CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #2
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER
CHANGE IN A DEGREE, MAJOR, OR SUBMAJOR

 Check Exactly One:
 

Change In:
X 
 Degree Major   Submajor
Deletion of       Major   Submajor

Total Number of Credits in Program:
(if "change in" is checked - even if credits remain the same)
 

56 
 Before Change  
50 
 After Change
Program Title: 
 Letters & Sciences B.A.
   
Sponsor(s): 
 Larry Schuetz, Assistant Dean, College of L&S
Department(s):
  
College(s):
 Letters & Sciences
   
Other Programs Affected:
 None
   
Effective Term:
 Fall ‘00

Submit the following:

  1. Exact Description of Request

    2. Change College of Letters and Sciences B.A. degree requirements to incorporate the changes in General Education requirements.

    Change From:

    I. PROFICIENCY (COMPLETE BEFORE 60 CREDITS)

            REQUIREMENT SEGMENT YET TO BE COMPLETED:

    1. ENGL 680 101
    2. ENGL 680 102
    3. SPCH 166 110
    4. MATH 760 141 OR 760 140
    II. COMBINED GEN ED & DEGREE REQUIRE (44 CR)

            B. REQUIREMENT SEGMENT YET TO BE COMPLETED:

            1. CORE REQUIREMENT: SIX 3-CREDIT COURSES

      a. INTR 900 110 WORLD OF THE ARTS
      b. INTR 900 120 U.s. WORLD CONTEXT
      c. INTR 900 130 INDIVIDUAL & SOCIETY
      d. INTR 900 140 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
      e. INTR 900 150 SCI & TECHNOLOGY
      f. INTR 900 390 WORLD OF IDEAS
            2. SELECT 5 CREDITS OF LAB SCIENCE (GL) RLS
            3. SELECT 3-9 CREDITS OF SOC SCIENCE (GS) RLS
            4. P. ED. 440 192
            5. SELECT 2-6 CREDITS OF ARTS (GA) COURSES RLS
            6. SELECT 6-9 CREDITS OF HUMANITIES (GM) RLS
            7. SELECT 0-10 CREDITS OF NATURAL SCIENCE OR MATH (GL OR GM) RLS
            8. SELECT 0-9 CREDITS FROM ETHNIC OR WOMENS STUDIES COURSES (GE) RLS
            9. SELECT 0-6 CREDITS FROM INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES (GI) RLS
            10. SELECT 6 CREDITS OF 300 OR 400 LEVEL COURSES FROM ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOC SCI,
                  ETHNIC/WCMENS/INTERDSCPLINARY STUDIES – EXCLUDING COURSES IN MAJOR OR MINOR
                  DISCIPLINES (OR AREAS); NOT LIMITED TO GEN ED COURSES OR TWO COURSES IN ONE
                  DISCIPLINE RULE.
            11. SELECT 0-1 CREDIT FROM COURSES HAVING A GEN ED PHYS ED SYMBOL (GP)

    DEGREE REQUIREMENT SEGMENT YET TO BE COMPLETED:

            1. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN AREA II COMBINED GEM ED & DEGREE FOR 44
                CREDITS.
                       FOR LANG REQUIREMENT MUST ALSO BE SATISFIED.
                       TRANSFERS WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE MUST COMPLETE REQUIREMENT #10 IN AREA
                        II.

          2. COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE COLLEGE-LEVEL YEAR OR THE EQUIVALENT OF A FOREIGN
                LANGUAGE (2 HIGH SCHOOL YEARS OF SANE FOREIGN LANG) OR BY CHOOSING ONE OF THESE
                TWO OPTIONS:
                        a. A FRENCH, GERMAN OR SPANISH COURSE NUMBERED 142 OR ABOVE
                        b. TWO COLLEGE SEMESTERS OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
     

    Change To:

    I. College of L&S B.A. Degree Requirements (50 credits including appropriate waivers)
        B. Requirement Segment to be completed:

                1.    Communication Skills (9 credits or waivers)
                        a.    English 680-101 Freshman English (or waiver)
                        b.    English 680-102 Freshman English
                        c.    Speech 166-110 Fundamentals of Speech (or waiver)

               2.    Quantitative and Technical Reasoning ( 10-14 credits)
                        a.    Math 760-140 Mathematical Ideas or 760-141 Intermediate Algebra (or waiver)
                        b.    7-11 credits of science, math and computer science courses designated GL or GM from at least 2
                               different disciplines (astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, physical geography, math,
                               computer science) to include at least one 4-5 credit lab science course designated GL

                3.    Cultural Heritage (6 credits)
                        a.    Core 900-110 World of the Arts
                        b.    Core 900-390 World of Ideas

                4.    Communities (6 credits)
                        a.    Core 900-130 Individual and Society
                        b.    Core 900120 U.S. Experience in a World Context or 900-140 Global Perspectives

                5.    Personal Health and Fitness ( 1-2 credits)
                        a.    P.Ed. 440-192 Personal Health and Fitness for Life
                        b.    0-1 credit in HPRC courses designated GP

                6.    Electives (7-12 credits to bring Gen. Ed. total to 44)
                        a.    Additional electives designated GA, GH, GS, GE or GI; no more than 1 course from any one
                               discipline may be counted in this area

                7.    Upper Level Breadth Requirement
                        a.    6 credits at the 300-400 level in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences or Race/Ethnic or Women’s
                               Studies, excluding courses in major and minor disciplines; not limited to Gen Ed courses or one
                               course per discipline rule

                8.    Foreign Language Requirement
                        a.    One college-level year of a foreign language or the equivalent (2 high school years of
                               the same foreign language); one course taken to fulfill this requirement may count as an elective
                               in area 6
     

  2. Relation to Mission, etc.

    3. No change.
     
  3. Rationale

    4. College of Letters and Sciences degree requirements are integrated with General Education requirements. The change in degree requirements incorporates the changes in General Education requirements.