Caveats What this change means for UC Students for Faculty for Staff Status of Conversion to State-funded Summer Instruction Basic Principles State Operating Funds Student Fees Financial Aid Allocation of State Funds and Student Fees Enrolling Students during the Summer Faculty Appointments, Compensation, and Workload Academic Calendar Academic Programs Student Academic Appointees, including Teaching Assistants Capital Planning Agreements Impact on Other Summer Activities

Policies, Regulations and Expectations for State-Supported Summer Instruction PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT The purpose of this document is to advise UC faculty, students and staff of changes in policies and operations as a result of converting from a self-supporting Summer Session to State-supported instruction during the summer. The document will evolve as decisions are made regarding the many aspects of this conversion; some caveats with respect to its use are therefore in order. WHAT IS THE CHANGE AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT ME? Summer instruction will be funded by a combination of State funds and student revenues, rather than student fees alone. Each campus will make its own decision about the calendar of instruction, about courses that will be available, and who will teach them. What this change means for UC students; for faculty; for staff. WHY IS THIS CHANGE BEING MADE? Year-round instruction--another term for State-supported summer instruction--is one of several strategies UC campuses are using to accommodate substantial and rapid enrollment growth. Campuses will save on construction of new classrooms if they teach more students during the summer. Students will be able, if they choose, to make more rapid progress toward their degree, thereby making room for more students. For more information on enrollment growth: http://www.ucop.edu/planning/lrenroll.html WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF CONVERSION? The State has provided funding for the first year of a several-year conversion period, to be used to make the fees UC students pay on all campuses in summer 2001 equivalent to regular-term student fees. Also, the Governor has proposed full instructional funding for UC students attending during the summer at the Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara campuses, beginning in summer 2001. State instructional funding for other campuses will be budgeted in future years. Status of conversion to State-funded summer instruction PLANNING PRINCIPLES Planning for accommodating the increased enrollments is happening in the context of some basic principles. "RULES OF THE GAME" Each of the topics listed below describes -decisions about systemwide policies that have been made -what systemwide issues remain -what decisions need to be made at the campus level -examples of campus activity State operating funds; Student fees; Financial aid; Allocation of State funds and student fees; Enrolling students during the summer; Faculty appointments, compensation and workload; Academic calendar; Academic programs; Student academic appointments, including teaching assistants; Capital planning agreements; Impact on other summer activities SUMMARY OF SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES Changes made to previous versions of this document. SUBMITTING QUESTIONS AND CAMPUS INFORMATION Questions and information to be included in this document may be sent to summerquestions@ucop.edu. Send questions, comments, or suggestions about navigating this website to: Annette.Holmes@ucop.edu. Last updated: June 29, 2001.