A&S Curriculum Committee Minutes Oct 22 1996

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MINUTES

OCTOBER 22, 1996

Members present: C. Galloway, R. Kimball, H. Miller, J. Morrill, Chair, J. Morrison, R. Sahoo, E. Segal, R. Taylor

Members absent: M. Rohmann

Guests: M. Cunningham (CML), S. Davis (BIOL), D. Imbroscio (POLS), J. Moore (MILS)

Professor Morrill called the meeting to order at 9:00.

Chrystal Galloway was introduced as the student representative to the Committee. She is a member of the Arts & Sciences Student Council.

The minutes of the meeting of October 1, 1996, were corrected to read that the requirements for admission to the major and minor in mathematics apply ONLY to admission to the major. Admission to the minor is unaffected. With this correction, the minutes were approved as distributed.

The following course actions were approved, effective 97U unless otherwise noted.

        HIST 396: History of India: new course, approved for cross-             
                cultural and WR GER credit
        HUM 365: Theories of Music: approved for the 
                theory/history of the arts GER category in Arts and 
                Humanities (effective 97S)
        HUM 366: Theories of Literature: approved for the               
                theory/history of the arts GER category in Arts and Humanities 
                (effective 97S)
        HUM 367: Theories of the Visual Arts: approved for the          
                theory/history of the arts GER category in Arts and             
                Humanities (effective 97S)
        BIOL 571: Selected Topics: credit hour changed from 4 TO 
                1-4 variable (pending receipt of CIF form) 
        BIOL 572: Selected Topics: delete
        BIOL 671: Special Topics in Ecology: title change to 
                Special Topics; credit hour change from 1-3 TO 1-4
        BIOL 672: Special Topics in Molecular Biology: delete
        ML 361: Modern German Stories: new course; approved for 
                WR credit
        ML 362: Modern German Fiction: new course; approved for WR
                credit
        ML 363: Modern German Drama: new course; approved for WR
                credit
        ML 364: Masterpieces of German Theatre: new course; 
                approved for WR credit
        POLS 519: Urban Poverty and Policy: new course
        POLS 513: Political Dimensions of Law: delete
        POLS 515: Community Power Structures: delete
        POLS 516: Community Power Structures II: delete
        POLS 610: Seminar in Constitutional Law: delete
        MATH 205: Calculus I: description change
        MATH 206: Calculus II: description change
                (Beginning 97F, MATH 205/206 will include a             
                computer laboratory meeting; credit hours are           
                unchanged.)

Action on MILS 410 was deferred pending discussion between the Military Science and History departments.

Action on BIOL 584/684 was deferred pending receipt of information on the work required for graduate credit in the 500-level course. Action on BIOL 621 was deferred pending receipt of a sample syllabus.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:15.

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