[Senate] [From Academic Senate Chair Barish] Regulations on Credit in Courses and Final Examinations, Open Access Policy Opt-Out Choice, and Student Absences

[Cherysa P Cortez]

Sent on behalf of Senate Division Chair Ken Barish

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October 9, 2024

TO:   Members of the Academic Senate
          Abby Choy, President, ASUCR
      Jordan Steinhauser, President, GSA
      Brenda Jovel, Editor-in-Chief, The Highlander


FR:   Ken Barish, Chair
       Riverside Division

RE:    Regulations on Credit in Courses and Final Examinations
      Open Access Policy Opt-Out Choice
      Student Absences

As we begin the new academic year, I would like to remind you of the University of California Regulations on “Credit in Courses” and on “Final Examinations.” I would also bring to your attention the opt-out option of the open access policy and a suggestion concerning student absences.
Credit In Courses:
Regulation 760: “The value of a course in units shall be reckoned at the rate of one unit for three hours’ work per week per term on the part of a student, or the equivalent.” Related information may be found in the UCR General Catalog under Policies and Regulations - Academic Policies.
 Final Examinations
Regulation 770 – Examinations<https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/bylaws-regulations/regulations/rpart3.html#r770>:  No student shall be excused from assigned final examinations except as provided in SR 772 (D). Regulation 772 in its entirety is given below:

  1.
Final examinations are required in all undergraduate courses, except as provided elsewhere in this Regulation. Whenever practicable each such examination shall be written and must be completed by all participants within a previously announced time limit. Examinations in non-laboratory courses may not exceed three hours' duration.
  2.
Examinations are normally not required in laboratory courses or their equivalent, as individually determined by the appropriate Committee on Courses. At its option, the department concerned may require a final examination in any laboratory course, subject to prior announcement in the schedule of classes for the term in question.
  3.
With the approval of the appropriate Committee on Courses and upon recommendation of the department concerned, the final examination may be omitted in any undergraduate course or sets of courses either once or for a longer period.
  4.
At the end of the term in which a student is expected to be graduated, the student's major department may examine the student in the field of the major, may excuse the student from final examinations in courses offered by the department during that term, and, with the approval of the appropriate Committee on Courses, may assign a credit value to such general examination.

Open Access:
In 2013 the Academic Senate adopted an Open Access Policy<http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/open-access-policy/policy-text/> that includes the expectation that all faculty will upload all scholarly articles to a UC-supported repository (the types of articles covered are listed in the policy). The policy also includes the possibility of opting-out from this process by filling out the appropriate <http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/open-access-policy/waiver-embargo-addendum/> online waiver<http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/open-access-policy/waiver-embargo-addendum/> (please note that opting out is not the default option in the policy).

Student Absences:
Provost Watkins and I encourage all faculty to take into consideration the suggestion below when dealing with student absences:
Students' attendance at University classes is always expected. It is recognized that students’ absences may result from external circumstances, as well as from activities that are important to a student's overall educational experience and are consistent with the University's mission to serve students. Some of these activities are also beneficial for the campus culture and image. Faculty are encouraged to be cognizant of these principles when articulating their procedures for handling absences in their course policies.
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__________________________

Cherysa Cortez

Executive Director, Academic Senate

University Office Building 221

cherysac at ucr.edu<mailto:cherysac at ucr.edu>

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE

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