THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE FACULTY SENATE Senate Document Number 1496S Date of Senate Approval 1/18/96 Statement of Faculty Senate Action: APC Document Number 12: Oral Competency Requirement Addendum Effective Date: Fall 1996 In Catalog 1995-1996, page 163, under þMass Communication Major Requirementsþ Delete: II. Other departmental requirements: All students must complete Senior Seminar (MCOM 494) to satisfy the Universityþs demonstration of competency requirement. Add: II. Other departmental requirements: All students must complete Senior Seminar (MCOM 494) to satisfy the Universityþs demonstration of competency requirement and to complete the requirement of a demonstration of oral competency. Impact Statement: No impact. Course is already functioning this way. Rationale: This proposal is necessitated by APC Document Number 1 and APC Document Number 2. The Senior Seminar in the Mass Communication major serves as the culmination of the departmentþs instruction in promoting oral competency. Students begin the seminar with a unit promoting skills in business communication, interviewing, and networking. The body of the seminar serves as a unification and expansion of theoretical and ethical issues examined throughout the program. Students are responsible for presenting oral reports to the seminar participants in an organized fashion and fielding questions and comments. Students must successfully complete this Oral Competency requirement for the completion of the major.