The Director of the First Year Experience, Co-Directors of General Education, and the Senate General Education Committee all endorsed a proposal that was presented to, and passed by, the IU South Bend Faculty Senate on April 19, 2024, to grant a batch FYS exemption to a specific group of students:
- First-Year Beginner Undergrad (FYU) and Transfer Student Undergrad (TRU)
- Admit Term of Fall 2021 and Forward
- Junior or Senior Standing by Fall 2024
- Not Yet Completed an FYS
The motivation for this was to address issues related to transitioning from FYS being a recommendation to being a requirement as of Fall 2021, and this batch exemption will be coupled with implementation changes to avoid the need to do this again.