11Capital Union Building – Penn State Harrisburg Administration Building – Penn State Schuylkill

Administrative Polices atAdministrative Polices atPenn State Penn State andand Capital College Capital College

Who Makes Them?Who Makes Them?

Who Implements Them? Who Implements Them?

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History of Policies: ComparisonsHistory of Policies: Comparisons

University Policies established in 1950s University Policies established in 1950s and subsequent decades. and subsequent decades.

Capital College: No policies, no Capital College: No policies, no procedures, no guidelines, no standard procedures, no guidelines, no standard practices for anything but Academic Affairs practices for anything but Academic Affairs and Promotion and Tenure prior to 2002.and Promotion and Tenure prior to 2002.

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History of Policies: ComparisonsHistory of Policies: Comparisons

Other Colleges: Standard Practices Other Colleges: Standard Practices published regularly by University Park published regularly by University Park Colleges since 1970s. Example: College of Colleges since 1970s. Example: College of the Liberal Arts Procedures and Policies at the Liberal Arts Procedures and Policies at http://www.la.psu.edu/ASSOCDEA/http://www.la.psu.edu/ASSOCDEA/PoliciesandProcedures.htm PoliciesandProcedures.htm

Campus/Colleges established practices in Campus/Colleges established practices in 1997 based on procedures used by 1997 based on procedures used by University Park Colleges, for example, University Park Colleges, for example, http://www.aa.psu.edu/academic/handboohttp://www.aa.psu.edu/academic/handbooks.htmks.htm

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Who Makes Them?Who Makes Them?

The University Faculty Senate Policies The University Faculty Senate Policies for Studentsfor Students

These policies and rules are published for These policies and rules are published for the guidance of students and faculty and the guidance of students and faculty and apply specifically to undergraduate students apply specifically to undergraduate students of The Pennsylvania State University.of The Pennsylvania State University.Procedural details may differ among the Procedural details may differ among the several campuses and other locations. several campuses and other locations.

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Who Implements Them?Who Implements Them?

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Academic Policies: Who Implements Them?Academic Policies: Who Implements Them?

ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ON UNDERGRADUATE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ON UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONEDUCATION

ACUE is the principal administrative advisory ACUE is the principal administrative advisory agency to the President, Executive Vice President agency to the President, Executive Vice President and Provost, Vice Provost for Undergraduate and Provost, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and International Programs, and Education and International Programs, and academic deans of colleges, international academic deans of colleges, international programs, distance education, and libraries on programs, distance education, and libraries on administrative matters that impact under-administrative matters that impact under-graduate education across the university, graduate education across the university, including advice pertaining to Senate legislation. including advice pertaining to Senate legislation.

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What Does ACUE Do?What Does ACUE Do?

ACUE provides oversight for the:ACUE provides oversight for the:• design of academic administrative processes design of academic administrative processes

and programs that support the university's and programs that support the university's undergraduate education goals and objectives. undergraduate education goals and objectives.

• formulation of academic administrative policies formulation of academic administrative policies and procedures that guide the admission and and procedures that guide the admission and enrollment of undergraduate students and the enrollment of undergraduate students and the offering, delivery, and assessment of academic offering, delivery, and assessment of academic programs and learning opportunities for programs and learning opportunities for students.students.

• monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of academic administrative processes, projects, of academic administrative processes, projects, policies, and procedures. policies, and procedures.

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Where Are the Academic Administrative Policies?Where Are the Academic Administrative Policies?

Office of Undergraduate Education Office of Undergraduate Education

417 Old Main 417 Old Main

University Park,  PA University Park,  PA

Location of Policies and ProceduresLocation of Policies and Procedures

http://http://www.psu.edu/oue/aappmwww.psu.edu/oue/aappm

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Capital College Guideline: What Is It?Capital College Guideline: What Is It?

Guidelines vs. PoliciesGuidelines vs. Policies

Policies – Established by the University for its Policies – Established by the University for its academic and administrative operations.academic and administrative operations.

Guidelines – Established by Capital College’s Guidelines – Established by Capital College’s Dean, Associate Deans, and Directors to Dean, Associate Deans, and Directors to ensure that standard University policies are ensure that standard University policies are implemented.implemented.

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Example 1: Final Examination PolicyExample 1: Final Examination Policy

F. Examinations [from ACUE Policies and F. Examinations [from ACUE Policies and Procedures and University Faculty Procedures and University Faculty Senate]Senate]

F-1 General ExaminationsF-1 General Examinations

F-2 Final ExaminationsF-2 Final Examinations

F-3 Conflict Final ExaminationsF-3 Conflict Final Examinations

F-4 Conflict Non-Final ExaminationsF-4 Conflict Non-Final Examinations

F-5 Evening ExaminationsF-5 Evening Examinations

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Example 2: Capital College GuidelinesExample 2: Capital College Guidelines

Capital College Handbook of Administrative Capital College Handbook of Administrative Guidelines and Management PracticesGuidelines and Management Practices

Guideline No. 10: Final Examination Policy Guideline No. 10: Final Examination Policy

http://www.hbg.psu.edu/hbg/acadpolicies/inhttp://www.hbg.psu.edu/hbg/acadpolicies/index.htmldex.htmlht

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Example 3: University Human Resource PoliciesExample 3: University Human Resource Policies

University Policy HR40 EVALUATION University Policy HR40 EVALUATION OF FACULTY PERFORMANCE OF FACULTY PERFORMANCE [Green Sheets] [Green Sheets]

http://guru.psu.edu/policies/OHR/http://guru.psu.edu/policies/OHR/hr40.htmlhr40.html

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Example 4: Capital College HR-40 GuidelineExample 4: Capital College HR-40 Guideline

Capital College Guideline No. 1: Guidelines Capital College Guideline No. 1: Guidelines for the Implementation of HR-40 for the Implementation of HR-40

http://http://www.hbg.psu.edu/hbg/acadpolicies/index.www.hbg.psu.edu/hbg/acadpolicies/index.htmlhtml

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Example 5: PETITIONS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO Example 5: PETITIONS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURESACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Policy Stated in the Preamble to "Academic Policy Stated in the Preamble to "Academic Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Students" in The University Faculty Senate Students" in The University Faculty Senate Policies for StudentsPolicies for Students

When a student has not followed a When a student has not followed a University Faculty Senate policy or procedurUniversity Faculty Senate policy or proceduree and believes an exception to the policy and believes an exception to the policy may be warranted, he/she may submit a may be warranted, he/she may submit a petition to the Senate Committee on petition to the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education and the Undergraduate Education and the Subcommittee on Academic Standards. Subcommittee on Academic Standards.

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Why Does Capital College Have Petition Why Does Capital College Have Petition Guidelines?Guidelines?

““The deans of faculty at Penn State The deans of faculty at Penn State Capital College [Associate Provost Capital College [Associate Provost and Senior Associate Dean] and and Senior Associate Dean] and Penn State Erie [Associate Dean], Penn State Erie [Associate Dean], The Behrend College are considered The Behrend College are considered to be the appropriate officers for to be the appropriate officers for these locations.” [Preamble to these locations.” [Preamble to Faculty Senate Policies.]Faculty Senate Policies.]

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Example 6: Academic Petitions for StudentsExample 6: Academic Petitions for Students Capital College Guideline 12: Guidelines for the Submission Capital College Guideline 12: Guidelines for the Submission

of Petitions to the University Faculty Senate at: of Petitions to the University Faculty Senate at: http://www.hbg.psu.edu/hbg/acadpolicies/senatepetit.htmlhttp://www.hbg.psu.edu/hbg/acadpolicies/senatepetit.html

Purpose:Purpose: To provide guidance to administrators, faculty, To provide guidance to administrators, faculty, and students who submit or endorse petitions addressed to and students who submit or endorse petitions addressed to the Subcommittee on Undergraduate Education of the the Subcommittee on Undergraduate Education of the University Faculty Senate. Because these Guidelines cannot University Faculty Senate. Because these Guidelines cannot cover every situation or type of petition, students are cover every situation or type of petition, students are advised to review the advised to review the Academic Policies and ProceduresAcademic Policies and Procedures available on the web at: available on the web at: http://http://www.psu.edu/ufs/docs.htmlwww.psu.edu/ufs/docs.html. .

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Summary: Academic and Management Summary: Academic and Management PoliciesPolicies

DeanDean Associate DeansAssociate Deans School DirectorsSchool Directors Faculty Senate RepresentativesFaculty Senate Representatives Consultation with Campus/CollegesConsultation with Campus/Colleges Consultation with Student Government Consultation with Student Government

and Student Affairs Staff and Student Affairs Staff Consultation with Financial Officer and Consultation with Financial Officer and

Enrollment Services DirectorEnrollment Services Director

Administrative Polices atAdministrative Polices atPenn StatePenn State

Who Makes Them?Who Makes Them?

Who Implements Them? Who Implements Them?

We Do! We Do!

Find copies of this presentation at: http://www.personal.psu.edu/wjm2/Senate Presentation on Guidelines and Policies