Section 2.07 - 2.07.01: Academic Advisement, Academic Feedback
SUBJECT: Academic Advisement
SOURCE: Board Policy Manual 309
POLICY
309 ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
Each institution shall have a program for the advisement of its students. Academic advisement is the primary responsibility of the faculty and should be integrally related to the education process. Effective advisement shall be credited toward retention, tenure, and promotion. It shall be a specific topic of faculty evaluation. (BR Minutes, 1980-81, p. 85)
Section 2.07.01, Academic Feedback
Academic Feedback
SUBJECT: Academic Feedback
SOURCE: University System Advisory Council, 08/17/90 Minutes
PROCEDURES
Chief Academic Officers will encourage faculty to clarify for students, at the beginning of each course, the basis on which grades will be determined and to provide timely academic feedback as the course progresses. This encouragement should include the following:
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A statement in the syllabus stating whether the professor intends to have a portion of the cumulative class grade reported to the student prior to the midpoint of the total grading period and reference to how that portion of the grade is determined.
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Prior to midpoint of the total grading period, all assigned and "turned in" graded class assignments and examinations should be graded and available to the student.
- The instructor and student should make every effort to be available during instructor's office hours for discussion of the student's academic standing prior to the midpoint of the total grading period (particularly for classes that use subjective grading).
Each individual Chief Academic Officer should clarify his/her position on these points; discuss them with the faculty of his/her institution; establish policy or guidelines based upon faculty input; and, when appropriate, publish the campus response to these points in campus literature.
Last Updated: 02/08/2000
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