Number 3
October 11, 2007
 
 

M I N U T E S

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
College of Letters and Sciences
Meeting of October 4, 2007

    PRESENT:  Ellen Davis, Paul House,  Jerre Collins,  Jon Kane, David Cartwright,  Steve Sahyun, Elizabeth Olson, Richard Salem, Jim Winship, Ellie Schemenauer, David Welsch,  Debra Heiber, and Elizabeth Hachten, Chair.

    GUESTS:  Sarah Sheridan - Social Work
    1. The minutes of the September 6, 2007 were approved on a Schemenauer/Collins motion.
    2. Announcements: 
      1. The chair announced that the checked proofs for the new course catalog are due October 15th.  All curriculum changes submitted to this committee's last meeting in April and the first meeting in September are not reflected in the proofs but they should be in the catalog.  Pat Waege will be making the changes as she receives them.  If your department wishes to list these changes on the proofs, that is ok.  However, this is not mandatory and you will not be receiving new proofs.
      2. The chair also announced that the deadline for Fall 08 courses listed in the Academic Calendar is incorrect.  The correct UCC due date is January 16, 2008.  Therefore, the deadline for this committee is November 28, 2007 for the December 6, 2007 meeting.
    3. The problem of students repeating a prerequisite course after they have taken the higher course was brought up for discussion.  Policy states that a student cannot repeat a prerequisite course for grade replacement if the student has received credit for a higher level course in the same department for which the course to be repeated is a prerequisite or corequisite.  This problem has recently surfaced and the chair was questioning  if this is a widespread problem.  Suggestions on how this situation could be identified and how the students could be made more aware of the policy were discussed. 
    4. Winship/Cartwright  moved to approve the new course SOCWORK 350, "Psychopharmacology Basics for the Helping Professional."  The motion passed unanimously.
    5. Salem/Olson  moved to receive and record the following informational items:
      1. Requisite change for CRIMJUS 325, "Forensic Documentation."
      2. Add the Diversity option for CHICANO 150, "Introduction to Chicano Studies."
      3. Change in the "Women's Studies Major."
The motion passed unanimously.
  1. New program planning was opened for discussion.  The chair stated that there is interest in the administration in developing new programs that don't  involve new resources.  For example, upgrading an emphasis or minor to a new major.  The possibilities were discussed. The chair requested that  members take this back to their respective departments for discussion.
  2. The meeting adjourned on a Collins/Sahyun motion.



Respectfully Submitted


Elaine Wagner, Secretary