Faculty Senate: Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee


Present: Charles Long (for Jeanne Fraker), David Green, Tracey Steele (for Charles Larkowski), Joe Law, Henry Limouze, Jan Maxwell, Jean Edwards (for KT Mechlin), Richard Mercer, Sharmila Mukhapadhyay, Tony Ortiz, Susan Praeger, Tom Sav. Approved Minutes of February 16, 2004 UCAPC Subcommittee Reports Writing Across the Curriculum Committee: Joe Law, WAC Chair. Nothing to report at this time. University General Education Committee: Henry Limouze, UGEC Chair, reported on the activities of the committee at its February 19 and March 4 meetings. The minutes are available as follows: UGEC Minutes, February 19, 2004 UGEC Minutes, March 4, 2004 Course Inventory and Modification Requests COLA: SPN 483 Inventory (approved via email based on completed review by the COBA -- previously tabled November 18 for such review) CECS: Approved Inventories: ISE 210. Approved by the UGEC as a New GE Program Area VI: College Component course for the CECS, the proposal must now be approved by the Faculty Senate. Approved Modifications: ME 212 COBA: Approved Modifications: ACC 424, MKT 451, MKT 492 COLA: Approved Modifications: ML 369, ENG 205, ENG 341, ENG 342. The committee noted that the ENG 205 modification (change from 3 to 4 credit hours) and the ENG 341 and 342 (both change 3 to 4 credit hours) may affect program requirements and, therefore, require program change submissions for Middle Childhood and Adolescent/Young education. CONH: Approved Inventories: NUR 445, NUR 455 Approved Modifications: NUR 441, NUR 442, NUR 443, NUR 444, NUR 452, NUR 453, NUR 454 COSM: Approved Inventories: BIO 452, PSY 203, PSY 301, PSY 302, PSY 303, PSY 309, PSY 402, PSY 487 Returned Inventories: BIO 101. Being that the proposed new course is cross listed with CLS 101, the committee noted that the catalog description must be identical to CLS 101. In the present proposal it significantly differs. In addition, the college should check to assure that the Title for Student Record is identical. While trying not to be too harsh, the committee noted that the hand-written submission was legibly questionable. Approved Modifications: BMB 499, EH 466, EH 467 Program Changes COSM: Approved: B.A. Psychology (the committee noted the incorrect submission of the GE Program Requirement hours and, therefore, the Elective Requirement hours and corrected both upon the agreement of the college representatives) Approved: B.S. Psychology (the committee noted the incorrect submission of the GE Program Requirement hours and, therefore, the Elective Requirement hours and corrected both upon the agreement of the college representatives) The two proposals along with a Transition Plan (that the committee commended the college for constructing and submitting as part of the program changes and encouraged all colleges to do likewise in accordance with the Policies and Procedures For Program Changes) are available as follows: B.A and B.S. in Psychology CONH: Approved B.S. Nursing, Beacon Program available as follows: B.S. Nursing, BEACON Program CECS: At the request of the COSM to review the program changes for the following, the committee tabled the proposals with the understanding that they will be taken under consideration at the next meeting:: B.S.Biomedical Engineering (A: Traditional) B.S. Biomedical Engineering (B: Premedical) B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering B.S. Electrical Engineering B.S. Engineering Physics Approved: B.S. Mechanical Engineering (the committee noted the incorrect submission of the Engineering Requirements credit hours and made the necessary correction upon the agreement of the college representative) available as follows: B.S. Mechanical Engineering Approved: B.S. Material Science and Engineering (the committee noted the incorrect submission of the Engineering Requirements credit hours and made the necessary correction upon the agreement of the college representative) available as follows: B.S. Material Science and Engineering General Education Program: Approved by the UGEC and the UCAPC, the program change removes the restriction that a student (unless required by the major) must take an "all or nothing" Area V: Natural Science listed "Sequence Substitution" to count toward completion of the Area V requirement. Hence, students could be allowed to count Area V: Natural Sciences courses listed in any "Sequence Substitution" as satisfying an Area V requirement course without completing the entire sequence. The complete proposal is available as follows: General Education Sequence Substitutions/Courses Spring Quarter Meeting Schedule The committee set its Spring Quarter meetings for April 12 and May 17. All proposals from colleges must be received with the original plus 19 copies by March 31, 12:00 noon for the April 12 UCAPC meeting and by May 5, 12:00 noon for the May 17 UCAPC meeting. Submissions received after the May 5 deadline will be considered by the UCAPC next academic year at the the September or October 2004 meeting. The UCAPC cannot make exceptions to the established deadlines. IMPORTANT NOTE: Any curriculum or academic policy proposals that must go before the Faculty Senate for approval this academic year must be submitted to the UCAPC by the March 31 deadline because IF approved by the UCAPC, the Faculty Senate will consider it as New Business at it May 3 meeting and act on it as Old Business at its June 7 meeting. Proposals that must go to the General Faculty for approval at its May 18 meeting must be approved by the Faculty Senate on May 3. Otherwise, they will be carried over to the November 2004 General Faculty Meeting.