Oakland University Senate

February 4, 1963

Agenda

MEMORANDUM
January 30, 1963

TO: All Members of the Senate

FROM: Donald D. O'Dowd, for the Steering Committee

RE: Agenda for Meeting of February 4, 1963

The next meeting of the Senate will be on Monday, February4, at 4:00 P.M. in Room 126-7 Oakland Center.

A. Old Business

1. Recommendations from the ad hoc Commencement Committee. (Mr. Stoutenburg)

a. The three levels of academic honors, cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude, may be awarded to students in the upper 10% of the graduating class or to students who have earned a cumulative grade point average above 3.49.

b. The graduates awarded the degree summa cum laude must be in the upper one percent of the graduating class and have a cumulative grade point average above 3.4. The percentage of students to receive the degree magna cum laude and cum laude will be determined by the appropriate committee, within the limitations of recommendation "a.,"'

c. The awarding of the degree with honors will be based only on MSU Oakland credits, and the student must have completed his last 16 courses at MSU Oakland.

d. Departmental Honors should be awarded to outstanding graduating seniors. The establishment of criteria and the selection of outstanding graduating seniors for departmental honors will be the responsibility of the department.

e. All graduates will be granted a Bachelor of Arts degree except Engineering Science graduates who will be granted a Bachelor of Science degree.

2,  Recommendations from the Academic Affairs Committee (Mr. Matthews)

a.  Granting of Credit by Petition.

Course Exemption with Credit
In exceptional cases and upon recommendation of the department concerned, the Committee on Instruction may award credit provided, however, that such credit does not exceed 20 percent of the credits earned for a degree at MSUO.

b. Graduation Requirements in Effect

The graduation requirements are those currently in effect. In instances where these impose a. hardship, the student may petition the Committee on Instruction for an exception.

3. Report of Steering Committee Activities. (Mr. O'Dowd)

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