Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Minutes
April 24, 2012
Members Present: Seebach, Eschenbaum, Kincman, Kirsch, Allen, Rolfhus, Kosiak,
Van Dalsem, Writt
Excused: Chen
Members Absent:
Consultants Present: Dittman, Keller, Herling, Bakkum, Means
Consultants Excused: Knudson
Consultants not present: Jax, Burkhardt
Guests: Damien Parks, Jean Hindson, Greg Walsko, Joseph Johnson, R.D.
Duquette, Linda Dickmeyer
I.
Approval of April 10, 2012 minutes.
M/S/P to approve minutes with changes
II.
Second Reading:
III.
First Reading:
A. Modern Language
1. French Majors and Minors in Education-required course change; effective
Spring 2013.
2. German Majors and Minors in Education- required course change;
effective Spring 2013.
3. Spanish Majors and Minors in Education- required course change;
effective Spring 2013.
4. MLG 474/574-number change ( was CI 467/567); title changed from
“Teaching a Foreign Language” to “Teaching World Languages: From
Early Adolescence to Adolescence”, prerequisites changed from CI 304
and 334 to EDS 351 or concurrent enrollment; when offered was changed
from Fall to Spring; effective Spring 2013.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
B. School Health Education
1. School Health Education Major-change in credits; required course
change; effective Fall 2012.
2. School Health Education Minor- change in credits; required course
change; effective Fall 2012.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
C. Educational Studies
1. Early Childhood through Adolescence-EC-A required course change;
effective Fall 2012.
Pulled from agenda, needs TEGC approval
2. EDS 452-new course “Teaching in Schools”, 3 credits; offered Fall,
Spring, Summer; effective Fall 2013.
3. EDS 463-new course “Designing Instruction and Ongoing Assessment for
Diverse Learners”, 3 credits; offered Fall and Spring; effective Fall 2012.
4. Special Education Minor-required course change; effective Fall 2012.
5. Special Education Minor-required course change; effective Summer
2012.
6. SPE 401/501-prerequisite change, adding EDS 351; effective Spring
2013.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
D. Communication Studies
1. Communication Studies Major (all emphasis areas)-program admission
requirement changes; effective Fall 2012.
2. CST 273-credits changed from 1-2 to 1-3; how and when offered changed
to annually; course component change; effective Fall 2012.
3. CST 275-credits changed from 1-2 to 1-3; effective Fall 2012.
4. CST 372-dropping prerequisite CST 273; course component change;
changed repeatable for credit to no repeatable for credit; effective Fall
2012.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
IV.
Consent Item:
1. MLG 473/573 which was approved at UCC on November 22, 2011 had
correction on prerequisite from EDS 402 or 405 to EDS 351 or 402 at the GCC
meeting on April 3, 2012.
V.
Informational Items:
A. College of Business Administration-General Education Substitution
1. Substitute HED 230, Nutrition for Fitness and Health, 3 credits, for SAH
105, Analysis of Health, Wellness and Disease for the Health Care
Consumer, 3 credits.
B. College of Science and Health-General Education Substitution
1. Substitute SOC 280, Hmong Americans, 3 credits, for the Minority
Cultures/Multiracial Women’s Studies Category.
VI.
Old Business: None
VII.
New Business: None
Meeting adjourned: 4:55pm