Soon to be revised to incorporate the President's new authorities as delegated by The Regents at the November 1998 meeting.

June 24, 1996

CHANCELLORS

Policy on Self-Supporting Part-Time Graduate Professional Degree Programs

Dear Colleagues:

Enclosed is the new Policy on Self-Supporting Part-Time Graduate Professional Degree Programs. The enclosed Policy has incorporated many of the recommendations arising from an extensive review and comment by campuses and by the Academic Senate. I believe that it now offers both strong encouragement and firm guidance to campuses that wish to extend their academic offerings to new groups of students in new ways.

Appended to the new Policy are Implementation Guidelines. The Guidelines have also benefited from advice from the campuses and Senate. The Executive Budget Committee, Academic Planning Council, and Council of Vice Chancellors are continuing to discuss issues related to support permanent ladder faculty FTE positions. However, I believe that these discussions can continue in tandem with issuance of the Policy and Guidelines.

Please direct any questions that you have about this new policy to Provost Jud King.

Sincerely,

Richard C. Atkinson
President

Enclosure

cc:
Provost King
Council of Vice Chancellors
Academic Council Chair Leiman
Associate Vice President Hershman
Assistant Vice President Smith
Members, Academic Planning Council