However, at that meeting the question arose as to how grades of D embedded in the general education courses transferred under the Illinois Articulation Initiative would be handled

April 6, 2000

TO: Kurt Field

University Senate

FROM: Claire Etaugh

Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements Subcommittee

The Subcommittee on Academic Regulations and degree Requirements was asked to consider the following request from Herb Kasube on behalf of the Academic Review Board:

Bradley’s policy on accepting grades of "D" from other institutions should be changed so as to accept no grades of D. Currently, Bradley’s policy is somewhat complicated (at best) and often misunderstood by faculty and admissions personnel. Under current regulations, if a student transfers to BU from Institution X they may transfer in grades of "D" if all of the courses being transferred at that time average 2.0 (out of 4.0). If the student returns to Institution X at a later date (during the summer, for example), takes one class and earns a "D" that grade will not be accepted at Bradley, even if the student’s overall GPA at Institution X is 2.0 or better. Had they waited to transfer all of their courses until after this latter course was taken, the "D" would have been accepted. This seems contradictory and the Board has seen a number of such instances, the most recent at our meeting or 5 May 1999. We feel that accepting no grades of "D" would be the most consistent policy.

The Subcommittee agreed that the current policy is confusing and inconsistent and recommended approval.

The proposal passed the Curriculum and Regulations Committee on December 14, 1999. However, at that meeting the question arose as to how grades of D embedded in the general education courses transferred under the Illinois Articulation Initiative would be handled. This question was not satisfactorily answered prior to the Senate Meeting of February 17, 2000, so the item was returned to the Curriculum and Regulations Committee for further consideration. On April 4, 2000 the Curriculum and Regulations Committee modified the proposed policy statement as follows:

Courses with a grade of D are non-transferable to Bradley with the following exception: courses with grades of D that are part of the core curriculum of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) are transferable if the student has completed the entire IAI core curriculum. Students who complete the entire IAI core curriculum will have satisfied the Bradley University General Education requirement, even if one or more grades of D were earned in the IAI core.