Wednesday, October 20, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A·Page 5 Committees will review change in grading option By Chris Borniger writer@kansan.com Kansas staff writer If proposed legislation passes through two Student Senate committees tonight, students may get more time to decide if they actually want a grade in the class or if they just want to take it for credit/no credit. A petition up for review by the University Affairs and Student Rights committees tonight would ask the University Senate, which is made up of Student Senate and Faculty Senate, to extend the period during which students can elect to use the credit/no credit option for a class. Presently, students only can exercise that option during the third and fourth weeks of the semester. The petition asks to move that period back until the fifth and sixth weeks. Students in summer classes still would have until the second week of classes to choose credit/no credit. R. J. Woodring, petition sponsor and Nunemaker senator, said the bill would give students more time to gauge their performance in a class. "Most students who choose to take a class credit/no credit have taken it because it's not in their major and something they may not be good at," he said. "After four weeks, they don't have a grasp on the teacher's grading. The whole idea is that they should at least have an idea before they decide." SENATE BILLS Committees also will consider bills to: - Require groups seeking block allocation money to hire a staff member from the University accounting system who is trained in the PeopleSoft accounting software. - Form an "associate resolver" men Form an "associate senator" mentoring program. Allocate $287 to the Adopt-a School program. Allocate $5,000 to the Office of Multicultural Affairs to pay for a speech by Travis Smiley, a journalist with Black Entertainment Television. Credit/no credit is an option available to undergraduates. Instead of an A, B or C, a student receives a grade of "credit." Grades of D or F are marked as "no credit" and do not count toward graduation. Neither of those designations affect the student's grade point average. Michael Henry, non-traditional senator and one of the bill's co-sponsors, said he expected the faculty to support the modification. What they see is a chance for students to master information without risking their futures." he said. Henry said the issue especially affected seniors needing a class to graduate. When so much is on the line, he said, knowing more about class expectations and the instructor's teaching style is imperative. "I know that, as a senior, there are several classes I wish I could have taken," he said. "But with the job market the way it is, I didn't want to hurt my GPA." Committees also will evaluate a bill that would give students more rights in disciplinary hearings. The present policy mandates that students receive notices of the charges against them and that the University of Kansas has the right to present witnesses against them in a closed hearing. The amended policy would require written notice of the charges, an opportunity for students to present witnesses and the right for students to decide if their hearing should be open to the public. Another petition up for review tonight could make community service a part of some class curricula. The petition would go to University administrators, including the chancellor, the provost, the Board of Regents and the deans of all University schools. The Hilarious Interactive Murder Mystery Dinne At 6 tion in the Kansas Union, the University Affairs committee will meet at the Big 12 Room; Multicultural Affairs at the International Room; and Graduate Affairs at Alcove D. 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