Minutes of the University Curriculum Committee

November 14, 2002

1. A meeting of the University Curriculum Committee was held on Thursday, November 14, in Room 305, Twamley Hall. Daniel Erickson presided.

2. Those present were Connie Borboa, Judy Bruce, Mary Drewes, Daniel Erickson, Jim Haskins, Heather Helgeson, Evelyn Labun, Chuck Moretti, Lana Rakow, and Ralph Woehle.

3. Ralph Woehle moved to approve the minutes from the October 31 meeting. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

4. Judy Bruce presented the Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program new academic program request and A&S 200, 450, and 497 new course requests. Heather Helgeson and Lana Rakow were present to answer the Committee's questions. Judy Bruce moved to approve all of the requests. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

5. Judy Bruce presented the Clinical Laboratory Science Management Certificate new academic program request and CLS 501, 502, 503, 506, 507, 510, 511, and 512 course change requests. There was discussion. Judy Bruce moved to approve all of the requests. The motion was seconded, voted upon and carried with a vote of 5 in favor of and 1 opposed.

6. Ralph Woehle presented the BFA with a major in Theatre Arts:Performance, BFA with a major in Design & Technical Theatre, Minor in Theatre Arts, BA with a major in Theatre Arts change in program requirements requests; Thea 162, 271, 272, 371, 372, 471, 230, 120, 220, 320, 420 new course requests; and Thea 140, 140L, 223, 229, 261, 314, 180, 280, 380, 480 and 402 course deletion requests. Ralph Woehle moved approval of all of the requests. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

7. Evelyn Labun presented BA or BS with major in Psychology change in program requirements request; Psyc 491 course deletion and moved approval of the requests. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

Evelyn Labun presented Psyc 388 new course request (course changed to Psyc 395 due to common course numbering). And moved approval with the proviso that course number 388 is consist with common course numbering. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

8. Evelyn Labun presented Clas 491 course change request and moved approval. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

9. Evelyn Labun presented IDS 495 new course request and moved approval. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

10. Evelyn Labun presented Phil 356 new course request and moved approval. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

11. Chuck Moretti presented Math 352 and 465 course change requests and Math 425 new course request and moved approval of all of the requests. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

12. Chuck Moretti presented the Criminal Justice program requirements request and CJ 352 and 401 course change requests and moved approval. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

13. Daniel Erickson presented the change in major title requests for Special Education (Special Education; Special Education/Visual Impairment; Early Childhood Special Education; Special Education/Emotional Disturbance; Special Education/Learning Disabilities; Special Education Strategist; Special Education/Cognitive/Development Disabilities) and moved approval. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

14. Jim Haskins moved to remove the MA with major in Music and BMus with major in Performance change of program requests from the table. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously. Evelyn Labun presented the requests and moved approval. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

15. BBA with major in Accounting program termination request. The program deletion was announced in the newsletter and the Committee has approved a BBA with a major in Managerial Finance and Corporate Accounting to replace it. Jim Haskins moved to approve the termination. The motion was seconded, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

16. The meeting adjourned at 5:45.

Recorded by

Connie Borboa