THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE



                                    FACULTY SENATE







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                                       Senate Document Number  2488S___ 



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                                       Date of Senate Approval 2-25-88_





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      Action of Vice Chancellor:



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                     Approval ________________________  Date ______________



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      Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

                                                              APC  2-11-88





                                   APC Document #16

                        Transfer Credit for General Education





           The Academic Policies Committee recommends the adoption of the

           attached policy draft, creating a mechanism by which transfer

           credit evaluation may be systemized for General Education

           equivalencies.



                                     POLICY DRAFT



                        TRANSFER CREDIT FOR GENERAL EDUCATION





           The guidelines for accepting transfer equivalents to UNCA

           general education courses should be relatively flexible and

           generous.  Because our general education program is distinctive,


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           transfer students will not be able to present exact equivalents

           to our courses in humanities, arts, and natural science.

           Transfer courses in these areas should be accepted as meeting

           UNCA requirements when they are compatible with the broad goals

           of general education at UNCA.  The credit hours of transfer

           courses do not have to be the same as UNCA requirements; for

           example, in some cases, a three-hour course with appropriate

           coverage might meet a four-hour UNCA requirement.



                The VCAA should establish a task force consisting of

           administrators who evaluate transcripts and of faculty members.

           This group should meet with representatives of general education

           programs to negotiate guidelines for transfer credit.

           Administrators who evaluate transcripts should request the

           formation of such a group whenever general education

           requirements change or whenever an accumulation of procedural

           questions seems to require a review.





                                                Transfer Policy Committee

                                                January 27, 1988