Minutes of February 22, 1996

 

The University Curriculum Committee met on Thursday February

22, 1996 at 1:30 P.M. in Brewster B-104.

 

Minutes of the 25 January and the 8 February meetings were

approved as amended.

 

Ann Adams Bullock (Education) presented changes in

prerequisites for Middle Grades English, Language Arts,

Science, Math, and Social Studies, and proposed general

education credit for MATH 1067.

 

Neal moved approval of prerequisite change in MATH 2121 to

add MATH 2077. Joyner             Seconded. Motion passed.

 

Neal moved approval of MATH 1067 as a prerequisite for MATH

3166. Powers seconded. Motion passed. Joyner moved approval

of changes in Middle Grades Math concentration. Powers

seconded. Motion passed. Powers moved approval of General

Education credit for MATH 1067. Neal seconded. Motion

passed. Joyner moved approval of remainder of the middle

grades changes. Powers seconded. Motion passed.

 

D. J. Maloney (Music) presented change in the curriculum for

BFA- Music Theatre. Shea moved approval as amended.

Graziani seconded. Motion passed.

 

Cox moved  to postpone changes in the B.A. degree in

Psychology. Harris seconded. Motion passed.

 

General Education credit request for COMM courses postponed

to March 28th.

 

Richard Caston (Sociology) presented an Honors program in

the department of Sociology; new courses SOCI 3400, 3500,

3600; rename SOCI 3234 & 4347. Shea  moved approval. Cox

Seconded. Motion passed

 

Don Neal presented changes in B.S. degree in Geology

including changes in cognates; honors program and new

courses GEOL 4450 & 4451. Harris  moved approval. Knight

seconded.

Motion passed.

 

The Chair  presented prerequisite changes for ECON 3343 &

4430. Lapas moved approval. Powers seconded. Motion passed.

 

Jim Keller (Allied Health) presented request form the B.S.

Physician Assistant program to increase hours from 128 to

136. This has been approved by General Administration. Neal

moved approval. Harris seconded. Motion passed

 

Other committee business.

 

The Articulation Agreement with Community Colleges was

discussed at length. Grossnickle moved that the Chairs of

the Curriculum Committee and Faculty Senate meet jointly

with Chancellor Eakin to discuss the importance of

curriculum committee representation on all committees

related to articulation to insure faculty input on such

matters. Powers seconded. Motion passed.   The Committee

prepared a Faculty Senate resolution.

 

Meeting Adjourned at  4:15  P.M.

 

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday March 28  , 1996

at 1:30 P.M.

 

Carol G. Cox, Recording secretary

 

 

Please note:  The catalog copy of this meeting is available by calling

              the Faculty Senate office at ext. 6537.  Thank you!