Proposals from June 2023 - 2025 are archived and will be uploaded as time allows. Please check back.
Following meetings of the Faculty Senate, the proposals listed below have been approved and are hereby endorsed by the President's Office.
May 2023
| #424 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Resolution of the Policy for Required Credit Hours Outside Any One Department |
| #423 | Academic Affairs | Approval of revisions to the BS in Music Business |
| #422 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Revisions to the BS and BA in Biology |
April 2023
| #421 | Academic Affairs | Approval to Deactivate English Writing and Literature BA |
February 2023
| #420 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Revisions to the BA and BS in Computer Science |
December 2022
| #419 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Resolution on WAYS 301 |
| #418 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Revisions to the Exercise Science Program |
| #417 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Minor in Finance |
October 2022
| #416 | Other | Approval of Resolution on a Second Shred Governance Hour |
| #415 | Other | Approval of Resolution on Strategic Priorities |
| #414 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Revisions to the GIS Major |
| #413 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Revisions to the Environmental Sciences Program |
March 2022
| #411 | Other | Approval of Resolution to Support Ukraine |
| #410 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Dual Degree Program with KNEU |
| #409 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Establishing an Academic Standing Policy for Graduate Students |
| #408 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Minor in Marketing |
| #407 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Minor in Forensics |
December 2021
| #406 | Other | Approval of Resolution in Support of DDEI. |
| #405 | Other | Approval of Resolution to Honor Dr. John Graham. |
September 2021
| #412 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Graduation with Honors Policy |
May 2021
| #404 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Resolution on the Academic Calendar for 2021-2022. |
| #403 | Academic Affairs | Approval for Micro-Credential Policy. |
| #402 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Revisions and Distance Education Format for the MS in Education – Instructional Design and Educational Technology. |
| #401 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Revisions and Distance Education Format for the MS in Education – Literacy. |
| #400 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Revisions and Distance Education Format for the MS in Community Health. |
April 2021
| #399 | Academic Affairs | Approval of MAT in Music Education. |
| #398 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Revision to Policy on Numeric Grading. |
| #397 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Resolution to Count Course Credits for Both Undergraduate and Graduate Program Requirements. |
March 2021
| #396 | Academic Affairs | Approval for adding a low pass grade permanently to our grading system |
| #395 | Academic Affairs | Approval for Academic Policy Modifications due to COVID-19 for spring 2021 only |
November 2020
| #394 | Other | Approval of Resolution to raise funds for a gift to students for COVID-19 compliance. |
| #393 | Other | Approval of Resolution to thank students for their COVID-19 compliance. |
| #392 | Other | Approval of Resolution strongly supporting the “Message to SUNY Community about the Importance of Diversity Training” issued on October 22. |
October 2020
| #389 | Academic Affairs | Approval for Revision to the Special Subjects: Art Program, including a title change to Art Education. |
September 2020
| #388 | Academic Affairs | Approval for permanent catalog change of the definition of Excused Absence. |
| #387 | Academic Affairs | Due to COVID-19, Approval to extend the adjusted Emergency Withdrawal (W*) policy from Spring 2020 to the Fall 2020 term. |
| #386 | Academic Affairs | Due to COVID-19, Approval of modifications to the course audit policy for the Fall 2020 semester only. |
| #385 | Academic Affairs | Due to COVID-19, Approval to allow for Fall 2020 courses taken S/P/U to not count against and undergraduate student's S/U limit of 14 hours total. |
| #384 | Academic Affairs | Due to COVID-19, Approval to move S/P/U and WD deadline to the last day of classes, Friday, December 11, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. |
| #383 | Academic Affairs | Due to COVID-19, Approval of Continuation of the "P" - Low Pass Grade for undergraduate students that select S/U for Fall 2020 and earn a 1.0, 1.3, 1.7, as approved for Spring and Summer 2020 |
May 2020
| #380 | Academic Affairs | Due to COVID-19, Approval of a Temporary U/P/S policy for the Spring 2020 and Summer 2020 semesters. |
| #379 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the SIIM (Student Initiated Interdisciplinary Major) revisions into the P.E.R.C. (Personalized Educational Results Curriculum). |
| #378 | Academic Affairs | Approval of minor in Sustainability. |
| #377 | Academic Affairs | Approval to discontinue inactive Adolescence Education Program. |
April 2020
| #376 | Academic Affairs | Due to COVID-19, Approval of a Temporary Change to the S/U policy for the Spring 2020 semester. |
| #375 | Other | Approval of Usage of Gender Neutral Pronouns. |
| #374 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Amended Diversity Attribute Policy. |
| #373 | Academic Affairs | Due to COVID-19, Approval of Temporary Policy Change for Undergraduate Academic Dismissals to be Automatically Converted to Probation Status for the Spring 2020 semester. |
March 2020
| #372 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Distance Education Format for MS in Management. |
| #371 | Academic Affairs | Approval to discontinue Theater Education Program. |
| #370 | Academic Affairs | Approval to discontinue Natural Science Program. |
| #369 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Open Access Policy. |
December 2020
| #367 | Student Affairs | Approval to fully endorse the optional student Green Fee and Green Fund sustainability initiatives and to hold regular elections for all faculty representatives on the Green Fund Initiative Committee. |
| #366 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Minor in International Studies. |
| #365 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Campus Readmission Policy Revisions. |
October 2019
| #364 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Campus Textbook Policy Revisions . |
| #363 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Minor in LatinX and Latin American Studies. |
| #362 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Minor in Public Policy and Administration. |
| #361 | Academic Affairs | Approval of a Minor in Public Policy and Homeland Security. |
April 2019
| #360 | Academic Affairs | Approval of a "Diversity Rich" attribute that the Registrar will assign to courses. Approval of the formation of a committee to review the courses, a process for approval, and a commitment to ongoing assessment. |
| #359 | Academic Affairs | Approval of a revision of the Tutorial Study Policy in the Academic Catalog. |
| #358 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science. |
March 2019
| #356 | Academic Affairs | Approval of new Advanced Certificate in Educational Leadership. |
February 2019
| #357 | Academic Affairs | Approval to deactivate the M.S.Ed. Literacy Education program. |
February 2018
| #355 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Second Degree Policy Revisions. |
December 2018
| #354 | Academic Affairs | Approval of minor in Applied Mathematics. |
May 2018
| #353 | Academic Affairs | Approval of minor in Graphic Design and New Media. |
| #352 | Academic Affairs | Approval of minor in Disability Studies. |
| #351 | Academic Affairs | Approval of minor in Sports Management. |
| #350 | Academic Affairs | Approval of B.S. in Computer Science Education. |
April 2018
| #349 | Academic Affairs | Approval of curricular revisions and program title change to the MS in Management (previously Organizational Performance & Technology). |
| #348 | Academic Affairs | Approval of program name change to Instructional Design and Technology (formerly Educational Technology Specialist). |
| #347 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the edits to the College Catalogue regarding Post-Bachelor’s Degree Admissions. |
| #346 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the new Social Justice minor. |
| #345 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the new Musical Theatre minor. |
November 2017
| #344 | Academic Affairs | Approval for the Certificate in Applied Anthropology. |
| #343 | Academic Affairs | Approval to create a new policy on course registration. |
| #342 | Academic Affairs | Approval to revise the policy on credit by examination. |
May 2017
| #341 | Academic Affairs | Approval to revise the policy revise the policy on the Maximum Number of Transfer Credits for Graduate Programs (Course Substitutions). |
| #340 | Student Affairs | Approval to revise the policy on Dismissal and Future Enrollment. |
| #339 | Student Affairs | Approval to create a new policy on reporting class rank. |
| #338 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the new Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in College Teaching. |
| #337 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the revised Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Inclusive and Special Education. |
| #336 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the new undergraduate education minor. |
| #335 | Academic Affairs | Approval to allow the broad approach being taken by the General Education Task Force and Steering Committee to revise SUNY Potsdam’s General Education / College Requirements to continue. |
| #334 | Academic Affairs | Approval to revise the policy on development, approval, and re-approval process for course offerings in the College in High School (CHS) program. |
April 2017
| #333 | Academic Affairs | Approval to revise the policy on the review and approval of online courses. |
March 2017
| #332 | Academic Affairs | Approval for the revision to the Master of Music in Performance (Vocal Track) Degree |
| #331 | Academic Affairs | Approval for revision to the Policy on the Timing of the Issuance of Academic Standards and Dismissal |
December 2016
| #330 | Academic Affairs | Approval for the Revision to the Policy on Transfer of Upper-Division Courses |
October 2016
| #329a | Business Affairs | Approval to create a Fiscal Affairs Strategic Planning (FASP) committee. |
May 2016
| #329 | Academic Affairs | Approval for the revisions to the Art Education Program. |
| #328 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the implementation of the Probation Program. |
| #327 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the Policy on Awarding Credits Toward Multiple Graduate Degrees. |
| #326 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the Arts Management major. |
| #325 | Academic Affairs | Approval for the policy regarding Student Appeal procedures. |
| #324 | Academic Affairs | Approval for the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) major. |
April 2016
| #323 | Academic Affairs | Approval for the curriculum changes for the Physics Department. |
February 2016
| #322 | Academic Affairs | Approval to the changes to the Dismissal Policy. |
December 2015
| #321 | Academic Affairs | Approval to the procedures for organizations to verify leader eligibility. |
June 2015
| #320 | Academic Affairs | Revisions to the BA programs in Theatre and in Dance |
March 2015
| #319a | Academic Affairs | Approval to revise the Environmental Studies minor |
| #319b | Academic Affairs | Approval to revise the Environmental Studies major |
December 2014
| #319 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the creation of deadlines for graduate students In Progress grades. |
| #318 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the revisions to the dates for graduate students to withdraw from a course and to change their system of grading system (i.e. S/U) and alterations to undergraduate policy so that the dates of this proposal and #316 coincide. |
October 2014
| #317 | Academic Affairs | Approval of a new minor in Music Composition for music students who are not composition majors. |
| #316 | Academic Affairs | Revision to the dates of undergraduates to withdraw from a course and to change the system of grading (i.e. S/U), effective Spring 2015 semester. |
Following meetings of the Faculty Senate, the proposals listed below have been approved by Interim President Hefner.
June 2014
| #315 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Graduate Enrollment Policies |
May 2014
| #314 | Academic Affairs | Approval to the revisions to the tracks in Musical Studies |
| #313 | Academic Affairs | Revision in the First Year Success Seminar, to be raised to two academic credits |
| #312 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the new Interdisciplinary Major in Exercise Science |
| #311 | Academic Affairs | Approval of two new majors in Graphic Design and Media Arts |
| #310 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the new interdisciplinary minor in Arts Management |
| #309 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the revisions to the Art Studio and Visual Arts Majors |
| #308 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the new International Studies Major |
September 2013
| #307 | Academic Affairs | Approval of Community Health?s minor for Therapeutic Recreation. |
Following meetings of the Faculty Senate, the proposals listed below were approved by President Schwaller.
February 2013
| #305 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the Advanced Certificate in Special Education |
October 2012
| #306 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the new academic policy on electronic devices in the classroom |
| #304 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the Biomedical Anthropology Minor |
March 2012
| #303 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the addition of a January graduation date to accommodate students completing their degree requirements during Winterim. |
| #302 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the Fitness minor in Community Health. |
December 2011
| #301 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the Environmental Technology minor in Geology. |
September 2011
| #300 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the revision to one minor and the approval for three new minors in Community Health. |
March 2011
| #299 | Other | Renaming the archives in Crumb Library to the College Archives. Resolution approved by College Council on February 18, 2011. |
October 2010
| #298 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the BA/MST in Mathematics and Physics |
March 2010
| #297 | Other | Revision to the College Sponsored Activity definition |
| Revision to the Enhanced Early Alert System | ||
| #296 | Academic Affairs | Approval of the M.S. Ed. Literacy Specialist program (grades B-6 and 5-12) for the Branch Campus (JCC) application |
| Approval of the MST Childhood Education (grades 1-6) for branch campus (JCC) application | ||
| Revision of the A.A./B.A. Childhood Education (B-6) program jointly registered with JCC, also renamed Childhood Education/Early Childhood (B-6) | ||
| #295 | Academic Affairs | Policy for Minor Revisions |
| Revision to the B.A. in Environmental Studies | ||
| Revision to the Minor in Environmental Studies | ||
| Revision to the Minor in Environmental Science | ||
| Revision of the B.A. Program in Anthropology | ||
| #294 | Academic Affairs | Revision to the B.A. in Art History |
| Revision to the B.A. in Criminal Justice, including a name change to B.A. in Criminal Justice Studies | ||
| Revision to the Criminal Justice Minor, including a name change to Criminal Justice Studies Minor | ||
| Revision to the B.A. in Philosophy | ||
| Revision to the Philosophy Minor |
February 2010
| #293 | Academic Affairs | Revision to the M.S.Ed. in Information and Communication Technology |