THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

 

FACULTY SENATE

 

 Senate Document Number    5910S

 

 Date of Senate Approval      04/08/10

 

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

 

 

APC Document 46:                                          Add minimum GPA requirement for minors

 

 

Effective Date:  Fall 2010

 

 

1.   Delete:          On page 40, under University Graduation Requirements, item 7:

 

                7.            Achieve at least a C (2.0) average on work attempted at UNC Asheville, both in the

major department and in the overall program.

 

    Add:                  On page 40, in place of deleted entry:

 

7.       Achieve at least a C (2.0) average on work attempted at UNC Asheville. This 2.0 minimum applies to courses in the major department and the minor department, as well as in the overall program.

 

 

2.  Delete:           On page 40, under University Graduation Requirements, item 10:

 

                        10. Minors, though optional, are only awarded at the completion of degree requirements.

Required hours for a minor vary according to departments. One-half of the hours

required for a minor must be completed at UNC Asheville. All minors require that a

minimum of 6 semester hours of 300-400 level courses be completed at UNC

Asheville.

 

   Add:                   On page 40, in place of deleted entry:

 

10.  Minors, which are optional, are only awarded at the completion of degree requirements. Required hours for minors vary according to departments. All minors require a minimum C (2.0) average on all work attempted at UNC Asheville. One-half of the hours required for a minor must be completed at UNC Asheville. All minors require

that a minimum of 6 semester hours of 300-400 level courses be completed at UNC Asheville.

 

 

3.  Add:                 On page 43, under Optional Minor Fields of Concentration, in the 6th line, before,

“One half of the hours…”

 

All minors require a minimum C (2.0) average on all work attempted at UNC Asheville.

 

 

Impact:

Students will now be required to achieve the same minimum GPA (2.0) to complete a minor as they are to complete a major.

 

Rationale:

Though uncommon, a few students have been able to graduate with a minor without having achieved a minimum 2.0 GPA in the courses used to fulfill the minor requirements. This proposal equalizes the GPA requirement for majors and minors.