Liberal Arts & Jackson Standing Bylaw Committees

Committee on Academic Standing and Honors (LA&J)

This Committee subsumed the Academic Standing Committee (LA&J) and the Honors Committee (LA&J).

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Bylaws:

A Committee on Academic Standing and Honors of eleven or more members serving as a joint Committee of the College of Liberal Arts and Jackson College. It shall consist of the Dean of the Colleges for Undergraduate Education and the class deans, ex officio and without vote, and six or more faculty members. The Committee shall have power to oversee the granting of petitions which deal with all cases of deficiency in academic work, to issue warnings, to place students on probation, to require students to withdraw, and to communicate with parents or guardians. The committee shall act on recommendations for removal from courses without record, for withdrawal from courses with a grade of W and for pass/fail grading that are forwarded to it from the Dean of the Colleges for Undergraduate Education. The Committee shall supervise the development of honors programs, and candidates for degrees with highest honors shall be referred to the committee for recommendation to the Faculty.

Committee Description & Work Load:

The Committee on Academic Standing and Honors meets in early January and June in all-day meetings to discuss students that may not be in good academic standing. It meets shortly before each graduation to discuss students that satisfy the requirements for Summa, the May meeting again taking most of the day and requiring substantial preparation. Other meetings and email consultations may be needed to discuss standards.