COLLEGE OF LETTERS & SCIENCES
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

AGENDA

The Committee will meet  Electronically in lieu of the
THURSDAY, April 20, 2006 Meeting

       
       
    1. Approveal of minutes for the April 6, 2006 meeting.
    2. Informational Items
      1. Requisite change in the following History courses:
        1. HISTRY 353  "Ancient History"
        2. HISTRY 354  "Medieval Europe"
(Chnages the prerequistie FROM "GENED 120 or 3 credits of history or consent of instructor" TO  "Sophomore standing or consent of instructor." The History department is currently trying to standardize all prerequisites for 300-level courses by making the course prerequisite “sophomore standing or consent of instructor).
        1. HISTRY 355 "Early Modern Europe 1300-1600"
(Changes the prerequisite FROM  "GENED 140" TO "Sophomore standing or consent of instructor." The current prerequisite was assigned by Philosophy and Religious Studies, the department that previously taught the course.  The prerequisite prevents History majors from enrolling in the course since they take GENED 120 in lieu of GENED 140.  This new prerequisite allows students from all majors to enroll in the course if they are of sophomore standing or higher).
      1. Requisite change in the Social Work course, SOCWORK 341 "Sexuality for Professional Growth" FROM "Social Work majors, Women's Studies minors or majors, Health Education minors, or consent of department chairperson. TO None.  (Social Work 341 is an elective course in the Human Services Foundations minor, which is not reflected in the current prerequisites.  Since the course has been approved for a range of majors and minors, such a cumbersome prerequisite is unnecessary.  Similar courses at other universities do not have such prerequisites).
      2. Change in the following major and submajors:
        1. Public Policy and Administration. [Changes the number of units from 63 to 60. (1) Add the writing requirement that already exists in the major to the actual 60 credits required in the body of the major instead of as an additional requirement.  (2)  Add a department exit interview requirement as a milestone for majors].
        2. Legal Studies Minor  (Changes the number of units from 25 to 24. Removes POLISCI 360, FNBSLW 498 OR POLISCI 498 from Req 1.  Adds POLISCI 418 "Legal Research and Writing" to Req 1.  Removes FNBSLW 348 from Req 3.  When the certificate was developed it was always intended that a separate legal research and writing course would be established when enrollment dictated a need.  We are dropping FNBSLW 348 because it has a three-unit prerequisite for finance and business law majors that is not required of other majors).

        3. Paralegal Certificate (Changes the number of units from 19 to 18. Removes POLISCI 360, FNBSLW 498 OR POLISCI 498 from Req 1.  Adds POLISCI 418 "Legal Research and Writing" to Req 1.  Removes FNBSLW 348 from Req 3.  When the certificate was developed it was always intended that a separate legal research and writing course would be established when enrollment dictated a need.  We are dropping FNBSLW 348 because it has a three-unit prerequisite for finance and business law majors that is not required of other majors).