Orientation and Advising Tips for 2009 (PDF file)

Updated General Education Worksheet

CAA approved the following items related to General Education:

SWK 310 (Intro to Social Welfare) GE Block Vb

CHE 111 (General Chemistry I) – Lab number changed to CHE 111L
CHE 112 (General Chemistry II) – Lab number changed CHE 112L
CHE 115 (lab) DELETE 
CHE 116 (lab)  DELETE

GEO 115- (Hollywood Weather) GE Block IVb

Financial Appeals may be submitted if a student has an unforeseeable and unavoidable situation during the semester the charges were incurred that prevented them from attending classes and completing the semester.  All appeal letters should be submitted by the student in writing clearly stating the reason for the appeal.  Documentation should be attached to all appeal letters to validate the situation.  Circumstances that do NOT qualify for financial appeal include pre-existing conditions, routine pregnancy, employment opportunities and financial hardship, including denial of financial aid.  In most cases, any refund that is the result of an approved appeal will be returned to the source of the payment, either the student, the financial aid lender or a third party entity. Financial Appeals should be submitted to the Financial Appeals Committee at SSB CPO 60, 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475.

Advise the student to write a letter and document the situation (in this case perhaps something from the professor and the advisor) and mail it to the address above.

Tuesdays with the Counseling Center (Spring 2009)
Workshop Series: Strategies for Success

Topics include the following:

• Risky Business
• Saint Patty's Day Jeopardy
• Making Friends with Math
• The Art of Study: Effective Study Skills for College Learning
• Sleep and the College Student: Is that possible?
• Success on Exams: Dealing with Test Anxiety
• Serenity Now

approved by CAA - 2-19-09

• HIS 231 title change: Western Civilization to 1687
• HIS 232 title change: Western Civilization since 1687
• PHI 110W (Beginning Philosophy: W) - Add a new course
• PHI 340W (Philosophy of Science: W) - Add a new course

Download Fall 2009 Placement Guidelines in PDF format.

Download Mathematics Course Placement Score Range in PDF format.

Please be aware of an important change for our students.   This week, the TCAC (Writing-Intensive) Advisory Board and the CAA both voted to waive the requirement of the writing-intensive course for students who graduate by December 2009. Therefore, the students who are exempt from the writing requirement are as follows:

*** those who entered prior to Fall '07 (that is, those whose requirements are set by an earlier catalogue)
*** those who transfer into EKU fully gen-ed certified
*** those who have an associate degree
*** those who will graduate at the end of December '08, May '09, summer '09, and December '09.
Please note that exemption has now been extended to those graduating in December '09.  CARES reports will still show the requirement, but a waiver will be given at the time of graduation.

Note that this is an alteration of the requirement as stated on p. 50 of the '08-'09 catalogue.

Also, please be aware that the TCAC Advisory Board and the CAA have agreed that students may satisfy the requirement by taking a Writing-Intensive course in their major, instead of a general-education Writing-Intensive course.  Such major-area courses must be approved by the TCAC Advisory Board.

The following courses were approved for General Education
by CAA on Nov 20, 2008.  The courses were approved for Spring 2009.

• POL 302 Science and the Liberal Arts
• CSC 307 Cyberspace Security and Ethics
• ENG 374 Shakespeare at War
• POL 325 International Security Affairs
• POL 415 Terrorism and Political Violence
• REL 360 Religion and Global Ethics

APP 200 was approved for Block VII (sbs)
by CAA on Oct 16, 2008.

APP 200 Introduction to Appalachia.  (3) A. 
An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of the Appalachian region.  Special emphasis on the region's place in a national and global context, and on internal and external definitions of the region. 

The Retention Scholarship is a fund established to help retain EKU students that have completed their freshman year and have committed to returning to EKU in the fall of the next year. Data has shown that if a student returns and completes their second year of college, their likelihood of graduating is significantly greater. With this in mind and in an effort to encourage students to remain in school, a scholarship was established to provide awards to select students that meet the necessary criteria. We, as an Institution, care about the general welfare and needs of our students and want to recognize our student achievers.

Please Click on the following link for all the complete information about the Retention Scholarship: http://www.scholarships.eku.edu/awards/others/retention/

Below are the programs and options that have been suspended per the CAA minutes:

Below are the new programs and options which have been added per the CAA minutes:

Please keep in mind any students that enter the University in fall 2007 or after are required to complete a Writing Intensive Course.  You can check the students CARES report to see if they need the Writing Intensive requirement. Below is the requirement per the 08/09 catalog:

Writing Intensive General Education Courses
All baccalaureate degree seeking students who enter the University in fall 2007 or later are required to successfully complete one writing intensive general education course following
completion of ENG 102, ENG 105 or HON 102. Students are strongly encouraged to complete their writing intensive general education course before the conclusion of their second year of
study. Writing intensive general education courses are designated with the suffix "W" following the course prefix and number (e.g. HUM 300W). W and non-W versions of the same course (e.g. HUM 300W and HUM 300) are considered equivalent for the purposes of satisfying course requirements for prerequisites, major courses, minor courses, and supporting courses. Credit will not be awarded for W and non-W versions of the same course. Transfer students who are (full) general education certified and students who have earned any associates degree (including AAS) and baccalaureate degrees are not required to complete a writing intensive general education course.

Listed below are the courses that have been approved to fulfill this requirement:

PHI 240W: Philosophy of Religion

REL 301W, World Religions

HIS 204W, Historical Inquiry

PSY 200W, Introduction to Psychology

PSY 280W, Life Span Developmental Psychology

PSY 300W, Social Psychology

ARH 391W, Survey of Art History

Please keep in mind that if a student fully withdraws from all their classes they have to be readmitted to the university.  The following is the requirements per the 08/09 catalog:

• If you have not maintained continuous enrollment at Eastern Kentucky University, you must reapply for admission to the University.
• If you are eligible to reenroll at Eastern Kentucky University and have not attended another institution since leaving, you will be readmitted upon submitting an application for readmission.
• If you left Eastern Kentucky University on social probation or suspension, you must be approved by the Office of Student Affairs before being readmitted.
• If you have attended another institution since leaving Eastern Kentucky University, you will be considered for admission under the guidelines for transfer students above.

Below are the approved courses for Option 3 in Block VIII:

Option 3. Six hours in coursework addressing a common theme.
Theme: Gender, Race and Sexuality in the United States
AFA 201 The African Experience
AFA 202 The African-American Experience
AFA 345 / POL 345 Minority Group Politics
CDF 232 / WGS 232 Identity and Sexuality
POL 446 / WGS 446 The Politics of Sex
NSC 370 Health Disparities
SOC 399/WGS 399 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
SOC 400 Race and Ethnic Relations
WGS 201 Introduction to Women’s Studies
Society, Science, Technology and Values
HIS 310 History of Science
NAT 380 Science and Society
PHI 340 Philosophy of Science
PHI 362 Technology and Values
TEC 102 Technology and Society

For further information please go the following web-site: http://www.gened.eku.edu/faculty/