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Revised: 11/1/2004 |
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ACD 305–03: Changes in
Program or College Admission Standards |
Purpose
To assure, for all proposed changes in program or college
admission standards, appropriate coordination between colleges,
satisfactory assessment of the reasons for proposed changes, and an
ample review of potential effects on university enrollments
Sources
Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual -
2-101
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost of
the University
Background
Altered admission standards in one college often affect
enrollment patterns in other colleges—and may affect overall
university enrollments.
Policy
Changes in Programs
Program quality serves as the guiding principle in evaluating
proposed changes.
Changes in College Admission
Standards
Changes in college admission standards must be approved by
program faculty, college faculty, and the executive vice president
and provost of the university. Proposed changes in graduate
programs must also be approved by the dean of the Division of
Graduate Studies. Changes approved by the university will be
presented for information only to the chief academic officers of
the three state universities and are reported to the Board of
Regents annually.
Responsibility of the Dean
The dean of the college proposing the change in program or in
college admission standards is responsible for assuring that
questions of rationale, coordination, and enrollment impact have
been addressed satisfactorily.
ProcedureD
Responsibility
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Action
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| Dean of the college proposing change |
- Submit to the executive vice president and provost of the
university information and documentation resulting from the
following steps:
- Describe the nature of the proposed change (e.g., change in
SAT/ACT scores required or change in grade point average necessary
for acceptance into the program). Indicate why the change should be
implemented.
- Describe the rationale for the change (e.g., assumptions,
standards, and justifications for adopting the new admission
requirements.
- Project the impact over a five-year period on student
enrollment in the college or program (e.g., effect on the number of
students and effect on underserved groups). Identify the
assumptions involved in the calculation of this projected
impact.
- Explain how the change in admission standards will affect other
colleges and programs at ASU at Tempe campus (e.g., required
courses to be taken in another unit or students shifting to related
majors).
- Review the proposed admission requirement change with the
appropriate Admissions Office (undergraduate and/or graduate)
relative to the effect on future applicants, processing of
applicant files, and outreach efforts needed for public awareness
of policy changes. Submit the name of the person with whom this was
discussed, or include a sign-off statement from that person with
the request.
- Provide a copy of the request to all deans and the executive
vice president and provost of the university.
- Obtain sign-offs from deans of other colleges affected by this
change, including the dean of the Division of Graduate Studies if
changes in a graduate program are proposed.
- Describe the effect this change is likely to have on other
Arizona universities.
- Provide additional comments and/or
information.
|
| Executive vice president and provost of the university |
- Approve or disapprove the requested change.
- Submit approved changes to the chief academic
officers.
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