University Governance

EDITORIAL CHANGES TO THE FACULTY SENATE RULES AND REGS


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RATIONALE:  The AP&P Committee has not been charged to monitor these types of admissions in many years. The AP&P chair does not believe this responsibility should be retained in the rules and recommends that the text be deleted.
Section 2.   Requirements for Admission as Freshmen
2.2.1     Graduation from a duly accredited high school shall be the normal basis for admission to lower division undergraduate programs of the University.
2.2.2     Admission on the basis of education equivalent to high school graduation ‑‑ as measured by courses completed, examinations, or other comparable evidence ‑‑ shall be determined by the Director of Admissions in accordance with the regulations of the College or the school to which the applicant seeks admission, or after consultation with appropriate representatives of that faculty.
2.2.3     The University Senate Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures shall obtain from the Director of Admissions each year a report of the number of students admitted as freshmen on bases other than high school graduation, and the nature of the equivalents accepted.
2.2.4     When it is deemed necessary to limit the admission of nonresident applicants, the first consideration shall be academic competence.

      • The Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures shall keep itself informed of the nature of priorities used in the admission of non‑resident applicants as freshmen, and shall report any substantive changes to the Faculty Senate.

RATIONALE: The chair of the AP&P committee recommends that the first sentence of 2.4.2 be deleted since KU now has qualified admissions.
Section 4.   Admission of Transfer Students
2.4.1     Students who enroll or re‑enroll at the University of Kansas after having been enrolled at another institution of higher education are herein referred to as "transfer students."


2.4.2     The right of graduates of Kansas high schools to enroll at the University does not extend to transfer students. In order to be admitted as a transfer student in the College or in any undergraduate school of the University, an applicant must either qualify for admission through the Transfer and Articulation Agreement between the Kansas Board of Regents and the Kansas Community Colleges or fulfill the requirements for admission established by the faculties of that school or the College. Schools or the College may enact more restrictive policies for transfer admission than those specified in this Article.

RATIONALE: Change the word “foreign” to “international” in the following sections:

  • INDEX.  Section 4.  English Proficiency Tests for Foreign  International Students
  • ARTICLE IV. RESIDENT STUDY:  NON‑RESIDENT STUDY                                                  

            2.5.5     In the case of a student who brings advanced standing credits from a foreign international college or university, the dean of the College or the school concerned may, in the absence of other regulations of the College or school faculty, arrange for the validation of credits by such methods as he or she deems suitable.

  • ARTICLE III. Section 4.   English Proficiency Tests for Foreign International Students
  • ARTICLE IX. RESTRICTED RESEARCH POLICY. Section 3.  Standards and Procedures

b) Total or Indefinite Restrictions. …  As a general rule, the University will not enter into any contract or accept any grant which i) prohibits the open publication or dissemination of research results within a reasonable period of time (as defined in Section III.2.a), ii) limits access to the research process for foreign international students, scholars, faculty or staff, or iii) restricts access to campus facilities in ways that are judged to disrupt the overall research and teaching activities of the University.

RATIONALE: Change the word “tested” to “evaluated” in 3.4.1:
3.4.1     Students whose native language is not English shall be tested  evaluated by the Applied English Center to determine their English proficiency.  On the basis of the evaluation test results, the Applied English Center shall determine which of its courses the students are required to enroll in prior to or concurrently with their other enrollments…
RATIONALE: Change the word “his” to “his/her” in references to the gender of the Chancellor.
Section 2.    Declaration of Financial Exigency
7.2.1       University‑Wide Declaration
             7.2.1.3    The Chancellor shall present a written summary of the documentation and decision, including a presentation of his/her efforts to avert Financial Exigency, to the University Senate Committee on Planning and Resources and …..