A&S Curriculum Committee Minutes Jan 29 1997
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MINUTES
January 29, 1997
Members present: W. Boling, R. Kimball, H. Miller, J. Morrill (Chair), M. Rohmann, R. Sahoo, E. Segal, R. TaylorMembers absent: J. Morrison
Guests: A. Futrell, R. Kelly
Professor Morrill called the meeting to order at 2:05 pm. Ms. Winnie Boling, a sophomore biology major, was introduced as the new student representative to the committee. The minutes of the meeting of December 10, 1996, were approved as distributed. The committee approved the recommendation of the Admissions and Appeals Committee that the placement essay exam administered by the Writing Center no longer be used as a sole criterion for international students or non-native speakers of English to demonstrate English proficiency for admission to the College of Arts and Sciences. The following courses were added to specific areas of the Religious Studies minor, effective 97F. To area A: HUM/SOCS 216: Introduction to World Religions To area C: WMST 345: Women in Hinduism and Buddhism (cross-listed with HUM/SOCS 345) To area F: HUM/SOCS 334: Human Rights and Religious Traditions WMST 340: Women and Religion (cross-listed with HUM/SOCS 340) HUM/SOCS 344: Religion in the United States The committee approved the Department of Anthropology's request to remove ANTH 203: Introduction to World Prehistory from the major and minor in anthropology, effective 97F. The course will count toward the major/minor for students who take it prior to 97F. In the major, ANTH 203 will be replaced by ANTH 305: Introduction to Archaeology as a core requirement. In minor Option A (which requires ANTH 305), the removal of ANTH 203 will increase the anthropology electives from 6 to 9. In minor Option B, ANTH 305 will replace ANTH 203 as a core requirement. The following course changes were approved, effective 97U unless otherwise noted: COMM 360: World Wide Web Writing (new course) COMM 321: Advanced Reporting Methods (delete) COMM 322: Nonverbal Communication (delete) COMM 324: News Editing and Layout (delete) COMM 330: Radio Production (delete) COMM 349: Public Affairs Reporting (delete) COMM 415: Advanced Studies in Interpersonal Communication (delete) COMM 416: Quantitative Research Methods (delete) COMM 420: Editorial Reporting (delete) COMM 426: Decision-Making (delete) HIST 367: British Imperialism (new course; WR credit) POLS 399: Honors Seminar (title change) POLS 363/WMST 358: Women and Leadership in Developing Countries (level change to POLS 563/WMST 558) The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 pm. [2/4/97]