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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 18

In April 1975 the board approved a revision of the policy liberalizing the time period in which tuition and fee exemption could be used and in May 1978 approved an expanded definition of cooperating teachers and administrators. T h e chancellors at Urbana and Chicago Circle now recommend a further revision of the time period in which tuition and fee exemption may be used. As a result of recent action by the Illinois State Board of Education which requires that teacher education students complete 100 hours of field experience prior to the actual student practice teacher experience, students are often placed with teachers after a semester begins and continue with them throughout a semester or possibly into a second semester. Since a cooperating teacher in the field experience program must provide 45 clock hours of service to be eligible for a tuition and fee exemption, certification of the teacher's eligibility can only take place during or at the end of a semester. Under the current policy, the cooperating teacher loses a semester in which he/she may take a University course with a tuition and fee exemption. In order to allow cooperating teachers the maximum of one calendar year of eligibility for a tuition and fee exemption, the following revision is proposed (new language is in italics; deleted material is in brackets). 4. Tuition waivers are provided under the following conditions: f. For cooperating teachers and administrators who receive assignment of practice teachers, who receive assignment of students meeting the "clinical experience" requirement in teacher education curricula, or who cooperate in research projects related to teacher education. Such persons who register in University courses are exempt from both tuition and service fee for one semester, quarter, or summer session for each semester, [or] quarter, or equivalent of service rendered within two consecutive semesters. The exemption shall apply to the semester, quarter, or summer session of registration, as designated by the student, which is concurrent with, or following, the term of service, but must be applied no later than one calendar year from the [beginning] end of the term of service. Concurrent registration on more than one campus of the University or in University extramural courses constitutes one semester, quarter, or summer session of eligibility for exemption. T h e executive vice president and the vice president for academic affairs concur in this recommendation. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Velasquez, this recommendation was approved.

Master of Science in Nursing Sciences, Rockford Area (Report for Information)

(19) T h e senate at the Medical Center has recommended the emplacement of a completion program for nurses at Rockford. T h e program will lead to the degree of "Master of Science in Nursing Sciences" offered by the College of Nursing. T h e College of Nursing has been involved for several years in planning for nursing eduaction needs in the northern half of Illinois. This program is consistent with the Statewide Plan for Nursing Education adopted by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. T h e program is designed to provide courses and other educational experiences necessary for baccalaureate-prepared nurses to complete a master's degree; master'sprepared nurses are better able to meet the instructional needs of associate and baccalaureate degree programs. This program will be essentially the same in educational results as the master's program currently offered by the College of Nursing.