University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio

Minutes of Student Academic Policies Committee

April 2, 2001

3:00 pm in KU 207

Senators Present: Bartley, Castellano, DeConinck, Doyle, Eimermacher, McKenna

Issue

Now that a C- grade has been voted into the grading scale, how will the Competency Policy and the Retake Policy be effected? Should either one be modified?

The SAPC discussed both policies, but came to no consensus. Several of the more pithy comments were:

Since a C- can be transferred into the university, we should allow a C- to count for competency.

Standards should not be lowered, C is the standard.

How can 70% be a C today (competent), and be a C- in the fall of 2002 (not competent)?

How can a C- be competent if you can not graduate with a C- GPA?