CUDPR Minutes
December 14, 2011, 3:00pm
GEB 3.312
Attendance:
Chair: Gretchen Ritter
Present: Larry Abraham, Keith Baird, Phil Bennett, Mark Bernstein, Richard Flores, Sue Alexander
Greninger, Sacha Kopp, Katrina Kosted, D. Rachel Martin, Richard Mattingly, Jennifer Morgan, Amelia
Rey-Shannon, Debbie Roberts, Brenda Schumann, Cathy Stacy, Janet Staiger, Gayle Timmerman,
Nichole Wiedemann
Reporting: Anita Ahmadi
College of Geosciences, Phil Bennett, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Changes of exclusive application and of primary interest only to a single college or school:
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences
The proposal was approved.
School of Undergraduate Studies, Larry Abraham, Associate Dean
Changes of general interest to more than one college or school:
Update to the Science and Technology Part II Core Curriculum Course Lists.
The proposal was approved.
College of Communication, Mark Bernstein, Associate Dean
Changes of general interest to more than one college or school:
Request to Add an Undergraduate Academic Certificate Program in Sports Media1
The proposal was approved.
Changes of exclusive application and of primary interest only to a single college or school:
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Advertising Degree Program2
The proposal was approved. The College of Communications had communicated with the
College of Natural Sciences and resolved a shortage of student spaces in SSC 306. Dean
Bernstein noted that the proposal to change the Bachelor of Science in Public Relations,
previously approved by this body, has been withdrawn because the proposed changes were
no longer necessary if seats in SSC 306 will be made available for communication students.
College of Natural Sciences, Sacha Kopp, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Programs
Changes of exclusive application and of primary interest only to a single college or school:
Proposed Changes to the College of Natural Sciences Chapter
The proposal was approved with a few editorial changes to the catalog text: strike “or in
University Extension” and reverse the second and third sentences in that paragraph for
added clarity (page 520) and change page 525 to say: “Algebra courses at the level of
Mathematics 301 or the equivalent may not be counted toward the elective hours in a degree
in the College of Natural Sciences.”
1 The proposal was postponed on November 9.
2 The proposal was partially approved on November 9.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Public Health
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Science
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Textiles and Apparel
The proposal was approved.
Changes of general interest to more than one college or school:
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Arts with a Major in…
The proposal was approved with the amendment that on catalog page 526 the strike-through will
be removed for “no more than.”
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Biology
The proposal will be resubmitted after the College of Natural Sciences has communicated with
the College of Liberal Arts and relevant entities specific issues regarding course availabilities.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Astronomy
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
The proposal will be resubmitted after clarifying if M 325K and 328K are both required in item
10.a.i. on page 554-555 in the catalog.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Physics
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition
The proposal was approved.
Request to Add a New Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience Degree Program
The proposal was approved after noting that the field of study already existed and will now be
extended from a graduate to an undergraduate program.
School of Architecture, Nichole Wiedemann, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Changes of general interest to more than one college or school:
Proposed Changes to the Architecture Degree Programs
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Dual Degree Program in Architectural Engineering
The proposal was approved.
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Proposed Changes to the Dual Degree Program in Plan II
The proposal was approved.
Changes of exclusive application and of primary interest only to a single college or school:
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Architecture Degree Program
The proposal was approved.
Proposed Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies Degree Program
The proposal was approved.
Note: The importance of CUDPR meetings was reiterated in this meeting, as communication between
colleges is fostered and unnecessary course duplications are avoided by addressing and resolving course
availabilities for students in different colleges.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m.
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