Resolution 17-20: RESOLUTION 17-20
| Number | 17-20 |
| Description | UTA having more graduate classes take place in a traditional classroom setting. |
| Authored by |
Budhyant Venepalli |
| Sponsored by |
Tarun Reddy Nukala |
| Date Submitted | Wednesday, September 28, 2016 |
| Committee | Other |
| Result | n/a |
| Remarks | |
| Whereas | The minimum student enrollment for a course to be offered is now 10 students at the graduate-level and 15 students at the undergraduate-level, which is an increase of 5 students in each category; and |
| Whereas | This policy change in the minimum student enrollment in a course increases the probability that a course will be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment; and |
| Whereas | In order to meet full-time enrollment, many graduate students then must register for an available course that may not match their interests or field of study; and |
| Whereas | This can be frustrating for graduate students as they may have to wait a full semester or longer to enroll in advanced courses in their field of study; and |
| Whereas | Waiting to enroll in advanced courses has the potential to delay students’ degree completion; and |
| Whereas | Some faculty have attempted to ease the burden that this policy change places on students by offering cancelled courses as ad hoc independent study courses, this is unsustainable and unfair to faculty, whom are not compensated for this work. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | The University of Texas at Arlington explore alternative options to make it possible for graduate students to take specialized courses in a traditional classroom setting, irrespective of the number of students interested in that topic. |