Council on Admission, Graduation and Academic Standards

Office of the Registrar

Council on Admission, Graduation, and Academic Standards (CAGAS)

The Council on Admission, Graduation, and Academic Standards (CAGAS) is a Faculty Senate council responsible for recommending and evaluating policies concerning admission, retention, graduation, and academic standards and for establishing some of the procedures to carry out such policies. It also serves as an appellate body regarding such policies and procedures. CAGAS (ten faculty and two student members) meets weekly during fall and spring semesters, as well as several times during the summer.

Overview

CAGAS has the charge of overseeing academic standards and graduation requirements. Most of the council's activities involve handling individual cases (appeals) and approving policy and procedures. Often subcommittees are formed to provide recommendations for the full council's consideration. Members are expected to vote on cases and policy that would include the following:

General Education: Total hours; hours in one area or areas of gen. ed.; distribution requirements
Course Enrollment: Late adds; late withdrawals
Hour Requirements: Overall hour requirements; hour requirements for majors and minors; degree residency requirement; junior college transfers; 300/400 level courses
Grades: GPA; pass/fail grading; audit
Substitution of courses
Junior College credit for upper-division courses
Falsification of records
Grade changes
Honor point deficiency
Admission; suspension; dismissal
Additional academic requirements