THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE



                                    FACULTY SENATE







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                                       Senate Document Number  2388S___ 



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                                       Date of Senate Approval 2-25-88_





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      Signature of Senate Chair _________________________ 



      Action of Vice Chancellor:



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                     Approval ________________________  Date ______________



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                     Denied   ________________________  Date ______________



      Reasons for denial and suggested modifications:

























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      Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

                                                          APC  2-4-88





                                   APC Document #15

                              Individual Degree Programs

                                         and

                    Exemptions from General Education Requirements





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           DELETE pg. 37, "General Education Requirements"



               "All students must meet the following University curricular

           requirements unless specifically exempted."



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           REPLACE WITH



               "All students must meet the following University curricular

           requirements unless specifically exempted by the Vice Chancellor

           for Academic Affairs.  Exemption requests must be supported by a

           faculty member and the program director from the academic


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           department or program offering the course from which a student

           is seeking exemption.  Forms for applying for exemptions may be

           obtained from the Registrar."





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           RATIONALE





           The old catalog read "specifically exempted by the Degree

           Program Committee." The wording in the current catalog provides

           no instruction about how to go about requesting an exemption.

           Dr. Wilson and Dr. Prokop have handled the recent cases by

           funneling information to the VCAA, and letting him rule on the

           cases.  The form, submitted to his office by the student, would

           accomplish the same thing.  Requiring the support of a faculty

           member and the director of the affected program makes sense, and

           also should prevent the submission of casual, "let's give this a

           try and see what happens" exemption requests.





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           DELETE pgs. 45-46, "Individual Degree Programs"





           "A student interested in pursuing an individual degree works out

           a program jointly with his or her faculty advisor and major

           department chairman and submits it to the Degree Programs

           Committee.  The proposal for an individual degree must be

           supported by a persuasive educational rationale in harmony with

           the institutional aims and objectives.  If the proposal is

           deemed appropriate, the Degree Programs Committee, composed of

           the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and two faculty members

           appointed by him from each of the three general academic areas,

           may waive fixed University requirements and approve the proposal

           for an individual degree program."



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           REPLACE WITH



           "A student interested in pursuing an individual degree works out

           a program jointly with his or her faculty advisory and major

           department chairman and submits it to the Vice Chancellor for

           Academic Affairs.  Proposal forms are available in the

           Registrar's office.  The proposal for an individual degree must

           be supported by a persuasive educational rationale in harmony

           with the institutional aims and objectives, and must explain why

           the student's educational objectives cannot be met within the

           context of one of the traditional UNCA majors.  The proposal

           will be evaluated by a committee composed of the Vice Chancellor

           for Academic Affairs, the chair of the Academic Policies

           Committee of the Faculty Senate, and a third faculty member as

           chosen by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.  If the

           proposal is deemed appropriate, the Vice Chancellor for Academic

           Affairs may waive fixed University requirements and approve the

           proposal for an individual degree program."


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           RATIONALE



           This system is essentially the same as the prior system, with

           the replacement of the DPC with the three-member ad-hoc

           committee.  An explanation of why an individual program is

           preferable to a traditional major is part of the current

           application process; this makes the requirement explicit at the

           start.