Oakland University Senate
April 22, 1965
Minutes
PRESENT: Messrs. Appleton, Beardslee, G. Brown, H. Burdick, Cammack, Cherno, Collins, Dettman, Galloway, Hammerle, Harding, Hetenyi, Heubel, Hoopes, Hough, Howes, Hucker, Malm, Matthews, McKay, O'Dowd, Schwab, Sells, Simmons, Susskind, Swanson, Tafoya, Tipler. Tomboulian, Varner.
ABSENT: Messrs. Eklund, Haden, Hildum. Mobley, Pitts. Qualntance, Stoutenburg, Stubblefield, Wllliamson.
GUESTS: Messrs. Atkinson, Blair, Burke, Burner, Jenkins, Obear, Potter.
Chancellor Varner called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.
Mr. Cammack moved to accept the minutes of the Senate meetings of April 14 and April 16. Seconded by Mr. Howes. Motion approved.
Mr. Hucker re-stated the motions recorded in the minutes of April 14 relating to the recommendations from the Academic Affairs Committee (contents of the report circulated by the Committee dated April 12, 1965).
Mr. Hammerle asked that the following statement made by Mr. Hucker be recorded in the minutes: "That the course numbers given in the motions are intended to be subject to normal review by the Catalog Committee and the Committee on Instruction. "
Mr. Hammerle moved to amend Recommendation Part A. l.a. (page 3) by adding the words "If entering in September 1964 or thereafter. " Seconded by Mr. Hetenyi. Amendment adopted.
Mr. Hammerle moved to amend Recommendation Part A. 3. (page 5) by deleting the word "Senate" and inserting Steering Committee. Seconded by Mr. Hetenyi. Amendment adopted.
Mr. Hammerle moved to amend Recommendation B.2. (page 8) by deleting the words "Committee on Instruction" and inserting Academic Affairs Committee. Seconded by Mr. Simmons. After considerable discussion, the chairman asked for a show of hands. 17 YES - 6 NO. Amendment adopted.
Mr. Hammerle asked that the following statement be recorded in the minutes as part of the motions in Recommendation Part B (pages 14-15): "To take effect at the end of the 1965-66 academic year. "
Mr. Hammerle moved to amend Recommendation Part B.3. (page 15) by deleting "As authorized by his major department or program," and by changing the words "student" to program and "his" to the. Seconded by Mr. Hetenyi. Amendment adopted.
Mr. Hetenyi moved to amend Recommendation Part B.2. (page 15) by changing "either in University Course offerings" to either in designated general-education offerings. Seconded by Mr. Appleton. Amendment adopted.
Mr. Collins moved to stop "shotgunning" from one motion to another and follow the pattern of the proposal as outlined. Seconded by Mr. Matthews. Motion adopted.
Chancellor Varner then asked for votes on the motions in Part A of the proposal.
Mr. Hucker moved Recommendation Part A.I.a. (page 3) as amended: "To clarify and make specific the original intent of last winter's SDL legislation, the committee recommends that item 4 in the graduation requirements listed on page 40 of the present catalog be amended to read as follows -- 4. IF ENTERING IN SEPTEMBER 1964 OR THEREAFTER, HAVE PASSED ALL PRESCRIBED UNIVERSITY COURSES, INCLUDING TWO SUCH COURSES DESIGNATED (THAT IS, IN SEMINAR FORMAT)." Seconded by Mr. Hetenyi. Motion adopted.
Mr. Hucker moved Recommendation Part A. l.b. (page 3): "To enable students in Engineering Science to meet standards for accreditation recommended by the Engineering Council for Professional Development, while requiring him to maintain minimal general-education requirements, the committee recommends modifying the University Course requirements for Engineering Science majors in accordance with the following regulation: TO FULFILL UNIVERSITY COURSE REQUIREMENTS, THE ENGINEERING SCIENCE MAJOR MUST TAKE EITHER UC 016- 017 (WESTERN LITERATURE) OR UC 034-035 (WESTERN INSTITUTIONS); AND ONE COURSE EACH IN THE ART-MUSIC GROUP, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES GROUP, AND THE AREA STUDIES GROUP. HIS PROGRAM MUST ALSO PROVIDE FOR TWO FREE ELECTIVES, AND HE MUST SATISFY THE UNIVERSITY FOREIGN-LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT." Seconded by Mr. Howes. Motion adopted.
Mr. Hetenyi moved to amend Recommendation Part A. I.e. (page 4) by adding UC 054 after "Western Institutions" and by deleting "the Social Sciences group." Seconded by Mr. Susskind. Amendment adopted.
Mr. Hucker moved Recommendation Part A. I.e. (page 4) as amended: "If Secondary Education majors in Chemistry are to meet North Central accreditation standards, they must have one more course in the minor field than they can now take. It is therefore recommended that their present general-education requirements be altered in accordance with the following regulation: TO FULFILL UNIVERSITY COURSE REQUIREMENTS , THE SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY MUST TAKE UC 016-017 (WESTERN LITERATURE), UC 034-035 (WESTERN INSTITUTIONS), UC 054, AND ONE COURSE EACH IN THE ART-MUSIC GROUP. HIS PROGRAM MUST ALSO PROVIDE FOR TWO FREE ELECTIVES, AND HE MUST PASS GERMAN 101-102, OR DEMONSTRATE COMPARABLE COMPETENCE , TO SATISFY THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT CONCERNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES." Seconded by Mr. Susskind. Motion adopted.
Mr. Hucker moved Recommendation Part A. l.d. (page 4): "In accordance with a proposal from Professor Sheldon Appleton, supported by some other members of the Social Sciences faculties, the committee recommends approval of a course designated UC 050-051 American Life in the Twentieth Century, which is proposed to be a two-semester interdivisional course that would aim to acquaint the student with the significant events of twentieth-century United States history and to demonstrate the ways in which one or more of the social sciences may be used to increase understanding and appreciation of these events. In this regard, the committee also recommends adoption of the following regulation � SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF UC 050-051 (AMERICAN LIFE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY) MAY COUNT AS FULFILLING ONE SEMESTER OF THE UNIVERSITY COURSE SOCIAL SCIENCES GROUP REQUIREMENT." Seconded by Mr. Heubel. Motion adopted.
Mr. McKay moved to amend Recommendation Part A. 2. (page 5) to read no more than "two little college experimental programs. " Seconded by Mr. Mobley. Amendment not adopted.
Mr. Hucker moved to amend Part A. 2. (page 5) by deleting the words "The Dean of the University. " Seconded by Mr. Matthews. Amendment adopted.
Mr. Appleton moved to suspend the rules so that a two-thirds vote would be required. Seconded by Mr. Cherno. 23 YES - 0 NO. Motion adopted.
Mr. Burdick moved to amend Recommendation Part A. 2. (page 5) by striking out the word "experimental. " Seconded by Mr. Hammerle. Amendment not adopted.
Mr. Hucker moved Part A. 2. (page 5) as amended: "For years some members of the Oakland faculty have expressed interest in developing experimental programs for small groups of students, ranging from plans merely to take care of general-education requirements in new and flexible ways to plans for full scale, degree-granting, wholly autonomous "little college" units within the overall University structure. Senate legislation of April 1964 encouraged such interests, and two faculty groups, one chaired by Professor Appleton and one chaired jointly by Professors Cherno and Blair, have submitted requests for charters that might enable them to complete their plans and implement them. One group aims at instituting a program in 1965, the other aims at 1966. Students cannot reasonably be expected to enter upon any such program without having available a reasonably specific prospectus clearly indicating what the program offers them and how it relates to the University's graduation requirements in general. On the other hand, the faculty groups that are interested cannot reasonably be expected to devote the hours and energy required to finalize their plans without having some assurance that their final plans will in fact be implemented. The Committee strongly believes that these faculty groups should be given every encouragement and that the Senate, affirming its confidence in the faculty members involved, should therefore authorize the kinds of experimental programs that they propose and should entrust to the Provost, in continuing consultation with the Academic Affairs Committee, authority to approve and implement the final specific plans for such programs when they are ready for activation. To this end, we recommend that the following legislation be adopted � THE PROVOST IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED, WITH THE CONTINUING ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. TO ACTIVATE AND IMPLEMENT TWO "LITTLE COLLEGE" EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS, IN GENERAL ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENT B AND ATTACHMENT C. " Seconded by Mr. Cherno. Motion adopted.
Mr. Hucker moved Recommendation Part A. 3. (page 5) as amended: "We believe that the University's most talented students have special academic needs that cannot necessarily be met by any existing or proposed curricular arrangements. However, the committee itself feels it cannot adequately consider such matters because of the burden it bears of other problems. It therefore urges adoption of the following resolution --RESOLVED, THAT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ON HONORS PROGRAMS BE CONSTITUTED BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE, TO CONSIST OF THREE FACULTY MEMBERS, WITH THE CHARGE TO STUDY, MAKE PROPOSALS ABOUT, AND IF APPROPRIATE EVENTUALLY IMPLEMENT SUITABLE MEANS OF DEALING WITH THE ACADEMIC NEEDS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S MOST TALENTED STUDENTS. Seconded by Mr. Hetenyi. Motion adopted.
Mr. Hucker stated that discussion was open on recommendations in Part B of the proposal which would be voted on as a package.
Mr. McKay moved to amend Recommendation Part B. 1. (page 15) by changing the word "Explorations" to Seminars. Seconded by Mr. Tomboulian. Amendment not adopted.
Mr. Tomboulian moved to amend Part B.I. (pp. 6-7) by changing the third sentence to read: "The Committee on Instruction is hereby authorized to determine and assign course credits according to the following:
1) One credit unit is equivalent to a total of three hours of work per week in lecture, classroom, and laboratory work, and including the estimated time that an average student spends in outside preparation each week.
2) It is assumed that all four credit courses listed in the current 1964-1966 catalog require at least 12 hours of work per week and are therefore granted four credits according to the above rule.
3) Exceptions to the foregoing should be brought to the Committee by departments or program directors for adjustment.
4) New courses will be assigned credits according to the above rule. "
Seconded by Mr. Hoopes. Amendment adopted
The Senate adjourned for dinner at 6 p.m. and reconvened at 6:40 p.m.
Mr. McKay moved that the following sentence be made part of the intent of Part B.3. (page 15):- "The details of courses to be offered will be worked out by consultation between departments and the Academic Affairs Committee during the year 1965-66. " Seconded by Mr. Matthews. Amendment adopted
Mr. Hoopes moved to amend Recommendation Part B.2. under General-Education Requirements, page 15), as follows:
"A. History or Literature: 4 credits
B. Literature, Art, Music: 8 credits (must be in 2 of these)
C. History or Social Sciences: 8 credits (either 2 in Social Sciences or 1 in each)
D. Non-Western Civilization: 4 credits
E. Science and Mathematics: 8 credits
F. One of the above: 4 credits
D & E only absolute requirements. "
Seconded by Mr. Galloway.
Mr. McKay moved to amend Mr. Hoopes amendment by removing mathematics from Category E. Seconded by Mr. Tipler.
Mr. Hoopes moved to suspend the rules to permit discussion by the Senators. Seconded by Mr. O'Dowd. Motion adopted.
Mr. Hetenyi moved that Mr. Hoopes' proposal and the Committee's proposal be brought back to the Senate in the fall. Seconded by Mr. Tipler. A straw vote was called � 8 YES - 14 NO. Motion not adopted.
Mr. Varner stated that the Senate would return to operating under the regular rules.
Mr. Tomboulian called the question to vote on Mr. Hoopes' amendment. Seconded by Mr. Susskind. Amendment not adopted.
Mr. Susskind called the question to vote on Part B of the proposal as amended. Seconded by Mr. Tomboulian. Motion adopted.
Mr. Hucker moved the Recommendations in Part B of the proposal as amended:
1. Course Credit -- The present principle, that all courses are of equal credit, we believe is a good one and should be retained. However, it works to our disadvantage in many ways--for example, by making it difficult to give appropriate credit for laboratory work in the science and engineering fields or for studio work in music, and by preventing our getting suitable credit in the calculations of legislative fund-appropriators for teaching activities carried on outside regular classes in such fields as choral music, orchestral music, theater, and athletics. We therefore recommend that provisions be made for credit in variable units from zero to eight to be given for regular academic courses and for other teaching activities, while retaining the general principle that regular academic courses will normally be counted as four units of credit. (Giving zero credit for certain activities would be the simplest way of assuring that they would not be countable toward graduation but could provide for suitable bookkeeping as regards those activities to which credit is now "imputed" for budgetary purposes.) We anticipate that departments and programs may consequently propose variable graduation requirements in terms of credit units, to be negotiated with the Senate; and that students may subsequently be required, with the Senate's approval, regularly to participate in activities other than regular academic courses for which credit can be given, though such credits might not count toward graduation. Instituting such a variable-credit system will require no change in the present catalog statement (page 51) that "I. All courses are assigned four semester hours unless otherwise specified. " But we recommend that the following legislation concerning course credits be adopted:
UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED, ALL COURSES WILL CARRY FOUR UNITS OF CREDIT. COURSES AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES MAY, HOWEVER. BE OFFERED FOR VARIABLE CREDIT FROM ZERO TO EIGHT UNITS WITH PERMISSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION. THE COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DETERMINE AND ASSIGN COURSE CREDITS ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING:
1) ONE CREDIT UNIT IS EQUIVALENT TO A TOTAL OF THREE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK IN LECTURE, CLASSROOM, AND LABORATORY WORK, AND INCLUDING THE ESTIMATED TIME THAT AN AVERAGE STUDENT SPENDS IN OUTSIDE PREPARATION EACH WEEK.
2) IT IS ASSUMED THAT ALL FOUR CREDIT COURSES LISTED IN THE CURRENT 1964-1966 CATALOG REQUIRE AT LEAST 12 HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK AND ARE THEREFORE GRANTED FOUR CREDITS ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE RULE.
3) EXCEPTIONS TO THE FOREGOING SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE COMMITTEE BY DEPARTMENTS OR PROGRAM DIRECTORS FOR ADJUSTMENT.
4) NEW COURSES WILL BE ASSIGNED CREDITS ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE RULE.
AS FOR COURSES, ACTIVITIES, AND CREDITS NOT AFFECTED BY THE FOREGOING AUTHORIZATION, THE SENATE, ON ADVICE OF THE COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION , WILL DETERMINE FOR EACH NEW CATEGORY OF INSTANCES WHETHER OR NOT SUCH CREDITS MAY CONSTITUTE PART OF THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS , WHETHER OR NOT THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE ALTERED ACCORDINGLY, WHAT KINDS OF GRADES MAY BE GIVEN FOR SUCH COURSES OR ACTIVITIES, AND WHETHER OR NOT GRADES GIVEN IN SUCH COURSES OR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE CUMULATIVE GRADE-POINT AVERAGE.
It is further proposed that graduation requirements and other relevant requirements be re-stated in terms of credit units rather than in terms of courses, once departments and programs have had an opportunity to submit proposals about courses and activities that might be given variable credit. To facilitate such changes, it is recommended that the following legislation be adopted now: THE STATEMENT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION ON PAGE 40 OF THE ..PRESENT CATALOG THAT A STUDENT MUST "1. HAVE PASSED AT LEAST 31 COURSES" IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ "1. HAVE PASSED COURSES TOTALING NOT FEWER THAN 124 CREDIT UNITS."
2. Limitation on specialization -- As has been noted above, the Academic Affairs Committee believes the present restriction that no more than nine courses in the major field may be required is unjustifiable as a general principle. It also works hardships on students in certain fields. The program in Chemistry cannot now meet the minimal standards established for accreditation by the American Chemical Society, and the program in Engineering Science cannot meet the standards recommended for accreditation by the Engineering Council for Professional Development. Believing that academic excellence at Oakland should encompass excellent preparation in the student's major field whatever that may be, and at the same time proposing general-education requirements that will prevent excessively narrow specialization, the committee recommends that the present restriction of major requirements to nine courses be abolished and that the following regulation be adopted: EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, NO DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM MAY REQUIRE A STUDENT TO EARN MORE THAN 36 CREDIT UNITS IN ANY ONE FIELD OF STUDY, AND NO STUDENT MAY COUNT TOWARD GRADUATION COURSES IN ANY ONE FIELD OF STUDY BEYOND ONE HALF OF THE TOTAL CREDIT UNITS REQUIRED FOR HIM TO GRADUATE. THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MAY NOT APPROVE A DEPARTMENTAL OR PROGRAM REQUIREMENT IN ANY ONE FIELD OF STUDY EXCEEDING 40 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL CREDIT UNITS REQUIRED FOR THE STUDENT TO GRADUATE WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION FROM THE SENATE.
3. Language requirement -- The Committee recommends that a graduation requirement concerning foreign-language competence be established in a category entirely separate from that of the University Courses, to be added to the Requirements for Graduation listed on page 40 of the present catalog, in accordance with the following legislation: ALL STUDENTS IN LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND PHYSICS, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE FACILITY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE THROUGH THE FOURTH-SEMESTER LEVEL BY PLACING BEYOND SECOND-YEAR LANGUAGE AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL IN A PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED UPON ADMISSION, OR, IF NEED BE, BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A FOURTH-SEMESTER COURSE IN LANGUAGE AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL.
B. ALL STUDENTS IN PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS (TEACHER EDUCATION, BOTH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY; BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; ENGINEERING SCIENCE) AND LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE READING KNOWLEDGE OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE BY PLACING BEYOND FIRST-YEAR LANGUAGE AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL IN A PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED UPON ADMISSION, OR. IF NEED BE, BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A SECOND-SEMESTER COURSE IN LANGUAGE AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL.
4. Thorough curricular revision effective in 1966 � To activate the general-education plan that we have in mind, we recommend that the statement on page 40 of the present catalog, under "Requirements for Graduation" (as amended by the proposed legislation), that a student must "4. Have passed all prescribed University Courses, including two such courses designated S (that is, in seminar format)" be rescinded as of the end of the 1965-66 academic year and replaced by the following: 4. HAVE ATTAINED A MINIMAL BREADTH IN HIS PROGRAM BY (A) PASSING AT LEAST 8 CREDITS AS GENUINELY FREE ELECTIVES, AND (B) PASSING 36 OR MORE ADDITIONAL CREDIT UNITS AS SPECIFIED TO SATISFY GENERAL-EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
In implementation of part (b) of this requirement, we propose that the following catalog entry be approved and inserted at an appropriate place in lieu of the table provided on pages 52-53 of the present catalog:
GENERAL-EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
IN PARTIAL SATISFACTION OF THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ON PAGE 40, EVERY STUDENT MUST PASS THE FOLLOWING:
1. TWO SEMESTERS OF UC 01 FRESHMAN EXPLORATIONS, WITHOUT DUPLICATING LETTER-DESIGNATED SECTIONS (A.B.C. ETC.). COMPLETING BOTH SEMESTERS WHILE CLASSIFIED AS A FRESHMAN IN TERMS OF CREDITS EARNED TOWARD GRADUATION, AND WITHOUT ENROLLING FOR MORE THAN ONE FRESHMAN EXPLORATIONS SECTION IN ANY ONE SEMESTER. EVERY TRANSFER STUDENT MUST SATISFY THIS REQUIREMENT UNLESS HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A FULL TRANSFERABLE YEAR OF ENGLISH WRITING WORK ELSEWHERE.
2. COURSES IN THE CATEGORIES LISTED BELOW, TOTALING NOT FEWER THAN THE CREDIT UNITS INDICATED. EITHER IN DESIGNATED GENERAL-EDUCATION OFFERINGS OR (WITH THE CONSENT OF HIS ADVISER) IN APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTAL OFFERINGS:
A. WESTERN CIVILIZATION (EUROPEAN OR AMERICAN HISTORY OR PHILOSOPHY): 4 CREDITS
B. LITERATURE (CLASSICAL, ENGLISH, OR AMERICAN LITERATURE, LITERATURE IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. OR FOREIGN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION): 4 CREDITS
C. FINE ARTS (ART OR MUSIC): 4 CREDITS
D. SOCIAL SCIENCES (POLITICAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, PSYCHOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, AND SOCIOLOGY): 8 CREDITS
E. NON-WESTERN CIVILIZATION (ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS): 4 CREDITS
F. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS: 12 CREDITS
3. ONE SEMESTER OF UC 90 SENIOR SEMINAR IN A LETTER-DESIGNATED CATEGORY OUTSIDE HIS MAJOR FIELD, TO BE TAKEN IN EITHER OF HIS LAST TWO SEMESTERS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE.
WITH CONSENT OF THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, A PROGRAM MAY UTILIZE ONE OR BOTH SEMINAR COURSES IN CATEGORY 1 (FRESHMAN EXPLORATIONS) AND THE COURSE IN CATEGORY 3 (SENIOR SEMINAR), OR ANY COMBINATION OF SUCH SEMINAR COURSES, TO SATISFY, IN ADDITION. APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS IN CATEGORY 2. A STUDENT'S GENERAL- EDUCATION REQUIREMENT MAY THEREFORE VARY BETWEEN 36 AND 48 CREDIT UNITS DEPENDING UPON HIS MAJOR, BUT NO STUDENT WILL BE PERMITTED TO GRADUATE WITH FEWER THAN 36 CREDIT UNITS DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE GENERAL-EDUCATION CATEGORIES.
Seconded by Mr. Hetenyi. Part B of proposal was adopted as amended.
Mr. Varner then asked the Senate to vote on the recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Study.
Mr. Appleton offered a substitute motion for the amendment made by Mr. McKay at the April 16 meeting to change Section l.a.4. by deleting "by" and substituting upon recommendation of, and by deleting "on the basis of" and substituting after it considers the applicants. Seconded by Mr. Brown.
Mr. McKay withdrew his motion. Mr. Appleton's motion was adopted.
Mr. Galloway called the question to vote on the recommendations from the Committee on Graduate Study as amended. Seconded by Mr. Hetenyi. Motion adopted.
Mr. Hoopes read the four amendments which have been seconded:
"THAT THE MEADOW BROOK SCHOOL OF MUSIC, SUMMER SESSION 1965, BE AUTHORIZED TO OFFER CERTAIN COURSES FOR GRADUATE CREDIT SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE STUDY. "
Add the words. "IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN CONCERNED," to the second sentence in Section II.A. 2. . after the words "THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS ..."
Change Section I. A. 4. to read "THE GRADUATE ADMISSIONS POLICY OF OAKLAND UNIVERSITY WILL BE SELECTIVE. ADMISSION WILL BE GRANTED UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEPARTMENT INVOLVED AFTER IT CONSIDERS THE APPLICANT'S (A) UNDERGRADUATE RECORD, (B) LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND (C) SCORES ON SUCH EXAMINATIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED. AN APPLICANT IS FURTHER DIRECTED TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS AND COURSE OF STUDY SPECIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT "
"THAT THE SENATE DELEGATE TO THE COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE STUDY THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR THE COMING YEAR."
Amendments adopted.
Mr. Hammerle offered the following resolution.
"RESOLVED: THAT, IF POSSIBLE, THE UNIVERSITY CALENDAR FOR EVERY SEMESTER BE ARRANGED SO THAT GRADES FOR SENIORS ARE DUE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH GRADES FOR ALL OTHER STUDENTS." Mr. Hetenyi moved the question. RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
Mr. Galloway moved to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. Tomboulian.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.