Resolution 18-02: I'LL TAKE MY CREDIT ELSEWHERE
| Number | 18-02 |
| Description | UTA allow credits from accredited junior colleges and universities to use towards credit hour requirements for academic scholarships. |
| Authored by |
Brandon Berens |
| Sponsored by |
Zainab Safri Daniela Garcia Mapu Pham Roman Vasquez |
| Date Submitted | Monday, October 9, 2017 |
| Date Considered | Tuesday, April 10, 2018 |
| Committee | Student Affairs |
| Result | n/a |
| Remarks | The Student Senate believes this resolution will be very beneficial to scholarship awarded students. A select number of univerisities already allow credits from other institutions to be used towards academic scholarships. This will be extremely helpful for students who are unable to take 15 plus hours per semester at UTA for various reasons and would like to, or are limited to taking a summer class elsewhere and would like to be able to keep their UTA scholarship. |
| Whereas | Many students at the University of Texas at Arlington are required to meet 30 hours per academic year for reasons such as scholarships; and |
| Whereas | Some students must take summer courses that can only be held on UTA's campus to count toward this hour requirement; and |
| Whereas | Many students that need to take these summer courses live outside the DFW metroplex and are unable to also take advantage of opportunities such as work, internships, etc. simultaneously; and |
| Whereas | The success of UTA's students is jeopardized by the threat of losing important scholarships due to their inability to reasonably meet the hour requirement; and |
| Whereas | Other Texas universities such as Texas A&M University accept transfer hours going toward total hours necessary for scholarships. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | The University of Texas at Arlington allow credit from other accredited junior colleges and universities when considering a student's yearly academic hour requirement. |