IN SUPPORT OF CREATING A UNIVERSITY-WIDE ONE TIME

EXCEPTION POLICY

Senate Resolution 1015

Background

One Time Exceptions are a form of Q drop that takes place after the Q-drop deadline and before the last day of class

Students seeking an OTE must be receiving a D/F in the course prior to dropping

OTEs currently exist in the College of Natural Sciences, School of Architecture, and School of Nursing

This practice is currently against university policy

Purpose

Bring students voice to the unpublicized issue of OTEs

Resolve the current issue regarding the current existence of OTEs in 3 colleges and to give other colleges the ability to decide on the issue

Whereas Summary

College of Natural Sciences offers many large enrollment introductory classes that students must take in their first year at UT Many students who struggle in these courses are not

properly evaluated on their progress until after the Q-drop deadline

College of Natural Sciences is an open college that accepts students of all academic levels

Students seeking to transfer into another college/program must have a GPA of at least 2.0

School of Architecture and School of Nursing uses OTEs rarely and for difficult upper level courses that students must take

Resolved/Summary

Senate recommends the creation of a university wide OTE policy

Individual colleges are able to opt into the university policy

Each college have the ability to create their own requirements that meet the needs of the students College administrators consult students, faculty,

and advisors regarding the guidelinesBasic guidelines of the university policy

must be followed