CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY

1. In a letter to the Commission on Colleges, the chancellor of North Carolina State University stated that NCSU is committed to and intends to comply with criteria of the College Delegate Assembly of the Commission on Colleges and that the University agrees that the commission may make known the nature of any actions, positive or negative, regarding the University's status with the commission. The chancellor also stated that the University agrees to disclose any and all such information that the commission may require to carry out its evaluation of NCSU for reaccreditation.

2. As a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University is authorized by the North Carolina Constitution (article IX, section 8) and by General Statute 116-4 of the state of North Carolina to offer undergraduate, professional and graduate degrees. The University of North Carolina's constituent institutions operate under the jurisdiction of the UNC Board of Governors, authorized under general statute 116-3 of the state of North Carolina (see self-study library, North Carolina Constitution).

3. North Carolina State University is governed by the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, which "shall plan and develop a coordinated system of higher education in North Carolina" (The Code, section 203). The Board of Governors comprises thirty-two citizens of the state of North Carolina elected by the Senate and House of Representatives of North Carolina. No employee of the state of North Carolina or member of the General Assembly or spouse of such may serve as a member of the Board of Governors.

   The chair of the Board of Governors is elected from among its members. The Board of Governors meets at least six times annually for conduct of business and review and oversight of institutional operations.

   Local oversight of NCSU is provided by the North Carolina State University Board of Trustees, which is granted certain authority by the Board of Governors (The Code, chapter 4). The NCSU Board of Trustees comprises thirteen persons, eight elected by the Board of Governors, four appointed by the governor, and the president of the student government of the institution, ex officio. No employee of the state of North Carolina or member of the General Assembly or spouse of such may serve on the Board of Trustees. Individuals are not permitted to serve on the Board of Governors and on a Board of Trustees simultaneously.

   The chair of the NCSU Board of Trustees is elected from among its members. The Board of Trustees meets four times annually for conduct of business and review and oversight of institutional operations.

   The Board of Governors is responsible for the overall supervision, management, and governance of the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina. In this regard, it establishes the functions, educational activities, and academic programs of each institution. It also sets enrollment limits of each institution and approves the establishment of any new publicly supported institutions above the community-college level.

   The Board of Trustees is responsible for promoting the sound development of the institution, and for helping it serve the people of the state in ways that complement the other constituent institutions. The Board of Trustees serves in an advisory role to the Board of Governors, and to the chancellor in regard to the management and development of the University.

4. The chief administrative and executive officer of the University of North Carolina system is the president of the system, who is elected by the Board of Governors. As set forth in section 500 of The Code, the president "has complete authority to manage the affairs and execute the policies of the University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions, subject to the direction and control of the Board of Governors and the provisions of this code."

   The chief executive officer of North Carolina State University is the chancellor, who is elected by the Board of Governors upon nomination of the president of The University of North Carolina. The chancellor is responsible for general administration and operation of the University as set forth in section 502 of The Code, where the chancellor is directed to "exercise complete executive authority [for NCSU] subject to the direction of the president."

5. When the SACS visiting committee is present in 1994, North Carolina State University will be in operation, with nearly 27,500 students enrolled.

6. North Carolina State University offers more than 220 undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master's, professional, and doctoral level.

7. The purpose of North Carolina State University is teaching, research, and public service in the land-grant tradition as stated in the NCSU Mission Statement approved by the NCSU Board of Trustees on February 23, 1991. The purpose is described in more detail in subsequent chapters.

8. North Carolina State University has a formal long-range planning process that encompasses programs, facilities and fiscal resources and that functions at all levels, beginning in individual departments. The planning process and its effectiveness are described in the chapter on Institutional Effectiveness.

9. Admission procedures are clearly stated in the North Carolina State University Bulletin and Catalogs and are described in the chapters on educational programs.

10. North Carolina State University's current general education requirements for all undergraduate four-year curricula comprise fifty-one semester hours distributed among English composition, mathematics, humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, free electives, and physical education. These general education requirements exceed the requirements of the SACS criteria (see the chapter on Undergraduate Program for a description and assessment of these requirements).

11. Each undergraduate and graduate major within North Carolina State University has a coordinator who provides oversight, and each major has at least one full-time qualified faculty member who has a primary teaching assignment (see the chapter on Faculty for a description and assessment of faculty credentials).

12. North Carolina State University owns sufficient learning resources in the form of libraries, classrooms, laboratories, and other facilities to support its programs in each area in which it offers a degree (see subsequent chapters for description and assessment of these resources).

13. North Carolina State University has an adequate financial base and has made its most recent audited financial statement available to the SACS visiting team.

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