FSD-16-18 Residency Credit Requirements

February 22, 2017

Purdue University Northwest Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Document 16-18

Submission Date: 2/22/2017 (Executive Committee)

Senate Action and Date:

For Discussion, 3/10/2017
For Action, 4/14/2017
Approved, 4/14/2017

TO: Purdue University Northwest Faculty Senate

FROM: Educational Policy Committee

SUBJECT: Resolution amending the Undergraduate Catalog on Residency Credit Requirement for the Bachelor’s Degree of Purdue University Northwest

Current

Purdue University Northwest 2016-17 Graduate & Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Academic Regulations
Graduation Requirements For the Bachelor’s Degree (pp. 39)

2. Residency Rule.

Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level courses. Students normally are expected to complete the senior year in residence; however, with the approval of the dean of the school concerned, a student who has had four semesters of resident study may complete the last year or a portion of it at another college or university, provided that the number of semester hours of credit to be taken does not exceed 25 percent of the total hours required for the degree. The foregoing stipulations do not apply to students who earn credit elsewhere through a contract or arrangement entered into by the University or one of its academic units.

Proposed

Residency Rule.

Resident study at Purdue University Northwest for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree on Purdue University Northwest campuses. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level courses (course credits are defined as resident credits). Students must earn a minimum of 50 percent of coursework in their major concentration area in resident study with resident credit as defined above. A college/school/department/program may require more than 50 percent of resident credit to fulfill a major concentration for a given program. Students normally are expected to complete the senior year in residence; however, with the approval of the dean of the school college concerned, a student who has had four semesters of resident study may complete the last year or a portion of it at another college or university, provided that the number of semester hours of credit to be taken does not exceed 25 percent of the total hours required for the degree. The foregoing stipulations do not apply to students who earn credit elsewhere through a contract or arrangement entered into by the University or one of its academic units.

Approved

D. Detmer
J. Duzinkiewicz
J. Hack
A. Kokalov
P. Rose
F. Wang

Disapproved

None

Absent

N. Patel