1981-1982



                                Senate Document #40



                                 APC Document #34



                           Second Baccalaureate Degree  





        APC recommends that the following statement be made on p. 48 after

        the paragraph dealing with the Second Baccalaureate Degree.  



        "Students with a BA or BS from UNC-Asheville may not earn a second

        BA or a second BS from UNC-Asheville.  These students may earn a

        certificate of "Post Baccalaureate Major" described below.

        Students holding the BA (BS) from UNC-Asheville may earn a BS (BA)

        from UNC-Asheville as long as they major in a different subject.

        Students holding the BA from Asheville Biltmore College will be

        considered transfer students and must meet all the conditions of

        transfer students." 



        Rationale:  



        The earning of a second BA or second BS from the same institution

        contradicts generally accepted policy in post secondary education.

        The earning of both the BS and the BA, while of questionable

        validity, can be defended under the assumption that the degrees are

        separate and distinct degrees.  One should not be granted both

        degrees in the same major.  The name change from Asheville Biltmore

        College to UNC-Asheville presents a unique problem.  Not only has

        there been a change of name, but a significant change in

        institutional mission and character including a significant

        broadening of curriculum and degree program options, e.g.,

        Management, Atmospheric Sciences, etc.  Added to this is the

        confusion which may result on student vitas which list BA from

        Asheville Biltmore College, and a certificate of "Post

        Baccalaureate Major" from UNC-Asheville.  Locally Asheville

        Biltmore College and UNC-Asheville are viewed as the same

        institution, however, that vision will not last.  In job markets in

        other areas, there is no knowledge of our institutional history and

        potential employers may not recognize the certificate as they would

        a Second Baccalaureate which could be earned by a student with a BA

        or BS from another institution.  It is unlikely that many graduates

        from Asheville Biltmore College will be degree seeking students at

        UNC-Asheville, however, for those few it would seem good alumni and

        community relations to attempt to meet their needs with a minimum

        of institutional rigidity.