THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
                         FACULTY SENATE 

                                                             
Senate Document Number   5896S
Date of Senate Approval  3/28/96

Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

   APC Document 55: Catalog Changes for Attempted Hours and
Withdrawal

Effective Date: Fall 1996

A.   Define Attempted Hours

Add: In Catalog 1995-96, page 35, between the entries for Academic
Load and Academic Warning, the following:

Attempted Hours

     Every course for which a student is enrolled at the end of the
last day of the appropriate add-drop period receives a grading
symbol and counts toward attempted hours.  For a list of grading
symbols, see the section on Quality Points.     

Impact/Rationale: There is presently no definition of attempted
hours in the Catalog and this has led to some confusion,
particularly as academic hours are referred to in the Catalog
sections on Academic Suspension and Academic Dismissal.  The
present definition is consistent with existing practice and
Administrative Memorandum 348 (which states tuition surcharge
conditions). 

B.   Revise Withdrawal from a Course

Delete: In Catalog 1995-96, page 42, the following:

     A student may withdraw without academic penalty from a
semester course up to the end of the sixth week of class.  A
student may withdraw without academic penalty from a Term I or Term
II course up to the end of the third week of the class.  A student
may withdraw without academic penalty from a summer term course up
to the end of the second week of the class.  The student and his or
her advisor must sign the request form after reviewing the
studentþs record, future plans and possible effects upon graduation
date, eligibility for financial aid, veteranþs benefits, and
intercollegiate athletics.  A symbol of W is used to indicate
withdrawal from the course.  The official withdrawal date is the
date on which the student submits the completed Permission to
Withdraw from a Course form.  Withdrawal from a course after the
announced deadline will result in an F grade except when
extenuating circumstances dictate otherwise.  Withdrawal after the
deadline with the grade of W requires both the written permission
of the instructor and the signature of the studentþs advisor. 
Approval of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management
is also required.

     Students who are dropping all of their courses are really
exiting from the University.  There are special procedures for
doing this.  See the section on Withdrawal from the University.


Add: In place of the deleted entry, the following:

     A student who wants to withdraw from a course must meet with
his or her advisor and they must both sign a Permission to Withdraw
from a Course form after reviewing the studentþs record, future
plans and possible effects upon graduation date, eligibility for
financial aid, veteranþs benefits, intercollegiate athletics, and
tuition surcharge.  The official withdrawal date is the date on
which the student submits the completed form to the Registrar.  

     A student may withdraw from: a semester course up to the end
of the sixth week of class; a Term I or Term II course up to the
end of the third week of the class; and a summer term course up to
the end of the second week of the class.  A student who withdraws
in this way will receive a grade of W for the course.  W hours
count as attempted hours.

     A student may also withdraw from a course after the
appropriate withdrawal deadline.  A student who withdraws in this
way will receive a grade of F except when extenuating circumstances
dictate otherwise.  Withdrawal after the deadline with the grade of
W requires both the written permission of the instructor and the
signature of the studentþs advisor.  Approval of the Assistant Vice
Chancellor for Enrollment Management is also required.

     Students who withdraw from all of their courses are really
exiting from the University.  There are special procedures for
doing this.  See the section on Withdrawal from the University.

Impact/Rationale: The use of the words þwithout academic penaltyþ
in the section Withdrawal from a Course has led to unanticipated
interpretive problems.  It seems best to avoid these problems by
eliminating the words which gave rise to them and clarifying
withdrawal grading.  This seemed like a good time to revise the
entire entry.