ADVISORY BOARD MEETING JUNE 22, 1983 - AGENDA

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• Publication Date: June 22, 1983
• Content Type: MISC

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ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
June 22, 1983
AGENDA
1. FSI Course Accreditation
2. FY 84 Student Enrollment Estimates - State and Other
Agencies
3. Information Systems and Computer Awareness Training
4. Space Change and its Impact on Training Programs
5. FSI Course Expectations for FY 84 (FMS, Administrative
Training, Systems 111naining, and Language `irai_n:ing:
German, Arabic, and Russian)
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The FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE has established a procedure
to help FSI students interested in receiving academic credit
for courses taken at the Institute. In accordance with the
requirement of the 1980 Foreign Service Act, (Public Law
96-465) Sec. 703(d)which directs that the
"Secretary... establish a system to provide... credit toward
university degrees for successful completion of courses
comparable to graduate-level university courses," the Institute
has evaluated most of its offerings and recommended a specified
number of graduate or undergraduate credit hours for each,of
those evaluated courses.
The decision to seek academic credit for an FSI course is
entirely up to the individual student and is an option made
available by FSI for those students who may find it useful in
their future academic studies. Those choosing the credit
option may be required to complete additional work or submit to
testing so that their performance can be evaluated and a
recommendation for credit entered on their academic
transcript. The evaluation of the student's regular course
performance at FSI for purposes of his/her home agency is
separate from the academic credit evaluation, and will in no
way be affected by the election of the credit option, nor will
the academic credit evaluation be disseminated without the
express permission of the student.
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Those individuals who wish to have their courses at FSI
accepted for credit by an academic institution must first apply
and be admitted to an appropriate department or program at that
institution. On written request, the Registrar at FSI will
issue an academic transcript to the individuals or to the
institution(s) of their choice. FSI will also send summaries
of the course content, examinations or papers, and class hours
taken to universities to assist them in deciding upon credit
awards.
In the Washington area, George Washington and Georgetown
Universities have stated that they will accept, for academic
credit, specified courses and programs taken at FSI under the
same conditions as they would with any fully accredited
academic institution. Catholic University has established a
special relationship with FSI under which they will consider
FSI courses as their own offerings. Final decisions regarding
the application of credits toward specific degree programs
rests with the appropriate department or program. FSI students
are not, however, limited to applying for credit at the above
institutions. The procedures followed by FSI in recommending
credit meet the standards generally required by most academic
institutions. In addition, FSI is presently discussing
accreditation arrangements with other academic institutions in
Washington and around the country.
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Each of the Schools within FSI has established its own
procedures and recommendations for credit for its courses.
Those procedures and credit recommendations are as follows:
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES
For Language courses taken at FSI in Washington or in its
overseas programs, credit will be recommended on the basis of
the end of training Speaking/Reading(S/R) score achieved,
regardless of the length of course taken. The course will be
reported on the transcript by name and course code along with
the end of training score and the credits recommended for that
score in that language category(see below). For language tests
not taken at the end of a course, but scored by certified FSI
examiners, FSI will report the test on the transcript with the
notation "'TST'(Tested only, no course taken at FSI, see
attached)." Attached will be a statement explaining the
recommended credit for the score reported.
All language courses are recommended for undergraduate
credit. The number of credits recommended for achieved levels
of language proficiency are based on three categories of
languages grouped by their respective degrees of difficulty:
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GROUP I: Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, French, German,
Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili, and
GROUP II: Amharic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese,
Cambodian, Czech, Dari, Farsi, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi,
Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Lao, Napali,
Philipino(Tagalog), Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Tamil,
Thai, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.
GROUP III: Arabic(All Dialects), Chinese(Standard
[Mandarin], Cantonese, Taiwanese) Japanese and Korean.
Undergraduate credit recommendations are as follows:
SCORE
GROUP I
CREDITS
GROUP II
CREDITS
GROUP III
CREDITS
S-2
6
9
12
R-2
6
9
12
S-2+
9
12
15
R-2+
9
12
15
S-3
12
15
18
R-3
12
15
18
S-3+
15
18
21
R-3+
15
18
21
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The transcript, or an attachment to it, will explain the
standard practice of the Foreign Affairs agencies to consider a
tested score valid for assignment, incentive pay or other
purposes for five years after the test. Whether a university
will give credit for any particular test score, end-of-training
or "walk-in," done on any particular date will, of course, be
that university's decision based on its own standards.
Transcripts based on these criteria will be issued for any
course or test valid after the effective date of the
Act(February 14, 1981). For courses taken earlier, the School
of Language Studies will continue to issue certified copies of
the Language Training Report(DS-651) upon request of a former
student.
SCHOOL OF AREA STUDIES
Advanced Area Studies Courses:
All Advanced Area Studies courses of 20-24 weeks duration
are recommended for three graduate credits. Courses of
40-44 weeks duration are divided into two semester of 20-24
weeks each and are recommended for three graduate credits
for each semester or six graduate credits for both
semesters. In order to qualify for credit recommendation,
students will be asked to:
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1) Give written indication to the Course
Chairperson that the course is being taken for
credit, no later than thirty(30) days after the
first class;
2) Complete a 15-20 page research paper on a
topic approved by the Course Chairperson. Papers
may be turned in up to one month after the final
class session; and
3) Complete all course requirements with a grade
of "B" or better.
The Advanced Area Studies courses offered for 20-24 weeks
and recommended for three graduate credits are:
AFRICA
Eastern Africa
Southern Africa
Francophone Africa
Lusophone Africa
Northern Africa
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LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
Mexico
Central America/Spanish Caribbean
Andean Republics
Southern Cone
Brazil
Haiti
Suriname
WESTERN EUROPE/CANADA
Iberia
French-speaking Europe
German-speaking Europe
Italy
Benelux(Netherlands)
Scandinavia/Finland
Canada
The Advanced Area Studies courses offered for two semesters
of 20-24 weeks each and recommended for three(3) graduate
credits for each 20-24 week semester are:
EAST ASIA
PRC/Hong Kong/Taiwan
Japan
Korea
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Near East/North Africa
Arabian Peninsula/Gulf
Fertile Crescent
Greece, Turkey, Cyprus
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
South Asia
Insular Southeast Asia
Mainland Southeast Asia
USSR/EASTERN EUROPE
USSR
East Central Europe
Balkans
TWO-WEEK REGIONAL SEMINARS
All two week regional seminars are recommended for three(3)
undergraduate credits. In order to qualify for credit,
students will be asked to:
1) Give written indication to the Course
Chairperson that the course is being taken for
credit, no later than three(3) daays after the
first class;
2) Take a two-hour written examination, based on
the lectures and readings; and
3) Complete all course requirements with a grade
of "C" or better.
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The regional seminars offered are:
Africa, Sub-Sahara
East Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Near East/North Africa
People's Republic of China
South Asia
Southeast Asia
USSR/Eastern Europe
Western Europe
SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES:
Those course participants who wish to receive academic
credit for courses taken in the School of Professional Studies
will be asked to meet the following requirements:
1) Course participants must indicate to the course
coordinator at the beginning of the course their desire to
have the course evaluated for credit. In the cases of the
Mid-Level Professional Development Program and the 26 week
Economic/Commercial Studies Program, which have required
testing and evaluation instruments incorporated into the
program, credit evaluation will be available automatically.
Consequently, a special request for credit will not be
necessary for these two programs.
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2) The course participant will be evaluated in terms of
his/her performance in classroom/ course activities and on
examinations and/or research papers which will be required
for those seeking academic credit. The particular
requirements for credit will vary according to the course.
The course coordinator or representatives of the School of
Professional Studies will be pleased to discuss specific
course requirements with present or potential course
participants.
3)A grade of "B" or better will be required for those
seeking graduate-level credit. For undergraduate credit, a
grade of "C" or better will be required.
The following are recommendations for graduate credit:
COURSE GRADUATE CREDITS
Senior Officers Professional
Development Program . . . . . . . 2
Mid-Level Professional
Development Program . . . . . . . . 15
Foreign Service Economic/
Commercial Studies Program . . . . . 6
Political Economy
Training Program . . . . . . . . . . 6
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The.following are recommendations for undergraduate credit:
COURSE UNDERGRADUATE CREDITS
Foreign Service Economic/
Commercial Studies Program . . . . . 24
Political Economy
Training Program . . . . . . . . . . 14
For Information concerning recommended credit hours for
other courses offered by the School of Professional Studies,
please contact the Office of the Dean.
EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
No formal examinations are conducted during the Executive
Seminar, nor are grades given unless requested by a class
member who would like to receive graduate credit for the
course. Specific requirements for attaining graduate credit
will be determined by the Seminar Coordinator in consultation
with the course participant.
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