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GS panel studies
'spongy situation
By ANDY THOMPSON
Gamecock Staff Writer
USC is allowing students who can't achieve a bacc
degree into the General Studies program, according to
Cathey, chairman of a committee studying the future of th.
of General Studies.
Cathey, in a me.ting of the committee Tuesday, saji
Grade Point Ratio (GPR) requirement for students tra,
into the College of General Studies is a "spongy situation."
The committee was set up last semester when USC I
William H. Patterson asked that irregularities in the C
General Studies be investigated. The committee is ma
three representatives of the Academic Forward Planr1
mittee, three members of the Faculty Advisory commil
three representatives of the College of General Studies.
The three General Studies representatives said they did
where the 1.3 GPR requirement originated. However,
they would find out and report to the committee.
The committee studied information that they had reques
Dean Harry-E. Varney of the College of General Studies
said the information was necessary "for a sharpening proc
to determine the boundaries of the investigation into the
Studies program.
During th'e discussion, a question was brought up cc
General Studies graduates having problems getting in to
school. But committeeman Ronald R. Ingle of the C
General Studies said that there does not seem to be any
with students getting into graduate schools.
There was also some discussion about Varney's disli
phrase "going down to the College of General Studit
referring to it.
After the meeting, Cathey said the main problem with ti
of General Studies is the transferability of credit. "This
be the thing," he said.
Cathey described the situation where a student in
Studies taking a history course can't get credit for it while
major taking the same course is given full credit if he
"What we are worrying about are faculty considerations,
The committee decided to digest the rest of the inl
Varnev gave them before discussing it, at their next meeti
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culprit above was publicly
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