PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC 28403
Type of program change proposed (check all that apply)
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Establishment, dissolution, division, or consolidation of academic departments
or other degree-granting entities
Establishment, dissolution, or revision of academic degrees, including majors,
minors, and certificate programs
Policies for maximum and minimum hours required for majors, minors, and
certificates
Total number of hours required for graduation 
University-wide competency requirements (other than basic studies, oral
communication intensive, or computer competency)
Course prefixes
Curricular conflicts between schools and/or colleges
Other general curricular policies which have total university impact
Description of proposed program change:
After numerous years of program assessment, the Department of Creative Writing has noted an
ongoing area of concern when examining the final theses for our BFA students: mechanics
(which includes punctuation, grammar, syntax, etc.). We feel a keen sense of professional
responsibility to remedy this situation. After careful committee and departmental consideration,
we have decided to require a course in professional editing, CRW 322, as both a means of
dealing with this shortcoming, and of exposing all of our students to a course devoted to editing
literary manuscripts. Requiring this course for all undergraduate majors will mean adding 3
credit hrs. to the degree requirements, raising the total from 51 to 54 credit hours.
List of attached documents for review:
CAS Proposals for Undergrad Curriculum Change for CRW 322, which reflects course title
change and revised description, and restrictive change.
Sample syllabus for the course.
Signature of Department Chairperson: Philip Gerard
Signature of Dean:
Date: 10/1/08
Date:
Action of the University Curriculum Committee:
Signature of the UCC Chairperson:
Date:
UCC Approved: 4/01