Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Minutes
April 9, 2013
Members Present: M. Allen, R. Allen, Rolfhus, Baggett, Kincman, Moeller, Terpstra,
Ritterling, Roehl
Excused:
Members Absent: Buss
Consultants Present: Dittman, Burkhardt, Bakkum, Keller, Knudson, Means, Michels
Consultants not present: Herling, Jax
Guests: Michelle Stertz, Joe Anderson, Mary Leonard Anderson, Leslee Poulton,
Chris Frye, Julia Johnson, Carol Oyster, Susan Crutchfield, Darci Thoune, Stephen
Maner, Betsy Morgan
I.
Approval of March 12, 2013 minutes.
M/S/P to approve minutes
II.
Second Reading:
A.
Modern Language
1. French Majors and Minors in Education-education information deletion;
effective Fall 2014.
2. German Studies Majors and Minors in Education- education information
deletion; effective Fall 2014.
3. Spanish Majors and Minors in Education-education information deletion;
effective Fall 2013.
Held for next meeting for more updates
B. Theatre Arts
1. Theatre Arts Major-Music Theatre Emphasis-required course change;
effective Fall 2013.
2. THA 270-new course-Emphasis only, “Music Theatre Vocal Study”, 1 credit;
offered Fall, Spring; effective Fall 2013.
3. THA 271-new course, “Singing for the Stage” 1 credit; offered Fall, Spring;
effective Fall 2013.
M/S/P to approve on 2nd reading with 2 opposed and 2 abstentions
III.
First Reading:
A. Modern Language
1. Spanish Education Minor-credits changed from 18 to 24; required course
change; effective Fall 2014.
2. French Education Minor-credits changed from 18 to 24; required course
change; effective Fall 2013.
3. German Studies Education Minor-credits changed from 18 to 24; required
course change; effective Fall 2013.
4. Spanish Major-credits changed from 30 to 29; required course change;
description change; effective Fall 2014.
5. Spanish Major with Business Concentration-credits changed from 54 to
51; required course change; effective Fall 2014.
6. Spanish courses with prerequisite changes- adding SPA 300, (SPA 303
and 304) to SPA 305, 306, 315, 320, 321, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331,
351, 390, 402, 410, 420, 421, 425, 427/527, 440, 441, 470, 471, 495.
Effective Fall 2014.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
7. Spanish Minor-credits changed from 18 to 14; required course change;
effective Fall 2013.
Withdrew LX form
B. Ethnic and Racial Studies
1. ERS Minor-elective changes; effective Fall 2013.
2. ERS 321-new course, “American Indian Thought”, 3 credits; offered
occasionally; effective Fall 2013.
3. ERS 409-new course, “20th Century Civil Rights Movement”, 3 credits;
offered Fall, effective Fall 2013.
4. ERS 411-new course, “20th Century African American Urban History”, 3
credits; offered Fall, effective Fall 2013.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
C. Philosophy
1. PHL 321-change in prerequisite to include ERS 100; effective Fall 2013.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
D. History
1. HIS 409- new course, “20th Century Civil Rights Movement”, 3 credits;
offered Fall, effective Fall 2013.
2. HIS-411-new course, “20th Century African American Urban History”, 3
credits; offered Fall, effective Fall 2013.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
E. English
1. English Major, Literature Emphasis-credits changed from 36 to 39;
required course changes; effective Fall 2013.
Held for second read for more updates.
2. ENG 303-title changed from “College Writing II to Advanced
Composition”, course description change; prerequisite change; effective
Spring 2014.
3. ENG 306-title changed from” Writing for Teachers to Writing in
Education”, effective Spring 2014.
4. ENG 311-new course, “Critical Therapy”, 3 credits; offered Fall, Spring;
effective Spring 2014.
5. ENG 320-changed to letter grade; course description changed; content
changed; effective Fall 2013.
6. ENG 439-new course, “Topics in Linguistics”, 3 credits; offered
occasionally; effective Spring 2014.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes and 1 abstention
F. Psychology
1. PSY 210-course description change; effective Fall 2013.
2. PSY 212-title fix; course description change; effective Fall 2013.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
IV.
Consent Item: None
V.
Informational Items: None.
VI.
Old Business: None
VII.
New Business: None
VIII.
Future Business:
1. Deleting old courses. Committee charged Records and Registration with
working with the department chairs on this.
Meeting adjourned: 4:33 pm