A&S Curriculum Committee Minutes Dec 10 1996
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MINUTES
December 10, 1996
Members present: R. Kimball, H. Miller, J. Morrill, J. Morrison, M. Rohmann, R. Sahoo, E. Segal, R. TaylorMembers absent: C. Galloway
Guests: M. Jacobson (MATH); B. Jones (ADMISSIONS); R. Miller (WRITING CENTER); K. Mullen (IESL); M. Wenger (SOC)
Professor Morrill called the meeting to order at 9:05. The minutes of the meetings of November 12, 19, and 26, 1996, were approved as distributed. The committee agreed to schedule 97S meetings for Wednesdays, 2:00-3:30. The committee approved the following courses for WR credit: SOC 371: Alienation (effective 97U) SOC 454: Social Stratification (effective 97S) SOC 464: Race and Ethnicity (effective 97U) The committee approved the Department of Mathematics' request to add a one-hour laboratory meeting to MATH 102: Intermediate Algebra, effective 97F. The additional meeting will be used to implement uniform testing. There will be no change in the number of credits awarded for the course. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to discussion of Professor Mullen's proposal that the English Placement test be removed as an option for determining English proficiency for the purpose of admission of international students. Representatives of the Office of Admissions and of the Writing Center participated. The committee deferred a decision until it could review the various issues raised. The meeting adjourned at 10:30. [12/10/96]