MINUTES
Academic Affairs Committee
Youngstown State University
April 15, 1971
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 1971 at 3:00 P.M. in Room 216 ASO.
Present: R. Hare, T. Miner, F. Smith, V. Richley, Dean Scriven,
F. Rosenberg, L. Simko, M. Siman, P. Galterio
Absent: F. Fortunato, E. Eminhizer, E. Niemi, G. Overby, T. Brachfeld
1. T. Miner called the meeting to order at 3:05 P.M. and received
approval of the minutes of the last meeting (April 7, 1971).
2. T. Miner presented her statement on a "Statute Of Limitations".
After a great deal of deliberation and slight revision, the
statement was approved by general committee acclaim.
The Academic Affairs Committee proposes the following policy:
A student may petition the Dean of his school
to exclude from the calculation of his grade
point average grades earned five or more
calendar years before. If the petition is
approved all grades (not merely Ds and Fa)
earned during the specified quarter or semester
and all previous grades (not merely Ds and Fs)
will then be removed from the calculation.
However, all grades remain on the permanent
record.
Excladed Course credit (transfer credit as well) will
not count towards the total required hours
for graduation. However, courses passed may
fulfill basic curriculum requirements and may
satisfy as prerequisites for higher courses
where applicable.
Only one petition may be approved.
3. Additional discussion on the "Statute" centered about the
repetition of courses excluded by the "Statute". L. Simko
moved, M. Siman seconded and the committee approved the following
addition to the statement of item 2 above.
Courses excluded from the calculations may
be taken again and may be repeated once.
4. Dean Scriven (the committee unanimously concurring) commended
Dr. Thelma Miner for her efforts in developing the statement
herein.
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s. Open hearings inviting discussion on the "Statute
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behel~on April 26 and 21, at 4:00 P.M. in the Engineering
Science Building Auditorium, Room 273.
6. The next meeting will be April 21, 1911 at 3:00 till 5:00
in ASO Conference Room. The meeting was adjourned at
4:15 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
V. Richley, Secretary
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cc: E. Niemi, E. Eminhizer, F. Fortunato, R. Hare, T. Miner, G. Overby,
V. Richley, M. Siman, F. Smith, F. Rosenberg, T. Brachfeld,
L. Simko, P. Galterio, Vice-President Edgar, F. D'Isa,
Dean Scriven, President Pugsley, Mrs. Schnuttgen, M. Foley
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YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY
YOUNGSTOWN. OHIO 44503
April 7, 1971
MEMO TO: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM: THELMA MINER, CHAIRMAN
SUBJECT: STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
After much lengthy cons ideration, may we take some action
concerning the statute of limitations.Pe~hapswe may wish
to cons ider the following suggestions for indus ion in a motion:
1. Grades may not be removed from the permanent record
card.
2. Grades earned five or more years prior to application
for the statute of limitations cons ideration may be
included under the statute of limitations ruling.
3. If a student petitions for removal of grades under
the statute of limitations, all grades earned during
the specified quarter or semester and all previous grades
earned must be removed from calculations.
4. Although approval of the statute of limitations request
eliminates courses and grades from calculations
for graduation, courses which were passed mayor may
not be, at the discretion of the department head, considered
as meeting the necessary prerequisites .