This proposal states that the Academic Standards committees at Auburn University and Auburn University Montgomery support the idea of a flexible system, where undergraduate students in good standing at Auburn and AUM can take a class at either campus, and have that credit count toward their graduation requirements. The Academic Standards committees at Auburn University and Auburn University Montgomery jointly affirm that the responsibility to set academic standards lies with the faculty of a University. Although it is important for the faculty to be open to the needs of both students and administrators, their primary concern has to be with the quality of the education provided by the University. Academic standards make it possible for both faculty and students to be proud of the degrees awarded by the University, The Academic Standards committees are also in favor of tighter coordination between AU and AUM, but hold that standards have to be the responsibility of the faculty at each respective campus.
Standards are a local issue.
At this time, the faculty at AU have decided to maintain their policy that a transfer student must have a minimum transfer G.P.A of 2.5 to become a degree-seeking student at Auburn. The faculty at AUM believe that their student population is best served by requiring transfer students to have a minimum G.P.A. of 2.0 to be fully admitted to Auburn Montgomery. The Academic Standards committees also believe that students can get a quality education at both campuses. Any undergraduate class taken at AU will therefore transfer to an AUM transcript, and vice versa. To become a degree-seeking student at either campus, however, students meet normal transfer requirements, which are set by the faculty at each campus.