Recent Policy/Practice Changes

Fall 2009

Credits required for a UMM degree - SCEP and the University Senate passed the following residency requirement 9/29/05 :

(1) To be eligible for a University of Minnesota undergraduate degree, a student must present at least 30 semester credits awarded by the University of Minnesota campus from which he or she is seeking to graduate.

(2) Students must complete at least half of upper division major work on the campus from which they are seeking to graduate.

(3) At least 15 credits of the last 30 credits earned prior to the awarding of a University degree must be awarded by the University of Minnesota campus from which a student is seeking to graduate.

(4) For students who seek an academic minor, to be eligible for record of a minor on the University of Minnesota transcript, students must take at least three upper division credits in the minor field at the campus from which they will receive their degree.

A student's college or campus may, under extraordinary circumstances, waive the requirements in sections 2, 3, and 4, above, but not section 1.

All credit awarded by the University, regardless of the type of instruction, shall count toward the credit requirements for the degree. Interpretation by the Senate Committee on Educational Policy: This policy, revised in the spring of 2005, will apply to incoming students beginning in the fall of 2005.

 The committee approved enforcing all four criteria with the three provisions below:

1) The faculty in the majors define “upper division major work.”

2) Exceptions will be granted by the majors for experiences such as National Student Exchange, etc.

3) This policy will apply to incoming students beginning in the fall of 2009.

Fall 2008

Academic Integrity Updated procedures for addressing violations of scholastic honesty were presented to the Assembly. Click HERE to view the policy and procedures.
Approved by Campus Assembly April 29, 2008 to be effective for fall 2008

Credits Required for a UMM degree -

Maximum enrollment of 20 credits per semester

The Incomplete Agreement form has been updated. Students who wish to receive an incomplete must meet with the instructor to complete the form. A symbol of "I" should not be assigned until the form is completed. After the instructor and the student sign the agreement, the instructor sends it to the Registrar's Office for imaging to the student's file. Forms are then forwarded to the appropriate Division Chair.

Recent change to the grading rosters: Faculty and instructors are required to include a last date of participation for "F" or "N" grades before the grade roster can be submitted. This includes supplemental grades. When a student earns a grade of "F" or "N," the extent to which that student's financial aid is affected is dependent upon the last day of participation in that class. Federal regulation requires a cancellation of 50 percent of a student's federal Title IV funds if no course participation can be determined.

Fall 2007

APAS

• Enhancements to boost GPA calculation in majors by selecting best graded courses and excluding F grades where possible (e.g. electives) – please report anomalies to Clare Strand.

• Major GPA is in a separate box that excludes transfer courses.

• Secondary Education licensure is tracked separately from degree requirements and includes transfer courses in the GPA calculation. Required by state regulations.

• Residency requirement revised to match changes approved by assembly effective for students following the fall '07 catalog.

• UMM Honors is tracked separately from degree requirements.

Fall 2006

Registering students on probation - Students on probation are allowed to register for a maximum of 14 credits and must meet with their adviser to discuss appropriate courses; following that meeting the adviser will contact the Registrar's Office to release the probation hold. Advisors may approve registering for more than 14 credits: the number of approved maximum credits must be stated in the hold release.
Students return to good standing by earning a term GPA and cumulative GPA of 2.0.
Effective March 2007 for fall registration

Suspension of students who do not meet minimum academic progress requirements will occur following fall term as well as following spring. For some time the practice had been to suspend after spring semester only, because students affected could not be notified in a timely manner. Reports are now available that remove those logistical problems.
Received for information by Campus Assembly May 3, 2006, to be effective for fall 2006

Suspension will be for one full academic year, beginning fall 2006.
Received for information by Campus Assembly May 3, 2006, to be effective for fall 2006

Cumulative GPA for graduation - "The cumulative GPA required for graduation shall include all, and only, University of Minnesota coursework." Transfer courses, even when used in the major, will no longer count in the GPA. In addition, the following statement should be inserted in the description of the major or area of concentration: students must attain a minimum GPA of 2.0 (or higher as indicated by the discipline) in order to graduate."
Approved by Campus Assembly in April 2005, to be effective for students enrolling for the first time in fall 2005.

Enforcement of Prerequisites - at the request of the instructor of a course, the Registrar shall administratively drop a student from the course if the student has not met the prerequisite(s) for the course, provided that notification is received before the semester begins or within the first 5 class days of the semester.
Received for information by Campus Assembly May 3, 2006, to be effective for fall 2006

Graduating under Quarters - "any student who had all General Education Requirements completed, under any previous catalog, may complete the B.A. degree using those requirements. Major requirements are under the jurisdiction of the faculty. All other degree requirements--total credits, residency, etc.--will follow semester standards and current policies."
Received for information by Campus Assembly May 3, 2006, to be effective for fall 2006