Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Minutes
February 22, 2011
Members Present: Seebach, Kirsch, Baggett, Kastantin, Kincman, Friesen, Reineke,
Chen, Sopko
Excused: Socha, Clark
Members Absent: Holt
Consultants Present: Dittman, Herling, Keller, Bakkum, Knudson, Means, Grant
Consultants not present: Burkhardt
Guests: James Gray, Dick Sullivan, Binod Shrestha, Cambid Choy, Jen Kosiak, Heidi
Morrison, Mark Chavalas, Pat Di Rocco, Dan Duquette, Linda Dickmeyer, Betsy
Morgan, Damien Parks, Suzanne Anglehart, Aaron Koepke
I.
Approval of February 8, 2011 minutes.
M/S/P to approve minutes
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III.
Second Reading: None
First Reading:
A. English
1. ENG 382- title changed to “Latino Literature in English”, removed the U.S.,
course description change, effective Fall 2011.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
B. History
1. HIS 260-new course, “Survey of the Middle East”, 3 credits, offered annually,
effective Fall 2011.
2. HIS/ARC 375-new course, “Iran before Islam”, 3 credits, offered occasionally,
effective Spring 2012.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
C. ART
1. B.F.A. in Studio Art (with Emphasis) –change in admission requirements,
effective Fall 2011.
2. New Policy-Credit by Examination, effective Fall 2011.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
D. Psychology
1. Child and Youth Care-At-Risk Child and Youth Care-description change,
effective Fall 2009.
2. PSY 309- added-open to students who have completed fewer than 90 credits
overall. Effective Fall 2011
3. PSY 330- prerequisite changed to PSY 100 or PSY 212, and PSY 331 or BIO
312. Effective summer 2011.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
E. Exercise and Sport Science
1. Concentration in Coaching Competitive Athletics-now available in all
colleges. Deleted ESS 404, HED 439, SHE 458 as electives. Effective Fall
2011.
2. ESS 324-title change, was “Individual Problems in Physical Education”, now
“Independent Study in Exercise and Sport Science”, course description
change, changes in credit/number of times course can be taken, how and
when offered, now Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. Effective Spring 2011.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading
F. Communication Studies
1. Program changes LX 137
2. CST Major- Broadcasting and Digital Media Emphasis-required courses
change and elective changes, effective Fall 2011.
3. CST Minor- Broadcasting and Digital Media Emphasis-required courses
change and elective changes, effective Fall 2011.
4. CST Major-Interpersonal Communication Emphasis- required courses
change and elective changes, effective Fall 2011.
5. CST Minor-Interpersonal Communication Emphasis- required courses
change and elective changes, effective Fall 2011.
6. CST Major-Advocacy and Communication Criticism Emphasis- required
courses change and elective changes, effective Fall 2011.
7. CST Minor-Advocacy and Communication Criticism Emphasis- required
courses change and elective changes, effective Fall 2011.
8. CST Major-Organizational and Professional Communication Emphasisrequired courses change and elective changes, effective Fall 2011.
9. CST Minor-Organizational and Professional Communication Emphasisrequired courses change and elective changes, effective Fall 2011.
10. CST Minor-Sports Broadcasting- required courses change, effective Fall
2011.
11. CST 301-course description change, prerequisite change, 12 credits in CST
changed to CST 190 and 9 credits in CST, effective Spring 2011.
12. CST 315-course description change, effective Fall 2011.
13. CST 330-course description change, effective Fall 2011.
14. CST 337-(was CST 417), course description change, when offered-spring
even-numbered years to occasionally. Effective Fall 2011.
15. CST 413-course description change, when offered-spring changed to
occasionally. Effective Fall 2011.
M/S/P to approve on 1st reading with changes
G. Secondary Teacher Education Preparation (STEP) Program –was not discussed,
time ran out.
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VII.
Consent Item: None
Informational Items: None
Old Business: None.
New Business: None
Meeting adjourned: 5:03 pm