ACTIONS
UAF FACULTY SENATE
KEY
| Letter |
Explanation |
| f | failed Senate/Review Committee |
| + | disapproved in part by Committee |
| # | amended by Sen./Review Committee |
| a | approved by Chancellor's office |
| p | action pending from Chancellor's Office |
| t | action tabled by Senate |
| w | action withdrawn |
| * | modified by Chancellor's Office |
| ! | disapproved by Chancellor's Office |
| - | no signature/action required |
| o | approved; no objection received from Chancellor's Office |
| r | referred to Committee |
Grading Policy
FY88
All grades for course show on permanent record--only last
grade achieved will be computed in GPA. (a) Meeting #04
Grades become part of permanent record & can't be changed. (a,*) Meeting #04
To graduate with honors, must have 3.5. (a) Meeting #04
FY89
Accept current UAF incomplete grade policy university-wide. (a,*) Meeting #07
Motion on awarding No-basis grade. (#,a) Meeting #07
Amend policy on pass/fail. (#,a) Meeting #07
Motion on policy on repeating courses & computing GPA. (a) Meeting #07
FY92
Motion to approve the policy on computing Grade Point
Average (GPA) giving a point value to +/-'s. (a) Meeting #31
FY94
Motion to approve academic policies affected by change of
grade point average (GPA) calculation.
(substituted by following motion) (#) Meeting #44
Motion to retain the plus/minus grades while rescinding
the policy to assign numerical values for plus/minus
grades. (final vote, mgt. 45) (#) Meeting #44
Motion to rescind the policy to assign plus/minus grades. (a) Meeting #45
Motion to amend policy on when freshmen mid-term grades
are due. (a) Meeting #48
FY95
Motion to adopt a Grade Appeals Policy. (a) Meeting #56
FY96
Motion to amend the UAF Grade Appeals Policy. (a) Meeting #61
Motion to amend the UAF Grade Appeals Policy III.B.3. (a) Meeting #61
FY97
Proposed amendments to withdrawal & NB grade.
(Referred to Curricular Affairs & distributed to
UAF community.) (r) Meeting #ac97
Motion on student-initiated withdrawal and elimination of
NB grade--TABLED. (t) Meeting #66
Motion on continue the tabling of the Withdrawal/No Basis
grade issue until the December meeting. (-) Meeting #67
Motion on changes to the policies on "W", "I", and "NB". (a) Meeting #68
FY98
Motion to adopt recommendations of Curricular Affairs on the
Faculty Alliance proposed common grading policy. (-) Meeting #80
Motion to amend the UAF Grade Appeals Policy. (a) Meeting #80
FY00
Motion to amend the Grade Appeals Policy. (a) Meeting #89
Motion to amend the deadline for selecting the credit/no credit option. (a) Meeting #90
FY02
Motion to amend the Appeals Policy for Academic Decisions Other
Than Assignment of Grades. (a) Meeting #109
Motion to amend the Grade Appeals Policy. (a) Meeting #109
FY03
Motion to change the Low Grade Reports system for freshmen to
Freshmen Progress Reports. (a) Meeting #113
FY04
Motion to amend the Academic Bankruptcy for Returning Students' policy. (a) Meeting #117
Discussion on Course Level and Grade Definitions (-) Meeting #121
FY05
Motion to establish a policy on minimum grade of "C" for prerequisite courses. (a*) Meeting #130
Grade distribution and grade inflation - Discussion (-) Meeting #128
FY06
Motion to amend the grading policy and GPA computation to include plus/minuses. (a)
Meeting #137
Motion to amend the grading policy to change the "I" and add the "NB" grading option. (a)
Meeting #135
Faculty Referendum on plus/minus grading--Discussion (-) Meeting #135
FY07
Motion to amend the Grade Error Policy. (a) Meeting #142
Motion to amend the minimum grade requirement for graduate students. (a#) Meeting #142
Motion to amend the Grade Point computation policy. (a) Meeting #140
FY08
Motion to amend course prerequisites policy clarifying that a C grade is 2.0. (a) Meeting #146
Motion to clarify that references to "C" grade in UAF Catalog mean equivalent to 2.0 (a) Meeting #147
FY09
Motion to revise the deadlines of the "Appeal of Academic Decisions" policy. (a) Meeting #157