Senate Doc #3589S  

                                               Approved   3/9/89



                                 APC Document #27





               Catalog and Policy Changes in Academic Warning Policy





        A.  The Advising Committee recommends 2 changes in catalog

        wording concerning ACADEMIC WARNING (p.27 of current catalog)





        l.  DELETE (line 7):  "a special academic advisor"



            REPLACE  WITH: "their academic advisor"



            RATIONALE:  There is no group of "special" academic

                        advisors.





        2.  DELETE (line 7-8):  "These students are normally limited to

               14 credit hours per semester and to light summer loads."



            REPLACE  WITH:  "These students are limited to 14 credit

               hours per semester and to 1 course per summer term."



            RATIONALE:

               a.  "Normally" is misleading.  The present policy is that

                   14 hrs is a firm limit for all students on warning.

                   Any policy has exceptions but they should be rare in

                   this case.  Omit.

               b.  "Light" summer load is vague.  The present

                   interpretation is "not more than 4 hrs at any time

                   during the summer session".







         B.  We also recommend one non-catalog procedural clarification:



             POLICY:  Exceptions to these details are to be made only

                      by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs or his

                      delegate.



             RATIONALE:  There was confusion this time who was to hear

                         pleas, with authority to grant waivers.  Most

                         reasonable seem to be the VCAA or his Assistant

                         VC for Enrollment Services.


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