Name of Academic Policy |
Date Issued |
Date Effective |
Status |
Summary & Supporting Information |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amendments to the Undergraduate Use of Multiple Courses and the Undergraduate Certificate Policies | March 2024 | Spring 2024 | Complete | Several updates clarify existing policy language and remove restrictive language, allowing the updated policy to be inclusive of courses worth more than 3 units of credit and permitting the multiple use of course credit instead of limiting the use to two applications. |
Amendments to the Enrollment Policy | December 2023 | January 2024 | Complete | Several updates to the Enrollment policy for undergraduate and graduate students clarify existing policy and add provisions that allow appropriate credit units to count toward full-time status in certain circumstances. |
Amendment to the Grades and Grading System Policy | November 2023 | November 2023 | Complete | Several substantive changes and minor clarifications to the existing policy to include removing the 18-unit withdrawal maximum and eligibility restrictions on using Pass/Fail option for undergraduates, creation of a MG (missing grade) notation for a student transcript, and new documentation for issuing an incomplete grade. |
Amendments to the General Education Attributes and General Education Curriculum Policy | November 2023 | November 2023 | Complete | The date of implementation has been updated for including the general education attribute requirements of Exploring Perspectives and Building Connections to students matriculating in Fall 2026 and after. |
Amendments to the Credit for Prior Learning Policy | November 2023 | November 2023 | Complete | An exception has been added to the policy that students may receive up to 30 units of credit for prior learning if they are enrolled in a program that requires government-approved licensure as a prerequisite to admission. |
Amendment to the Grade Appeal Policy | May 2023 | May 2023 | Complete | The updates streamline the process and outline the timeline for students and faculty. |
Amendment to the Audit Policy | March 2023 | Fall 2023 | Complete | The updated policy simplifies the language in the Audit Policy and streamlines the conditions under which a student may audit a course. |
Amendments to the Undergraduate Leaves of Absence policy and Military Excused Absence policy | January 2023 | Spring 2023 | Complete | Extends protections regarding course withdrawal/refund and excused absence options to students who are active-duty military members, as well as spouses, domestic partners, and/or dependents of active-duty military members. |
Amendments to Repeating a Course and Grade Replacement Opportunity (GRO) Policies | November 2022 | Spring 2023 | Complete | Eliminates the cap that limits a student’s access to GRO once they’ve earned more than 60 units. Combines the separate policies on Repeating a Course and Grade Replacement Opportunity. |
Amendment to Choice of Catalog Memo | June 2022 | June 2022 | Complete | Clarification of policy language that students maintaining continuous enrollment follow the requirements outlined by the Catalog in effect during their term of admission. |
Posthumous Degree and Posthumous Certificate of Achievement Policy | June 2022 | Fall 2021 | Complete | Outlines the criteria and procedure for requesting a posthumous degree or certification of achievement. |
Amendments to Change of Schedule & Class Attendance & Participation Policies | June 2022 | June 2022 | Complete | Codifies the modified classroom attendance policies originally introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
For memos announcing updates prior to June 2021, please see the Advising Resource Center's Policy and Procedure Updates.