LAS Curriculum and Requirements Committee
Wednesday January 29, 2014
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
CoH 3022
MINUTES
All committee members present
A.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 18, 2013 – UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
B.
OLD BUSINESS -
C.
NEW BUSINESS –
ID 1010 Freshman Seminar
Motion to postpone action to discuss
“the concerns revolving around the
qualifications of those who teach GPS 1010” Postponed to February meeting
1. New Course Proposal:
ECON 3160 Austrian Economics
(Dale Deboer)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
2. New Course Proposals:
BIOL 4610 Methods in Evolutionary Genetics
BIOL 5610 Methods in Evolutionary Genetics
(Jeremy Bono)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED contingent upon
receipt of 15-week syllabi
Syllabi received 1/30/14; approved by Rex
3. New Course Proposal:
MUS 3450 Sonic Landscapes
(Glen Whitehead)
cross-listed with GES 3450 – paperwork to be
prepared and submitted by Brandon Vogt
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
4. Add to Social Science area requirement:
WEST 3090 Peep Show: Sexuality in
Popular Culture
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
5. Compass Curriculum/GE submissions:
CAPSTONE:
ECON 4990
PHIL 4950
PSY 4400
PSY 4280
PSY 4620
INCLUSIVENESS:
SOC 2220
SOC 3220
WRITING INTENSIVE COURSE:
ENGL 3080
WEST 3990
EXPLORE:
MATH 3010
MATH 3020
PSY 3270
PSY 3400
WALK IN SUBMISSION:
6. Discussion Item:
WEST 4280
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
AS A BUNDLE
HUM cross-listing with other departments:
#1 – apply student credit hours to both departments
and #2 - impact on LAS department’s allowed
number of area and GE requirements
(Abby Ferber)
#1 The C&R committee would like a specific
proposal to address the agreement between
HUM/WEST regarding allocation of credit
hours per cross-listed sections.
#2 The Dean’s office is in the process of
data “mining” to determine the extent of the
problem.
D.
ADJOURN
Future meetings:
February 19
March 19
April 16
May 21