PURDUE STUDENT SENATE
Recommendation 12-4
“Recommending Support of the Educational Policy Committee’s Change to
Academic Regulations and Procedures on Academic Year and Calendar”
Author(s):
Sponsor(s):
Agenda Date:
Assigned to:
Recommendations:
Action:
President Pro Tempore:
Student Senate President:
Student Body President:
Katherine Horton, Trevvor Long
Academic Affairs, Kyle Pendergast
October 3, 2012
Zach Briggs
Lexi Hiland
Joe Rust
WHEREAS, Purdue Student Government is committed to fostering student success, and
WHEREAS, the current summer academic schedule consists of one 4-week term (Maymester) during
which the credits available for students to enroll is limited to 3 credits (one course), and
WHEREAS, changing the current academic schedule to two 6-week summer modules would allow
for increased incoming students, especially international students, to participate in Purdue’s summer
programs such as the Business Opportunity Program (BOP), the Honors College pilot program, and
regular coursework as majority of high school graduations occur in mid-June, and
WHEREAS, a summer schedule consisting of two 6-week summer modules would allow for students
to enroll in increased credit hours during the summer and would encourage more progress towards an
on-time degree, and
WHEREAS, the current summer schedule limits the opportunities for students to receive financial
aid in the summer as the summer definition of a full time student requires enrollment in six credit
hours, which is often not possible with the credit limitations during Maymester,
THEREFORE, be it RECOMMENDED that the Purdue University Senate adopt the Educational
Policy Committee’s proposal, Change to Academic Regulations and Procedures on Academic Year
and Calendar as currently written.
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Student Body President
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Student Senate President