Current University Forgiveness Policy
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CURRENT UNIVERSITY FORGIVENESS POLICY
Approved February 6, 2006
Whereas, the mission statement of the Associated Students of Humboldt State
University states, “The specific purpose of (Associated Students) is to…
provide an official voice through which students’ opinions may be
expressed;…assist in the protection of the rights and interests of the
individual student and the student body…”; and,
Whereas, The Academic Senate of the CSU passed Resolution AS-2718-05/AA:
Support for Campus-specific Policies for Repeating Courses to Improve
Grades on November 3, 2005; and,
Whereas, The resolution calls for campuses to consider new policies to put in place
that may limit “The maximum grade earned in the original course to qualify
for grade forgiveness and the number of times an individual course can be
repeated for grade forgiveness”; and,
Whereas, The resolution also calls for policies that could limit the enrollment
priorities for students who are repeating a course and could also count a
“Withdrawal” as a reason to decrease enrollment priorities for students;
and,
Whereas, The State resolution does not give any restrictions based on students with
learning disabilities or those students who withdraw from a class with
serious or compelling reason; and,
Whereas, The implementation of these policies at this University would dramatically
and negatively affect the students of Humboldt State University; therefore
be it,
Resolved That the Associated Students of Humboldt State University believe that
implementation of the proposed changes will detrimentally effect those
students who are looking towards furthering their education past a
bachelors degree; and be it further,
Resolved, That the Associated Students of Humboldt State University formally
support the current forgiveness policy and that any changes proposed by
the University as stated in Senate Resolution AS-2718-05/AA would be
considered unnecessary; and be it further,
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent, but not limited to HSU President
Rollin Richmond, the HSU Academic Senate, The California State Student
Association, the Lumberjack Newspaper, and the local media.
Authored by: David Backues, Legislative Vice President, Associated Students
Zacharias Miller, Student At Large
Amanda Skipworth, Student At Large
Mia Spasowska, Student At Large
Approved by:
Elisabeth Gerstacker, Representative—College of Professional Studies
Jena Miyata, Representative—Residence Halls Association
David Backues, Legislative Vice President
Nicole Alvarado, President