Senate
Bill No. 0203-11
UNIVERSITY
SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT
ALBANY
STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Introduced
by: Undergraduate Academic Council
Date: May 5, 2003
IT
IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
1.
That
the “Last Day to drop a course” for Undergraduate students be changed to 15
class days after the mid-term-point for semester length courses.
2.
That
the last day to drop quarter courses and summer courses for undergraduates be
on a prorated basis, determined by the length of the course in question.
3.
That
this change become effective with the Fall 2003 semester
4.
That
this bill be forwarded to the President for approval.
Rationale:
UAC
believes that the deadline for dropping a course and receiving a W should be
extended to 15 class days after the midterm point (with summer and quarter
courses changed proportionally) for the following reasons:
(1) Because every course has its own
internal logic and the timing of student evaluations cannot be established by
anyone other than the professor of the course, students often have not received
an evaluation of their work by the current W deadline date and therefore cannot
make an informed decision;
(2) Because students may have only just
received an evaluation at the time of the current deadline and not have had
time to consult with faculty or other advisers about their potential in the
course; and
(3) Because students may otherwise
withdraw completely from Albany to avoid failing some of their courses when
they could be making academic progress in the rest of them.