Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Subcommittee on the Breadth Requirement in American Cultures
ANNUAL REPORT –2008/2009
APPROVED
2008/2009 Annual Report of the Subcommittee on the
Breadth Requirement in American Cultures
In fulfilling its charge as established by Regulation 300 of the Berkeley Division of the
Academic Senate, the Committee on Educational Policy’s Subcommittee on the Breadth
Requirement in American Cultures (AmCult) carried out the following activities. The
chair of AmCult during fall 2008 was Professor D. Paul Thomas (Political Science) and the
chair during spring 2009 was Professor Ingrid Seyer-Ochi (Education).
I.
Finished Business
•
The Subcommittee reviewed 39 cases during the 2008-2009 academic year.
New Berkeley
Course
Review of New
Instructor for
Existing Berkeley
Course
Temporary
Approval of
Berkeley Course
New Off-Campus
Course
Student Petition
(Berkeley Course)
Student Petition
(Non-Berkeley
Course)
TOTAL
•
Total
Approved
Denied
Pended
Tabled
4
4
0
0
11
10
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
19
6
13
0
39
24
15
0
or
The Subcommittee regularly invited Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
Christina Maslach and American Cultures (AC) Center Coordinator Victoria
Robinson to attend meetings. Vice Provost Maslach and Dr. Robinson updated the
members on the overall direction of the American Cultures curriculum. These
updates included information regarding the Berkeley Engaged Scholarship
Initiative, the possible development of learning outcomes for American Cultures
courses, and a statistical analysis of American Cultures courses on campus. Dr.
Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Subcommittee on the Breadth Requirement in American Cultures
ANNUAL REPORT –2008/2009
APPROVED
Robinson and Vice Provost Maslach also participated in the discussions
surrounding
course proposals and student petitions.
II.
Unfinished Business
None