Present:        Frank Black, Deborah Chapman, Richard Chesteen, Maurice Field, Tom Greer for Paula Gale, Emily Knudsen, David McBeth, Stephen Mohler, Maurice Field for Jerald Ogg, Arnold Redman, Jefferson Rogers, Scott Smith, Douglas Sterrett, Melba Figgins for Nancy Warren

Guests: Alice-Catherine Carls, Troy Henson, Phil Miller, Earl Norwood, Victoria Seng, Bob Smith, Ed Wheeler

Absent: K. Paul Jones, Ed Knight

Meeting was called to order at 3 pm and minutes of the previous meeting were approved as distributed.

SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
CHEMISTRY
Motion to approve
1.      Revision of requirements for BS in Chem
2.      Revision of course number and prereq for Chem 430 Spectrometric Methods (3)
Motion carried.

HISTORY/POLITICAL SCIENCE
Motion to approve
1.      Revision of program requirements for Intl Stud major, foreign language minor
2.      Revision of program requirements for History major  NOTE: add "Will not increase hours for A&S degree."
3.      Revision of program requirements for Pol Sci major, Pub Admin concentration
4.      Revision of course number for Hist 422 Modern Germany, 1815 to the present (3)
5.      Revision of title & course desc for Hist 467 Travel-Study [Selected Topics] (1-3)
6.      Revision of title & course desc for Hist 468 Travel-Study [Selected Topics] (1-3)
7.      Revision of title & course desc for Pol Sci 467 Travel-Study [Selected Topics] (1-3)
Motion carried.

MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE
Motion to approve
1.      Revision of course desc for Comp Sci 201 Intro to Computer Applications (3)
2.      Revision of title, course desc, and prereq for Comp Sci 320 Assembler Language and Computer System Organization (3)
Motion carried.

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Motion to approve
1.      Addition of French 498-499 Independent Study (1-3, 1-3)
2.      Addition of German 491 German Cinema (3)
3.      Addition of German 498-499 Independent Study (1-3, 1-3)
4.      Addition of Spanish 498-499 Independent Study (1-3, 1-3)
Motion carried.

NURSING
Motion to approve
1.      Revision of program requirements
Motion carried.

PSYCHOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Motion to approve
1.      Revision of title and course desc for Psych 330 Applied Behavior Analysis (4)
2.      Revision of prereq for Psych 475 History of Psychology (3)
3.      Addition of Psych 490 Field Work in Psychology (1-3)
Motion carried.

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMIN
Motion to approve
1.      Revision of non-business international electives NOTE: change effective date to Fall 1999, delete Hist 485, and editorially change Agric 410 to Agric 295
Motion carried.

INTL BUSINESS, FINANCE, ECONOMICS AND MARKETING
Motion to approve
1.      Revision of course desc for Fin 341 Financial Markets and Institutions (3)
2.      Revision of course desc and prereq for Fin 351 Commercial Banking (3)
3.      Revision of course desc and prereq for Fin 461 Seminar in Banking (3)
4.      Revision of course desc and prereq for Fin 493 Financial Policy Analysis (3)
Motion carried.

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Motion to approve
1.      Revision of requirements for major
2.      Revision of number and course desc for Engin 100 Society and Engineering (3)
3.      Deletion of Engr 110 Engineering Graphics (2)
4.      Revision of credit hours and course desc for Engin 111 Engin Methods I (2)
5.      Revision of credit hours and course desc for Engin 112 Engin Methods II (2)
6.      Revision of number, title, course desc, & prereq/coreq for Engin 315 Engin Analysis I (3)
7.      Revision of number, title, course desc, & prereq/coreq for Engin 316 Engin Analysis II (3)  NOTE: add to Impact Statement "Change prerequisite for Engin 461, 462 and 463 from Engin 360 to Engin 316."
8.      Revision of prereq for Engin 340 Thermodynamics (3)
9.      Revision of prereq for Engin 370 Vibrations (4)
10.     Revision of prereq for Engin 440 Energy Systems (3)
11.     Revision of prereq for Engin 471 Heat Transfer (3)
12.     Revision of prereq for Engin 472 Kinematics/Dynamics of Machines (3)
Motion carried.

DIVISION OF FINE & PERF ARTS
Motion to approve
1.      Revision of program requirements for BFA degree (question of PEC approval to be finalized prior to Senate action)
2.      Revision of course desc and prereq for Art 222 Three Dimensional Design (3)
3.      Deletion of Art 321 Advanced Design (3)
4.      Addition of Art 322 Professional Issues in Visual Art (3)
Motion carried.

OTHER
1.      After much discussion Chesteen moved that
        A)      the Core Curriculum be addressed in three stages: 1) the concept and philosophy; 2) the details, i.e. what courses are included; and 3) the maintenance and revision mechanism to keep the curriculum a dynamic entity;
        B)      between now and the next Council meeting, members get feedback from colleagues on the impact of core curriculum;
        C)      a campus-wide open hearing be held before Council takes a vote; and
        D)      each Council member bring a written statement from his/her respective dean/director that adequate discussion has occurred.
        Figgins seconded and motion carried.
2.      A called meeting to address the Core Curriculum was scheduled for Tuesday, 9 March, 3 pm in EPS G2.  Phil Miller was requested to attend this meeting to answer any questions.

Meeting adjourned at 5 pm.
 
 

Recorded and submitted by K. Paul Jones
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