COMMITTEE:  Writing Across the Curriculum
 
MEETING DATE:  February 22, 1996
 
PERSON PRESIDING:  Chris Ulffers
 
ACTIONS OF MEETING:
 
Description of action:  Minutes of the January 25, 1996 meeting
were approved as amended:  Spanish 3216, not 3206, was approved
as writing intensive.
 
Completion  date/  Follow-up action required:  None
 
Description of action:  Jerry Clayton and Dot Muller were present
to address the Committee's concerns about writing intensive
requirements for transfer and second degree students.  After much
discussion, the committee approved the following motion:   "All
second degree students will be required to complete at least 3
hours of writing intensive coursework in the major."  Discussion
about requirements for transfer students focused on the lack of
consistency in documenting writing intensive courses in catalogs
and on transcripts.  Therefore the ECU Admissions office needs
guidelines for doing so when evaluating transfer students.  The
committee voted to leave requirements for transfer students as
stated in the Writing Across the Curriculum Handbook.
 
Completion date/ Follow-up action required:  Rita will assume
responsibility for developing a computer-compatible form for use
with courses not designated on the transcript or listed in a
transfer student's catalog which could be used for the
consideration of a student request to transfer a course as
writing intensive.
 
Descriptions of action:  DIRECTOR'S REPORT:  Rita is continuing
to gather program effectiveness data.  She asked for feedback and
comments about the content of the WAC Handbook before it is
reprinted.
 
Completion date/ Follow-up action required:  None
 
Description of action:  The Committee discussed d the following
courses:  Nursing 3900, Econ 3750.  Although the committee was
impressed with information given about ECON 3750 from the course
instructor and commends her for her efforts, the course proposal
does not meet the criteria outlined in the WAC Handbook and it
was therefore not accepted as writing intensive.
 
 Completion/ Follow-up action required: Nursing 3900 was tabled
until Rita can clarify the specific amount of writing required
for course assignments.  Communications 3010 was tabled until the
next meeting.
 
NEXT   MEETINGS:  Thursday,  March 28th and April 25th
 
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:
 
1.  New course proposals
2.  Other committee business (on-going review system and program
    assessment)