Graduate Council - Academic Standards Committee

Chairperson: Dr. Ken Florey
Home Department: English
Contact: floreyk1@southernct.edu

Documents and forms can be viewed by selecting the appropriate portion of the narrative.

The Academic Standards Committee is charged with the responsibility to "recommend the minimum academic standards that should be enforced in the School of Graduate Studies; recommend procedures for enforcing and implementing the minimum academic standards; review existing courses, concentrations, certifications, dual degrees and programs on a rotating schedule and present recommendations to the Council." (Revised Rules of Order, 2005)

The Academic Standards Committee meets on the second Monday of each month (except September, January) during the academic year at 1:00 PM. For the 2006-2007 academic year the meetings are held in EN C 007. The Academic Standards committee reviews all approved graduate programs on a 5 Year Review Schedule (based on dates for presentations to the Graduate Council) with specific dates for submission of program reports, dates for meeting with the ASC, and dates for the presentations to the Graduate Council summarized in the Academic Standards Committee Schedule. Each program will submit a report for which a Template for ASC Review has been developed as an interactive MS Word document that incorporates the Graduate Program Review Guidelines. The report should address the Graduate Program Standards as part of the self-assessment exercise. The committee reviews the reports according to the Procedures for Graduate Program Evaluation and completes a summary report and recommendation to the Council. The evaluation process is summarized in the Academic Program Review Flowchart. A sample of the evaluation form used by the committee can be found under the heading "Graduate Program Evaluation Form". The Minimum Elements of a Graduate School Syllabus have been summarized and should be adhered to for each syllabus incorporated in the program report. The list of the members of the Academic Standards Committee can be located in the Graduate Council Committee Membership.