UW System students with poor grade point averages may soon find reprieve via extracurricular transcripts.
According to the Associated Press, UW System President Kevin Reilly will introduce the second transcript proposal to the UW System Board of Regents Thursday.
Under the policy, each student would receive a traditional transcript that catalogs courses and grades earned plus a second transcript that would detail facets of extracurricular development.
Faculty would approve each activity listed on the second transcript and describe how students applied non-academic experience toward their education.
If implemented, the UW System would set a precedent as the nation's first institution to offer two transcripts at every campus, which includes 13 four-year universities and 13 two-year colleges.
A task force would investigate the viability of the program, which currently has no timeline for implementation. Pilot projects could launch as early as Fall 2008.
