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<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">The purposes of the Undergraduate Admissions, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee are to establish criteria for admission, progression, and graduation; to select candidates for admission to undergraduate programs; and to award grants and scholarships to undergraduate nursing students.</p> | <p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">The purposes of the Undergraduate Admissions, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee are to establish and oversee criteria for admission, progression, and graduation; to select candidates for admission to undergraduate programs; and to award grants and scholarships to undergraduate nursing students.</p> | ||
=== | ===Functions=== | ||
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<li>Establish criteria and policies to be utilized for the admission, progression and graduation of undergraduate students.</li> | <li>Establish criteria and policies to be utilized for the admission, progression and graduation of undergraduate students.</li> | ||
<li>Review and evaluate the applications and make recommendations to the | <li>Review and evaluate the applications and make recommendations to the dean regarding the admission of applicants in accord with the criteria. | ||
<li>Review admission progression and matriculation data post admission acceptance to identify trends for failure to matriculate and make recommendations to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, the Director of Undergraduate Programs and/or the | <ol style="max-width:64em !important;list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom:15px;"><li>Electronic voting can be utilized as a means of collecting a vote for admissions. A summary of the voting outcomes will be included in the monthly minutes.</li></ol> | ||
<li>Review progression reports and formal program evaluations annually to detect patterns and problem areas and make recommendations to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, the Director of Undergraduate Programs and/or the | </li> | ||
<li>Review and recommend candidates for graduation. </li> | <li>Review admission progression and matriculation data post admission acceptance to identify trends for failure to matriculate and make recommendations to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, the Director of Undergraduate Programs and/or the division assistant dean, or committee.</li> | ||
<li>Review progression reports and formal program evaluations annually to detect patterns and problem areas and make recommendations to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, the Director of Undergraduate Programs and/or the division assistant dean, or the committee.</li> | |||
<li>Review and recommend candidates for graduation.</li> | |||
<li>Award scholarships/grants to students according to established criteria and academic policies and procedures.</li> | <li>Award scholarships/grants to students according to established criteria and academic policies and procedures.</li> | ||
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<li>The chairperson (or co-chairs), is/are elected annually by the committee members. The chair (or co-chairs) must be a faculty member. The chair (or at least one co-chair) shall have served a minimum of one (1) year on the committee. The chair-elect for the following year is elected annually by the committee members. The chair elect shall have served a minimum of one (1) year on the committee.</li> | <li>The chairperson (or co-chairs), is/are elected annually by the committee members. The chair (or co-chairs) must be a faculty member. The chair (or at least one co-chair) shall have served a minimum of one (1) year on the committee. The chair-elect for the following year is elected annually by the committee members. The chair elect shall have served a minimum of one (1) year on the committee.</li> | ||
<li>The Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee will consist of the following elected membership for three-year terms, staggered so that no more than 3 positions are open for election in a given year:<br /> | <li>The Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee will consist of the following elected membership for three-year terms, staggered so that no more than 3 positions are open for election in a given year:<br /><br /> | ||
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<td>Undergraduate Student Services Coordinators from each division ex officio member</td> | |||
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<td> | <td>Nursing students from any level, selected from a pool of students, one (1) from each division.</td> | ||
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<li>The committee will meet at least monthly during the 9 month academic calendar year. </li> | <li>The committee will meet at least monthly during the 9 month academic calendar year. </li> |
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Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee Rules of the Faculty Organization | Subsection: 4.1.4 | |
Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies | Originating Date: October 1973 | |
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation and Scholarship/Grant Committee Faculty Coordinating Council General Faculty Organization |
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Purpose
The purposes of the Undergraduate Admissions, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee are to establish and oversee criteria for admission, progression, and graduation; to select candidates for admission to undergraduate programs; and to award grants and scholarships to undergraduate nursing students.
Functions
- Establish criteria and policies to be utilized for the admission, progression and graduation of undergraduate students.
- Review and evaluate the applications and make recommendations to the dean regarding the admission of applicants in accord with the criteria.
- Electronic voting can be utilized as a means of collecting a vote for admissions. A summary of the voting outcomes will be included in the monthly minutes.
- Review admission progression and matriculation data post admission acceptance to identify trends for failure to matriculate and make recommendations to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, the Director of Undergraduate Programs and/or the division assistant dean, or committee.
- Review progression reports and formal program evaluations annually to detect patterns and problem areas and make recommendations to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, the Director of Undergraduate Programs and/or the division assistant dean, or the committee.
- Review and recommend candidates for graduation.
- Award scholarships/grants to students according to established criteria and academic policies and procedures.
Membership
- The chairperson (or co-chairs), is/are elected annually by the committee members. The chair (or co-chairs) must be a faculty member. The chair (or at least one co-chair) shall have served a minimum of one (1) year on the committee. The chair-elect for the following year is elected annually by the committee members. The chair elect shall have served a minimum of one (1) year on the committee.
- The Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee will consist of the following elected membership for three-year terms, staggered so that no more than 3 positions are open for election in a given year:
Omaha Division - One (1) member Lincoln Division - One (1) member Kearney Division - One (1) member West Nebraska Division - One (1) member Northern Division - One (1) member Two (2) members at-large Associate Dean for Academic Programs (ex officio member) Director of the Undergraduate Program (ex officio member) Director, Student Services (ex officio member) Undergraduate Student Services Coordinators from each division ex officio member Nursing students from any level, selected from a pool of students, one (1) from each division.
Guidelines
- The committee will meet at least monthly during the 9 month academic calendar year.
- On an annual basis, the committee will review criteria utilized for admission, progression, and graduation of students and recommend changes to the faculty for final action.
- All elected members have voting privileges including the chairperson. The Director of the Undergraduate Programs, an ex-officio member, has voting privileges in the case of a tie.
- Student members will be excused when confidential student items are discussed.