University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science
2001-2002
Academic Policies and Appeals Committee
Meeting: Wednesday, October 3, 2001
Holton Hall 241
Minutes No. 1
| Present: |
Lakshmi Bharadwaj, Michael Gordon, Michael Hynan, Connie Jo (ex officio), Geoffrey Kennedy, Erland Olfe (ex officio), Jane Nardin, Richard O'Malley, Kathleen Wheatley |
| Absent: |
Fred Eckman |
| Excused: |
Gerald Bergtrom |
| Guest: |
Denise Mueller |
- The meeting came to order at 1:30 p.m in Holton Hall 341.
- Procedural Matters
- Members of the Committee introduced themselves.
- Election of Chair - Jane Nardin was elected unanimously as Committee Chair for 2001-2002.
- Review of Charter - Connie Jo briefly reviewed the Charter.
- Automatic Consent
- Minutes #1, 2000-2001 (November 29, 2000) were revised to include time and place of the meeting. The minutes were approved as amended.
- The 2000-2001 Annual Report was approved as submitted.
- Old Business - None
- New Business
- Policy on Appeals for Waiver of Degree Requirements
Erland Olfe presented the issue of granting waivers of degree requirements for students with disabilities. He informed Committee members that he met with experts on the Americans with Disabilities Act. The College was advised that it is not necessary to waive or substitute courses for requirements that are fundamental to the degree. However, the College should have a policy that it applies uniformly. Members reviewed summaries of L&S Requirements from 1989 and 1998. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the L&S Faculty adoption of a policy with the following provisions:
- declare all of the requirements as fundamental to the degree;
- prohibit alterations in English and Mathematical requirements, which are basic foundations for additional course work;
- in extraordinary circumstances, permit alterations for the remaining requirements.
The Committee agreed to have Jane Nardin and Connie Jo draft the policy statement and circulate it to the Committee members for their review.
It was moved, seconded, and approved to move into closed session to consider a student appeal for waiver of the Mathematics requirement.
- Given the policy recommendation just approved by the Committee, the student's appeal was denied. If the L&S Faculty does not adopt the policy on appeals, the student's appeal can be reconsidered. The Committee strongly urged that the student get tutoring in Mathematics as recommended in the student's clinical evaluation.
- Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 2:38 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Jo
Special Assistant to the Dean
Secretary to the L&S Faculty
Distribtion: Interim Dean Richard Meadows
Associate Deans Harris, Miller, O'Bryan, Schuster
Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger, Olfe
Secretary of the University
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