Academic Standards Committee

Membership

The Academic Standards Committee consists of seven elected faculty (one from each college including the library), two students appointed by the president of the Student Government Association (SGA), and seven ex-officio members.

Voting members

Name Department College Term Expiration

Isaac Bonaparte

Accounting

CBE 2027

Katherine Brewer

Nursing CHP 2026
Isabel Castro-Vazquez Languages, Literatures, & Cultures CLA 2026
Janese Daniels Early Childhood Education COE 2025
Elizabeth DeCoster Library  Library 2025

Angel Kumchev, CHAIR

Mathematics

FCSM 2025

Audra McMullen

Communication Studies COFAC 2025
  SGA   2024
  SGA   2024

 Ex-Officio and Voting

Name department
Patrick Malloy Associate Registrar (Registrar's representative)
Natalie Goodmuth Assistant Director for Academic Standards (Secretary)
Laurianne Brown Student Affairs
Robyn McCray Inclusion & Institutional Equity Representative

Ex-Officio and Non-voting

Name department
Jennifer Mercer Associate Director, University Admissions
Jackie Gabrielian Academic Advisor, Academic Advising, Retention & Completion Office
Alison Rios Millett McCartney Dean, Honors College

Meetings

The committee meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month throughout the semester, plus additional sessions in the minimester and summer.

Responsibilities

According to the Academic Senate Constitution, the responsibilities of the Academic Standards Committee are:

  1. To establish all policies governing the academic status of the undergraduate University student, such as classification, good standing, probation, graduation, grading system, and dismissal. 
  2. To review, approve, and update academic policies (such as the University's Latin Honor's policies.)
  3. To interpret academic policies in ambiguous cases as requested by administrators and faculty. 
  4. To approve or disapprove appeals submitted by students for late drops or withdrawals, for reconsideration of placement on academic warning, suspension, or dismissal, for unusual or special programs in all academic sessions of the University, for parts of programs to be taken at other institutions, for any exceptions to the degree requirements because of unusual circumstances, and for reconsideration of any decisions made by the Committee. 
  5. To establish policies governing readmission;
  6. To approve or disapprove all applications for readmission to the University following academic dismissal.