Resolution 18-02: I'LL TAKE MY CREDIT ELSEWHERE

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Number	18-02
Description	UTA allow credits from accredited junior colleges and universities to use towards credit hour requirements for academic scholarships.
Authored by	Brandon Berens
Sponsored by	Zainab Safri Daniela Garcia Mapu Pham Roman Vasquez
Date Submitted	Monday, October 9, 2017
Date Considered	Tuesday, April 10, 2018
General Body Vote	Thursday, January 1, 1970
Committee	Student Affairs
Result	n/a
Remarks	The Student Senate believes this resolution will be very beneficial to scholarship awarded students. A select number of univerisities already allow credits from other institutions to be used towards academic scholarships. This will be extremely helpful for students who are unable to take 15 plus hours per semester at UTA for various reasons and would like to, or are limited to taking a summer class elsewhere and would like to be able to keep their UTA scholarship.
Whereas	Many students at the University of Texas at Arlington are required to meet 30 hours per academic year for reasons such as scholarships; and
Whereas	Some students must take summer courses that can only be held on UTA's campus to count toward this hour requirement; and
Whereas	Many students that need to take these summer courses live outside the DFW metroplex and are unable to also take advantage of opportunities such as work, internships, etc. simultaneously; and
Whereas	The success of UTA's students is jeopardized by the threat of losing important scholarships due to their inability to reasonably meet the hour requirement; and
Whereas	Other Texas universities such as Texas A&M University accept transfer hours going toward total hours necessary for scholarships.
Be It Further Resolved That	The University of Texas at Arlington allow credit from other accredited junior colleges and universities when considering a student's yearly academic hour requirement.