Oakland University Senate

Thursday, April 22, 1982
Tenth Meeting
3:30 p.m.
204 O'Dowd Hall

AGENDA

Respectfully submitted by Keith R. Kleckner for the Steering Committee.

A. Old Business:

1. Motion from the Committee on Academic Standing and Honors concerning mid-term grading in introductory courses (Messrs. Akers and Shallow). Item B.I. from the agenda of April 15, 1982.

MOVED that the instructors of 100-level courses provide to each registered student some form of evaluation of his or her academic progress prior to one week before the withdrawal period ends.

Second Reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.

2. Motion from the University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction to designate the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Messrs. Dawson and Akers). Item B.2. from the agenda of April 15, 1982.

MOVED that the School of Engineering redesignate the Bachelor of Science degree as the Bachelor of Science in Engineering for all undergraduate engineering programs other than Engineering Physics.

Second Reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.

3. Motion from the University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction to allow the School of Engineering to deny credit toward its degrees for certain courses (Mr. Dawson and Ms. Gerulaitis). Item B.3. from the agenda of April 15, 1982.

MOVED that the School of Engineering be authorized to deny credit toward a degree in engineering for courses which are prerequisite to, or of similar content but lower level than, MTH 154, PHY 151, and CHM 144.

Second Reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.

4. Motion from the University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction to require B.G.S. students to complete at least 12 credit hours within the program (Mr. Miller and Ms. Briggs-Bunting). Item B.4. from the agenda of April 15, 1982.

a. Main Motion
MOVED that, to obtain a Bachelor of General Studies degree, the student must successfully complete at least the last 12 hours as an admitted candidate to the program; and that candidacy be authorized by the University and the Faculty Council for General Studies when the student has approval of his/her plan-of-work and rationale for the Bachelor of General Studies degree from the Bachelor of General Studies Advising Committee.

b. Amendment (Messrs. Russell and Chipman)
Change the number 12 to 24.

Second Reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.

B. New Business:

1.  Motion from the Steering Committee concerning extension of the business year of the Senate (Mr. Hammerle).

MOVED that the Senate extend its business year until June 4, 1982, for the purpose of:

a.) considering the recommendations of the Committee on Academic Mission and Priorities, and
b.) considering amendments to the Constitution of the School of Human and Educational Services to be proposed by the faculty of that School.

Comments: If the Senate approves this motion (specifically, part a. of it) the Steering Committee will direct the Academic Policy and Planning Committee to sponsor open hearings, to invite presentations from all interested parties and to develop appropriate formal motions for the Senate to consider. The full report of the Committee on Academic Mission and Priorities will be distributed to all Senators who have not already been issued copies. It is anticipated that the open hearings will be held during the week or two following the conclusion of winter-semester examinations and that the Senate meetings to consider the motions to be presented by the APPC regarding recommendations of the CAMP will be held during the latter part of May and the first week of June.

Procedural Motion: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for vote.

C.  Good and Welfare:
        Private resolutions.

D.  Information Items:
    1.  Report from UCUI on the undergraduate grading system. (Mr. Sudol)