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RESOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO APPROVE

A NEW DEGREE PROGRAM LEADING TO AN ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ON THE ST. THOMAS AND ST. CROIX

CAMPUSES



Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution

was adopted by the members of the Board of Trustees of the

University of the Virgin Islands:



WHEREAS, there is a local and regional market demand for

persons having skills and academic credentials in the area of

computer science; and



WHEREAS, the Territory and region will benefit from the

availability of persons with skills in an area increasingly

critical to the development of modern commercial activity; and



WHEREAS, the University can provide the faculty and courses to

meet the program needs for an associate degree in computer science

at no additional cost for equipment or facilities; and



WHEREAS, the University has begun discussion on articulation

agreements with Clark Atlanta University and the University of

Charleston to provide students of the proposed program with the

opportunity to transfer to baccalaureate degree programs in

computer science,



NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:



The Board of Trustees approve a new degree program leading to

an Associate of Science Degree in Computer Science to be offered by

the Science and Mathematics Division beginning in the Fall 1995

semester.



CERTIFICATION



The undersigned does hereby certify that the foregoing is a true

and exact copy of the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the

University of the Virgin Islands adopted at its meeting on February

18, 1995 and recorded in the minutes of said meeting.



Date



Secretary of the Board