1982-1983

                                  SENATE DOCUMENT #3
                                   APC DOCUMENT #3

                       PROPOSED STATEMENT ON UNIVERSITY POLICY


           The Academic Policies Committee requests that the Faculty Senate
           approve the following statement as a matter of University
           policy:

           All changes in the text of the Catalog affecting the Academic
           Program and Regulations of the University require faculty
           supervision.  At the same time, this suprvision ought to be
           appropriate to the seriousness of the matter at hand.  Towards
           this end, the Editor of the Catalog will consult regularly with
           the Academic Policies Committee of the Faculty Senate on changes
           he receives from UNCA faculty and departments.  Changes, judged
           to be major by the Academic Policies Committee (which shall
           always include changes in program requirements, academic
           standards, and the addition or deletion of courses), shall be
           passed on to the Faculty Senate for approval.  The Editor will
           make and maintain a record of minor changes which will be
           available for faculty inspection.  While the Faculty Senate
           delegates to the Academic Policies committee authority to
           disallow minor changes, it retains for itself in all matters the
           final authority it exercises under its Constitution.

           Rationale:
           The Editor of the Catalog requested some statement regarding the
           extent of his powers.  Discussion revealed that it was
           impractical to treat all matters as full APC and Senate
           Documents and yet substantive academic judgments are involved in
           the process of editing the Catalog.  This statement represents a
           compromise between delegating this authority to the Editor of
           the Catlog (it really is a faculty responsibility) and leaving
           it in the Senate (where it would occupy many faculty members
           with the truly insignificant).

           Date:  10/20/82 Effective Immediately