The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #141 on February 5, 2007
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to define academic credit for practicum, internship, or scholarly activity as follows (2006-2007 °Ä²Êͼ¿â Catalog, page 221):
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COURSE CREDITS
One credit represents satisfactory completion of 800 minutes of lecture or 1600 or 2400 minutes of laboratory (OR STUDIO OR OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITY), whichever is appropriate. (IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT AN AVERAGE STUDENT WILL BE EXPECTED TO SPEND 1600 MINUTES OF STUDY AND PREPARATION OUTSIDE OF CLASS IN ORDER TO MEET THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR THE UNIT OF CREDIT IN LECTURE.)
THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ACADEMIC UNIT OF CREDIT:
Credit hours may not be divided, except one-half credit hours may be granted at the appropriate rate. For short courses and classes of less than one semester in duration, course hours may not be compressed into fewer than three days per credit. Any course compressed into fewer than six weeks must be approved by the college or school's curriculum council. Furthermore, any core course compressed to less than six weeks must be approved by the core review committee.
Following the title of each course, the number of credits is listed for each semester. Thus "3 credits" means three credits may be earned. Credit may not be given more than once for a course unless a course has been designated as repeatable for credit. Figures in parentheses at the end of course descriptions indicate the number of lecture; [[and]] laboratory; AND PRACTICUM, INTERNSHIP, OR SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY hours the class meets each week for one semester. The first, lecture hours; the second, laboratory, AND THE THIRD PRACTICUM, INTERNSHIP OR SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY. For example (2+3) indicates that a class has two hours of lecture and three of laboratory work each week. A DESIGNATION (1 + 0 + 6) INDICATES THAT THE COURSE MEETS FOR ONE HOUR EACH WEEK OF LECTURE AND 6 HOURS EACH WEEK OF PRACTICUM, INTERNSHIP OR OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2007
RATIONALE: With an increased number of programs requiring supervised work experiences prior to graduation, often to meet national standards, it has become important to establish some guidelines for awarding credit for these learning experiences outside of the traditional classroom. The guidelines proposed are broad as is the terminology (internship, externship, scholarly activity) so they may encompass the variety of traditions and requirements in individual fields of study, as well as requirements of external accrediting agencies (NCATE, CAAHEP, etc.)
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #141 on February 5, 2007:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Residency Requirements for the Baccalaureate degree (2006-2007 °Ä²Êͼ¿â Catalog, p. 112).
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How to Earn a Baccalaureate Degree
General University Requirements (p. 112)
For a UAF bachelor's degree, you need at least 120 semester credits, including transfer credits. Of these, 39 credits must be upper-division (300-level or above) OF WHICH 24 MUST BE UA RESIDENCE CREDITS AND 15 MUST BE °Ä²Êͼ¿â CREDITS.
At least 30 semester credits applicable to any baccalaureate degree must be earned at UAF. Transfer students need to earn at least 24 upper-division semester credits at UA OF WHICH 15 MUST BE °Ä²Êͼ¿â CREDITS. TRANSFER STUDENTS MUST EARN at least 12 semester credits in the major and at least 3 semester credits in the minor.
Table 19 General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees |
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Minimum number of credits required |
120 credits |
Credits earned at UAF (residence credit) |
30 credits |
Upper -division credit (courses with numbers between 300 and 499) |
39 credits total (some degrees require more); 24 of the 39 must be earned at UA AND 15 AT UAF |
Additional UAF credit that must be earned by transfer students |
12 credits in the major; 3 credits in the minor |
Grade point average required |
2.0 cumulative and in major and minor |
Minimum grades required for major |
No grade lower than C(2.0) in courses required for major |
Catalog year that can be used to determine requirements |
May use any catalog in effect when enrolled as a degree-seeking student, regardless of major; seven-year limit on catalog year |
Second degree requirements |
24 credits beyond the first baccalaureate degree and all requirements for the second degree must be met |
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2007
RATIONALE: The purpose of the proposed change is to allow more flexibility for students transferring between MAUs of the University of Alaska.
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #141 on February 5, 2007
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve a Certificate in Power Generation.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2007 and/or Upon Board of Regents ap