ASCRC Minutes 5/6/14
Poetry Corner, Mansfield Library, 2:10 p.m.
Members Present: J. Deboer, L. Eagleheart, L. Gillison, C. Henderson, S. Samson, T.
Thibeau, M. Triana, E. Uchimoto, N. Vonessen G. Weix
Members Absent/ Excused: K. Easwaramurthi, B. Holzworth,J. Laine
Ex-Officio Present: J. Hickman, N. Hinman, B. Howard
The minutes from 4/29 were approved. The meeting began with the UM minute.
Communication
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The signature page for the proposed welding certificate has been received so the item
will be on the curriculum consent agenda at Thursday’s Faculty Senate meeting.
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ASCRC was informed of a problem resulting from common course numbering. A
course taught at the Missoula College was flocked to be equivalent to a course taught
at the main campus, now ENST 230, Nature and Society. The course at the Missoula
College was a writing course, but the main campus course was not. It is a large
section of typically 200 students. However, because the courses were flocked as
equivalent it was given a writing attribute in Banner. The error has been in the
catalog for one year. Students who took the course last academic year will receive
writing credit for either section. A short term solution has been negotiated to give
the Missoula College course a different number – ENST 231. The faculty member
may have been alerted to this issue sooner if the writing attribute was not hidden.
This is a problem for two-year campuses embedded in four-year colleges. There is
another issue with Development Psychology Problem for other courses – Psyc
developmental Psych
Business Items:
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The revised AP /Clep procedure was approved. It will go to the Faculty Senate next
fall. Camie will send it to the Admissions office for feedback as well.
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The pending items on the draft annual report were edited and it was approved.
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The language in e-Curr will be updated to only require learning outcomes on the
syllabus without the description. Sample outcomes will be considered next fall.
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The Graduation Appeals Committee will consider establishing a procedure for
reviewing trends in the petitions and establishing a list of equivalent courses that can
be used for symbolic systems, math and language.
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The revised curriculum deadline memo was approved.
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Chair Henderson thanked members for their work for the year.
The meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.
Procedure Number:
Procedure:
203.10
AP Clep
Date Adopted:
4/13/00
Last Revision:
References:
Approved by:
4/10/08, 5/6/14
UM Catalog - Admission to the University
Faculty Senate
The University will award elective credit to students presenting test scores in accordance with
the recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE) for Advanced Placement
Tests (AP) and/or tests from the college level examination program (CLEP) of the college
entrance examination board. The applicability of any and all AP and CLEP University credits to
specific programs will be left to departmental discretion, except in cases where specific course
equivalences have been established.
Students may apply AP credits toward graduation in accordance with the following criteria:
1. There is no limit to the number of credits that may apply.
2. The minimum score for AP Credit is 3. .
3. Individual departments determine whether individual AP courses are equivalent to
specific courses in their curriculum. If an AP course does not have a specific course
equivalent, ASCRC determines the amount of elective credit that will be granted for
the course.
4. Credits toward general education requirements are based on course equivalencies
where they exist, or else are determined by the General Education Committee.
Existing course equivalencies are available at:
http://admissions.umt.edu/admissions/freshman/advanced-credits).