THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE



                                   FACULTY SENATE





                                         Senate Document Number   0188F   



                                         Date of Senate Approval 10/13/88





        Signature of Senate Chair _________________________ 



        Action of Vice Chancellor:



                   Approval ________________________  Date ______________



                   Denied   ________________________  Date ______________



        Reasons for denial and suggested modifications:























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        Statement of Faculty Senate Action:





                                 APC DOCUMENT #1-A

                                     1988-1989





        POLICY:



        The University Scholars Honors Program asks Senate approval for the

        principle of UNCA student participation in National Collegiate

        Honors Council "Honors Semesters." Honors Semesters are hosted by

        NCHC member institutions, with the approval of the NCHC.  (An

        example of an Honors Semester is included in the catalogue copy

        below.) 



        Approval means that:  



        1. Honors Semester courses will be granted elective or general

        education credit, as agreed to beforehand, and as deemed

        appropriate by the Registrar.  



        2. Departments will be encouraged (but not mandated) to accept

        relevant courses in fulfillment of their major requirements.  


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        3. The Senate approves UNCA's entering into a consortium agreement

        with NCHC Honors Semester host institutions, for the purpose of

        transferability of Pell grants (standard procedure mandated by

        Federal Title IV Student Aid legislation), and to facilitate

        transferability of other scholarships offered through UNCA.  The

        consortium agreement enables students to apply financial aid to the

        cost of Honors Semesters.  



        CATALOGUE COPY:  



        University Scholars Honors Program (P. 50-51) 



        DELETE:  existing statement 



        ADD:  The material below will be inserted as part of a larger

        catalogue statement.  (Complete copy to be submitted for Senate

        consideration later in the fall semester;  this document is

        submitted now to facilitate student application to the 1989 United

        Nations Honors Semester.) 



        Students in the University Scholars Honors Program are eligible to

        enroll in off-campus "Honors Semesters" offered through the

        National Collegiate Honors Council.  These semesters involve

        courses and field experience at NCHC member institutions.  Course

        credits earned during an Honors Semester are transferred back to

        UNCA, according to prior arrangement with the Registrar and the

        relevant academic departments.  



        Depending on the type of financial aid students may be receiving

        while enrolled at UNCA, grants and scholarships may be applied to

        the cost of the Honors Semester at the host institution.  The NCHC

        also offers some scholarship support.  



        Previous Honors Semesters include the Grand Canyon Semester, the

        Washington Election Semester, the Mexican Honors Semester, and the

        United Nations Semester.  Honors Semester curriculum is illustrated

        by the recent United Nations Semester offered by the Brooklyn

        campus of Long Island University:  



        UNS 300: The City as Text: Languages of Exploration (3 credits)



        UNS 301: Comparative Democratic Theory and Practice (3 credits) 



        UNS 304: International Issues, Politics, and the UN: Laboratory

                 in International Organizations and Non-Governmental

                 Agencies (4 credits)



        UNS 311: Contemporary Urban Cultures (3 credits)



        UNS 306: Urban Institutions (3 credits)



        UNS 392: Independent Study Field Research Projects (3 credits)


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