APC    #10

                                                   Senate #12

                                                   Approved 12/29/86





                                   APC Document #10

                                  December 11, 1986





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           A Proposal to Create a Policy on the Award of Advanced

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           Placement Credit



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           ADD to UNCA Catalog 1986-1987, pg. 30, following the

           second paragraph:



           Advanced Placement Credit



           UNCA academic credit of 3 to 6 semester hours will be granted to

           matriculated students who receive scores of 3, 4 or 5 on

           Advanced Placement tests offered by the College Board.  The

           specific amount of credit and course waivers offered are

           determined by the academic departments for whom Advanced

           Placement Tests are available.  A schedule of credit and waivers

           is maintained by the Office of Enrollment Services.  Advanced

           Placement credit accepted at other post-secondary institutions

           is not automatically transferred to UNCA, but is reviewed in

           accordance with this schedule.



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           (To implement this policy, the Senate requests that the Vice

           Chancellor for Academic Affairs do the following:



           a.  Purchase examples of all current AP test booklets from the

           College Board.



           b.  Distribute these booklets at a meeting of the Council of

           Chairmen, stressing the desireability of awarding 6 credit hours

           unless there is strong evidence that only 3 hours is warranted.

           In addition, the VCAA should provide some guidelines on the

           kinds of course waivers reputable schools allow.



           c.  Collect and review departmental responses to the AP tests,

           compiling a schedule of credit and waiver(s) to be offered for

           specific tests.



           d.  Publish a schedule of AP test credits and waivers offered

           for all AP tests, for distribution to admissions, guidance

           counselors and departments.)



           Rationale:



           At present there is no catalog statement concerning the

           acceptance of AP credit, although it is in fact current practice

           to award credit in English, math and biology.  Most reputable


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           schools with whom we are competing for excellent students have

           generous policies concerning the acceptance of AP credit.

           Making a specific catalog statement will clear up confusion

           about AP credit and aid in recruiting students for the Honors

           and Undergraduate Fellows programs.