A&S; Curriculum Committee Minutes, 2/16/98
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MINUTES
February 16, 1998
Members present: S. Davis, J. Hart, S. Maloney, P. Sahoo, E. Segal (Chair), M. StengerMembers absent: M. Rohmann, R. Taylor
Guests: R. Baldwin, P. Coomes, W. Walsh
Professor Segal called the meeting to order at 9:35. The minutes of the meeting of February 9, 1998, were approved as distributed. Guests before the committee gave their presentations and answered questions. Professor Baldwin discussed the rationale for changes in the Chemistry curriculum. CHEM 320 will replace ISDP 170 as a degree requirement in the BS and BA curricula. CHEM 515-516, 525-526, or 543-544 (for a total of 4 hours) will replace Chemistry elective (500-level or above) in the BS/Biochemistry degree. The language requirement in the BS degree was changed to 6-8 hours unspecified foreign language. Professor Coomes presented a proposal for a minor in Economics, which was approved. The 18-hour minor will consist of Econ 201, 202, 301, and 302; and 6 additional hours in Economics at the 300-400 level, with a minimum gpa of 2.5. ECON 397, 398, and 399 were approved for Co-op credit, which may be applied toward the BA in Economics. Professor Walsh discussed proposed course changes from Justice Administration and the following were approved: JA 383: Police Executive Development, change to Police Leadership Development. Changed from 2 credit hours to variable credit (1-6). JA 476: level change to 576. All actions are effective Fall 1998. The committee revisited discussion of a memo from Dean Carter regarding imcompletes. The committee decide that the deadlines for "I"s to revert to "F"s should remain as they currently are. The committee also discussed the idea of default grade assignment other than "F" for "I"s which are never completed, and will ask Dean Carter to draft a formal policy statement for presentation to the Faculty Assembly, if he so wishes. The committee discussed an inquiry from Professor Flodstrom, Director of Honors, regarding the discontinuance of program gpa and the effect of the policy change on the calculation of eligibility for college honors. The use of university gpa, as opposed to program gpa, for calculation of academic standing is tentatively scheduled for Fall 1999. The committee decided that students should be advised based on the current catalog information for the time being. The committee continued its definition of cross-cultural courses, and Professor Segal agreed to draft a definition for discussion and a decision at a future meeting. [2/23/98]