Faculty
Committee on Student Admissions
Chair:
Members Roster
AUSPICES:
The Faculty
Committee on Student Admissions is a standing committee of the USF
Faculty Senate and receives authority for its actions through that
body.
CHARGE:
The Faculty
Committee on Student Admissions serves as an advisory body to the
Provost on matters pertaining to the establishment and maintenance
of policies, principles, and regulations affecting the selection
and admission of undergraduate students. Its responsibilities
include:
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To make
recommendations to the Provost on policies and procedures
regarding the admission of undergraduate students in those
categories specified by the Board of Regents' regulations.
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To serve as
liaison for general faculty concerns and suggestions regarding
undergraduate admissions policies and procedures and to
encourage greater knowledge and understanding by the faculty
of USF's admissions process.
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To consider and
make recommendations on other admissions matters that may be
referred to it by the Provost and/or the Director of
Admissions.
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To make the
initial admissions decisions for all first-time-in-college
applicants who are considered for admission under alternative
criteria.
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To serve as an
appellate body for undergraduate applicants who have been
denied admission and who have petitioned for a waiver of
standard criteria and reconsideration of admission.
OPERATING PROCEDURES:
The committee shall
develop its own operating procedures, subject to approval by the
Provost of the University, which shall include:
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Provision for
regularly scheduled meetings at least twice a month on an
annual (twelve-month) basis to make admission decisions on
those cases referred to it by the Admissions Office under
sections 6C-6.01, and 6C-6.04 of Chapter 6C-6, Florida
Administrative Code.
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Provision for a
minimum of four voting members, including at least three
faculty representatives, to make initial or appellate
decisions on the admission of students.
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Provision for
appropriate liaison with other university units with which
interaction is necessary and productive.
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Provision for
secretarial and clerical assistance to the committee by the
Director of Admissions.
MEMBERSHIP:
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One faculty
representative from each of the following colleges shall be
appointed for a three-year term as a voting member:
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Arts and
Sciences
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Business
Administration
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Education
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Engineering
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Visual and
Performing Arts
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Nursing
If any college
has more than 250 full-time faculty members, an additional
member will be selected from that college. If any college has
more than 400 full-time faculty members, a third member will be
selected from that college.
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Terms for
faculty representatives shall be staggered with approximately
one-third of the members retiring each year. Retiring members
may not be reappointed during the year following the last year
of their terms unless appointed to a vacancy on the committee.
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Two
undergraduate students shall be appointed for one-year terms
as voting members and may be reappointed for second terms.
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A
representative from Undergraduate Studies shall serve as a
voting member.
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A
representative from Student Affairs shall serve as a voting
member.
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Ex officio,
nonvoting members shall be:
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Director of
Admissions (nonvoting, except as a tie-breaker in student
appeals).
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Registrar or
designee.
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Associate
Director of Admissions.
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An alternate
shall not serve for a regularly appointed voting member on an
ad hoc basis. When an appointed faculty member is on leave or
is not under contract during a given academic term, a faculty
member from the same college shall be designated by the
regularly appointed representative and approved by the
Committee on Committees to serve as an alternate during the
appointed faculty member's absence. When an appointed
undergraduate student is not enrolled during a given academic
term, another undergraduate student shall be designated by the
regular representative and approved by the Student Government
President to serve as an alternate during the appointed
member's absence.
APPOINTMENT:
The faculty and
staff members of this committee shall be appointed by the Provost
upon the recommendation of the Faculty Senate. The student members
of this committee shall be appointed by the Vice President for
Student Affairs upon the recommendation of Student Government.
CHAIR:
The chair shall be
elected from the faculty members of the committee.
Date of last revision:
09/29/93; 01/22/03
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