THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

 

                                                                   FACULTY SENATE

 

Senate Document Number     1807F

 

Date of Senate Approval      11/29/07

 

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

 

 

APC Document  15:                              Change credit hours for EDUC 314;

                                                            Reduce hours in licensure areas requiring EDUC 314

                                                           

Effective Date:   Fall 2008

 

 

1.  Delete                      On p. 117, delete the title of EDUC 314:

 

Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas, 6-12 (4)

                                               

Add:                       On p. 117, in place of deleted entry:

 

                         Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas, 6-12 (3)

                       

 

Impact:  This change reduces by one the number of required hours for those licensure students who must take EDUC 314.

 

 

Rationale:  Changing the number of credit hours for this course will facilitate students’ progress through the secondary licensure programs. It will bring the number of credit hours for this course in line with other education courses in the department. All education courses, except for methods courses during the professional semester, are three credit hour courses. 

The NCDPI standards addressed by this course will still be met by a three-hour course.  Since we are under a mandate from GA to produce more teachers as quickly as possible, we are reviewing all licensure programs to determine if there are ways to reduce the overall number of hours.  Although a small change, this reduction may benefit candidates, who may be able to enroll in other courses during a semester. 

 

 

2.         Delete               On p. 115, under Middle School Licensure (6-9), delete:

 

                                                I. Required Courses in Education—24-30 hours,

 

            Add                  On p. 115, in place of deleted entry:

 

                                                I.  Required Courses in Education—23-29 hours,

 

 

3.         Delete               On p. 116, under Secondary School Licensure (9-12), delete:

 

                                                I. Required Courses in Education—21-27 hours,

 

            Add                  On p. 116, in place of deleted entry:

 

                                                I.  Required Courses in Education—20-26 hours,

 

 

4.         Delete               On p. 116, under Reading Licensure (K-12), delete:

 

                                                I. Required Courses in Education—36 hours,

 

            Add                  On p. 116, in place of deleted entry:

 

                                                I.  Required Courses in Education—35 hours,

 

5.         Delete               On p. 116, under Art Licensure (K-12), delete:

 

                                                I. Required Courses in Education—21 hours,

 

            Add                  On p. 116, in place of deleted entry:

 

                                                I.  Required Courses in Education—20 hours,

 

 

6.         Delete               On p. 116, under Theatre Arts Licensure (K-12), delete:

 

                                                I. Required Courses in Education—17 hours,

 

            Add                  On p. 116, in place of deleted entry:

 

                                                I.  Required Courses in Education—16 hours,

 

Impact:  These changes reduce by one the number of required hours in the licensure programs that require EDUC 314.

 

Rationale:  Reducing the number of hours will facilitate students’ progress in these programs.  These are editorial changes reflecting the reduction in credit hours for EDUC 314.