College of Arts and Sciences Committee on Academic Programs
(ASCAP)
Minutes for Meeting of November 26, 2007
A scheduled meeting of ASCAP was held on Monday, November 26 at 3:00 p.m. in Holden Hall 129.
Committee members present were: Ken Baake, Jim Clopton, Greg Gellene, Anthony Qualin, Mark Stoll,
Zhuang Beh, and David Roach. Presenters were: Bill VanPatten and Joe Price (CMLL); Sam Dragga,
Thomas Barker, and Sean Zdenek (English); Randy McBee, Ron Milam, and James Reckner (History);
and Jeff Lee (Economics & Geography).
1. Committee voted to recommend to the next level of consideration the following proposal
from the Department of CMLL.
• Add LING 5382 Seminar in Second Language Instruction
2. Committee voted to recommend to the next level of consideration the following proposals
from the Department of CMLL pending minor corrections.
• Add FREN 4306 French Phonetics & Diction
• Add FREN 4345 History of the French Language
3. Committee voted to table the following proposals from the Department of CMLL pending further
information.
• Add FREN 5306 French Phonetics & Diction
• Add FREN 5345 History of the French Language
4. Committee voted to recommend the following proposal from the Department of English.
• Add ENGL 3362 Rhetorical Criticism
5. Committee voted to recommend the following proposal from the Department of History pending
minor corrections.
• Change title/description for HIST 5328 Studies in American Military and Naval History
6. Committee voted to recommend the following proposals from the Department of Economics &
Geography.
• Add GEOG 5311 Environmental Change
• Add GEOG 5312 Geomorphology in Environmental Management
• Add GEOG 5321 Biogeography
• Add GEOG 5335 Field Seminar in Physical Geography
• Add GEOG 5337 Economic Geography
• Add GEOG 5340 Research Methods in Geography
• Add GEOG 5351 Urban Geography
• Add GEOG 5356 Contemporary Texas & SW Borderlands
• Add GEOG 5363 Contemporary South America
The next scheduled meeting of ASCAP is set for Monday, December 10, for proposals that reach the
committee and the Dean’s office by Monday, December 3.