC to
recommend whether or not establish an Army ROTC branch…” |
CASC to recomm. by spring |
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Rules
of Order |
Vote Needed
Motion Effect/Condition 2/3
Reconsider At
same meeting; on motions passed or failed; anyone can
move; if passed opens main motion as if just made. M/*
Rescind Any time, but requires
a 2/3 vote if voted on at same meeting
as motion is proposed, or a simple majority at the next meeting *2/3 if voted at same mtg or if
motion required 2/3 to pass, or majority (see Effect/Condition). |
4/28/81 |
|
Library
Committee Reactivated |
Due to library budget underfunding a
mechanism I needed for advising the director on policy. The charge and membership was adopted. |
3/3/81 |
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Tuition
Increase Effect on Canadian Students |
ACC recommended to Faculty Senate
that it ask the administration to continue to pursue reinstatement of the
B.C. reciprocity bill as being in the best interests of WWU students. |
4/26/81 |
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Standing
Committee Minutes to ACC |
Standing committees were directed to
include in their minutes: (1)
Time meeting began, (2) Location of mtg; (3) Identification of chairman
and secretary; (4) seated members present; (5) seated members absent; (6)
outline of major discussion; (7) off. action taken & tally of votes. |
10/31/81 |
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Allocation
Advisory Committee |
Members were appointed to the
Allocation Advisory Cte (a/k/a the Resource Allocations Committee)” |
10/27/81 |
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Delay
of PLUS-MINUS Grading |
“Accepted the recommendations of
the registrar and delay until fall of 1982 implementation of the
plus-minus grading system.” |
11/17/81 |
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R/RIF
Policy - Summer shift of faculty and its curricular implications |
“…courses required for graduation
shall not be offered during summer quarter unless they are also offered in
the academic year either preceding or following the summer quarter,
excepting certain courses traditionally offered only in the summer.” |
11/17/81 |
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Expository
Writing Committee Inception |
“…be formed and charged with
devising and implementing programs approved as University policy having
the fostering of college-level writing ability as their objective…” |
2/16/82 |
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Admission
Policy for non- matriculating
students |
Section 600-02-420 of the Policies
and Procedures Manual of the Office of the Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Provost. (Enrollment
procedure defined in the minutes from Admissions & Intercollege
Relations Committee.) |
3/2/82 |
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Gerontology
Minor |
Recommended termination of a minor in
gerontology beginning fall quarter 1982. |
4/13/82 |
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X37
Course for GUR equivalent |
“…any X37 course which has been
accepted as an equivalent for a GUR course at Western by a department or
by the GUR cte. Shall be given GUR status.” |
1/3/83 |
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Writing
Policy Implementation across the curriculum |
“All freshmen students must take
English 101 during their freshman year” beginning fall of 1983. (“All freshmen students must take” is a graduation
requirement and not a general university requirement.) That the policies governing
upper-division writing requirements for students who have completed 90
credit hours toward graduation be implemented as follows:
That the new policy shall apply to: all freshmen entering fall of
83, all transfer students entering fall of 84, and all students returning
to the university fall of 84 after more than two consecutive quarters
absence (not counting summer sessions). |
3/1/83 |
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Charge
to Expository Writing Committee |
Charge adopted. |
3/1/83 |
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Independent
Elective Policy |
“In addition to courses specified
in the various major programs of the university and courses specified
under the GURs, students also have available independent electives.
Independent electives give students the opportunity to investigate
those special and personal interests that engage in the curious and
inquiring mind. It is the
academic policy of the university to encourage such independent
exploration. |
3/1/83 |
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Coordination
of Curricular Conflict |
“Whenever the ACC becomes aware of
an apparent or potential curricular conflict or redundancy between any
colleges and/or departments and/or programs of the university that falls
under its jurisdiction, the commission will ask the Provost, or the
Provost’s designee, to (1) call the appropriate administrators together,
(2) ask the parties to resolve the difficulty, and (3) submit to the
commission a recommendation acceptable to all parties. |
3/1/83 |
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Division
of Department of Education into two departments |
“The prefixes of EdCI and EdAF for
what were formerly Education courses at this University” approved. |
4/12/83 |
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Finals
Preparation Week |
Proposed published in FAST outlining
when final exams shall be administered and when |
4/26/83 |
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Honors
Programs Course Requirements Change |
The following requirement will apply
only to students entering the Program at the freshman and sophomore
levels: “Instead of twelve
credits in honors seminars or independent study, students would be
required to take one “honors sequence” and one honors seminar.
(An honors sequence would consist of two courses of five credits
each of three courses of three credits each, which are special honors
sections or regular departmental course
offerings which satisfy various portions of the General University
Requirements. |
2/14/84 |
|
More
than One Degree Policy |
Additions to policy regarding
graduation at Western approved. (not appended to file) |
3/13/84 |
|
International
Education Policy Statement amendment |
Amend the last paragraph to read:
“To enhance diversity within the international student
population, the University will encourage the enrollment of students from
many countries…” |
3/13/84 |
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Computer
Competency |
“The ACC proposes that students
achieve competency in the use of computers in their disciplines and urges
departments to define such competencies for the 1985-87 catalog. |
4/10/84 |
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Library
Committee Charge - Proposed Change |
The approved charge changed the name
of the committee to: Library
& Media Services Committee. The
committee shall advise the Library Director and recommend policy in
matters pertaining to the University Libraries and the Educational Media
Services |
10/9/84 |
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Foreign
Language Admission Requirement |
The ACC moved, “approval of two
years of a single foreign language in high school as an admission
requirement to become effective in Fall 1987.” |
1/8/85 |
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3/2
Engineering Program |
The 3/2 engineering program would
result in a B.A. degree in Liberal Arts from Western after 3 years of
study and a B.S. degree from the University of Washington after 2 years of
additional study there. |
3/11/85 |
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Amendment
to appointment term for Expository Writing Committee |
Charge amended to read:
“Appointments shall be made annually at the beginning of fall
quarter.” |
4/16/85 |
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Contingency
Planning Input from ACC |
“The ACC representative to the
Planning Council should be charged with seeing that the Academic
Coordinating Commission and Planning Council get together earlier in the
year for contingency planning.” |
5/21/85 |
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Urban
Center Review |
“The ACC no longer will have a
group from Western’s Bellingham faculty monitor the Urban Center
Program.” |
10/8/85 |
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New
Honors Curriculum |
The program allows Honors students to
satisfy all their GUR’s (Except for Math) by completing a prescribed set
of Honors courses and seminars. |
12/3/85 |
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Intensive
Writing Course |
Dr. Symes presented a draft statement
which included; (1) the statement on essay exams, and (2) strengthening
the emphasis on revision. |
2/4/86 |
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Western
in Seattle |
Dr. Utendale provided the commission
with a summary report on Western-in-Seattle.
It was comprised of an historical overview and outline of the
present organizational structure. |
2/4/86 |
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University
101 |
Charge for a committee to investigate
a student orientation course adopted. |
4/29/86 |
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Catalog
Policy |
Any course listed in the catalog
which is not offered during the biennium in which the catalog is in effect
shall be dropped from the next biennial catalog.
Departments and colleges are invited to offer courses which cannot
be taught at least once in each biennium under a “special topics” or a
similar rubric. |
5/27/86 |
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Committee
to Investigate Size of Majors |
Little change in size from 1970-85.
Vocational and professionally oriented programs - 150 credit
technology degree - extend beyond the CASC limit of 110 credits per major.
(Questionnaire approved to be sent to chairs and programs directors
4/14/87.) |
12/9/86 |
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Time
Extension of grade to pass/fail |
“…extend the from/to pass/fail
indication from one week to four week drop/add deadline.” |
2/17/87 |
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JWE
Requirements |
1.
Students are required to take the JWE before registering for a
writing proficiency course. This
requirement may not be waived by anyone.
(2) The Junior Writing Exam is advisory to the students and
instructors of writing proficiency courses.
(3) If the JWE is continued, the University must do something to
insure that faculty help with marking exams. |
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University
101 syllabus |
Proposal approved. |
6/2/87 |
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Assessment
Committee |
Standing Committee on Assessment
approved |
10/6/87 |
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Plagiarism
Policy |
Definition contained on page 2, ACC
Minutes of 1/17/89 |
1/17/89 |
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Catalog
Coordinator |
Catalog coordinator added to the ACC
membership |
2/28/89 |
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JWE
Requirement |
“..that students who attend the
Junior Writing Exam testing session but who do not make a valid attempt to
complete one or both parts of the exam will not be cleared to be admitted
into a Writing Proficiency course because they have not met the
prerequisite of taking the Junior Writing Exam |
4/25/89 |
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New
ACC Charge [revised
again spring 1997] |
The ACC shall have jurisdiction over
all matters relating to the University’s academic program such as a
curriculum, and teaching load and the like.
It shall consist of 18 members:
12 faculty including at least one from each area specified in
BL7.1.4, four students, the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Ex-officio, and the Catalog Coordinator, Ex-officio.
The faculty members of the ACC are appointed by the Faculty Senate.
At least two of the faculty members appointed shall be voting
Faculty Senate members. The student members shall be appointed by the Associated
Students Board of Directors. ACC
members elect their own chairperson, are appointed Spring Quarter, seated
at the first meeting of the Fall Quarter and serve for two years. |
5/9/89 |
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Transfer
Admissions Guidelines |
Policy to be implemented Fall Quarter
1990. |
10/24/89 |
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Internship
Course Grading |
Proposal to grade all Internship
Courses S/U. |
1/9/90 |
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Quarterly
Commencement Ceremonies |
Commission approved the
administration’s request “that we support the experiment of quarterly
commencements, but maintain the academic procedures the way they are
now.” |
1/23/90 |
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Assessment
of Writing |
ACC applauded the efforts of the
Director of Assessment and members of the EWC, and encourages these
parties to investigate the possibility of testing the writing abilities of
entering Freshmen for placement and measurement of ability. |
1/23/90 |
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X97
Course Offering Limitations |
An X97 course may not be repeated
within two yrs of its most recent offering unless it has been reviewed,
approved and assigned a permanent number and is scheduled to go into the
next General Catalog, that is, scheduled inclusion in the next General
Catalog automatically permits additional offerings of the course under
the X97 rubric until the new catalog is in effect. |
2/20/90 |
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ACC
Handbook |
Approval of handbook |
2/20/90 |
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Formation
of Committee on Finals Preparation Week |
Commission established a committee
“to examine the current policy, paying special attention to the matters
of compliance, enforcement of compliance, and the pedagogical wisdom of
the policy. The Committee
shall make recommendations on changing the policy, leaving the policy as
it is or on abandoning the policy altogether; shall consist of three
faculty members chosen by the ACC and two students chosen by the ASB; and
shall report its recommendation to the ACC no later than the final meeting
of the ACC Fall Qtr, 1990.” |
5/15/90 |
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Minorities
in Marine Sciences Undergraduate Program |
Dr. Steve Sulkin, Director, Shannon
Point Marine Center, presented information on the pilot program designed
to attract underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in science and
engineering. This program
will be implemented beginning the Winter Qtr, 1991. |
10/23/90 |
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Fairhaven
Law and Diversity Program |
The ACC approved the pilot program in
Law and Diversity at Fairhaven College.
The approval was given with the understanding that the departments
involved will be fully consulted regarding the content of the curriculum. |
11/6/90 |
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Course
Repeat Credit Policy |
The ACC voted to delete the following
from the next general catalog: “If
a student is required to register for a course that may be a repeat of a
course completed elsewhere, the student may receive credit for both
courses.” |
11/6/90 |
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Summer
Scheduling Practices |
Effective 1992 all undergraduate
courses offered in Summer Session shall be of six-week duration and
offered in the Six-Week session or shall be courses of nine-weeks duration
and offered in the Nine-Week session, save for workshops and
“enrichment” courses of under six-weeks duration, unless an
alternative duration is approved by the ACC. |
11/6/90 |
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EdCI
Special Education Major |
Special Education Major approved by
the ACC. |
11/20/90 |
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Junior
Writing Exam |
The expository Writing Committee was
invited to attend the 12/4 ACC meeting to consider (a) renaming the Junior
Writing Exam the Junior Writing Assessment, (b) ways of providing
diagnostic feedback to students failing the exam or assessment, and ©
ways of providing remedial help to students failing the exam. |
11/20/90 |
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Fairhaven
Law and Diversity Program |
Approval was given the pilot program
noting that the ACC’s approval of this program shall not be construed as
an attempt on the part of the ACC to require departments offering courses
in the program to reserve blocks of space for students participating in
the program. Approval is
given with the understanding that the departments involved will be fully
consulted regarding the content of the curriculum.
At the end of two years Fairhaven College shall submit an initial
report on the program to the ACC. |
1/15/91 |
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Junior
Writing Exam |
“Whereas, the ACC agrees with the
Expository Writing committee that it may be a good idea to require passage
of the Junior Writing Exam before permitting entry into an intensive
writing course, but only if resources are sufficient to provide students
failing the exam both with a diagnosis of their writing problems and
assistance in overcoming those problems; BE IT RESOLVBED, that the members
of the Expository Writing Committee, along with members of the English
Department deemed appropriate by the EWC, meet with the Vice-President for
Academic Affairs/Provost to assess the resources needed to provide
students failing the JWE with both a diagnosis of their writing
deficiencies as revealed by their performance on the exam and with
reasonable means for remedying those deficiencies.” |
1/15/91 |
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Repetition
of Course Policies |
The ACC approved the policy that
“Students receiving a grade in a course shall be allowed to repeat the
course only once. This
applies only to students matriculating after 9/1/91. |
1/15/91 |
|
Policy
Statement: Excessive
Withdrawals and Course Repeats |
The following paragraph is to be
included in the Catalog as the Final Paragraph under “academic
dismissal:” “Under unusual circumstances
involving consistent patterns of course withdrawal or course repeats, a
student whose grade average is 2.00 or higher may be dismissed from the
University. The Provost may
authorize dismissal in these unusual cases after reviewing records
presented by the Registrar.” |
1/22/91 |
|
Proposed
Interdisciplinary Dance Minor |
Because Theatre Arts was unwilling to
support this proposed minor, the ACC reluctantly withheld its approval. |
2/19/91 |
|
Library
Course Proposal |
Professors Alexander and Symes of the
Wilson Library presented proposal to teach a course entitled
“Introduction to Library Strategies.” |
3/5/91 |
|
Grading
Policies - Report from ad hoc committee on Cases of Suspected Academic
Dishonesty |
The proposal from the ad hoc
committee on Grading Policies on Cases of Suspected Academic Dishonesty: “Should the instructor be unable to
contact the student to discuss the incident in question before final
grades are due, the instructor shall submit a grade of “X” with a note
to the registrar. The
registrar shall in turn inform the student of his/her responsibility to
contact the instructor and refer the student to the section of the General
Catalog addressing “Student Rights Responsibilities.”
Should the student not respond to the faculty member or respective
department chairperson by the tenth day of the next academic quarter, not
including summer, the grade will be changed to an “F.” |
3/5/91 |
|
Grade
Inflation |
The subject of grade inflation is
tabled until notice has been given to interested parties that the ACC is
considering grading classes S/U. |
3/5/91 |
|
University
101 |
Evaluation of University 101 was
presented by Professors Johnson, Lockhart, Prody and Symes. The response to the course was very positive and the ACC
approved the course, University 101, for freshmen only for adoption as
part of the catalog. |
4/16/91 |
|
Academic
Dismissal: Option for Dismissed Student |
Addition to Academic Dismissal
section of the General Catalog: “A
student who has been dismissed for low scholarship may not enroll for
Western courses, except for Summer Session courses and for contract and
correspondence courses through the Independent Study Office.
Course work through these programs does not guarantee future
reinstatement as a degree candidate.” |
4/30/91 |
|
Junior
Writing Exam |
The Expository Writing Committee
recommended to the ACC that students pass the Junior Writing Exam before
enrolling in a writing intensive course.
The ACC asked the Expository Writing Committee to consider
incorporating a standardized diagnostic component into the JWE. |
4/30/91 |
|
Course
Duplication by CS and FMDS |
The ACC requested “that Computer
Science and CBE get together to come to a resolution of the problem and
provide a report at our next ACC meeting.” |
5/14/91 |
|
Non-standard
Scheduling Practices |
Any department or college who wishes
to schedule a course for any period shorter than an entire ten-week
quarter must have specific approval of the ACC to do so. |
5/14/91 |
|
TCCC
Guidelines for Awarding a Bachelor of Arts in Education without
Certification |
TCCC requested to submit clear
guidelines to the ACC in the fall of 1991 for awarding a Bachelor of Arts
in Education without Certification, noting that such degrees are to be
awarded only in exceptional circumstances
and not routinely. |
5/28/91 |
|
Revamping
of Computer Policy Board |
The ACC accepted Mel Davidson’s
recommendations providing for a new structure and revamping of the
Computer Policy Board. |
5/28/91 |
|
ac
hoc Committee on the Liberal Arts |
The ACC voted to establish an ad hoc
Committee on the Liberal Arts. Nominations
will be solicited, and the election will be held 11/19/91.
The cte. Is to consider the overall structure of liberal arts
requirements. The cte. Should
consider whether nearly all liberal arts requirements should continue to
reside in the GUR’s, or whether upper and lower division requirements
reflecting the dimensions listed in the Statement of the Liberal Arts
should be organized in separate structures (as is the JWE).
The cte is also asked to pursue initiatives such as those suggested
in the Western’s educational Experience Rpt, to strengthen the liberal
arts across the university, and to report no later than January 1, 1993. |
11/6/91 |
|
GUR
Committee response to Statement on the Liberal Arts |
The ACC asked the General University
Committee to report on their response to suggestions in their area of
responsibility on the implementation of the Statement on the Liberal Arts. |
11/19/91 |
|
Forum
on “Regenerating the Liberal Arts” |
Develop, in conjunction with the
Provost, A Forum on “Generating the Liberal Arts.”
The forum will be co-sponsored by the Associated Students. |
11/19/91 |
|
CBE
- Eight Week Summer Session |
The ACC approved the scheduling of
CBE’s eight week summer school courses. |
12/3/91 |
|
TCCC
Reorganization |
Membership reorganization of Teacher
Curricula and Certification Council reduced the total number of committee
members to 17. |
1/7/92 |
|
Final
Exams Schedule during Summer School - catalog copy |
Text for inclusion in the Summer
Bulletin to read: “Since
the summer session includes a wide array of class lengths, there is no
final exam week. Final exams
must be held during the last week the class meets, and will normally be
held during the last scheduled class meeting.
Alternatively, the final examination may be given during the last
two class periods.” |
1/21/92 |
|
Semester
System Investigation |
Request to have the Provost’s
office provide information on models of semester systems for the purpose
of comparison with the quarter system for further consideration and
discussion by the ACC and campus community.” |
2/4/92 |
|
Geography/Huxley/Merger |
ACC members supported a “Draft
Position Statement” on the merger taking no position in regards to
administration reorganization and understands there are to be no changes
in academics programs. Future
curricular changes will be subject to the normal process of curricular
review. |
3/31/92 |
|
Size
of Major |
Revised draft entitled “Issues
Regarding the Establishment of Policy on Credits for Undergraduate
Degrees, Majors and Electives” was accepted by the ACC.
A copy of the draft to be sent to the deans and chairs for
comments. |
3/31/92 4/14/92 |
|
Liberal
Arts and Sciences Proposal |
ACC invited comments from the
university community and GUR Committee on proposed “Liberal Arts and
Sciences Degree Requirements.” Responses
are to be directed to GUR committee on 5/19/92. |
3/31/92 |
|
Working
group to study the GUR category “Third World and Minority Studies” |
The ACC asked the GUR Committee to
form a working group to concentrate on the title and description of the
Third World and Minority Studies category.
GUR Cte. To recruit in order to have working groups in place for
fall quarter 1992. |
5/19/92 |
|
GUR
Cte. To prepare catalog copy |
ACC asked the GUR Committee to
prepare a statement for inclusion in the catalog on the nature and
justification of the general education program. |
5/19/92 |
|
Library
Support Information Form |
The ACC approved the Library Support
Information Form with the deletion of Item A.3. (The Faculty Senate at its June 1st
meeting approved further changes.) |
5/26/92 |
|
ad
hoc Committee on the Liberal Arts Recommendations |
The ACC:
accepted the proposal to establish a Liberal Arts Option for
entering freshmen as described in the 5/12/92 report; endorsed the grant
proposal from the Committee on the Liberal Arts made to the National
Endowment for the Humanities; and established the Committee on the Liberal
Arts as a standing committee of the ACC.
The committee is to make a full report in the Fall of 1995, and the
committee may be reviewed for continuation in the Winter of 1996. |
6/2/92 |
|
Charge
for the Standing Committee on Assessment |
The ACC approved the charge for a new
standing committee. The
Committee on Assessment will be established at the beginning of fall
quarter 1992, and shall advise and assist the Director of the Office of
Institutional Assessment and Testing in the administration of assessment
studies. |
6/2/92 |
|
Veterans
Day observed as a Holiday |
The ACC moved “that as of Fall 1995
we observe Veterans Day on the nationally recognized holiday.” |
6/2/92 |
|
Review
and Revision of ACC Standing Committee Charges and Membership |
Term of appointment shall be for two
consecutive years. Committee
members may stand for reappointment for one additional two-year term after
which retirement from the committee is mandatory.
Resignations to standing committee shall be in writing to
respective committee chair or ACC chair.
Replacement shall be appointed by ACC executive cte for remainder
of resigning member’s two-year term. |
10/2/92 |
|
Size
of Major Policy |
Any degree Program over 192 credits
must be described in the catalog and in any advertising as being likely to
require more than four years. No more that 15 credits from
student’s major department may count both toward the GUR’s and the
major. Four-year major programs are limited
to a maximum of 110 credits. Major
programs requiring a full five years are limited to 150 credits. Of the Credits required for majors,
no more than 72 credits for a B.A. degree program, and no more than 95
credits in a B.S. degree program can be required in any one department. Exception to rules may be made by
petition to the ACC. Existing programs asked to review
their programs in time for 1995 catalog using Size of Major Policy
approved by the ACC on 11/17/92. |
11/17/92 11/17/92 11/17/92 11/17/92 11/17/92 11/17/92 |
|
Liberal
Arts Options Program |
Catalog copy for Liberal Arts Options
Programs includes integrative seminars and colloquia through in enrollment
in University 102. |
1/12/93 |
|
GUR
Charge Final Review |
Final revision of the GUR charge to
read: “The Chairperson
shall be chosen from the two at-large members from the College of Arts and
Sciences. |
1/12/93 |
|
Petition
by Technology for Exception to Size of Major Policy |
Catalog Copy:
“This program is likely to require more than four years unless a
plan of study is established with a department advisor early on with a
quarterly credit load of 16 to 17 credits.” Variances approved for:
“Electronics Engineering Technology requires 98 credits.” Manufacturing Engineering Technology
requires 152 credits in the major and 197 credits in the degree. Industrial Design required 147
credits in the major. |
1/19/93 2/2/93 |
|
CBE
new numbering sequence for Accounting sequence in Summer Session Catalog
of 1993 |
New Accounting Sequence will begin
Summer Session 1993 using numbering which will appear in the next catalog. |
1/19/93 |
|
Admission
GPA 2.75 |
on 10/30 the Admissions Committee
raised entrance requirements to a 2.75 GPA |
2/2/93 |
|
1993
Summer Session Numbering |
Anthropology 364 and Speech Pathology
358A&B |
2/2/93 |
|
International
Programs Advisory Board |
Name change from Foreign Study
Advisory Board to International Programs Advisory Board |
3/2/93 |
|
History
362 cross listing with American Cultural Studies |
Catalog cross listing of History 362
with American Cultural Studies 362 |
3/2/93 |
|
Equipment
Allocation Model Principles |
ACC asked the Provost to prepare an
equipment allocation proposal to apply to the next biennial budget that
incorporates the eight principles attached to the memorandum dated 5/6/93. |
4/11/93 |
|
Abolishment
of Computer Policy Board, Academic Computing Users Committee, &
Administrative Data Processing Committee |
Effective at the end of Spring
Quarter 1993, the ACC committees consisting of the CPB, the ACUC, and the
ADPC, will be abolished. |
4/11/93 |
|
Academic
Technology Cte. - establishment of structure |
ATC established as a standing cte of
the ACC; six college Acts and a Library ATC established as standing cites
of the ATC; charges established for each cte. |
5/25/93 |
|
Administrative
Technology Cte and Univ. Technology Coordinating Committee |
Recommend to the administration the
proposal for the establishment of an Administrative Technology Committee
and a University Technology Coordinating Committee, including committee
membership criteria and committee charge. |
5/25/93 |
|
Women’s
Studies 411, Senior Project |
Include in catalog Women’s Studies
411, Senior Project |
5/25/93 |
|
Foreign
Language Competency Requirement |
“Graduate students in programs that
require a foreign language reading competency for foreign language option
satisfy the requirement by: (a) Successfully completing the final course
in a second year language sequence, or (b) Passing a reading competency
examination in t he language. (I) The exams in French, German, and Spanish
will be administered by the Testing Center, using the Princeton-ETS exam,
here at WWU. (ii) The exams in other languages taught at WWU will continue
to be set by the Dept of Foreign Language and Lit. |
10/5/93 |
|
Fresh
Start & Honors Calculations |
“In computing cumulative grade
averages to determine graduation honors, the Registrar shall count those
grades earned in junior and senior standing (beyond 89 credits) at WWU,
including repeated courses. To
be eligible for cum laude or magna cum laude status upon
graduation, the student must have earned at least 90 credits from WWU, at
least 65 of which must be courses completed under the A-F grading system. Rationale: Limiting
the computation to junior and senior standing allows “nature” and
transfer students an equal opportunity to earn honors.” |
10/5/93 |
|
Fresh
Start |
“A student may begin Fresh Start (a
new GPA) upon readmission to WWU after an absence of five or more years
and at the student’s request.” |
10/5/93 |
|
Enrollment
Eligibility of Students dismissed for low scholarship |
“To allow students who are
dismissed for low scholarship to enroll in non-program courses offered
through Continuing Education and CRS in addition to summer session courses
and contract and correspondence courses through the independent study
office.” |
10/19/93 |
|
Pass/Fail
Grading Policy |
“Courses taken Pass/Fail will have
the same prerequisites, work requirements and credits allowed as if the
course were taken A-F.” |
11/16/93 |
|
“P” |
“The minimum level of performance
required to receive a grade of P varies from course to course and is
determined by each instructor or the department.” |
11/16/93 |
|
Election
date for ACC Executive Cte. |
“There shall be an Executive
Committee of the ACC elected annually at the last meeting in the
spring.” |
11/16/93 |
|
Approval
for X97 Courses: Experimental
Courses |
“X97 must be approved by the
college curriculum committee of the college in which the course is
offered. Such courses may be
offered only 3 times, after which said course must be submitted to the ACC
with requests that it be approved as a “regular course offering” and
be added to the university catalog.” |
11/16/93 |
|
BL7.4
Change |
“The Academic Coordinating
Commission shall have jurisdiction over all matters relating to the
University’s academic program including curriculum and teaching load. It shall consist of 18 members: 12 faculty including at least one from each area specified
in BL 7.1.4, four students, the Provost/Vice President for Academic
Affairs, ex officio, and the Catalog Coordinator, ex officio. The faculty members of the ACC are appointed by the Faculty
Senate. At least two of the
faculty members appointed shall be voting Faculty Senate members.
The student members shall be appointed by the Associated Students
Board of Directors. Academic
Coordinating Commission members are appointed Spring Quarter to two-year
terms. Members are seated the
last meeting of Spring Quarter, at which time they elect their Executive
Committee, consisting of a chair, Vice Chair, and Student Rep.” |
11/16/93 |
|
Unit
review of course curriculum changes |
The ACC voted to “ask Fairhaven
College and the Graduate Council to consider putting the following wording
under the charges to the Fairhaven Curr. Cte, and the Graduate Council
Standing Committee, “Curriculum changes being considered which might
affect courses or programs offered by another academic unit of WWU must be
forwarded to those units for review at least 2 weeks prior to final
action. Failure to do so will
void the action. |
1/18/94 |
|
New
ACC Handbook |
Revised Academic Coordinating
Commission Handbook |
1/18/94 |
|
“No
Pass” substitute for “Fail” in catalog text wording. |
To bring the catalog wording for
“Pass/Fail” into alignment with university practices, the ACC
approved, “substitute the words “No Pass” in lieu of the word
“fail” in the catalog text. |
2/15/94 |
|
Honors
Calculations at graduation |
Catalog text for Honors Calculations
at graduation |
2/15/94 |
|
Undergraduate
School, Academic Load |
New catalog text wording
undergraduate school, academic load:
“The program advisor will determine the number of credits
allowed, up to the maximum allowed by university regulations.
See the section “credit and credit loads” under university
academic policies (page 26 of current catalog.) |
2/15/94 |
|
Declaration
of Majors-Timing |
Moved, early declaration of a major
is essential to students who wish to graduate in a timely manner.
Students should apply to the dept in which they wish to declare a
major no later than the quarter following the quarter in which they
complete their 90th credit. |
3/1/94 |
|
Notification
to transfer students of dept & program admissions criteria and
procedures |
Moved to recommend the enrollment
task force to have the Admissions office inform all transfer applicants as
to which departments and programs have their own admissions criteria and
procedures. |
3/1/94 |
|
Writing
Proficiency Course Requirements |
Reaffirmed the standards from the
“Faculty Guide” and asked that they be placed in the university
catalog. “All Writing
Proficiency courses follow these university-wide requirements:
students write multiple drafts of papers, instructors provide
suggestions for revision, and instructors base 75-100% of the course
grades on revised versions of writing assignments. |
4/12/94 |
|
College
and Department Admission standards |
Changes in admissions to departments
or college must be forwarded to the Academic Coordinating Commission
through college curriculum committee minutes. |
4/12/94 |
|
Proposal
for Additional Student Fees for Credits beyond “216” |
“that the Commission is opposed to
a process of penalizing students and making it more difficult for them to
obtain an education, and the ACC return the recommendations to the
Enrollment Management Group notifying them of our decision.” |
4/26/94 |
|
Fairhaven
Law and Diversity Program |
Approved the Fairhaven Law and
Diversity Program |
5/10/94 |
|
Computing
Resources Restriction |
The Academic Technology Cte (ATC)
recommends that the use of WWU central computing resources be restricted
to members of the campus community - students, staff, administrators,
faculty-with appropriate exceptions for special projects, affiliations,
and activities. |
5/24/94 |
|
Assessment
Cte. Charge Revision |
Delete the words “one from each
college” from the membership section.
The action allows ACC to appoint six members drawn from any
college. |
10/4/94 |
|
Graduate
Council Charge Revision |
Delete Item 8, “Approves
recommendations for the appointment of graduate assistants by the Graduate
Dean.” The action removes
an unworkable system. In
practice the Graduate Council Dean must approve appointments before the
first meeting in the fall. |
10/4/94 |
|
IPAC
Charge Revision |
Change to include under the
membership listing, the Director for the Center for International Studies
and Programs and the Director for International Programs and Exchanges.
The action places the new Director for the Ctr for Int. Studies and
Prog. On the cte as an ex officio member, and updates old charge language
by replacing the words “program advisor” with the correct title of
Director for International Programs and Exchanges. |
10/18/94 |
|
Review
of ACC Minutes Procedure Change |
This action repeals ACC Handbook
Section IV.A Review of Minutes of page 19 of the ACC Operating Procedures
and adds a new by-law 4.g which reads:
“Committee reporting to ACC shall forward their minutes for
review within thirty working days of their meetings. The minutes shall clearly show actions taken.
Actions taken by committees reporting to ACC shall have the implied
consent of ACC unless rejected by majority vote at the first or second
reading of those minutes. ACC may vote to extend the time for review to the next
regular meeting of ACC or to a special meeting.
Actions not approved by ACC may be resubmitted to ACC for
reconsideration or appeals directly to the Faculty Senate.” |
10/18/94 |
|
Assessment
Cte. Charge Revisions |
To include the Director for the
Writing Center as an ex-officio, non-voting member and reduce the elected
faculty members from six to five. |
1/17/95 |
|
General
Requirements for Bachelor Degrees text change to catalog |
“Soon after their arrival at
Western, students should contact a departmental advisor to discuss the
course of study leading to a major. Students
are expected to apply to the department in which they wish to declare a
major no later than the quarter following the quarter in which they reach
their 90th credit.” |
1/31/95 |
|
Course
Repeat Policy Change |
“Students wishing to repeat a class
in which they have already received an S, P, a C-, or better grade may not
register for the class until Phase 3 of registration, and then only if
there is space available. All
repeat registrations require the permission of the instructor.” |
3/28/95 |
|
Grading
Policy Counting Higher Grade |
“The policy of counting only the
higher grade attained in a repeated course is replaced by the policy that
all grades count in calculating the student’s GPA.”
The effect of this motion is to give a more accurate picture of the
student’s accomplishment at WWU. |
3/28/95 |
|
Course
Withdrawal Policy |
“(1) The policy of allowing
withdrawals after the add/drop period and up to the end of the fourth week
of classes is rescinded. (2)
The withdrawal privilege in the 45-89 days and 90-134 periods is increased
to two for each period. (3) Students using the withdrawal privilege may
withdraw up to the end of the seventh week of classes.” |
3/28/95 |
|
Course
Repeat Policy Change (replaces A224.95) |
“Students wishing to repeat a class
in which they have already received an S. P, or C- or better grade may not
register for the class until Phase 3 of registration, except where a
higher grade is required as a pre-requisite for entry into a program.
Such exceptions require the permission of the department chair.”
The wording allows students access to classes that require a higher
grade in a specific course for entry into a major. |
4/11/95 |
|
General
Studies Major |
The ACC approved in principle, the
General Studies Major with 60 upper division credits typically in one of
the three following areas: Humanities,
Social Sciences, Science. (new majors require HECBoard approval.) |
4/25/95 |
|
Guideline
for advising student planning general studies major |
Students planning a general studies
major in one of the three areas are required to have two faculty advisers
from separate departments. If
the major includes courses from more than one of the three areas, the
student is required to have an advisor from each of the areas in which
courses are taken. Students
are strongly advised to declare the major no later than the quarter after
they have completed 100 credits. The
faculty advisors assist the student in developing a program and certify
that the student has completed the upper-division requirements for the
degree. |
4/25/95 |
|
Review
of General Studies Major to occur Fall Quarter 2000 |
The ACC moved that the General
Studies Major be reviewed by the ACC after four years. |
4/25/95 |
|
Expository
Writing Committee Charge
Revision |
Membership change to read:
“Shall consist of an executive committee of six members including
the Director of the Writing Center (ex-officio, non-voting), and a scoring
committee of at least 15 members. The
ACC shall appoint five faculty to the executive committee who are broadly
representative of programs and disciplines at the university.
Not more than one may be from the Department of English.
The executive committee shall appoint faculty to serve on the
scoring committee. The term
of office of members of the scoring committee shall be three years and
members are eligible for indefinite reappointment.
Members of the s coring
committee shall be recognized as serving on a University-wide committee. |
4/25/95 |
|
Semester
Calendar Recommendation |
The ACC recommended to the Faculty
Senate that they request the Office of Institutional Assessment and
Testing to survey the faculty on their opinions about the possible change
to the semester calendar. |
5/9/95 |
|
Charge
revisions to CFPA and Fairhaven Curriculum Membership Charge |
Membership revisions |
5/9/95 |
|
Fairhaven
College Curriculum Committee Membership Charge |
MEMBERSHIP:
The Curriculum Committee consists of three faculty and three
students appointed by the Dean; and the Records Assistant and Dean
(ex-officio). Student
nominations are sought through the Fairhaven Bulletin.
The chair is elected by the committee from among the faculty
members. Appointment are
effective from the beginning of Fall Quarter.
Terms of office are for one year. |
5/9/95 |
|
Huxley
College Curriculum charge membership |
MEMERSHIP:
The Curr. Cte. consists of the Center Directors, two faculty
members and one student from each Center, and; may include a staff member
from each Center. The cte
elects a chair from among its members.
Faculty are elected for one-year, renewable terms.
Students are elected by faculty from nominations made by the Huxley
Coll Comm Affairs Cte. |
5/23/95 |
|
IPAC |
Add the Director of International
Programs as an ex-officio, non-voting member, to the International
Programs Advisory Committee charge. |
10/10/95 |
|
Faculty
Advising |
“That all academic units
incorporate language in the relevant portions of the Faculty Handbook, or
other appropriate policy documents, to establish that advising be one of
the teaching activities for which faculty may receive credit in evaluation
for tenure, promotion and merit.” |
11/7/95 |
|
JWE
Passage |
“Students are required to pass the
JWE no later than the quarter during which they are registered for their
120th credit. Students
who do not meet this requirement will be blocked from registration during
subsequent quarters until the JWE has been passed, unless permission is
granted by the Expository Writing Committee.
Such permission shall be granted if the student submits to the EWC
an acceptable written plan for satisfying the JWE requirement.
Students whose registration is blocked under this policy will be
informed by the Registrar of their status prior to registration.” “Students who are registered for
their 100th credit and have not yet attempted the JWE will be
reminded by the Registrar of
the need to pass the JWE by the time they complete 120 credits, and be
invited to avail themselves of relevant sources of information and support
such as the services of the Writing Center. |
11/21/85 |
|
Declaring
a Major |
A.
Students
who are enrolled in their 100th credit without declaring a
major shall be invited by letter to schedule an appointment with the
Advising Center for the purpose of working positively toward a choice of
degree programs. The letter
will note the policy in paragraph B below. B.
Students who have completed 120 credits without declaring a major
will be blocked from registration. Exceptions
may be made by program heads, department chairs, or deans for students who
can show evidence of progress towards completing prerequisites for the
major. |
11/21/95 |
|
TCCC
nomenclature change in charge |
Changes in the TCC membership are as
follows: (1) Change the
previous “Chair, Dept of EdCI, Certification Officer” to Teacher
Certification Officer.” (2) Change the previous “Chair Rep., Dept of
EdAF” to Teacher Education Committee Chair.” |
11/21/95 |
|
EWC
membership addition |
The EWC charge was approved as
follows: “Shall consist of
an executive committee of seven members including the director of the
Writing Center (ex officio, non-voting), and a scoring committee of at
least 15 members. The ACC
shall appoint six faculty to the executive committee who are broadly
representative of programs and disciplines at the University. |
11/21/95 |
|
Med
Program in Technology admissions
requirement |
The ACC approved the Graduate
Council’s decision (5/30 minutes) to delete the CRE as an admission
requirement to the Med program in Technology. |
12/5/95 |
|
Department
or Degree Program presentation |
ACC recommends to the Deans that they
ask each department and/or degree program to create a presentation which,
in the compass of a single session, provides a preview of that program,
what its central concerns and modes of learning are, and what activities,
abilities and opportunities are involved in study in that program.
These seminars would be offered several times each quarter for
first year students, new transfer students and any other students who wish
to attend. |
12/5/95 |
|
Degree
Audit System |
The ACC encouraged the administration
to move towards development of a Degree Audit System from the student
information service which will allow each student to monitor their
progress in meeting their course requirements. |
12/5/95 |
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Plan
of Study for registration after 210th credit |
“Students are required to submit an
approved Plan of Study to the Registrar during the quarter in which they
are registered for their 210th credit. Students who do not meet this requirement will be blocked
from registration during subsequent quarters until the Plan of Study has
been approved. The Plan of Study shall include a
detailed timetable for completion of courses the student will take in
order to satisfy the requirements for the major and for the degree. The Plan of Study must be approved by the Chair or Director
of the academic unit offering the student’s major. Copies of the approved Plan and any subsequent mutually
agreed amendments to the Plan are kept by the academic unit, the student
and the Registrar. Progress towards completion of the
Plan of Study shall be reviewed by the student and the Chair or Director
of the academic unit during the quarter in which the student is registered
for the 240th credit, and again during the quarter in which the
student is registered for the 270th credit.
In each case registration for subsequent quarters will be blocked
unless the Chair or Director certifies to the Registrar that adequate
progress has been made. Plans of Study, Plan Amendment and
Adequate Progress forms shall be provided by the Registrar. Students whose registration is
blocked under this policy will be informed by the Registrar of their
status prior to registration. |
3/5/96 |
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Membership
Change to Academic Technology Committee |
The membership section was changed to
read”…Two additional faculty members of the College of Arts and
Sciences appointed by the Faculty Affairs Committee of the College of Arts
and Science so that all three divisions of the college are represented.” |
4/26/96 |
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CFPA
Curriculum Committee membership appointment change |
The membership section was changed to
read, “The Curriculum Committee shall consist of two faculty members
from each of the three departments, one student chosen by the faculty of
each department, and the Dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts
(ex-officio.) Faculty are
appointed by the department chair prior to the beginning of fall quarter
to staggered two-year terms to ensure except in the case of tie votes.” |
4/26/96 |
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GUR
Committee membership language clarification and chair selection change |
Membership:
The General University Requirements Committee shall consist of
eleven members. Five members
from the College of Arts and Sciences, two at-large members and one member
from each of the divisions: social sciences, humanities, natural sciences/math.
CASC shall select the members from Arts ad Sciences.
There shall be one member each from the College of Business and
Economics, Woodring College of Education, College of Fine and Performing
Arts, and Huxley College. These
members shall be nominated by their colleges and appointed by the A.C.C.
There shall be two student members selected by the Associated
Students from the colleges listed above. Chair:
The Chairperson shall be from CAS and elected by the members at the
first meeting of each fall quarter. |
4/16/96 |
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Honors
Board membership appointment change |
The ACC approved the membership
section of the charge to read: “The
Honors Board consists of six members, five faculty appointed by ACC, and
the Director, ex-officio, non-voting.
Faculty shall represent the sciences, the social sciences and the
humanities, and at least one member shall be from outside the College of
Arts and Science.” |
4/16/96 |
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TCCC
membership nomenclature change |
Approved the membership nomenclature
change from 2 Education department chairs, ex-officio to 1 Teacher
Certification Officer and 1 Teacher Education Committee Chair |
4/16/96 |
|
Expository
Writing Committee Catalog Copy Change |
ACC approved a catalog copy change on
Page 34 of the 1995-96 catalog under “Grades Yielding Credit” to add
in the second sentence after the words “supporting courses for majors
and minors, “the words “writing proficiency courses.” |
4/16/96 |
|
ACC
Handbook revision |
Item III.
ACC Standing Committees, “2.
Minutes of each meeting conducted by the councils and committees
reporting to the ACC shall be sent to the Office of the Faculty Senate
within 30 days of approval.” |
11/5/96 |
|
Academic
Technology Committee Charge Membership Change |
The ACC approved the ATC
recommendation to add one member, non-voting of the Washington Public
Employees Association (WPEA) to the membership of the ATC. |
2/18/97 |
|
Woodring
Curriculum Council Charge |
A charge for the Woodring College
Curriculum Council (WCC) was approved by the ACC.
Charge appears in the ACC Handbook as Item G, Page 9 |
3/4/97 |
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Topic |
Motion |
Date |
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Huxley College
Curriculum charge membership |
MEMBERSHIP:
The Curriculum Committee consists of the Center Directors, two
faculty members and one student from each Center, and; may include a staff
member from each Center. The
committee elects a chair from among its members.
Faculty are elected for one-year, renewable terms.
Students are elected
by faculty from nominations made by the Huxley College Community Affairs
Committee. |
5/23/95 |
passed |
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IPAC |
Add the Director of
International Programs as an ex-officio, non-voting member, to the
International Programs Advisory Committee charge. |
10/10/95 |
passed |
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Faculty Advising |
“That all academic
units incorporate language in the relevant portions of the Faculty
Handbook, or other appropriate policy documents, to establish that
advising be one of the teaching activities for which faculty may receive
credit in evaluation for tenure, promotion and merit.” |
11/7/95 |
passed |
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JWE Passage |
“Students are
required to pass the JWE no later than the quarter during which they are
registered for their 120th credit. Students
who do not meet this requirement will be blocked from registration during
subsequent quarters until the JWE has been passed, unless permission is
granted by the Expository Writing Committee.
Such permission shall be granted if the student submits to the EWC
an acceptable written plan for satisfying the JWE requirement. Students whose registration is blocked under this policy
will be informed by the Registrar of their status prior to
registration.” “Students who are
registered for their 100th credit and have not yet attempted the JWE will
be reminded by the Registrar of the need to pass the JWE by the time they
complete 120 credits, and be invited to avail themselves of relevant
sources of information and support such as the services of the Writing
Center. |
11/21/95 |
Passed as amended |
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Declaring
a Major |
A.
Students who are enrolled in their 100th credit without declaring a
major shall be invited by letter to schedule an appointment with the
Advising Center for the purpose of working positively toward a choice of
degree programs. The letter
will note the policy in paragraph B below. B.
Students who have completed 120 credits without declaring a major
will be blocked from registration. Exceptions
may be made by program heads, department chairs, or deans for students who
can show evidence of progress towards completing prerequisites for the
major. |
11/21/95 |
passed |
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TCCC nomenclature
change in charge |
Changes in the TCC
membership are as follows: (1)
Change the previous “Chair, Dept of EdCI, Certification Officer” to
Teacher Certification Officer.” (2) Change the
previous “Chair Rep., Dept of EdAF” to Teacher Education Committee
Chair.” |
11/21/95 |
passed |
|
EWC membership
addition |
The EWC charge was
approved as follows: “Shall
consist of an executive committee of seven members including the director
of the Writing Center (ex-officio, non-voting), and a scoring committee of
at least 15 members. The ACC
shall appoint six faculty to the executive committee who are broadly
representative of programs and disciplines at the University. |
11/21/95 |
passed |
|
MEd Program in
Technology admissions requirement |
The ACC approved the
Graduate Councils decision (5/30 minutes) to delete the GRE as an
admissions requirement to the MEd program in Technology. |
12/5/95 |
passed |
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Department or Degree
Program presentation |
ACC recommends to the
Deans that they ask each department and/or degree program to create a
presentation which, in the compass of a single session, provides a preview
of that program, what its central concerns and modes of learning are, and
what activities, abilities and opportunities are involved in study in that
program. These seminars would
be offered several times each quarter for first year students, new
transfer students, and any other students who wish to attend. |
12/5/95 |
passed |
|
Degree Audit System |
The ACC encouraged the
administration to move towards development of a Degree Audit System from
the student information service which will allow each student to monitor
their progress in meeting their course requirements. |
12/5/95 |
passed |
|
Plan of Study for registration after
210th credit |
“Students are
required to submit an approved Plan of Study to the Registrar during the
quarter in which they are registered for their 210th credit.
Students who do not meet this requirement will be blocked from
registration during subsequent quarters until the Plan of Study has been
approved. The Plan of Study
shall include a detailed timetable for completion of courses the student
will take in order to satisfy the requirements for the major and for the
degree. The Plan of Study
must be approved by the Chair or Director of the academic unit offering
the student’s major. Copies
of the approved Plan and any subsequent mutually agreed amendments to the
Plan are kept by the academic unit, the student and the Registrar. Progress towards
completion of the Plan of Study shall be reviewed by the student and the
Chair or Director of the academic unit during the quarter in which the
student is registered for the 240th credit, and again during the quarter
in which the student is registered for the 270th credit.
In each case registration for subsequent quarters will be blocked
unless the Chair or Director certifies to the Registrar that adequate
progress has been made. Plans of Study, Plan
Amendment and Adequate Progress forms shall be provided by the Registrar. Students whose
registration is blocked under this policy will be informed by the
Registrar of their status prior to registration. |
3/5/96 |
passed |
|
Membership Change to
Academic Technology Committee |
The membership section
was changed to read”...Two additional faculty members of the College of
Arts and Sciences appointed by the Faculty Affairs Committee of the
College of Arts and Science so that all three divisions of the college are
represented.” |
4/16/96 |
passed |
|
CFPA
Curriculum Committee membership appointment change |
The membership section
was changed to read, “The Curriculum Committee shall consist of two
faculty members from each of the three departments, one student chosen by
the faculty of each department, and the Dean of the College of Fine and
Performing Arts (ex-officio). Faculty
are appointed by the department chair prior to the beginning of fall
quarter to staggered two-year terms to ensure except in the case of tie
votes.” |
4/16/96 |
passed |
|
GUR Committee
membership language clarification and chair selection change |
Membership:
The General University Requirements Committee shall consist of
eleven members. Five members
from the College of Arts and Sciences, two at-large members and one member
from each of the division: social
sciences, humanities, natural sciences/math.
CASC shall select the members from Arts and Sciences.
There shall be one member each from the College of Business and
Economics, Woodring College of Education, College of Fine and Performing
Arts, and Huxley College. These members shall be nominated by their colleges and
appointed by the A.C.C. There
shall be two student members selected by the Associated Students from the
colleges listed above. Chair:
The Chairperson shall be from A & S and elected by the members
at the first meeting of each fall quarter. |
4/16/96 |
passed |
|
Honors Board
membership appointment change |
The ACC approved the
membership section of the charge to read:
“The Honors Board consists of six members, five faculty appointed
by ACC, and the Director, ex-officio,non-voting. Faculty shall represent the sciences, the social sciences
and the humanities, and at least one member shall be from outside the
College of Arts and Science.” |
4/16/96 |
passed |
|
TCCC membership
nomenclature change |
Approved the
membership nomenclature change from 2 Education department chairs,
ex-officio to 1 Teacher Certification Officer and 1 Teacher Education
Committee Chair. |
4/16/96 |
passed |
|
Expository Writing
Committee Catalog Copy Change |
ACC approved a catalog
copy change on Page 34 of the 1995-96 catalogue under “Grades Yielding
Credit” to add in the second sentence after the words “supporting
courses for majors and minors, “the words “writing proficiency
courses.” |
4/16/96 |
passed |
|
ACC Handbook revision |
Item III.
ACC Standing Committees, “2.
Minutes of each meeting conducted by the councils and committees
reporting to the ACC shall be sent to the Office of the Faculty Senate
within 30 days of approval.” |
11/5/96 |
passed |
|
Academic Technology
Committee Charge Membership Change |
The ACC approved the
ATC recommendation to add one member, non-voting of the Washington Public
Employees Association (WPEA) to the membership of the ATC. |
2/18/97 |
passed |
|
Woodring Curriculum
Council Charge |
A charge for the
Woodring College Curriculum Council (WCC) was approved by the ACC.
Charge appears in the ACC Handbook as Item G, Page 9. |
3/4/97 |
passed |