Comprehensive Examinations

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#	Title	Date	Summary
1	English MA's Northern Iowan 70:15, p.5	11/02/1973	Comprehensive exam scheduled.
2	BA comps eliminated Northern Iowan 66:1, p.8	09/09/1969	Regents approve discontinuation of BA comprehensive exams; approve addition of Bachelor of Music as well as several new majors, minors, and emphases.
3	Curricular changes finalized Northern Iowan 65:63, p.1	07/03/1969	Regents agree to drop BA comprehensive exam; authorize majors in earth science, French, home economics education, library science, and sociology at master's level.
4	Comps eliminated Northern Iowan 65:61, p.1	06/20/1969	Faculty Senate recommends elimination of BA comprehensive examinations; will go to Regents.
5	Faculty drops BA comps Northern Iowan 65:57, p.1	05/09/1969	Vote was 136-42; 1970 graduates will be first to be exempt.
6	The World of the Sparrow and the Hawk Northern Iowan 65:15, p.2	10/29/1968	Column protests BA Comps for non-teaching students as unfair, then comments humorously on a wide variety of topics.
7	EPC plans open session Northern Iowan 65:12, p.19	10/18/1968	Open session October 21 will discuss a variety of topics, including the possibility of pass-fail grading in general education courses.
8	Grad students English exams to be given Northern Iowan 65:8, p.5	10/04/1968	Graduate Candidacy Examination in English will be given October 29; the Graduate Comprehensive Examination in English will be given November 20 and 21.
9	Senior Comp test to be given on April 18 Northern Iowan 64:46, p.8	04/09/1968
10	'Comp' motions sent to committee for more study Northern Iowan 64:39, p.13	03/08/1968	Curriculum Committee will work on matter.
11	Only physical progress? Northern Iowan 64:32, p.2	02/13/1968	Impressed by campus construction, but where is the progress on policy and procedure?
12	It just takes time Northern Iowan 64:31, p.2	02/09/1968	Mildly critical of the way in which proposed changes seem to get bogged down.
13	B. A. comps to be given Friday Northern Iowan 64:19, p.4	11/14/1967	Successful passage is required for liberal arts graduation.
14	Pinch--the comprehensive test farce Northern Iowan 64:14, p.3	10/27/1967	Has tried all channels in protesting what he believes to be a farcical requirement.
15	Students discuss policies at EPC open hearing College Eye 64:6, p.4	09/29/1967	Topics include grading system, general education, quality of instruction, and comprehensive exams.
16	Comprehensives to be given twice in 67-68 College Eye 64:2, p.16	09/15/1967	To be given in November and April.
17	Previews College Eye 63:62, p.4	07/28/1967	Meetings and events planned; poetry reading to be held.
18	BA comp exams to be June 29 College Eye 63:53, p.8	05/09/1967
19	'Don't always get what you pay for' College Eye 63:51, p.2	05/02/1967	Feels that the teaching methods of the college are inadequate.
20	Faculty Senate agrees to hear Pinch case College Eye 63:49, p.1	04/25/1967	Will consider matter relating to comprehensive examination.
21	Senator says academics a concern of SS College Eye 63:47, p.2	04/18/1967	Argues that students don't want control over academic requirements, only uniformity.
22	Should discuss comp questions College Eye 63:37, p.2	03/03/1967	Offers four questions to fuel the exam controversy.
23	Crownfield gives views in campus interview College Eye 63:36, p.4	02/28/1967	Supports good program of comprehensive examinations.
24	Exam controversy has unwanted guests College Eye 63:36, p.3	02/28/1967	Believes that people are spending a great deal of time with surrounding issues and not the issue itself.
25	Fox misdrew analogy College Eye 63:36, p.2	02/28/1967	Questions the validity of statements made in the recent column.
26	Maucker evaluates comps as requested by Regents College Eye 63:36, p.4	02/28/1967	Outlines plans for review.
27	Plan for comprehensives College Eye 63:35, p.2	02/24/1967	Gives suggestions for improving the examinations.
28	Reid: SS will reconsider action for equal comps College Eye 63:35, p.6	02/24/1967	Not necessarily against the concept of comprehensive examinations, but does have objections to the way that they are administered at SCI.
29	Charges several 'errors' College Eye 63:34, p.3	02/21/1967	Notes several errors in a recent editorial.
30	Correction in order College Eye 63:34, p.2	02/21/1967	Apologizes for a mistake made in previous editorial.
31	Lang, Anderson give views on comprehensive exams College Eye 63:34, p.1	02/21/1967	Interviews with Deans Lang and Anderson.
32	These students feel comps worthwhile, necessary College Eye 63:34, p.4	02/21/1967	Students express opinions on comprehensive examinations.
33	Comprehensive failure reasons given by Reed College Eye 63:33, p.8	02/17/1967	Talks about examination taken by student.
34	Crownfield has questions College Eye 63:33, p.3	02/17/1967	Scolds the paper and the Student Senate for the way they both have dealt with the comprehensive examinations.
35	Regents have responsibility College Eye 63:33, p.2	02/17/1967	Declares that the Regents do have the power to be involved in the examination issue.
36	SS remiss College Eye 63:33, p.2	02/17/1967	Declares that the Student Senate has had far too little involvement in the examination issue.
37	Test situation a mess College Eye 63:33, p.2	02/17/1967	Gives suggestions for improving comprehensive examinations.
38	Administration to study--resident hall requirement of eating in food centers College Eye 63:32, p.1	02/14/1967	Will install phones in each room of all except one men's and one women's dorm; defer action on buying trailers for faculty offices and on comprehensive exams; approve contract with campus planners.
39	Comprehensive questioned--then action taken by SS College Eye 63:32, p.4	02/14/1967	Vote to oppose comprehensive examinations.
40	What gives with Fox? College Eye 63:32, p.2	02/14/1967	Asserts that the original goal of comprehensive BA exams has been distorted and is now abused.
41	'What gives with the Regents?' College Eye 63:31, p.2	02/10/1967	Defends the use of comprehensive undergraduate degree exams.
42	BA exams for spring will be April 21 College Eye 63:29, p.12	02/03/1967
43	Believes comps not feasible College Eye 63:29, p.2	02/03/1967	Contends that comprehensive four year examinations may be a waist of time and money.
44	Fox supports comprehensive exams College Eye 63:29, p.3	02/03/1967	Believes that the exams perform a meaningful educational function.
45	Senator opposes comps College Eye 63:29, p.3	02/03/1967	Contends for the elimination of comprehensive BA finals.
46	BA exams for summer given today College Eye 60:59, p.3	06/24/1966
47	Joint meeting of Senates Monday in Faculty Room College Eye 60:49, p.1	04/22/1966	Will discuss spring break, comprehensive examinations, and faculty evaluation; Faculty also discusses intent and content of Master of Arts in Teaching degree.
48	SS requests joint meeting with the Faculty Senate College Eye 60:40, p.4	03/11/1966	Wish to discuss comprehensive exams and faculty evaluation.
49	B. A. exams for English April 14-15 College Eye 60:38, p.1	03/04/1966
50	Campaign must examine social reg, comprehensives College Eye 60:37, p.2	03/01/1966	Claims that student campaigns should address the issues of comprehensive finals and social regulations.
51	SS sends organizations warning on specifications College Eye 60:36, p.1	02/25/1966	Must have constitution on file; also consider slow food lines and comprehensive examinations; debate issue of College Eye editors running for student government offices.
52	Comprehensive exams will be held April 1 College Eye 60:31, p.3	02/08/1966
53	Comprehensives system unfair to non-teaching program students College Eye 60:28, p.2	01/11/1966	Asks why non-teaching majors must pass a comprehensive final in their major, while those responsible for future education, do not.
54	Comprehensive examinations given Friday College Eye 60:17, p.6	11/09/1965
55	Math exams to be given this Friday College Eye 59:38, p.3	05/04/1965	Comprehensive exams.
56	Math majors' senior exam set for Oct. 9 College Eye 59:3, p.3	09/25/1964	Comprehensive exam offered.
57	October 6 set for M. A., Ed. S. examinations College Eye 56:40, p.4	08/03/1962	Candidacy and comprehensive exams scheduled.
58	Smith: 'it's the student who fails' College Eye 56:36, p.2	07/06/1962	Professor M. B. Smith responds to student who asked about locus of responsibility for those who fail the graduate comprehensive examination.
59	"Who has failed?" asks grad student College Eye 56:35, p.2	06/29/1962	Questions responsibility for those who fail the graduate comprehensive examination.
60	Teachers College may adopt new comprehensive examinations College Eye 31:43, p.2	08/16/1940	Students may face a comprehensive examination on their entire four year course of study.
61	No more silent sittings College Eye 26:32, p.2	02/22/1935	Ways to deal with comprehensive examinations.
62	Comprehensive examinations favored if cut rules changed College Eye 26:14, p.2	09/28/1934	Student responds to an editorial dealing with lack of student opinion on campus.
63	That Carnegie Report College Eye 26:12, p.2	09/10/1934	Discusses a recent study done by the Carnegie Foundation and the results that were found; believes that ISTC should look at some its recommendations relating to curriculum and class attendance, and comprehensive examinations.
64	Students approve objective type exams, survey reveals; statistics are compiled on preliminary study of proposal College Eye 26:11, p.1	08/17/1934	Majority of faculty surveyed approve of comprehensive examinations, but only about one third of students want them.
65	Comprehensive examinations College Eye 26:10, p.2	08/10/1934	Are comprehensive examinations coming to Teachers college?; faculty and students have been surveyed.