Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on February
21, 2001. Approved by the Faculty Council on a no-protest
basis on March 9, 2001. Transmitted to the president
through the provost on March 12, 2001. Transmitted to
the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs on
June 11, 2001. Approved by the executive vice chancellor
and transmitted to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board on November 30, 2001. Disapproved on December
18, 2001, by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board because it did not meet Coordinating Board requirements.
Notice of non-approval was received in the Office of
the General Faculty on January 15, 2003. A copy of the
letter with reasons for disapproval is on file in the
Office of the General Faculty. On February 10, 2003,
notice was received from the College of Natural Sciences
that the Coordinating Board was reconsidering its disapproval.
On the Coordinating Board's Web site, the proposal is
listed as pending <http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/uhri/proposals/search.cfm>.
Combined with D 2517-2519 and re-titled B.S. Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Science, Option I, Middle Grades Teaching in Computer Mathematics and Sciences. Re-transmitted to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on August 9, 2004
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on a no-protest basis on May 7, 2003. Approved by the Faculty Council on a no-protest basis on May 16, 2-003. Transmitted to the provost on May 20, 2003. Combined with D 1140-1142 and re-titled B.S. Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Science, Option II, Secondary School Teaching in Computer Sciences and Mathematics. Transmitted to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on August 9, 2004.
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site
on April 4, 2004. Approved by Faculty Council on May 10,
2004. Transmitted to the provost on May 12, 2004. See
D
2826 for background information. Approved by the president
and transmitted to Chancellor Mark G. Yudof on June 3,
2004.
Proposed Catalog Changes in the College of Natural Sciences chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2006.
The following proposals were posted on the Faculty Council Web site on April 25, 2005. Approved by the Faculty Council on a no-protest basis on May 2, 2005. Transmitted to the provost on May 3, 2005. Approved by the provost and transmitted to the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs on July 25, 2005.
Changes in the Bachelor of Science in Astronomy in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008(D 3892-3895).
Changes in the Bachelor of Science in Biology in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008 (D 3896-3899).
Changes in the Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008 (D 3900-3903).
Changes in the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008 (D 3904-3907).
Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008 (D 3908-3911).
Changes in the Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008 (D 3912-3915).
Changes in the Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008 (D 3916-3921).
Changes in the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008 (D 3922-3925).
Changes in the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008 (D 3926-3929).
Changes in the Bachelor of Science in Physics in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008 (D 3930-3933).
Changes in the Dean's Scholars Honors Program in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008 (D 3934-3935).
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on April 27, 2005. Approved on a no-protest basis by the Faculty Council on May 4, 2005. Transmitted to the provost on May 5, 2005. Approved by the provost and transmitted to the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs on July 25, 2005.
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on October
29, 1999. Approved by Faculty Council on November 15,
1999. Transmitted to the president on November 16, 1999.
Comment by the provost on November 10, 2000: "The Office
of the Executive Vice President and Provost continues
to explore various options. A final decision has not
yet been reached." In a letter dated October 12, 2001,
President Faulkner made the following comments:
"A close reading of our current credit by examination
policies, as well as the proposal, raises several concerns.
"In supporting the removal of letter grades earned in
credit by examination from the UT Austin grade-point
average, the proposal itself comments that credit by
examination does not reflect a student's performance
in coursework at UT Austin. Beyond that issue is a question
about inconsistency between the way in which a final
grade is normally determined in coursework at UT Austin
and the way in which the grade is determined in credit
by examination. In coursework, the final grade is almost
always the result of multiple factors (tests, papers,
attendance, participation, etc.). In credit by examination,
the grade is the result of a single test.
"These and other issues still need to be considered
as regards the granting of credit by examination. I
am asking the Executive Vice President and Provost to
appoint a special committee to address the issues and
prepare a report. I will hold the current proposal (Documents
of the General Faculty 77-81), pending the report of
that committee."
"There is, however, an inequity in our current
policies that I believe must be addressed now. For the
final grade in coursework at UT Austin, the student
must choose between a letter grade or "Credit"
(for pass/fail) by the mid-semester drop deadline, i.e.,
well before the final grade is determined. For credit
by examination, however, the student is permitted to
delay the choice of letter grade or "Credit"
for an indefinite period until he or she knows the grade
and knows how that grade might affect the grade-point
average.
"To eliminate this inequity, I am considering
the following changes in policy:
"1.
Beginning September 1, 2002, a student attempting
credit by examination through a University of Texas
at Austin test will be required to make the choice
of letter grade or "Credit" prior to taking
the examination (i.e., where that choice has been
made available by the department offering the examination).
"2.
This policy alone would give an advantage to a
student earning credit by examination off campus
when that student retained the choice of letter
grade or "Credit" until after the examination
was completed. Therefore, beginning September 1,
2002, the University will accept credit by examination
earned off campus as CR ["Credit"]
only."
In a memorandum dated August 19, 2002, the provost made
the following comments:
"Rather than
convene a new committee, a decision was made to refer
this issue to the Educational Policy Committee. Professor
Robert Duke, as chair of the Committee, was asked to draft
a proposal for consideration by the President and Provost.
The draft proposal is to be ready for review in September
2002."
The committee returned the proposal to the president and
provost without change.
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on February 18, 2005. Approved by Faculty Council on February 21, 2005. Transmitted to the president on February 24, 2005. Letter dated June 14, 2005, from president states that the proposal is "under review to determine whether necessary revisions address all substantive, legal, and terminological issues satisfactorily, and to determine whether the revised text corrects references to the Regents' Rules and conforms to the new format for the Handbook of Operating Procedures."
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on February 18, 2005. Approved by Faculty Council on February 21, 2005. Transmitted to the president on February 24, 2005. Letter dated June 14, 2005, from president states that the proposal is "under review to determine whether necessary revisions address all substantive, legal, and terminological issues satisfactorily, and to determine whether the revised text corrects references to the Regents' Rules and conforms to the new format for the Handbook of Operating Procedures."
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on March 8, 2005.
This legislation replaced D 3208-3209 and
was approved by the Faculty Council on March 21, 2005. Transmitted to the president on March 23, 2005.
PENDING PROVOST
Proposals from the Edcuational Policy Committee and from the Admissions and Regsiration Committee. The following items were posted on the Faculty Council Web site on March 10, 2005, and presented to the Faculty Council at its meeting on March 21. The legislation appeared on the Council's April 11 agenda as action items. However, due to lack of time, the presentations of the proposals were postponed until the Council meeting on May 9, 2005, at which time each one was approved. Transmitted to the president on May 10, 2005. Transmitted to the provost for his consideration and action on June 29, 2005.
Educational Policy Committee Proposal Recommending the Continuation and Expansion of the Bridging Disciplines Program (BDP) as an Interdisciplinary Certificate Program (D 3787-3788).
Educational Policy Committee Resolution Endorsing the Recommendation from the Task Force on Enrollment Strategy Limiting Undergraduate Students to Ten Semesters In Residence (D 3789-3790).
Educational Policy Committee Recommendation that University Grade Point Average be Based on In Residence Grade Point Average (D 3791).
Educational Policy Committee Recommendation to Eliminate the Table of Scholastic Standards and to Change the Criteria for Probation and Dismissal (D 3792-3795).
Admissions and Registration Committee Proposed Recommendations for Change in the Readmission after Second Dismissal Policy (D 3796-3797).
Admissions and Registration Committee Proposed Recommendations for Change in Enrollment as a Nondegree Seeker (D 3798-3800).
Admissions and Registration Committee Proposed Recommendation for Change in the Coordinated Admissions Program (CAP) Policy (D 3801-3803).
Admissions and Registration Committee Proposed Recommendations for Increasing the Number of Transfer Credit Required for Admission from Twenty-four to Thirty (D 3804-3805).
Proposals from the Edcuational Policy Committee. The following items were posted on the Faculty Council Web site on April 11, 2005. Archie Holmes, chair of the Educational Policy Committee, was to present the legislative items to the Council at it's meeting on April 11, 2005. However, due to lack of time, they were addressed and approved at the meeting on May 9, 2005. Transmitted to the president on May 10, 2005.
Transmitted to the provost for his consideration and action on June 29, 2005.
Proposal to improve course availability for undergraduates (D 3835-3837).
Proposal to change the definition of University Honors (D 3838-3840).
Proposal to restrict the number of times a student can apply for an internal transfer (D 3841-3842).
Proposal to require 15 or more hours for merit-based scholarships (D 3843-3844).
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on March 5, 2004. Approved by the Faculty Council on a no-protest basis on March 15, 2004. Transmitted to the provost on March 24, 2004. At the request of the College of Liberal Arts, the provost returned the proposal for revision on April 5, 2004. The legislation was resubmitted to the Council on April 8, 2004. Approved on a no-protest basis on April 16, 2004. Transmitted to the provost on April 19, 2004.Final approval received from Vice Provost Lucia Gilbert on April 30, 2004.
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on April 8, 2004. Approved by Faculty Council on April 12, 2004. Transmitted to the president on April 13, 2004, and subsequently disapproved by the administration.
A revised version of this legislation (D 3734-3736) was approved by the Faculty Council on March 21 and was transmitted to the president on March 23, 2005.
Proposed Changes to the College of Natural Sciences Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2006 (D 3239-3242, and D 3260-3268).
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on April 23, 2004. Approved by the Faculty Council on a no-protest basis on April 30, 2004. Transmitted to the provost on May 3, 2004. Approved by the provost and transmitted to the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs on June 16, 2004. Confirmation of approval received on October 15, 2004, from the vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2006 (D 3239-3242)
Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2006 (D 3260-3268)
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on April 4, 2004. Approved by Faculty Council on May 10, 2004. Transmitted to the president on May 12, 2004. On February 21, 2005, the Faculty Council approved the revised version of this recommendation (D 3719-3720).
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on November 10, 2004. The original motion (D 3637) was presented to the Faculty Council for discussion at its meeting on November 15, 2004. The Faculty Council approved the revised legislation at its meeting on January 24, 2005. Transmitted to the president on January 26, 2005. Approved by the president on February 21, 2005. No further action is required.
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on January 20, 2005. Approved by the Faculty Council at its meeting on January 24, 2005. Chair Linda Reichl transmitted the legislation to the Committee on Committees for further review on January 26, 2005. See Committee on Committee recommendation to create an Information Technology Standing Committee (D 3715-3716).
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on January 20, 2005. Approved by the Faculty Council at its meeting on January 24, 2005. Council members were asked to submit nominations for committee membership. Chair Linda Reichl, in consultation with the Faculty Council Executive Committee, appointed the following faculty to serve on the committee: Marvin Hackert, chair (chemistry),
Michael Granof (accounting),
Michael Sharlot (law),
Janet Staiger (radio-television-film),
and Marilla Svinicki (educational psychology).
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on February 18, 2005. Approved by Faculty Council on February 21, 2005. Transmitted to the president on February 24, 2005. Approved by the president on March 14, 2005. No further action is required.
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on February 18, 2005. Approved by Faculty Council on February 21, 2005. Transmitted to the president on February 24, 2005.Approved by the prescient on March 14, 2005. No further action is required.
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on March 10, 2005. Presented to the Faculty Council at its meeting on March 21. Amended and approved by the Council at its meeting on April 11, 2005. Transmitted to the president on April 12, 2005. Approved by the president on June 14, 2005.
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on March 10, 2005. Presented to the Faculty Council at its meeting on March 21. Approved by the Council at its meeting on April 11, 2005. Transmitted to the president on April 12, 2005. Approved by the president on June 14, 2005.
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on March 11, 2005.On March 11, 2005, the Council endorsed the resolution by count of hands, 22 to 6. Transmitted to the president on April 12, 2005.
Posted on the Faculty Council Web site on May 5, 2005. Approved by the Faculty Council at its meeting on May 9, and transmitted to the president on May 10, 2005.The president appointed Professor Robert A. Duke to serve on the Men's Intercollegiate Athletics Council and Professor Mary A. Steinhardt to serve on the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Council. Both are four-year appointments beginning September 1, 2005, expiring on August 31, 2009. The president appointed Professor Marvin L. Hackert to the University Co-op Board of Directors (2005-2009) to fill the position that will open when the term of Professor Vijay Mahajan expires.
