Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Minutes
September 13, 2011
Members Present: Seebach, Chen, Eschenbaum, Kincman, Kirsch, Kosiak, Allen,
Rolfhus, Van Dalsem, Writt, Zander
Excused:
Members Absent:
Consultants Present: Dittman, Herling, Keller, Bakkum, Knudson, Means
Consultants not present: Burkhardt
Guests: Damien Parks, Rick Mikat, Carol Angell, Susan Crutchfield, David Hart, Heidi
Morrison, Gita Pai, Julie Weiskopf, Gregory Walsko, Manny Felix, Guy Herling
I.
Election of Chair and Recorder
1. Brad Seebach elected as chair
2. Corinne Means elected as recorder
3. New student members: Hannah Zander, Jackie Sopko, and Tyler Writt
II.
Review of Charge Letter and UCC Policies/Processes
1. Discussed charge letter and UCC policies
III.
Approval of April 26, 2011 minutes.
M/S/P to approve minutes
IV.
Second Reading:
A. Exercise and Sport Science-Exercise Science Emphasis
1. Required course change and elective change; changes to admission;
effective Fall 2011. Under core classes, Pre-Professional Track- #2 added “a
BIO or MIC course excluding BIO 105, BIO 312 or 313”; #3 added “PSY 100
or 212 or any 3 credits of PSY course work taken from another institution”; #4
added “any 3 credit SOC course”; #5 removed and # 6 moves to #5.
M/S/P to approve on 2nd reading with changes
B. Educational Studies
1. SPE 207-new course, “Teaching Students with Hearing Loss in Elementary
Classrooms”, 3 credits, repeatable for credit, maximum 6, effective Fall 2011,
offered Fall, Spring, Summer. After consultation with Modern Language
Department, course title was changed to “Teaching Students with Hearing
Loss in Elementary Classrooms”, course description changed for second
read consideration. REMOVED repeatable for credit.
2. SPE 214, new course, “Teaching Students with Hearing in
Intermediate/Middle Level Classrooms”, 3 credits, repeatable for credit,
maximum 6, effective Fall 2011, offered Fall, Spring, Summer. After
consultation with Modern Language Department, course title was changed to
“Teaching Students with Hearing Loss in Intermediate/Middle Level
Classrooms”, course description changed for second read consideration.
REMOVED repeatable for credit.
M/S/P to approve on 2nd reading with changes
C. UWL
1. UWL 200-new course, “First Year Seminar”, 2 credits; effective Fall 2011;
offered Winter. SECOND READ POSTPONED. The proposal was
withdrawn.
V.
First Reading:
A. English
1. English Minor-Title changed to “English Literature Minor”; credits changed
from 26 to 19; required courses and elective changes; effective Spring 2012.
2. ENG 327-title changed from “Publications Productions” to “Publishing in a
Digital Age”; course description change; effective Fall 2011.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
B. History
1. HIS 285- title change from, “Introductions to African Civilizations” to “Survey
of Modern African History”; course description change; changed when
offered from occasionally to Fall; effective Fall 2011.
2. HIS 362-new course “Human Rights and the Middle East”; 3 credits; offered
occasionally; effective Fall 2011.
3. HIS 363-new course; “Modern Indian History and Culture”; 3 credits; offered
occasionally; effective Fall 2011.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
C. Exercise and Sport Science
1. ESS 231-course description change; prerequisite changed; deleted ESS 207
as prerequisite; effective Fall 2011.
2. ESS 437/537-course description change; prerequisite changed from ESS
436 or concurrent enrollment to approval of course instructor; effective Fall
2011.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
VI.
Informational Items:
A. College of Business-General Education Substitution
 Substituted ENG 208, International Literature, 3 credits, for ENG 200,
Literature and Human Experience, 3 credits. This substitution was made
for two different students.
 Substituted ART 272, Black and White Photography,3 credits, for ART
172, Photography Survey, 3 credits.
 Substituted SOC00L, “Leisure of Different Cultures”, 3 credits, for elective
credit in General Education Minority Culture or Multiracial Women’s
Studies category.
B. College of Science and Health- General Education Substitution
 Substituted GEL 000 General Elective, NURS 101, Courage, Caring,
and Team Building (3 credits) from Minnesota State UniversityMankato for elective credit in General Education Health and Physical
Well-Being category.
 Substitute ENGL 1186, Introduction to Poetry, Normandale
Community College, for ENG 200, Literature and Human Experience,
3 credits.
C. College of Liberal Studies- General Education Substitution
 Substituted ENG 277 from UW-Milwaukee for ENG 200, Literature
and Human Experience, 3 credits.
VII.
Consent Item:
A. College of Liberal Studies
1. Military Science- MS 103-deletion, effective Fall 2011. Deleted the course
because it has not been offered for more than 5 years and this course is now
offered in the 300 level.
VIII.
Appeal
A. College of Science and Health
 Request to waive 1 credit in Humanistic Studies and the Arts on the
Associate Degree. Student has 8 qualifying credits but needs 9. All
other aspects of the associate degree are satisfied, and student has
a total of 76.5 earned credits (Associate Degree requires a minimum
of 60 credits).
Approved appeal to waive 1 credit to receive Associate Degree
IX.
Old Business: Correction on April 12, 2011 minutes
Under-III. Student Appeal Documents-D.
AddedRequest a waiver of the General Education Math requirement. Student completed all
degree requirements except the one math course. Medical disability document is on
file.
X.
New Business: None
Meeting adjourned: 5:00 pm