UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #2

CHANGE IN A DEGREE, MAJOR, OR SUBMAJOR


Check Exactly One:
Change in:
____
 Degree ____ Major _X__ Submajor
Deletion of:     ____ Major ____ Submajor

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

_20_
 Before Change  
_21_
 After Change

Effective Term: Fall 2001

Program Title: Economics Minor

Sponsor(s): Tom Schweigert, Sandra Snow, and Mark Skidmore
Department(s): Economics
College(s): College of Business and Economics

Other Programs Affected: None
 

I.  Exact description of request

Change from:

ECONOMICS - L&S EMPHASIS

MINOR - 20 CREDITS

1.ECON 230-211 AND 230-212
2.SELECT 14 CRED FROM ECONOMICS NUMBERED 230-240 OR HIGHER.

IF YOU ARE A BBA STUDENT, THE ECON COURSES APPLIED TO YOUR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE LISTED HERE BUT THEY CAN BE APPLIED TO THE MINOR; CHECK WITH THE ECON DEPT FOR INFORMATION.


Change to:

ECONOMICS - L&S EMPHASIS

MINOR - 21 CREDITS

1.ECON 230-211 AND 230-212
2.SELECT 15 CRED FROM ECONOMICS NUMBERED 230-240 OR HIGHER.

IF YOU ARE A BBA STUDENT, THE ECON COURSES APPLIED TO YOUR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE LISTED HERE BUT THEY CAN BE APPLIED TO THE MINOR; CHECK WITH THE ECON DEPT FOR INFORMATION.
 

II.  Relationship to mission and strategic plan of institution, and/or College/Department goals and objectives
The change improves and clarifies the requirements for the Minor.

III.  Rationale
We request the number of credits required for an Economics Minor be increased from 20 credits to 21 credits. Currently, all courses are 3 credits (with the exception of ECON 324 – Cooperatives). Therefore students typically need 21 credits anyway to obtain the Minor. Increasing the number of credits more closely reflects the actual requirements.

IV.  Cost implications
There are no foreseen cost implications.