General Education Committee Minutes, 4/25/12
Members present: S. Caro, J. DeBoer, J. Luckowski, J. Rabinovitch, D. Sloan, A. Sillars, E.
Uchimoto, N. White
Members Absent: E. Adams, D. Klapmeier,
Ex-Officio Members Present: E. Johnson
Guest: S. Bradford, Dean McCusick
The minutes from 4/11/12 were approved.
Business Items:

The Expressive Arts review was routine. Learning goal follow-up was requested and
received for one course. All courses submitted were recommended for approval. It appears
that a few of the courses submitted from Music are for new designations. [Camie checked
with the department – the old Chamber Ensembles course (MUS 150A) was separated into
several courses during common course numbering.]

The grace period caused some confusion with regard to ANTY 220, Culture and Society. It
currently has a Social Science and Indigenous and Global Status and applied for Ethics
status. The course was approved for Ethics status and the instructor agreed to withdraw the
renewal for Social Science. The course was advertised in the Kiamin as fulfilling the ethics
requirement this fall, but according to ASCRC policy would not be set up with the
designation until fall 2013. There are currently 90 students registered. The grace period for
the social science group would continue until fall 2013 as well. The committee previously
indicated it wanted to consider language to limit double dipping to two groups. This course
also fulfills indigenous and global studies.
In this case the committee voted to hold the student harmless and request that an exception
be made to policy to grant the ethics designation this fall. Otherwise, 90 students may be
guided to graduation appeals.

The Committee unanimously approved the following motion with regard to out-of-state
transfer students.
Students transferring from outside the Montana University System should have
comparable paths to completing general education requirements as students within
the Montana University System.
Enrollment Services was informed of the Committees interest in the issue. Apparently the
Commissioner’s Office is also considering this issue.

The Committee briefly considered ASCRC’s recommendation to consider incentives for
students to take foreign language. Modern and Classical Languages will need to consider
which general education groups second year language courses would satisfy. The item will
be tabled until next year.

Professors Uchimoto and White agreed to serve as co-chairs next year. They will work on
sample forms over the summer.

Chair DeBoer will work on the annual report.
The meeting was adjourned at 5: 00 PM.
Expressive Arts
Approved courses
Department
Applied Arts & Science
Applied Arts & Science
Applied Arts & Science
Applied Arts & Science
Art
Art
Art
Art
Art
Art
Art
Communication Studies
Environmental Studies
Course Number
COM 217A
WRIT 184A
WRIT 185A
WRIT 186A
ART 108A
ARTZ 105A
ARTZ 106A
ARTZ 131A
ARTZ 284
ARTZ 302A
ARTZ 324A
COMM 111
ENST 373A
Media Arts
Media Arts
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
MAR 111A
MAR 112A
MUSI 102A
MUSI 108A
MUSI 110A
MUSI 111A
MUSI 112A
MUSI 114A
MUSI 122A
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
MUSI 123A
MUSI 131A
MUSI 135A
MUSI 136A
MUSI 155A
Music
MUSI 160A
Course Title
Oral Interpretation of Literature
Beginning Creative Writing Genres
Beginning Creative Writing: Fiction
Beginning Creative Writing: Poetry
3-D Design: Visual Language
Visual Language - Drawing
Visual Language - 2d Foundations
Ceramics for Non Majors
Photo 1- Techniques & Process
Art for Elementary Educators
Drawing Studio Seminar
Introduction to Public Speaking
Nature Works: Writing about Nature and the
Environment
Integrated Digital Art
Introduction to Non-Linear Editing
Performance Study
Orchestras: USMO (Orchestras)
Opera Theatre
Singing for Non-Majors
Choir: Chamber Choral (Choral Ensemble)
Band: UM Concert Band (Concert Bands)
Percussion Ensemble: UM (Chamber
Ensembles)
World Percussion Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble: UM Jazz Bands (UM Jazz Bands)
Keyboard Skills I (Piano In Class I)
Keyboard Skills II (Piano In Class II)
Marching: Grizzly Marching Band (Marching
Band)
Beginning Guitar (Beginning Folk Guitar)
Music
Music
Music
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
Theatre & Dance
MUSI 162A
MUSI 267A
MUST 227A
DANC 100A
DANC 110A
DANC 115A
DANC 200A
DANC 210A
DANC 215A
DANC 220A
THTR 102A
THTR 106A
THTR 107A
THTR 120A
THTR 121A
THTR 229A
Chamber ensembles
Composers’ Workshop
Mountain Electroacoustic Laptop Ensemble
Modern Dance I
Ballet I
Jazz Dance I
Modern II
Ballet II
Jazz Dance II
Beginning Composition
Introduction to Theatre Design
Theatre Production I: Run Crew
Theatre Production I: Construction Crew
Introduction to Acting I
Introduction to Acting II
Production Acting I
ARTZ 211A
ARTZ 221A
ARTZ 231A
ARTZ 251A
DANC 118A
DANC 160A
DANC 165A
DANC 170A
MUSI 304A
RTV 150A
THTR 113A
Drawing I
Painting I
Ceramics I
Sculpture I
Dance Forms: Tap
Dance Forms: Irish
Dance Forms: African
Exempted courses
Art
Art
Art
Art
Dance
Dance
Dance
Dance
Music
Radio Television
Theatre
Sound in the Natural World
Introduction to Vocal Acting
One-year grace period applies to the following courses ( did not submit)
English
English
English
English
ENCR 210A
ENCR 211A
ENCR 212A
ENCR 312A
Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction
Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry
Introduction to Creative Writing: Nonfiction
Creative Writing: Nonfiction