Admissions and Academic Standards Committee
Members
- Leslie Vincent, Chair, 2024
- David Murrugarra, Member, 2026
- Antonio Garcia, Member, 2024
- John Kirn, Member, 2024
- Clare Rittschof, Member, 2025
- Thomas Troland, Member, 2024
- Alfred Wiemann, Member, 2025
- Scott Yost, Member, 2025
- Jinming Yang, Member, 2024
- Sarah Hall, Member, 2025
- Jennifer Greer, Ex-Officio, 2024
- Christine Harper, Ex-Officio, 2024
- RaeAnne Pearson, Informational Resource
Meetings & Agendas
Charge
The SAASC is charged to examine and recommend to the University Senate changes: in the admission requirements and grading rules; standards for granting academic credit; probation and suspension procedures; and degree and graduation requirements. Basically, the SAASC shall review Sections IV and V of the Senate Rules but may consider other related areas. It shall also make recommendations regarding significant changes to programs. Recommendations by the SAASC on conditions of merit and circumstance for (1) graduation requirements, (2) honors with degrees that are conferred to graduating students (SR 5.5.2.2) and (3) Honorary Degrees conferred to others (SR 5.5.2.3), shall be acted upon by the elected University Faculty Senators, as per KRS 164.240.. Recommendations by the SAASC on conditions of merit and circumstance for (1) graduation requirements, (2) honors with degrees that are conferred to graduating students (SR 5.5.2.2) and (3) Honorary Degrees conferred to others (SR 5.5.2.3), shall be acted upon by the elected University Faculty Senators, as per KRS 164.240.
Resources
- Proposed Change to BSN (Accelerated BSN admission GPA and deadline) (Curriculog)
- Proposed Change to BSN (Pre-nursing admissions and RN-BSN application dates) (Curriculog)
- Proposed Change to DMD (SR 10.5.2.4 ("Attendance and Academic Discipline in the Professional Programs," "College of Dentistry")) (Curriculog)
- Proposed Change to SR 5.3.1.1 ("Undergraduate Students," "Repeat Option") (PDF)
- Uniformed Services and SR 5.2.5.2.3.2 ("Excused Absences for Military Duties")
- Compressed Courses and Permissive Withdrawals (PDF)
- Review of Senate Rules 10.6 ("Senate-Approved Policy for Determining Meeting Times and Number of Credit Hours for Courses")
- Review of Admissions Policies (SC Meeting June 22, 2020, Agenda Item Number 4)
- Proposed Changes to SAASC Charge (PDF)
- Proposed Suspension and Closure of Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Science (Curriculog)
- Proposed Change to DNP Nursing Practice (PDF)
- Proposed Change to Senate Rules 5.5.2.2 (“Conditions of Merit and Circumstance for Degree Honors”) for the College of Pharmacy (PDF)
- Proposed Change to Senate Rules 5.5.2.2 (“Conditions of Merit and Circumstance for Degree Honors”) for the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law (PDF)