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Committee on Admissions, Awards,
and Academic Standing (AAAS)
Meeting Minutes
March 1, 2002
Present: Chair
Professor John Krussel, Associate Professor Bethe Scalettar,
Assistant Professor Andrew Cortell, Student Margot Osborn,
Registrar Dell Smith, Coordinator of Academic Advising
Kristi Williams, Dean of Admissions Michael Sexton, and
Recorder Sharon Barnes
Chair John Krussel called the meeting to order. The
minutes from February were approved.
Student/Faculty Advising Questionnaire
Coordinator Williams said that the student advising
questionnaires were put on-line with a deadline of last
Friday (February 22). There were about 900 submissions.
Professor Cortell asked about the original objective for
doing the parallel faculty/student questionnaires.
Coordinator Williams answered that she wanted to find out
how faculty perceive student advising and what students
think about advising. In reality, it shows where faculty
put their priorities, and the students' perception of what
faculty think about advising. Registrar Smith observed that
the questionnaires show what is not being done by faculty.
How can the institution accomplish what it considers
important when it is not being done? Coordinator Williams
commented that these questionnaires were in the works before
the Commission on Teaching (COT) was formed. The COT will
also be given results of the student questionnaire. They
have the faculty questionnaire results. Professor Cortell
wants to know where is the work going to come from if the
COT thinks some of the things faculty are not doing are
important. What group is going to deal with this issue -
the AAAS, the COT or another one? Director of Institutional
Research Jay Beaman is doing an analysis on results of both
questionnaires, and comparing them. He is plotting the
results on graphs, and is also researching literature for
standards on advising across the country.
Old Business
Chair Krussel asked about the leave of absence policy. A
draft is not ready for review. Registrar Smith has been
dealing with on-line registration, and the Director of
Student Financial Services has been working with financial
aid awards. It was suggested the committee compare how
other institutions deal with financial aid versus leaves of
absence.
New Business
Dean Sexton brought up a dilemma on how to apply the
policy of granting transfer credit in unusual circumstances.
He has a case where an applicant has been home schooled the
last years of high school, and is now enrolled at Peninsula
College. This student has never taken the GED There have
been cases where people have been admitted before getting
their GED, but they have not transferred courses. This
applicant was in high school through her sophomore year.
What classes does one count toward high school and which
classes will transfer to L&C? Do any states have
standards for home schooling?
Another applicant has been boat schooled, and received
very high SAT scores, and will take the GED He started
taking correspondence courses, which were interrupted by
boat trips and inaccessibility to email. He will likely
succeed at L&C. He presented a compelling case,
including a book list.
The GED is required for renewal of Federal aid. The
problem of admittance for home-schooled people is becoming
increasingly more prevalent. How does one give advanced
standing in these cases? There is potential for inequity in
giving advanced credit. Is taking the GED an absolute
criterion to get transfer credit? In one case, credit for
courses was given after the GED was taken. L&C needs to
be consistent in admitting and transfer credit policies.
Registrar Smith asked, should we make adjustments in the
policy when looking for general guidelines? We could set
the policy as our standard and hold to it. For special
cases when transferring credit to Lewis & Clark,
administrative specialist Linda Quandt evaluates college
transcripts and applies courses that would normally be at
high school level toward high school, and other courses may
receive college credit toward the L&C degree. Dean
Sexton commented that some Mormons who have been on a
mission in a foreign country can receive credit at BYU for a
foreign language. Students who come to L&C take the
proficiency exam.
Simon's Rock College students may start college after
completing the 10th grade. They get college credit before
finishing high school.
Chair Krussel said that faculty need some time to think
about this problem, and there is nothing that can be done at
the current meeting. It would really be interesting to get
an applicant who has never gone to school and qualifies for
advanced placement. Are there some kind of national
standard AP exams that could be used as guidelines?
Chair Krussel asked the committee to think about the home
schooling issue, and to research other institutions on the
issue of admitting home schooled students.
Next meeting will be the April 5th at 3:00 pm. Meeting
adjourned.
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