Senators will vote at the May 5 Faculty Senate meeting on a change to the way automatic scholarships are awarded to home-schooled students.
The proposal at the April 21 meeting would eliminate GPA as part of the consideration when the admissions office awards automatic scholarships to incoming home-schooled freshmen. ACT or SAT scores would be the sole criterion for applicants who meet the requirements for the Loyal, Forever, Adventure and Journey awards that range from $2,500 to $8,000 per year.
Based on admission office recommendations, minimum test scores on the ACT or SAT for True ($1,000 per year) and Quest ($5,500 per year) awards -- currently awarded solely on the basis of GPA -- would be set at 26 ACT/1230 SAT and 25/1200, respectively.
The proposed changes put home-schooled applicants on equal footing by removing parent-assigned grades from consideration and provides transparency to the awarding of scholarships.
Senators approved a policy for calculating the GPA of home-schooled applicants that only factors in grades assigned by an independent entity. Twelve semester credits of college-level coursework or at least five Carnegie units of high school-level work -- or a combination of both -- must be completed to establish a GPA.
Students who do not have enough independently assigned grades to establish a GPA will be assessed on their entire academic record. That includes ACT/SAT score, high school core classes and coursework taken through high schools, colleges and universities.
Committee
The senate will vote next month to dissolve the committee on university services in the Faculty Senate bylaws. With the elimination of the senior vice president for university services position that was part of upper administration restructuring, the committee no longer serves its intended purpose. The resource policies and allocations council assumed its responsibilities.
Election
Rob Whitehead (architecture) and Angela Shaw (food science and human nutrition) were elected as Faculty Senate representatives to the athletics council. Whitehead was reelected.
Other business
In addition to the policy on calculating GPA, senators approved three other proposals:
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An update to the military service policy requiring instructors to excuse veteran or military service obligations of up to two weeks without penalty. For obligations that last longer than two weeks, it is the student's responsibility to communicate with their adviser and instructor about potential accommodations before their absence.
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A change to the early reinstatement policy allowing each college to set procedures for juniors and seniors requesting early reinstatement. Students must follow the academic standards committee procedures for the college to which they are requesting reinstatement.
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A name change for the department of management in the Ivy College of Business, to department of management and entrepreneurship.
A proposal to update the schedule change policy during Period 2 of fall and spring semesters was referred back to committee.
