Senate Document Number 2100S

Date of Senate Approval 2/10/00

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 16: Clarifying the requirement of 60 hours after attending a 2-yr school

Effective Date: Fall 2000

Delete: On pg 26, under Transfer Credits. Second paragraph, third sentence.

Students who have accumulated 60 or more semester hours at all institutions attended may not earn additional hours at a two-year college.

Impact:
None. There will be no change in how student transcripts are evaluated or the number of hours accepted.

Rationale:
This will serve to clarify the policy for students transferring from two-year schools. The current statement on page 26 falsely gives the impression that we will not accept any transfer credits from two-year schools for an initial transferee once the 60-hour mark has been reached. This is not the case. If a student has more than 60 hours of transferable work, all from 2-yr schools, the total number of hours are accepted. However, the student must then complete 60 additional hours at UNCA in order to receive a degree. This will not change the current policy, but eliminating this statement will eliminate the confusion on this issue.

Complete a minimum of 60 hours after transferring from a two-year school.

Add: On pg 36, under Graduation, number 4.
Complete a minimum of 60 hours at four-year institutions.

Impact:
Will reduce the number of hours some transfer students are required to take. Will not eliminate UNCA's requirement for 30 hours in residence, as is written in number 3 of this same section.

Rationale:
Currently, a student is required to complete a minimum of 60 hours at UNCA if the last school s/he attended prior to transferring was a two-year school. This does not take into account any transfer work which originated from 4-year schools. For example, if a student attended a 4-year institution and earned 86 hours, and then went to a 2-year school and earned 6 additional hours, this statement, as it is currently written, requires the student to complete 60 hours at UNCA, or a total of 152 hours. By changing the requirement to read, "60 hours at 4-year institutions", this student would then need only 122 hours (must still have 30 hours in residence) to graduate instead of 152.