T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n
Wednesday
april 15, 2009
since 1919
volume 90, no.
100
www.
theshorthorn.
com
By Sarah Lutz
The Shorthorn staff
A new degree plan approved
by the Undergraduate Assembly
on Tuesday could help...
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T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n
Wednesday
april 15, 2009
since 1919
volume 90, no.
100
www.
theshorthorn.
com
By Sarah Lutz
The Shorthorn staff
A new degree plan approved
by the Undergraduate Assembly
on Tuesday could help students
whose GPA may not be high
enough to enroll in a college or
department find a home at the
university.
The degree would be titled
University Studies and be available in the fall if approved by
President James Spaniolo.
At the
meeting, Senior Vice Provost Michael Moore said many academic
units on campus have gradually
increased the entrance GPA requirements, making it harder for
students with a GPA between a
2.
0 and a 2.
25 to find a degree
program.
“We had this group of students
that’s fairly significant that exist in
academic no-man’s land,” he said.
“Any given semester it ranges between 1,500 and 2,000 students.
”
Moore said the typical student in that category has about
83 hours, and over the last three
academic years 5,2
Less
