Senate Document Number 1302S

Date of Senate Approval 01/24/02

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 10:   Change in course credit hours and description of ACCT 499

Effective Date: Fall 2002

Delete: (On page 156, the number of hours (1-3) for ACCT 499 and the course description)

499 Undergraduate Research in Accounting (1-3)
Independent research under the supervision of a faculty mentor. An IP grade may be awarded at the discretion of the instructor. See department chair.

Add: (On page 156, the following number of hours (1-6) and the following description of ACCT 499).

499 Undergraduate Research in Accounting (1-6)
Independent research under the supervision of a department faculty mentor. An IP grade may be awarded at the discretion of the instructor. May be repeated for a total of 6 hours credit. Fall and Spring.

Impact Statement:
These changes have no impact on the department's majors or minors. The university's requirements, other departments, or future department course offerings.

Rationale:
The above change will allow students who are working on involved, two semester research projects to get appropriate credit.