COMMITTEE:		Admissions and Recruitment

MEETING DATE:	12/1/97

PERSON PRESIDING:	John Cope

ACTIONS OF MEETING

Description of action:
Approval of minutes of 11/3/97.

Description of action:
Discussion of Administrative Memorandum 372, "Revised Policies and 
Procedures for the Planning and Conduct of Degree-Related Extension 
Instruction Activities in The University of North Carolina." John Cope noted that 
the memorandum pertains to distance learning.  At ECU, the Distance Education 
Response Team (DERT), Dave Watkins, chair, was appointed by the chancellor 
to develop a set of recommendations for the chancellor and VCAA.    

Paul Fendt said that some issues in distance learning are what support should 
there be for such programs at ECU; what standards; what rules of thumb.  The 
School of Industry and Technology (SIT) teaches a course in industrial 
technology over the Internet.  Most universities already offer courses taught by 
TV; now they're going onto the Internet.  SIT also offers undergraduate courses 
at Craven and Carteret community colleges, as well as its graduate-level course.  
A problem is its limited technology, such as the bandwidth problem.

Gary Lowe said that among DERT members, "distance education" is defined as 
the electronic delivery of classes.  Some issues are how to count students and 
cohort hours.  There is an untapped demand in the state, mostly for professional 
graduate-level courses.  A UNC survey found that 800,000 people wanted 
distance education courses.  He mentioned that people may now take distance 
education courses as non-degree students in social work, nursing, and 
leadership.

Cope asked how can this committee deal with distance education.  What is the 
role of undergraduate admissions in this?  

Tom Powell said that the student must meet the same admissions standards as 
other students; at the non-traditional student level, Admissions works with 
Continuing Education.

Dot Muller said there is a need to coordinate dual enrollments.  There are 
always some dual enrollments, but more are coming as use of the Internet 
increases.  It takes away from our FTEs.

Powell said that we need to set standards for admission, but that until such time 
as admissions policies no longer serve their purposes, there is no need for this 
committee to address distance learning.

Cope said that this item came to the Admissions and Recruitment Committee last 
February 25 from the Ad Hoc Committee on Non-Traditional Formats.   How 
should we respond to them?  

The consensus of the committee was that we don't have an issue.  A system is 
already in place.  DERT is studying it, and two years ago, Admissions and 
Continuing Education made sure that admissions policies were being adhered 
to.  Every student who takes Extension courses for credit has to be admitted 
either as a degree student or non-degree student.  We have very solid 
admissions standards in place.

Completion date/Follow-up action required:
Cope and Michael Cotter will draft a letter to the Ad Hoc Committee for the 
Admissions and Recruitment Committee to review.

Description of action:
Tom Powell reported on an admissions matter that he has taken care of.

Description of action:
Cope announced that we will discuss the Board of Governors' report on activities 
in relation to transfer of credit at the next meeting.


NEXT MEETING:	Next meeting:    February 2, 1998

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:	
Board of Governors' report on activities in relation to transfer of credit between 
institutions.

Michael Cotter, Secretary