On Thursday, January 27, 2022, President’s Council approved the following policy actions:
Bundle: Policies 137 and 146
Policy 137 Sponsored Programs (Grants, Contracts, Cooperative Agreements)
Process: Regular
Proposed Policy Action: Revision of existing policy
Sponsor: Wayne Vaught
Steward: Curtis Pendleton
President's Council Action: Approved for entrance to Stage 4 for Board of Trustees review.
Policy 146 Sponsored Programs Financial Management
Process: Regular
Proposed Policy Action: New policy replace existing temporary policy
Sponsor: Wayne Vaught
Steward: Curtis Pendleton
President's Council Actions: Approved for entrance to Stage 4 for Board of Trustees review.
Policy 524 Graduate Program Credit and Graduation Requirements
Process: Regular
Proposed Policy Action: Revision of existing policy
Sponsor: Kyle Reyes
Stewards: Eric Humphrey, Jim Bailey
President's Council Actions: Approved for entrance to Stage 1, drafting and revision.
Summary of proposed revisions:
• Clarify that the policy covers all graduate-level programs.
• Update references to new policies and state guidance.
• Simplify definitions.
• Remove Section 4.1 “Development of Graduate Program Requirements” which is covered
in another policy.
• Clarify relation to R401 and R470.
• Remove Section 4.4 “Graduate credit for experiential learning” which is covered
in another policy.
• Address age and usability of earned credits.
• Address agreements with recognized partner institutions.
• Clarify roles of graduate director and program committees.
• Clarify transfer credit details.
For questions or comments regarding any of the above actions, contact the policy sponsor or steward(s) listed, or contact the Policy Office. To learn more about the policy approval process at UVU, visit the Policy Office's Policy Process webpage.
Please note that some of the above links may become outdated or broken as the policy drafts progress through the policy approval process, or are approved for adoption to or deletion from the Policy Manual. For the most up-to-date status regarding a policy or proposed policy draft, see the Policy Manual and Policy Approval Pipeline pages. To request a previous version of a policy or policy draft or for addition questions, contact the Policy Office.