THE MICHIGAN DAILY JP REPORT RELEASED YESTERDAY: .ommittee Lists Calendaring Recommendations tinued from Page 1) arter system (four terms of 12 eks of academic work). The present orientation pro- am consists of the introductory tegration of new students into e University community and e administration of aptitude id proficiency tests for aid in unseling. The Committee recommends at the present orientation pro- am be replaced by an advance ientation program. This ad- ,nce program would be conduct- during the several months pre- ding the beginning of each se- ester. New students would spend two tys at the University some time iring this period.'The week pre- ding each semester would be ed to orient those few students io are unable to come during the ivance orientation period. The Committee recommends .e adoption of the advance on- tation program as soon as pos- ,le. .. egistration . * Registration includes counsel- g, payment of tuition and place- ent in class sections. It also in- ives the developing of a time hedule in advance of registra- The Committee recommends at the present registration pro- am' be replaced by an advance gistration program. For new udents, the registration program uld-be done in conjunction with e advance orientation program. >r former students,' advance gistration, would he conducted' fore the final exam period of ie preceding semester in resi- The week preceding each se- ester would be used to register ose students who are unable to gister during the advance regis- ation periods. The payment of tuition could deferred until the week before e beginning of the semester. tudeits wh leave the University cause of academic discipline il have their tuition refunded. In oder to accomplish an ad- tee registration program, the iveloipmnt of a firm time hedule before the beginning of e advance registration period is iessry." e ommittee recomniends e adoption of the advance regis- ation program as soon as pos- 1e. css Length ... Semesters or other subdivisions the academic year should be dformn in length. Regional ac- editing agencies, including the rth eCeitral Association, make Sspecification as to number of eks of classes per semester. Some professional accrediting encies do make such speifica- ns and, in some states, laws vern the minimum number of sses in education courses. The Committee recommends at while Michigan remains on two semester basis each aca- mic semester should include 15 eks of classes, exclusive of va- tions and of the examination riod. A three semester calendar ay necessitate ' adjustment of is principle to the extent of a o or three day mid-semester Greater use of our present fa- cilities can be improved by in- creasing the number of 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock sections, by using the noon hour to a greater extent other, alternative, by :equiring for classes and, when there is no students to take their full share No recommendation is made by of Saturday classes. the Committee at this time since steps to insure the more efficient use of rooms in the respective col- leges are presently adequate. The general use of the noon or- the universal scheduling of Saturday ' classes might require University-wide adjustments. 1958-59 Calendar FIRST SEMESTER Orientation-Mon., Sept. 15 Registration -, Wed., Sept. 17 through Sat., Sept. 20 Classes begin-Mon., Sept. 22 Thanksgiving recess - (eve)' Wed., Nov. 26 through (a.m.) Mon., Dec. 1 Christmas recess--(noon) Sat., Dec. 20 through (a.m) Mon., Jan. 5 Classes end-(eve) Sat., Jan. 17 Study Period-Sun., Jan. 18 - Exam period -- Mon., Jan. 19 through Thurs., Jan. 29 Midyear graduation--Sat., Jan. 24. Semester ends-Sat., Jan. 31 SECOND SEMESTER Orientation-Mon., Feb. 2 Registration - Wed., Feb. 4 through Sat., Feb. 7 Classes begin-Mon., Feb. 9 Spring recess - (noon) Sat., March. 28 through (a.m) Mon., April 6 Classes end-Wed., May 27 Study perod-Thurs., May 28 Exam period -- Fri., May 29 - through Tues., June 9 Commencement-Sat., June 13 Perhaps.there, should be a Uni- versity Schedule Committee which would' have jurisdiction over the classrooms of the entire Univer- sity. Short Session The so-called "Lame Duck ses- sion" of classes is considered un- satisfactory by nany f a c u 1 t y members and students. The situ- ation could be improved, A) by adopting the quarter system, B) 'by 'starting' the semester early enough (very late August) so that a full academic semester may be completed by Christmas or 'C) by scheduling a longer post-Christ- mas session. Alternative C could be used effectively in connection with an advance registration sys- tem, a longer pre-Christmas va- cation and a shorter interval of time between semesters. Though the Committee has giv- en its attention thus far primari- ly to basic calendar principles rather than to examination of specific calendars, it is possible that the successive adjustments toward a possible trimester calen- dar by 1964 might include the use of alternative C in 1960-1961 and 1961-1962 followed by the use of alternative B in 1962-1963 and 1963-1964. Vacations . . . Educational policy on vacations reflects adjustment of the aca- demic program to the traditional holiday pattern in the community and the need to interrupt pro- tracted work periods for rest and revitalization. Our traditional vacation pattern involves Thanksgiving, Christmas and a Spring vacation. The time between semesters has developed into a vacation period for stu- dents and an interrupted and un- it is not a community holiday productive time for faculty, but period nor does it come after a protracted period of work. The Committee recommends that while Michigan remains on a two semester calendar the aca- demic calendar allow for a vaca- tion on the Thanksgiving week- end, a minimum two-week Christ- mas vacation and a minimum one-week Spring vacation, but that the period of academic inac- tivity between semesters be elim- inated. "Dead days," being days imme- diately preceding examinations when no classes are scheduled, are desiraple, especially when the ex- amination periods do not start on Monday. No change is' recom- mended for 1958-1959. It is the present opinion of the committee that examination periods after 1958-1959, if limited to one week, should begin on Monday. -i Examinations . . The faculties of several Univer- sity schools recommend the elim- ination of formal examination period. One large school has legis- lation making the present system mandatory, but the problem is be- ing studied by faculty committees. One professional school recom- mends that its examination period continue and be independent of those of other schools if neces- sary. Our studies show that Michigan has the longest examination period of the Big Ten schools. Al- though determination of educa- tional policy with reference to ex- aminations must be by faculty ac- tion, the Committee believes that the University should work to- ward an examination period of one week's duration and that it should be strongly considered for inclusion in our present two se- mester system. It would be a nec- essary part of any three semester system. Grading .. Many instructors feel that they are now forced, because of the short time allowed for grading ex- aminations, either to give types of examinations which they do not prefer or to determine grades without adequate time for read- ing the papers. Obviously, grades must be in the office of the registrar within a few days after the examination, but we feel that in this period of large class size, some additional time should be allowed for the grading of papers. Such a policy would have im- plications for other activities of the calendar. It would be consis- tent with a commencement with- out diplomas. It would be consis- tent with an advance registration system, but not with the present one in which college officials take action on grades prior to registra- tion for the following semester. It is our opinion that in the coming era there will be real com- petition for the privilege of at- tending the University and the responsibility for qualifying as an enrollee should be borne by the student. The University should not be concerned about the lapse of time if, after the beginning of a new term, it finds that it must ask a student to withdraw. Commencement . . A Commencement ceremony entailing definitive diplomas for all participants who receive de- grees, if coupled with a require- ment of conventional final exam- inations for graduating seniors, results in a substantial time lag and wide-spread non-attendance. The educational significance and emotional stimulation of the Commencement pageant would not seriously be impaired by the fact that a small number of at- tendants might not ultimately qualify for graduation. The com- mittee recommends that Com- mencement be held promptly at the close of the final examination period even though it might not be possible to award diplomas to all groups. Where any substantial degree of educational integration exists between or among different units of the University, calendar varia- tions are undesirable. If a parti- cular unit is largely of complete- ly self-contained there isno rea- son to require it to conform to the calendar of the other units. 'The committee recommends that units of the University whose student bodies and educational programs are not interrelated. with those of the other units to any substantial degree, be permit- ted to adopt their own calendars. Athletics .. The intercollegiate athletic pro- gram is an integral part of the undergraduate educational pat-, tern of the University of Michi- gan. Calendar arrangem ents which radically modify the tra- ditional time schedule of this Uni- versity will have a disruptive im- pact upon some or all segments of intercollegiate athletics unless the institutions with whom we compete adopt similar calendars. It is recognized that the inter- ests of intercollegiate athletics must be subordinate to impera- tive academic demands arising from increased enrollment. If such developments materialize, and Michigan turns to a trimester calendar, intercollegiate athletics must adjust to the necessities. The Committee recommends that calendar modifications be made only after there is a full ap- praisal of their effects on inter- collegiate athletics and that 'we do not initiate changes which will make it impracticable to con- tinue any important phase of the existing intercollegiate athletic program. 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