THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

FACULTY SENATE

Senate Document Number 9411S

Date of Senate Approval 04/28/11

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 79: Delete PSYC 463 from curriculum

Effective Date: Fall 2011

1.Delete: On page 249, the entry for PSYC 463:

463 Fieldwork (3)

Advanced psychology students work in local human service agencies to gain applied clinical experience. Weekly seminar meetings focus on the acquisition of basic helping skills and discussion of ethical and professional issues. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201, 202; and one course from PSYC 308, 312, or 345. (Grading is S/U). Fall and Spring.

Impact:

None. Students who wish to gain fieldwork experience may opt to take the fieldwork version of PSYC 412, the senior capstone course.

Rationale:

PSYC 463 has always been a psychology elective, and it enrolls about 35-40 students per academic year. In the fall of 2010, the Psychology Department began offering a version of our senior capstone course (PSYC 412) which includes a fieldwork component. Students interested in obtaining fieldwork experience may opt to enroll in that version of 412. The Department may offer a special topics course in Fieldwork in the future, possibly modified and reduced to two credit hours. In the meantime, we wish to simply delete this course.