Minutes
of the University Curriculum Committee
1. A meeting of the
University Curriculum Committee was held on
2. Minutes April 10. Charlie
Robertson move to approve the minutes.
The motion was seconded, voted upon and carried unanimously.
3. Bonni Gournea and Lars
Helgeson presented T&L 559, 566, 574 and 576 new course requests. Charlie
Robertson moved to approve all of the requests. The motion was seconded, voted
upon and carried unanimously.
4. Elections. Charlie
Robertson was nominated for chair. Nominations closed. The nomination was voted
upon and carried unanimously.
Vice Chair will be
determined in the fall.
5. Number of special
topics courses to be allowed in programs. Charlie Robertson’s motion from last
meeting was removed from the table. Charlie Robertson moved to limit a
certificate to 25%, minor to 20% and degree to 12%. After discussion the degree
limit was removed from the motion. The
motion voted on was to limit the number of special topics credits for a
certificate to 25% and minor to 20%. The motion was voted upon and carried with
a motion of 5 in favor of and 1 opposed.
6. Matt Cavalli presented
B.A. in Music change in program requirements requests (2); Musc 133, 136, 233,
236 course change requests and moved approval of all. The motion was seconded,
voted upon and carried unanimously.
7. Matt Cavalli presented
Anthropology 120 new course request and moved approval. The motion was
seconded, voted upon and carried unanimously.
8. Matt Cavalli presented
Linguistics 460 course deletion request and moved approval. The motion was
seconded, voted upon and carried unanimously.
9. Matt Cavalli presented
Psychology 210, 362, 366, 441 and 475 new course requests and moved approval of
all. The motion was seconded, voted upon and carried unanimously.
10. Matt Cavalli presented
Dance minor new program request. The request was tabled. Department asked to
have request returned to them and they will resubmit in the fall.
11. Bonni Gourneau
presented Minor in Leadership new program requirements request and LEAD 101 and
400 new course requests and moved approval subject to clarification on which
department will house the program. The motion was seconded, voted upon and
carried unanimously.
12. Charlie Robertson
presented Space Studies 310 new course request. Connie Gagelin moved to table
the request. The motion was seconded, voted upon and carried unanimously. After
a memo of support was received from Dr. Gosnold in Geology the committee
approved the request.
13. Liz Tyree presented
Nursing 363 new course request and moved approval. The motion was seconded,
voted upon and carried unanimously.
14. Assion Lawson-Body
presented Art change in department title; Art 304, 408 new course requests and
Art 201, 205, 272, 380, 381, 383, 404, 483 course change requests and moved
approval of all. The motion was seconded, voted upon and carried unanimously.
15. Mary Riske presented
Physical Therapy change in program requirements request; PT 520 course deletion
request; PT 552 course change request; PT 528, 529, 553 new course requests and
moved approval of all. The motion was seconded, voted upon and carried
unanimously.
16. Charlie Robertson
presented Master of Science in Computer Science change in program requirements
request and moved approval. The motion was seconded, voted upon and carried
unanimously.
17. Matt Cavalli presented
Linguistics 535 new course request and moved approval. The motion was seconded,
voted upon and carried unanimously.
18. Matt Cavalli presented
Communication Science and Disorders change in program requirements request; CSD
553 course deletion request; CSD 532, 552 course change requests; CSD 534 new
course request and moved approval of all. The motion was seconded, voted upon
and carried unanimously.
19. Liz Tyree presented M.S. in Nursing: Specializations of Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesia, Nurse Education, Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist and Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology NP and CNS and Public/Community Health CNS change in program requirements request; Nurs 567 course change request, Nurs 555 course deletion request, Nurs 550 (memo) course change and moved approval of all. The motion was seconded, voted upon and carried unanimously.
20. Tabled requests – Civil Engineering 431 course change request and change in program requirements request will be dropped this year per Dr. Chuck Moretti.
21. Minor in Ethics new program requirements request was removed from the table. Mary Riske moved to approve the request. The motion was seconded, voted upon and carried unanimously.
22. Letter from Dr. Dennis Caine, chair of the Physical Education, Exercise Science and Wellness department requesting the prerequisite of PXW majors only or consent of the instructor be removed from online class sections. Charlie Robertson moved to deny the request. The motion was seconded, voted upon and carried unanimously.
23. The meeting adjourned
at 5:00 p.m.
Recorded by
Connie
Borboa