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PM 92-01 Time Limits for Graduate Coursework, Thesis, Project, and Examination

PM 92-02 Graduation with Honors in the Major

PM 92-03 Policy on Incomplete Grade

PM 92-04 The Role of the University RTP Committes

PM 92-04 Implementation of PM 92-04

M E M O R A N D U M



To: Campus Community
Date: April 8, 1992
PM 92-01
From: Robert C. Detweiler, President
Subject: Time Limits for Graduate Coursework, Thesis, Project, and Examination

This Presidential Memo is issued pursuant to a February 26, 1992 resolution of the Academic Senate and pursuant to the recommendation of the Graduate Council.

Students who graduate under the requirements of the 1992-93 catalog or a later catalog will be expected to complete all required course- work and the thesis, project, or examination for the master's degree within five years. When coursework was completed more than five but not more than seven years prior to degree award, individual departments may require that the currency of knowledge be demonstrated or validated; that courses be repeated or substituted; or that such courses be accepted (see individual program requirements). Any courseworlc more than seven years old at the time of expected degree completion will not be accepted toward meeting degree requirements, and arrangements will need to be made with the program coordinator to repeat or substitute appropriate courses.

This language will appear in the 1992-93 catalog and will be in effect for students graduating under provisions of the 1992-93 and later catalogs.

M E M O R A N D U M



To: Campus Community
Date: August 25, 1992
PM 92-02 Supersedes PM 78-18
From: Robert C. Detweiler, President
Subject: Graduation with Honors in the Major

This memo supplements PM 78-18, "Honors Designations," and is issued pursuant to the recommendation of the Academic Senate in EPC 91-21. The policy will be implemented effective with the 1993-94 catalog, which will permit each department to establish and publish its criteria.

An undergraduate student may be a candidate for graduation with Honors in the Major provided he or she meets the following criteria:

1. A minimum of 36 units in residence at CSU Dominguez Hills;

2. A minimum GPA of at least 3.5 in all courses used to satisfy the upper-division requirements in the major;

3. Recommendation by the faculty in the department or program in which the honors are to be awarded.

Individual departments or programs may impose a GPA requirement higher than 3.5 and may establish additional criteria for Honors in the Major. Each department or program offering a major will publish its criteria for Honors in the Major in the University Catalog.

Students who appear to meet the criteria for Honors in the Major will be acknowledged as candidates for such honors and their names will be published in the Honors Convocation program.

Students who achieve the above honors will have the information recorded on their transcripts and diplomas.

M E M O R A N D U M



To: Campus Community
Date: August 31, 1992
PM 92-03
From: Robert C. Detweiler, President
Subject: Policy on Incomplete Grade

Pursuant to the recommendation of the Academic Senate (EPC 91-20) and with the concurrence of the Council of Instructional Deans, I approve the following policy on incomplete grades effective with the fall term 1992. The registrar will issue appropriate forms and guidelines prior to the deadline for submission of grades.

A grade of "incomplete" may be assigned if a student is unable to complete a definable portion of course work. An "incomplete" indicates that there is still a possibility of credit upon completion of future work. The student must arrange with the instructor for completion of the required work. If the instructor of record will be unavailable when the work is to be completed, department chair approval must be obtained before the instructor assigns a grade of "incomplete". This approval will indicate that the department has made provisions for assuring that the student's work will be graded and that Change of Grade form will be submitted to the Office of the Registrar.

Normally, the student is responsible for applying for the grade of Incomplete and for obtaining instructor approval for the assignment of this grade. In exceptional circumstances, the assignment of the "incomplete" may be initiated by the instructor. For each "incomplete" grade assigned, the instructor will complete a form in triplicate on which s/he will indicate:

(1) The reason for granting the "incomplete;"

(2) The amount or nature of the work to be completed;

(3) The date by which the student must complete the work--a date as early as possible, but in any case within one calendar year.

A final grade of "incomplete" may not be submitted by the instructor without the Request for Incomplete Grade form. The student is responsible for contacting the instructor (or the department, in cases where the instructor is unavailable) regarding the provisions for completion of course work. A definitive grade for the term is recorded when the work has been completed. An "incomplete" grade cannot be removed by repeating the course. The grade will be automatically recorded as an "F" or"NC" if the work is not completed and grade changed within a year. Faculty who wish to extend the original time limit up to a maximum of one additional year may do so by filing the appropriate form with the Registrar.

It is the student's responsibility to initiate a change of grade by requesting the instructor's signature on a Change of Grade form and having the instructor submit the form to the Office of the Registrar within the time period allowed.

M E M O R A N D U M



To: All Full-Time Faculty
Date: August 27, 1992
PM 92-04
From: Robert C. Detweiler, President
Subject: The Role of the University RTP Committee

Upon the recommendation of the Academic Senate (FPC 91-12), I am establishing the following as university policy, effective with the 1992-1993 academic year

The University RTP Committee review of faculty being considered for reappointment, tenure, and promotion shall be limited to one or more of the following cases:

1. In all instances when a faculty member is being reviewed for the award of tenure or promotion.

2. In instances when a faculty member receives a recommendation "with reservations" or is "not recommended."

3. In instances when a faculty member requests review by the University RTP Committee.

4. In instances when the President or the President's designee requests that the faculty member be reviewed by the University RTP Committee.

M E M O R A N D U M



To: Full-Time Probationary and Tenured Faculty
Date: August 27, 1992
PM 92-04 (Implementation)
From: Robert C. Detweiler, President
Subject: Implementation of PM 92-04

In order to implement the provisions of PM 92-04, the administrative procedures and policies below are effective beginning with the 1992-1993 RTP review.

1. The times at which faculty may request review by the University RTP Committee are:

A. On or before the deadline for the submission of files at the beginning of the RTP review.

B. Within one of the seven-day rebuttal periods between the levels of review provided by the Unit Three Agreement (15.5). This pertain" only to the rebuttal periods for the levels of review that take place prior to the Vice Presidential level. The University RTP Committee does not review recommendations made by the Vice President or decisions made by the President.

2. The Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs is the President's Designee for requesting review by the University RTP Committee.

3. Review by the University RTP Committee will be automatic in the year of the decision on tenure or promotion. That is, all faculty up for review for tenure and promotion (including early tenure and promo- tion) will be reviewed by the University RTP Committee.

cc: President Detweiler Vice Presidents Instructional Deans

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