THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 4011S
Date
of Senate Approval 04/07/11
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Effective
Date:
Fall 2011
1.
Delete: On page
122, under Middle School Licensure, in item II:
· Language
Arts—9 hours: DRAM 102 or 210; LANG 323; LIT 241
· Social
Studies—10 hours: ECON 101 or 102; HIST 315; POLS 220
Add: On page 122, in place of deleted
entry:
· Language
Arts—12 hours: DRAM 102 or 210; LANG 323; LIT 241; LIT 354 or 356
· Social
Studies—16 hours: ECON 101; HIST 151, 152, 315; POLS 220
Impact:
This change will
provide candidates with coursework that meets the current competencies for the
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Language Arts licensure
candidates will receive another course in a specific genre and Social Studies
Licensure candidates will receive two more courses in History. The State
Department of Public Instruction now only requires one area of concentration
for middle level licensure candidates.
Therefore, the total number of required hours is reduced. Most of our candidates receive a major in the
appropriate field. The impact will be minimal.
Rationale:
The North
Carolina Department of Public Instruction has specific standards for each of
the academic areas. In the past we have used the Humanities sequence to count
for competencies. Based on student and teacher input, our
language arts and social studies licensure candidates need specific coursework
to deepen their breadth of content as middle school teachers.