COUNCIL ON ADMISSION, GRADUATION AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS (CAGAS)

Meetings: Approximately 15 regular meetings per semester plus subcommittee meetings. Meets several times during the summer months.

Time: 2:00 p.m. every Thursday for approxmately two hours

Place: University Union Board Room

Chair, 2006-2007: John Miller, Communication

Duties: CAGAS has the charge of overseeing academic standards and graduation requirements. Most of the Council's activities involve handling individual cases (appeals) and approving policies and procedures. Often subcommittees are formed to provide recommendations for the full Council's consideration. Members are expected to vote on cases and policy that would include the following:

• General Education: Total hours; hours in one area or areas of General Education; distribution requirements
• Course Enrollments: Late adds; late withdrawals
• Hour Requirements: Overall hour requirements; hour requirements for majors and minors; degree residency requirement; junior college transfers; 300/400 level courses
• Grades: GPA; pass/fail grading; audit
• Substitution of Courses
• Junior College Credit for Upper-Division Courses
• Falsification of Records
• Grade Changes
• Honor Point Deficiency
• Admission; Suspension; Dismissal
• Additional Academic Requirements