Abstract
The zero-angle finite-range approximation (ZAFRA) is introduced for coupled-reaction-channels (CRC) calculations involving nucleon transfer. The ZAFRA has been incorporated into an existing CRC program, CHUCK3 retaining the full projectile spin capabilities and enabling rapid calculations of normal-parity transfers to be made. Fits are presented to a number of nucleon transfer reactions which show reasonable agreement with previously published exact-finite-range (EFR) and no-recoil (NR) calculations.