THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

                         FACULTY SENATE 


                                 Senate Document Number  1792S 

                                 Date of Senate Approval 3/5/92


 
Signature of Senate Chair __________________________ Date________

Action of Vice Chancellor: 

   Approval _______________________________  Date________________ 
              
     Denied _______________________________  Date________________
      
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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:   


        APC DOCUMENT #16:  Research Course in Psychology


Effective Date:  Fall, 1992


DELETE:   (on page 170) the Course title and Description for PSYC
          420.

REPLACE   with the following:

          420  Research Practicum (3)

          Supervised research on selected issues in Psychology. 
          Prerequisites:  20 hours in Psychology, including Psych
          100, 303, 304, and permission of instructor.  (Grading is
          S/U).



IMPACT:  None on major, minor, or university requirements.

RATIONALE:  
          PSYC 420 is a course which allows students to complete an
          empirical research project under the supervision of a
          faculty member.  This senior level course is very similar
          to PSYC 461.  This fieldwork course allows students to
          complete individualized applied projects under faculty
          supervision.  PSYC 461 is graded S/U and the department
          believes the grading system for 420 should parallel that
          of 461.

          Students who enroll in PSYC 420 are research novices and
          must be carefully instructed and supervised.  Students
          who enroll in 420 are expected to work approximately 9
          hours per week on the assigned research project.