Faculty Senate: Western Illinois University

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 in spring and fall for approxmately two hours

Place: University Union Board Room

Chair, 2009-2010: Richard Filipink, History

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
Honor Point Deficiency
Admission; Suspension; Dismissal
Additional Academic Requirements