Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Minutes
December 8, 2015
3:30 P.M., 325 Graff Main Hall
Members present: Bennett, Frye, Gendreau, Harrington, Kincman, Nelson, Purath, Reyerson, Sallmen, Van
Liere
Excused: Chaudhuri
Absent: Mason
Consultants present: Bakkum, Burkhardt, Herling, Keller, Rahn, Vianden
Guests: Melissa Bingham, Barbara Eide, Becky LeDocq, Gail Beausoleil, R. Daniel Duqette, Daniel Widuch,
Gretchen Newhouse, Michelle Sturm
I.
Review of Charge Letter.
Review postponed until charge letter is available.
II.
Approval of November 24, 2015, minutes.
M/S/P to approve minutes.
III.
Second Readings
A. College of Science and Health
1.
CSAH Core requirements for BS - program revision; specifying where credits for
"individualized minor" option can come from; effective Summer 2016.
2.
CSAH Core requirements for BA - program revision; specifying where credits for
"individualized minor" option can come from; effective Summer 2016.
M/S/P to approve on second read.
IV.
First Readings
A. Accountancy
1.
ACC 325 - course revision; course description change; effective Summer 2016.
2.
ACC 421 - course revision; course description change; effective Spring 2016.
3.
ACC 435 - course deletion; title "Governmental and Institutional Accounting;"
effective Spring 2015.
M/S/P to approve on first reading.
B. Mathematics
1.
MTH 299 - new course; title "Mathematics and Statistics Tutor Training Practicum;" 1
credit; effective Fall 2015.
M/S/P to approve on first reading.
C. Health Education and Health Promotion
1.
Public Health and Community Health Education Major - program revision; title
change; credit decrease from 71 to 55; admissions requirement changes; adding new
courses to required core courses; effective Summer 2016.
New courses:
CHE 360 - new course; title "Methods and Strategies for Health Education;" 3 credits;
effective Fall 2015.
3.
CHE 370 - new course; title "Motivational Interviewing for Health Educators;" 3
credits; effective Fall 2015.
4.
CHE 380 - new course; title "Assessment and Program Planning in Health Education;"
3 credits; effective Fall 2015.
5.
CHE 400 - new course; title "Health Policy, Advocacy, and Community
Organizations;" 3 credits; slash course; effective Fall 2015.
6.
CHE 430 - new course; title "Grant Writing and Resource Management;" 3 credits;
slash course; effective Fall 2015.
7.
CHE 450 - new course; title "Implementation, Administration, and Evaluation of
Health Education Programs;" 3 credits; effective Fall 2015.
8.
CHE 480 - new course; title "Senior Capstone;" 3 credits; effective Fall 2015.
9.
HED 210 - new course; title" Foundations of Health Education;" 3 credits; effective
Fall 2015.
2.
Course revisions:
PH 200 - course revision; prefix change from CHE to PH; effective Summer 2016.
PH 204 - course revision; prefix change from CHE to PH; course description change;
effective Summer 2016.
12.
PH 335 - course revision; prefix change from HED to PH; title change; course
description change; adding prerequisite; effective Summer 2016.
13.
PH 340 - course revision; prefix change from CHE to PH; course description change;
adding prerequisite; effective Summer 2016.
14.
PH 498 - course revision; prefix change from CHE to PH; effective Summer 2016.
10.
11.
M/S/P to approve on first reading.
D. Recreation Management
New courses:
1.
REC 201 - new course; title "Outdoor Adventure Leadership;" 3 credits; effective
Spring 2016.
2.
REC 204 - new course; title "Introduction to Outdoor Education;" 3 credits; effective
Spring 2016.
3.
REC 215 - new course; title "Introduction to Non-Profit Recreation;" 3 credits;
effective Spring 2016.
4.
REC 220 - new course; title "Introduction to Municipal Recreation;" 3 credits;
effective Spring 2016.
5.
REC 301 - new course; title "Leadership and Programming in Recreation;" 3 credits;
effective Spring 2016.
6.
REC 310 - new course; title "Youth Development in the Recreation Profession;" 3
credits; effective Spring 2016.
7.
REC 315 - new course; title "Contemplative Leisure;" 3 credits; effective Spring 2016.
8.
REC 325 - new course; title "Leisure in a Diverse Society;" 3 credits; effective Spring
2016.
9.
REC 330 - new course; title "Recreation Resource Management;" 3 credits; effective
Spring 2016.
10.
REC 335 - new course; title "Environmental Education;" 3 credits; effective Spring
2016.
11.
REC 345 - new course; title "Ecotourism;" 3 credits; effective Spring 2016.
12.
13.
14.
15.
REC 390 - new course; title "Principles of Management in Recreation;" 3 credits;
effective Spring 2016.
REC 405 - new course; title "Sustainable Tourism Development;" 3 credits; effective
Spring 2016.
REC 415 - new course; title "Camp Administration;" 3 credits; effective Spring 2016.
REC 455 - new course; title "Meetings, Conventions, and Event Planning;" 3 credits;
effective Spring 2016.
Course revisions:
REC 304 - course revisions; prerequisite change; typically offered change; effective
Summer 2016.
17.
REC 305 - course revisions; prerequisite change; typically offered change; effective
Summer 2016.
18.
REC 320 - course revisions; removing prerequisite; typically offered change; effective
Summer 2016.
19.
REC 340 - course revisions; prerequisite change; effective Summer 2016.
20.
REC 400 - course revisions; prerequisite change; slash course; effective Summer 2016.
21.
REC 402 - course revisions; prerequisite change; slash course; effective Summer 2016.
22.
REC 404 - course revisions; prerequisite change; slash course; effective Summer 2016.
23.
REC 420 - course revisions; prerequisite change; typically offered change; slash
course; effective Summer 2016.
24.
REC 449 - course revisions; prerequisite change; effective Summer 2016.
25.
REC 450 - course revisions; credit changing to a range (16 becoming 12-16);
prerequisite change; effective Summer 2016.
16.
Held for a second read.
V.
Consent Items:
A. Chemistry - adding requirement of exam and departmental survey to the following majors,
effective Fall 2015 (already added to Biochemistry major):
1.
Chemistry Major with Environmental Science Concentration
2.
Chemistry Major with ACS Certification
3.
Chemistry Major with Business Concentration
4.
Chemistry Education Major
5.
Chemistry/Engineering Dual Degree Program
VI.
Informational Item: None
VII.
Old Business: None
VIII.
New Business: None
IX.
Future Business:
Meeting adjourned: 4:43 pm