Senate Document Number 1801S

Date of Senate Approval 02/08/01

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 9: Education: Allowing EDUC 319 to count as both hours of required Health and Fitness credit

Effective Date: 2001-2002

Delete: on page 118, under the Health and Fitness heading, paragraph 5

"The Department of Health and Fitness also teaches courses in fitness and skill development. Students must complete either the 3-hour Health Promotion and Wellness course or one of the following combinations: the 1-hour Physical Self course and a 1-hour fitness development option, or the 3-hour Women's Health or Men's Health course and a 1-hour fitness development."

Replace: the deleted phrase with the following

"The Department of Health and Fitness also teaches courses in fitness and skill development. Students must complete either the 3-hour Health Promotion and Wellness course, or one of the following combinations: the 1-hour Physical Self course and a 1-hour fitness development option, or the 3-hour Women's Health or Men's Health course and a 1-hour fitness development. Students seeking K-6 teacher licensure will meet both HF requirements when they take EDUC 319, Teaching of Health and Physical Education in the Elementary School, K-6."

Delete: on page 43, under the Fitness Development (Activity) heading, the phrase

"The student may elect to take HF 153, Health Promotion and Wellness (3) only. This course incorporates both headings."

Replace: the deleted phrase with the following
"The student may elect to take HF 153, Health Promotion and Wellness (3) or EDUC 319, Teaching of Health and Physical Education in the Elementary School (3) only. Each course incorporates both headings."

Delete: on p. 105, under the Course Description for EDUC 319,
"Prerequisite: EDUC 310."

Delete: on page 120, the last sentence in the Fitness Development Course Options section,

"Note: a fitness development course is not required for students who elect to satisfy their requirement by taking HF 153."

Replace: the deleted phrase with the following

"Note: a fitness development course is not required for students who elect to satisfy their requirement by taking HF 153 or EDUC 319."

Impact Statement:
A. Dr. Keith Ray has indicated approval for these changes. Allowing EDUC 319 to count as both hours of required HF credit will reduce slightly the number of students taking HF 120 and the HF 121-129 activities. Enrollment in EDUC 319 may increase slightly but the increase is not expected to be significant as EDUC 319 is a 3-hour course.

B. This change is not expected to have significant impact on any department's staffing needs or course offerings.

Rationale:
Faculty in the Education Department have been charged by the UNCA administration to reduce all programs leading to licensure to 128 hours. One component of such program review/revision is to determine instances of overlapping competencies. Some competencies addressed in HF 153 are being duplicated in EDUC 319. By revamping EDUC 319 slightly, the course instructor can address all competencies currently covered in HF 153. Giving students HF credit for the EDUC 319 course will reduce their program length by two semester hours while still allowing them to meet all required competencies.