Academic Affairs
| Number | Title | Effective Date | Revised Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0370P | Selective Admissions Procedure | 11/27/2007 | |
| Responsible Division/Department: Academic Affairs | |||
 New Policy |
 Major Revision of Existing Policy |
Minor/Technical Revision of Existing Policy | Reaffirmation of Existing Policy |
- OBJECTIVE & PURPOSE
This policy establishes the process that will be used in establishing program admissions criteria for entry into a major.
- STATEMENT OF POLICY
UNF is committed to providing students access to a full range of academic programs. Under certain circumstances, however - whether as a result of constrined resources or particular patterns of likely student attrition - it is necessary to have in place a selective admissions process for a limited number of majors.
- STATEMENT OF PROCEDURES
In order to obtain the approval of Academic Affairs for requiring admissions standards for entry into a major, a program seeking to implement such standards must present its rationale for doing so in a comprehensive proposal which articulates compelling reasons to designate a program as selective. In the context of the proposal, the program minimally must address the following issues, where appropriate utilizing data obtained from Institutional Research.
1. the projected impact of the proposed standards on program enrollment including the impact on diversity, gender balance, upper and lower level FTE, and headcount;
2. the impact of the proposed standards on student retention from junior to senior status and on the rate of progress toward graduation;
3. the current and proposed student/faculty ratios that would result from higher than normal standards;
4. the implications of projected enrollments on the program's current and anticipated human and physical resources;
5. the relevance of admissions standards to program accreditation (if applicable);
6. the methods for ongoing monitoring the impact of admissions standards on program quality and effectiveness.