The following University Policies are under consideration to be decommissioned. When a Policy is decommissioned it is no longer in effect. Members of the University community have 28 days to provide feedback on the proposal to decommission these policies. All submitted feedback is sent to the Policy Office for consideration. Links to provide that feedback and the comment period for each policy is provided below.
University Policy AC 07 Assessment of English Language Proficiency for Admission and related procedure are to be decommissioned and replaced with a Unit- level policy through the Office of the Provost. AC 07 is outdated and too prescriptive. The Policy refers to offices that no longer exist and the provisions are too specific, preventing the Office of the Provost from engaging with best practices in the assessment of English language proficiency. For example, the Policy only allows for specific tests and scores to be accepted; however, there are now new systems and scores that are used for admission both here at the University and nationwide. Decommissioning this Policy will allow the Office of the Provost's leadership to be nimbler with acceptable scores and testing as these standards and best practices are ever evolving.
- AC 07- Assessment of English Language Proficiency for Admission is available for public comment from November 15, 2024 to December 16, 2024.
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