UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
ROOM 100 GARRETT CONFERENCE CENTER
JANUARY 26, 2006
Chair Julie Shadoan called the meeting to order at 3:30 P.M.
Members present were: *Thad Crews II, Andrew Ernest, *Melissa Hakman, Martha Houchin,
*Kate Hudepohl, *Jan Hunt-Shepherd, *Pam Jukes, Joan Krenzin, *Katharine Pettit, Retta Poe,
*Bryan Reaka, * Julie Shadoan, *Arvin Vos, *Carol Watwood. Alternates present were:
Rachel Kinder for *Rhonda Helm Members absent were: * Walter Collett,*John Dizgun,
Freida Eggleton, Sylvia Gaiko, Andrew McMichael, John Petersen, *Heather Pulliam, Robert
Reber, Sherry Reid, Lawrence Snyder.
* Indicates Voting Members
The minutes of November 22, 2005 were approved as presented.
NEW BUSINESS
REPORT FROM THE BOWLING GREEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE CURRICULUM
COMMITTEE
FOR INFORMATION
One-Time-Only Course Offering:
Course Title:
UCC 200C University Experience: Introduction to American
Academic Culture
REPORT FROM THE POTTER COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL
SCIENCES CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
FOR INFORMATION
One-Time-Only Course Offering:
Course Title:
ART 242 Web Design
Prefix Change:
Current Prefix:
Proposed Prefix:
LAT 150 Elementary Latin
RELS 150 Elementary Latin
Current Prefix:
Proposed Prefix:
LAT 151 Elementary Latin
RELS 151 Elementary Latin
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Consent Agenda
Chair Shadoan asked if any UCC member would like to move any item from the Consent Agenda
to the Action Agenda.
Bryan Reaka moved that JOUR 342, JOUR 356, JOUR 357 and JOUR 453 be moved to the
action agenda. (These courses are being deleted and replaced by courses that have not yet been
approved by the Committee.) The motion was seconded. The motion was approved.
Bryan Reaka moved approval of the following Consent Agenda:
Course Title Revision:
Course Title:
Proposed Title:
Implementation:
DANC 310 Compositional Tech/Dance
DANC 310 Choreography I
Spring 2006
Course Title:
Proposed Title:
Implementation:
DANC 420 Choreography
DANC 420 Choreography 2
Spring 2006
Course Deletion:
Course Title:
Implementation:
JOUR 252 Electronic Technology for Public Relations
Fall 2006
The motion was seconded. The motion carried.
Action Agenda
Bryan Reaka moved approval of the following new course:
Course Title:
Credit Hours:
Prerequisites:
Listing:
Implementation:
JOUR 358 Public Relations Writing and Production
3
JOUR 201, 202, 232. Permission of Instructor for non-majors
Writing and production of print and electronic messages to achieve
organizational objectives. Includes writing styles appropriate for
various media and publication design strategies to achieve public
relations goals. (Lab fee)
Fall 2006
The motion was seconded. The motion carried.
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Bryan Reaka moved approval of the following new course:
Course Title:
Credit Hours:
Prerequisites:
Listing:
Implementation:
JOUR 400 Research in Advertising and Public Relations
3
JOUR 201, 202, MKT 320, a course in statistics (ECON
206, SOC 300, MATH 203, PSY 201, or AMS 271,) and either
JOUR 355 for majors in public relations for JOUR 341 for majors
in advertising.
Prepares students to perform and supervise preliminary research in
advertising and public relations environments. Includes consumer
analysis, media tracking, attitude measurement, copy testing,
online research and evaluation of externally supplied research.
Fall 2006
Friendly amendments were made and corrected for the official records to the above proposal:
AMS 271 was added as a prerequisite and PSY 210 was removed from the prerequisites.
The motion was seconded. The motion carried.
Kate Hudepohl moved approval of the following new course:
Course Title:
Credit Hours:
Prerequisites:
Listing:
Implementation:
JOUR 495 Collaborative Journalism
3
JOUR 362, JOUR 325, BCOM 361 or 366 or 368, JOUR 443 or
permission of sequence coordinator
Demonstrates, through supervised practical application, how to
work in a multimedia environment to tailor news stories for
distribution through various media including: Web, print,
broadcast, and mobile media. (lab fee)
Fall 2006
The motion was seconded. The motion carried.
Bryan Reaka moved approval of the following course deletions:
Course Title:
Implementation:
JOUR 342 Advertising Research
Fall 2006
Course Title:
Implementation:
JOUR 356 Public Relations Communication
Fall 2006
Course Title:
Implementation:
JOUR 357 Public Relations Publications Design
Fall 2006
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Course Title:
JOUR 453 Public Relations Research
Implementation:
Fall 2006
The motion was seconded. The motion carried.
Bryan Reaka moved approval of the following program revision:
Program Title:
Reference Number:
Identification:
Major in Advertising
727
Replace JOUR 342 with JOUR 400.
Add JOUR 495 to the list of restricted electives for advertising
majors in the Account Services Concentration, the Creative Print
Advertising Concentration and Creative Interactive Advertising
Concentration.
Implementation:
Fall 2006 – Provisions, if applicable: Students entering the
university for the first time or declaring the major in advertising
Fall 2006, will follow the new program. For students enrolled in
the university prior to the Fall Semester 2006, with a declared
major in advertising, will be allowed to substitute JOUR 400 for
JOUR 342. Students in the Account Services, Creative Print, or
the Creative Interactive Concentrations will have the option to take
the elective JOUR 495.
The motion was seconded. The motion carried.
Kate Hudepohl moved approval of the following program revision:
Program Title:
Reference Number:
Identification:
Major in Public Relations
763
Delete four classes from core
Add four classes to core
Delete six classes from restricted electives
Add seven classes in restricted electives
Delete one class in required classes outside major
Add two classes in required classes outside major
Change in admission requirements.
(see proposal for details)
Implementation:
Fall 2006 – Provisions, if applicable: Students entering the
university for the first time or declaring the major in public
relations fall semester 2006 will follow the new program. For
students enrolled in the university prior to the fall semester 2006,
with a declared major in public relations, changes will be minor.
They include allowing the following substitutions: JOUR 232 for
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JOUR 252; JOUR 343 for JOUR 357; JOUR 358 for JOUR 356;
JOUR 400 for JOUR 453.
The motion was seconded. The motion carried.
Bryan Reaka moved approval of the following program revisions:
Program Title:
Reference Number:
Identification:
Implementation:
Program Title:
Reference Number:
Identification:
Implementation:
Program Title:
Reference Number:
Identification:
Implementation:
French Minor
365
Add sentence requiring minimum grades in courses counted in
minor.
Provisions if applicable: Will not apply to students who have
already submitted a degree program by the time the revision goes
into effect.
Summer 2006
German Minor
380
Add sentence requiring minimum grades in courses counted in
minor.
Provisions if applicable: Will not apply to students who have
already submitted a degree program by the time the revision goes
into effect.
Summer 2006
Spanish Minor
464
Add sentence requiring minimum grades in courses counted in
minor.
Provisions if applicable: Will not apply to students who have
already submitted a degree program by the time the revision goes
into effect.
Summer 2006
The motion was seconded. The motion carried.
Bryan Reaka moved approval of the following program revisions:
Program Title:
Reference Number:
Identification:
French Major
665
Add sentence requiring minimum grades in courses counted in
minor.
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Implementation:
Program Title:
Reference Number:
Identification:
Implementation:
Program Title:
Reference Number:
Identification:
Implementation:
Provisions if applicable: Will not apply to students who have
already submitted a degree program by the time the revision goes
into effect.
Summer 2006
German Major
683
Add sentence requiring minimum grades in courses counted in
minor.
Provisions if applicable: Will not apply to students who have
already submitted a degree program by the time the revision goes
into effect.
Summer 2006
Spanish Major
778
Add sentence requiring minimum grades in courses counted in
minor.
Provisions if applicable: Will not apply to students who have
already submitted a degree program by the time the revision goes
into effect.
Summer 2006
The motion was seconded. The motion carried.
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR
Chair Shadoan said she would like to point out again, that when using the online proposal
formats, to please first save them into a Word document, then type in changes before cutting and
pasting. Next she asked that proposal corrections/revisions which are made in the meetings be
back to the recorder within three business days. Next Chair Shadoan said the Sub-Committee is
still in the process of writing new language for revising the “Drop for Non-Attendance Policy”
which will also address online courses. She said the proposal will be placed on the UCC
Website next week, for the Committee to look at, make additions or revisions, and to send their
commentary to her or any of the Sub-Committee members.
The meeting adjourned at 3:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Julie Shadoan, Chair
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John Petersen, AVPAA
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Lou Stahl, Recorder
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