1980-81

                                SENATE DOCUMENT #29



                                 APC DOCUMENT #29

               S/U Grading in 1981 Great Smokies Writers' Conference

                  from the Department of Literature and Language





        The Academic Policies Committee recommends to the Faculty Senate

        approval of a request from the Department of Literature and

        Language to use S/U grading in 1981 Great Smokies Writers'

        Conference:  



        REQUEST to use S/U Grading at Summer Writers' Conference.  



        Rationale:  



        This summer the Department of Literature and Language will offer

        The Great Smokies Writers' Conference, July 6 through 10.  Three

        professional writers will teach a series of workshops and

        lecture/seminars, participate in a panel discussion, and hold

        private conferences with students who submit manuscripts.  



        Participants will be allowed the option of attending the conference

        without credit, or, by submitting a manuscript and attending all

        features of the program, receiving 1 semester hour of university

        credit.  



             3 workshops @ 2 hours each           6

             3 lecture/seminars @ 2 hours         6

             2 readings @ 2 hours                 4

             1 panel discussion, 2 1/2 hours      2 1/2

             1 private conference, 1 hour         1    

                                                 19 1/2



             This will be in keeping with the school's policy of requiring

             800 contact minutes for one semester hour's credit.  



             Because the teaching done in the conference will not be by

             regular faculty, and because of the creative nature of the

             work submitted by participants, many if not most of whom will

             not be UNCA students, we would like to request that this

             semester hour of work be granted S/U.  





             Effective Date:  Summer, 1981 





                            (Passed by Faculty Senate 4/2/81)