| Tuesday, 15 February 2000 | Volume 100: Number 6 |
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The Board of Governors
approved tuition increases for UNCW, ECU, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-CH, and NCSU. The
UNCW increase will be $235 over two years ($120/$115) for in-state students,
$400 for out-of-state students. (This brings tuition for out-of-state
students to approximately 100% of the cost of their education.) The Chancellor
fully expects General Administration and the Legislature to agree to this
decision.
·
The money will be used
for
1.
a salary pool to enable UNCW to bid competitively to retain and hire
faculty;
2.
non-salary benefits for faculty; and
3.
financial aid for students for whom the increase creates a hardship.
·
UNCW will ask the
Trustees to review its
Technology Fee request, in the light of this decision.
·
The Legislature
continues to decrease the percentage of budget allocated to higher education.
Currently only 50% of costs are paid for by the state: the UNC system is
becoming a state-supported rather than state-financed institution. This is a
disturbing trend in a state that traditionally has been generous toward higher
education.
·
In response to
questions from the faculty, Chancellor Leutze noted
1.
There are several reasons why our student fees are among the highest in
the system, including (1) UNCW, ECU, and UNC-Charlotte get less money per
student than other schools in the system; and (2) UNCW is still paying for many
student-support buildings (residence, dining halls, etc.) through fee income;
when these are paid off, our fees should decline
2.
The Chancellor will be lobbying the Legislature for enrollment increase
funds; faculty salary increases; and the School of Education building
·
In closing, the
Chancellor discussed briefly his recent visit to Vietnam. He noted that over 50%
of the population was born since the end of the war, and hoped that the Academy
would find ways to provide scholarships for Vietnamese students and establish
exchange programs with Vietnamese faculty.
2.
President of the Senate Lynne Snowden:
·
Noted that the Faculty
Assembly will meet later this week.
·
Announced a three month
trial period in which the Senate will change from paper to electronic-only
distribution of agendas and minutes. Courtesy paper copies will be
available at Senate meetings.
·
Introduced Associate
Vice Chancellor McLaurin and Associate Provost Carter, who announced that the university was in
the process of introducing a 3-digit, rather than 2-digit section code, to
better enable students and faculty to identify on-line, technologically
enhanced, honors, and extension courses by number.
Special
Readmission Policy
Although
the traditional policy for readmission is the norm, the University recognizes
that individuals can gain personal and intellectual maturity over a period of
years. Hence any former UNCW degree-seeking student whose quality point average
was below the current retention standard may apply for Special Readmission
provided the student has been out of school for a minimum of five years and has
not attended any other institution since leaving UNCW. Special Readmission may
be granted only must be exercised at the time of
application for readmission and is irreversible. Special
Readmission status, once granted, may not be changed. Degree requirements
for the student granted Special
Readmission
will be those in effect at the time the student re-enrolls. The student's
original academic record will not be altered, and the student will receive
academic credit only for past courses in which a grade of at least 2.00 was
attained. The student's quality point average will be calculated only for those
courses taken subsequent to re-enrollment. Failure to maintain an overall 2.00
quality point average after readmission will result in dismissal from the
University. A student may be granted Special Readmission only once.
b.
That the following changes be made
to bring UNCW back into compliance with the 1996 SACS requirements, and that the
appropriate catalogue statements and supporting documents be changed to reflect
this policy (Motion 00-7-9):
Requirements for Graduation,
p. 69, second paragraph:
Students may qualify for the bachelor's
degree by completing successfully (1) the basic studies requirements, (2) the
residency requirement (3) an approved course of study in an academic major,
(4) a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit, and (5) a minimum quality point
average of 2.00. The final 30 31 semester hours of course
credit, including the final 15 semester hours in the major, must be completed through
coursework offered by the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington.
Residency Requirement,
p. 70, first sentence (as revised last semester):
[The
final 30 31 semester hours of course credit, including the final 15
semester hours in the major, must be completed through coursework offered by the
University of North Carolina at Wilmington. ]
Transfer of Credit,
p. 71, full section:
Students transferring to UNCW may receive up to 94
93 semester hours of academic credit from all institutions
attended; however, no more than 64 semester hours can be transferred from
two-year institutions. Correspondence courses (15 semester hours maximum), CLEP
credit and military credit will be counted toward the total.
Credit earned at another institution with a
grade of "C" (2.00) or better is accepted by the university if the
work transferred is comparable to offerings of the University of North Carolina
at Wilmington. [The final ] Transfer students
must meet the university’s residency requirement. Hours attempted and
quality points earned at other institutions are not used in computing grade
point averages except in the case of students applying to enter the nursing
program and seniors graduating with honors and/or distinction. 30
31 semester hours of course credit, including the final 15
semester hours in the major, must be completed at
through coursework offered by
the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Announcements:
none
The
meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.