In general, the APS Subcommittee is charged to oversee the creation, modification, and maintenance through routine review of academic standards and policies including, but not limited to, those issues that fall within the faculty’s purview of curriculum and the 4000 band of Academic Procedures. According to Administrative Procedure 4020, the APS subcommittee’s functions include, but are not limited to:

Review and recommend to the Curriculum Committee modifications in academic standards and policies including, but not limited to, grading, requisites, credit/noncredit, experiential learning, innovative instruction, independent study, distance education, work experience, dean’s list, credit by examination, unit limitation, advanced placement, academic renewal, probation, and dismissal.

Review and recommend to the Curriculum Committee policies and standards for the conduct of classroom research.

Review and recommend to the Curriculum Committee policies and standards for assessment, placement, and evaluation of student outcomes in placement, remediation, and proficiency/competency testing.

Conduct routine review of existing policies and procedures on a six-year cycle.