THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

                         FACULTY SENATE 


                    Senate Document Number    1093S 

                  Date of Senate Approval     3/11/93


 
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 DOCUMENT # 6  "Catalog Changes in Mathematics"

EFFECTIVE DATE:     Fall 1993


Replace the wording of item III of the requirements for graduation for each
program. 

Specifically:  
p. 143:   (Item III under "Program in (Theoretical) Pure Mathematics")

REPLACE:  "III.Other departmental requirements - Satisfactory ...
... presentation of one seminar in MATH 380. 



WITH:  "III.Other departmental requirements - Satisfactory performance on a two
part comprehensive Mathematics exam and the satisfactory presentation of one
seminar in MATH 380.

Each of the other three programs require the same modification of item III.

p. 144:   Replace item III  under "Program in the Teaching of Mathematics"

p. 144:   Replace item III  under "Program in Applied Mathematics"

p. 144:   Replace item III  under "Program in Statistics"


IMPACT STATEMENT:   No direct impact to the University.

RATIONALE:     The present wording is too specific.  The department has
reservations about the MFAT exam as the only source of evaluation, and would
like to include an inhouse component to the proficiency exam.