Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Minutes
December 13, 2011
Members Present: Seebach, Allen, Chen, Kincman, Kirsch, Kosiak, Rolfhus, Van
Dalsem, Sopko, Writt, Zander
Excused: Eschenbaum
Members Absent:
Consultants Present: Dittman, Bakkum, Keller, Burkhardt, Knudson, Means
Consultants not present: Herling, Jax
Guests: Greg Walsko, Cecilia Manrique, Kristofer Rolfhus, Linda Dickmeyer, Jennifer
Kosiak, Damien Parks
I.
Approval of November 29, 2011 minutes.
M/S/P to approve minutes
II.
Second Reading:
A. Educational Studies
1. EC-A: required course changes; effective Fall 2011; deletions are retro to
all catalogs; additions retro to some catalogs.
2. EC-MC-required course changes; effective Fall 2011; deletions are retro
to all catalogs; additions retro to some catalogs.
3. MC-EA-required course changes; effective Fall 2011; deletions are retro
to all catalogs; additions retro to some catalogs.
M/S/P to approve on 2nd reading with changes
III.
First Reading:
A. Chemistry
1. CHM 403-new course “Advanced Organic Chemistry”, 3 credits; effective
Fall 2012; offered Fall-even numbered years.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
B. Political Science
1. Political Science Major-description change; required course changes in
subfields; effective Spring 2012.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
C. Communication Studies
1. Communication Studies Major: Advocacy & Communication Criticism
Emphasis-required course change; effective Spring 2012.
2. Communication Studies Minor: Advocacy & Communication Criticism required course change; effective Spring 2012.
3. Communication Studies Major: Broadcast & Digital Media Emphasisrequired course change; effective Spring 2012.
4. Communication Studies Minor: Broadcast & Digital Media-required course
change; effective Spring 2012.
5. Communication Studies Major: Interpersonal Communication Emphasisrequired course change; effective Spring 2012.
6. Communication Studies Minor: Interpersonal Communication-required
course change; effective Spring 2012.
7. Communication Studies Major: Organizational and Professional
Communication Emphasis-required course change; effective Spring 2012.
8. Communication Studies Minor: Organizational and Professional
Communication -required course change; effective Spring 2012.
9. Communication Studies Minor: Sports Broadcasting-required course
change; effective Spring 2012.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
10. CST 272-deletion; effective Spring 2012.
11. CST 472-deletion; effective Spring 2012.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
12. CST 301-prerequisite change, CST 190 and completion of nine-changed
to six additional credits in CST (excluding CST 110); effective Spring
2012.
13. CST 498- prerequisite change, added- Must receive a C or better in CST
301; effective Spring 2012.
14. CST 499-- prerequisite change, added- Must receive a C or better in CST
498; effective Spring 2012.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
D. Biology
1. Biology Education Major (Early Adolescence-Adolescence Certification)program requirement change, remove “(Note): Each student must have a
minimum of three 400-level BIO credits (excluding BIO 450, 479, 489,
491, 492, 495, and 499) to fulfill requirements of the major. BIO 492 may
be taken in lieu of BIO 491 by Biology Honors Program students”.
Effective Spring 2012.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
E. International Studies Minor
1. New Emphasis “International Studies Minor: Middle East Emphasis”; 24
credits; effective Spring 2012.
Removed from agenda-needs approval from Academic Planning Committee first.
IV.
Consent Item: None
V.
Informational Items:
A. College of Science and Health-General Education Substitution
1. Substitute ENG 210, Literature of Black America, 3 cr. for General Education
Literature requirement.
VI.
Old Business: Charge
1. Jackie Sopko reports on opinion of Student Senate in regard to printing catalog.
Students did not want to be charged for catalogs. Most use the web. Tyler Writt
went to the Residence Hall Council and they said the online catalog in
Advisement Report and WINGS is sufficient for what they need. Requested more
training on WINGS. Senate would like 100 copies available for sale in bookstore.
Students like being “Green”.
2. Chris Bakkum also told committee that the records office was looking into new
catalog enhancing ideas.
3. UCC may decide to organize conversations with chairs, administration, and
faculty on catalog printing.
VII.
New Business: None
Meeting adjourned: 4:25 pm