THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
                         FACULTY SENATE 

                                                             
Senate Document Number   5496S
Date of Senate Approval  3/28/96

Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

     APC Document 51: Catalog Changes in Health and Fitness


Effective Date: Fall 1996

Add: In Catalog 1995-96, page 132, the following:

330  Peer Education and Health (3)
     The study of peer education concepts and programs,
     especially as they relate to health.  Students will assess
     campus needs which might be met by peer education and
     develop appropriate programs.  The Certified Peer Educator
     Program will be used so students who want to can become
     nationally certified as a Peer Educator.  Topics will
     include health promotion and wellness, AIDS education,
     substance abuse education, beginning counseling skills and
     family systems. 
     Prerequisites: HF 120 or permission of instructor.  Course
     offered every semester. 
                                
Impact: No additional faculty, staff, or resources will be
necessary.  No major, minor, department, or program will be
affected.  

Rationale: Vicki Brunnick, MA, LPC, has taught the Peer Education
course three times as a Special Topics course through the Health
and Fitness Department.  The course has been filled each time and
has received "excellent" evaluations from students.  Peer
Education and Health should be made a permanent offering with an
official catalog assignment in the Health and Fitness Department.