THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE



                                      FACULTY SENATE



                                         Senate Document Number  0589F    



                                         Date of Senate Approval 12/14/89





        Signature of Senate Chair _______________________ Date __________



        Action of Vice Chancellor:



              Approval _______________________  Date ______________



              Denied   _______________________  Date ______________



        Reasons for denial and suggested modifications:





















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        Statement of Faculty Senate Action: 



             APC #4: ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL AS NEW GRADING CATEGORY





        Effective Date:  Fall 1990



        INSERT the following as the last paragraph of the section labelled

        "Withdrawals From A Course" on pp. 45-6 of the 1989-90 catalog:  



             By the official withdrawal date an instructor may

        administratively withdraw from a course any student who has not

        fulfilled the prerequisites for the class.  Students who are

        administratively withdrawn will receive the grade W on their

        transcripts.  



        Implementation:  At the beginning of each term/semester, faculty

        members may request information from their students regarding

        completion of prerequisite courses.  Students without course

        prerequisites or equivalent experiences should be encouraged to

        withdraw from those courses.  If a student refuses to withdraw, the

        faculty member may administratively withdraw the student at any

        point up to the withdrawal date.  The faculty member should inform

        the student of the intent to withdraw him/her prior to submitting

        the withdrawal form.  Administrative withdrawal requires only the

        signature of the faculty member on the withdrawal form.  The

        Registrar shall notify the student of receipt of the signed

        withdrawal form and record a grade of W.  


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        Rationale:  Currently there is no way to enforce course

        prerequisites.  Faculty do not have the authority to remove from a

        course students who have mistakenly been admitted to that course.

        Although in some cases students may have sufficient background to

        enroll without course prerequisites, many students underestimate

        the degree to which they will have difficulty with course material.

        Faculty may encourage students to withdraw but cannot remove a

        student against his/her wishes.  Under the new policy, faculty may

        withdraw such a student if the lack of prerequisite courses is

        impeding the student's progress.  The policy is flexible; faculty

        are not required to withdraw students who are making satisfactory

        progress without prerequisite courses.  This is consistent with the

        policy of waiving prerequisites and issuing "permission of

        instructor" to enroll in a course.