UNDERGRADUATE SUPPLEMENTAL STUDIES MODIFICATION COVER SHEET
The College does not sanction undergraduate certificate programs offered by LSA departments. On the other
hand, the College will consider approving an undergraduate supplemental studies program offered by a non-LSA
unit. Undergraduate supplemental studies provide opportunities for students to develop additional experience and
skills to complement their concentration(s) or academic minor(s). Proposals must be approved by the LSA
Curriculum Committee and meet the following criteria: 1) require at least 9 credits; 2) provide structure and
coherence, not simply a total number of credits; and 3) contain one or more upper-division courses. See
attached for policies/administration.
Non-LSA School or Program: _________________________________________________________________
Title of the Undergraduate Supplemental Studies program: ______________________________________
Number of Credits Required:
Minimum:
__
Approval by Chair/Director (signature): _________________________________________ Date: __________
1. Please include a memo describing a brief rationale for this change.
2. If the supplemental study is adding courses from other departments/academic units, signatures
of approval are required from each chair/director. Signatures indicate two commitments: a)
the unit plans to offer the course at least once a year; and b) additional enrollment would not
have a negative impact on concentrators.
3. Prior to submitting proposal form: a) send modifications to each chair/director asking for
approval via email; b) type each unit’s name and signer on following page and submit with
proposal; and c) forward all email approvals to JoAnn Peraino in one batch.
Please note: This proposal form must be used when there is a change to the structure of a requirement. If you
are adding to or deleting from a list of courses that may be used to satisfy a requirement without changing the
requirement itself, this may be submitted via a memo to JoAnn Peraino with a brief rationale for the change.
Department/Program
Name/Signature of Chair/Director
Date
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Send cover sheet, departmental memo, proposal, and suggested text for the LSA Bulletin
as Word documents to JoAnn Peraino (jperaino@umich.edu), 763-7139.
NEW UNDERGRADUATE SUPPLEMENTAL STUDIES PROPOSAL
Department/Academic Unit
________________________________________________________
Name of Undergraduate Supplemental Studies program ________________________________________
Effective Term
________________________________________________________
Date of Submission
____________________________________________________________
Current Requirements
Min # credits
Required
courses
(include # of
credits for each)
Advising
Exclusions
(other programs
with significant
overlap)
Other
Modified Requirements (“same” if no
changes)
LSA ACADEMIC POLICIES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL STUDIES
Effective Winter ‘13
Academic Policies
1.
Each A.B., B.S., or B.G.S. student may complete one or more supplemental studies program.
2.
Each student who wishes to complete an supplemental studies program must develop
a plan in consultation with a program advisor.
3.
After developing a plan with the student, the program or department advisor has the
supplemental studies program entered on the student's record.
4.
An individually designed supplemental studies program is not allowed.
5.
Students may not elect courses included in a supplemental studies program using the Pass/Fail
grading option.
6.
A department or program may include Experiential or Directed Reading/Independent Study
courses that are graded on a Credit/No Credit (C/NC) basis in a supplemental studies
program, but all other courses in the supplemental studies program must be taken for a grade.
7.
No course may be shared between the requirements of two supplemental studies program,
between a major and a supplemental studies program, or between a minor and a
supplemental studies program.
8.
One course may be shared between the B.G.S. upper level credits requirement and a
supplemental studies program.
9.
Advanced Placement credits may not be used to meet the requirements of a
supplemental studies program.
10.
A student must earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in the supplemental studies program.
11.
Courses elected to meet the requirements of a supplemental studies program also may be
part of the student's area distribution plan.
12.
Courses that are part of a supplemental studies program may also meet the Language
Requirement, the Upper-Level Writing Requirement, the Race & Ethnicity Requirement, or
the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement.
13.
Students may not complete a supplemental studies program after graduation, and a
supplemental studies program may not be converted to an academic minor after
graduation.
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