Bill-A-04 - Revising "Repeating Courses" to establish a procedures section (Approved)

FACULTY SENATE                       SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY  

                                        FACULTY SENATE BILL 13-A-4  

                                                                                Approved by the Faculty Senate
                                                                                January 30, 2013  

BRIEF SUMMARY:  This bill specifies the procedures portion of the existing Faculty Handbook section on Repeating Courses (Chapter 3, Section C9).  

       REVISING “REPEATING COURSES” TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURES SECTION  

BE IT RESOLVED THAT:  subject to the passage and approval of both this bill and its companion bill establishing a corresponding “policy” section, Chapter 3, Section C9 of the Faculty Handbook be amended by replacing the existing content with the following “procedures” section (to follow the companion “policy” in the Handbook):  

                                                Repeating Courses Procedures  

When a course is repeated, the first grade remains on the student’s permanent record, but the latter grade is used in computing grade points and hours accumulated. In the calculation of honors at graduation, all course grades are to be considered by the Registrar.

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