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PRESENT:
G. Aase (BUS/OMIS), R. Caughron (EDU/KNPE for G. Schlabach), J. Hanna (LAS/GEOL
for M. Lenczewski), K. Millis (LAS/PSYC, chair), R. Schneider (VPA/THEA), E. Seaver
(Vice Provost, ex officio), R. Tatara (EET/TECH), M. Valle (HHS/NHS)
CONSULTANTS: D. Smith (Catalog Editor/Curriculum Coordinator)
GUESTS:
S. Marsh (BUS/MGMT), L. Neeley (BUS/MGMT)
ABSENT:
F. Solares-Larrave (LAS/FL--),
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Tatara aksed to have College of Business #5 removed from the consent agenda. Caughron made a motion,
seconded by Valle, to approve the agenda as amended. Motion passed unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Approval of minutes from the October 8, 2009, meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA
Schneider made a motion, seconded by Valle, to RECEIVE THE COLLEGE MINUTES WITH NO
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS. The motion passed unanimously. The following
college minutes with no undergraduate-level curricular items were so received.
College of Education #1
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology #4
College of Health and Human Sciences #3
Tatara made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE COLLEGE MINUTES WITH
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS. The motion passed unanimously. The following
college minutes with undergraduate-level curricular items were so received.
College of Business #4
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology #2
College of Health and Human Sciences #9
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #5
COLLEGE MINUTES AND OTHER CURRICULAR ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
College of Business #3
Marsh and Neeley were in attendance to address the proposed minor in business
innovation and entrepreneurship. Neeley reported that it was clarified at the
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November 11, 2009, APASC that even though the minor is housed in the
Department of Management, it will be available to all students; that it was
specifically designed to be open to all majors to provide a broader experience for the
students enrolled. It was also clarified at APASC that majors in management may
complete the minor because a statement to that effect was included in the minor’s
description. Lastly, it was clarified at APASC that a major in management cannot
earn the minor in business innovation and entrepreneurship without taking additional
courses. Caughron asked if management students would have priority for
enrollment in the minor and Marsh responded no, that the experience will be richer
with more students with varied majors. Neeley added that they have received a lot
of interest from other disciplines on campus such as textiles merchandising and
computer science. Schneider noted that it looks like retention is competitive; at
what point is the cut made. Neeley responded that students take the appropriate
accounting courses first, the foundations or business course second, and then apply
to the minor while enrolled in MGMT 327. Discussion followed regarding the
demand of the management courses and the GPA requirement. Marsh responded
that they could not think of a fairer way for admitting students than GPA,
specifically the overall GPA because they want students who are proficient in all of
their course work. Several committee members agreed that the minor was a good
idea and could see students in their own disciplines pursuing the minor. It was
suggested that the GPA requirement be separated from the C or better requirement,
which is the retention part of the program. The CUC suggested that the last sentence
of the first paragraph be revised to read: “Retention in the business innovation and
entrepreneurship minor requires a C or better in all courses in the minor. Enrollment
in MGMT 427 is competitive based on the student’s overall GPA.” Aase made a
motion, seconded by Schneider to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE
CURRICULAR ITEMS IN BUSINESS #3 (9/22/09) WITH THE REVISION AS
NOTED PENDING FURTHER APASC APPROVAL. Motion passed
unanimously.
College of Business #5
Tatara asked about the course title changes and should the department be checking
with other departments such as Computer Science. Aase explained that the content
is not changing. Aase added that while some of these courses may have repetition
with other departments, they are taught from a different perspective. Millis noted
that it looks like they are just updating the lexicon. Aase made a motion, seconded
by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN
BUSINESS #5 (10/13/09). Motion passed unanimously.
College of Business #6
For the Limited Retention item on page, the footnote was discussed and it was
clarified that accountancy students are aware of the requirement that they need to
take ACCY 310A and ACCY 310S in place of OMIS 351 and that this is listed
elsewhere in the catalog. Caughron made a motion, seconded by Schneider, to
RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN BUSINESS #6
(10/20/09). Motion passed unanimously.
College of Business #7
Seaver pointed out the new certificate on page 2. He noted that this needs to go to
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APASC for approval since it has “C or better” requirements. He also pointed out the
four-year completion requirement and asked Smith to check with Registration and
Records to confirm that is programmable in MyNIU. (NOTE: Registration and
Records currently does not audit certificates. When departments notify them of a
certificate completion a notation is made in the student’s transcripts.) Aase
responded that these statements come from the university bylaws and they were
included to better inform students on the requirements for the certificate. Seaver
also asked about the sentence, “Courses used to satisfy the requirements for the
certificate may only be applied toward an undergraduate degree with approval of the
major department.” He asked if this was applicable for any major or just majors
within the College of Business and Aase responded that this applied to any major. It
was also clarified that the admissions process will be done through the Department
of Operations Management and Information Systems. Aase made a motion,
seconded by Valle, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR
ITEMS IN BUSINESS #7 (10/27/09). Motion passed unanimously. Discussion
followed regarding the university bylaws that address certificates. Aase asked who
the governing body is; where do proposals for changes go. Seaver responded that
anyone can suggest wording change to the APPM Committee. Aase asked that this
issue be put on the CUC agenda for the spring 2010 semester.
College of Education
#2
Caughron made a motion, seconded by Tatara, to RECEIVE THE
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN EDUCATION #2 (9/15/09).
Motion passed unanimously.
College of Education
#3
New course LTLA 301 was pointed out. It was also noted that the department
contacted the Department of English regarding verification of nonduplication, but
did not indicate that they received the verification. Discussion followed regarding
the purpose of LTLA 301 and whether or not they are following specific standards.
Seaver noted that professional standards do not say they the program needs a
specific course, only that students need to be able to write. Aase made a motion,
seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR
ITEMS IN EDUCATION #3 (10/6/09) PENDING VERIFICATION OF
NONDUPLICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FOR LTLA
301. Motion passed with one opposition.
College of Education
#4
New courses LTIC 445 and LTIC 447 were noted. Millis asked if there should be
prerequisites for the courses or could anyone enroll. Seaver pointed out that it
doesn’t appear that the department received verification of nonduplication. He also
suggested that the department check with the School of Allied Health and
Communicative Disorders for verification of nonduplication on LTIC 447. Aase
made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to TABLE NEW COURSES LTIC 445
AND LTIC 447 FOR VERIFICATION OF NONDUPLICATION FROM
ENGLISH, FOREIGN LANUGAGES AND LITERATURES, AND ALLIED
HEALTH AND COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS. Motion passed
unanimously. Valle made a motion, seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE
REMAINDER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN
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EDUCATION #4 (10/20/09). Motion passed unanimously.
College of
Engineering &
Engineering
Technology #3
Caughron made a motion, seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN ENGINEERING AND
ENGINEERING TECHNOLGY #3 (9/24/09). Motion passed unanimously. Aase
asked about the requirements outside of the department for the new emphasis and is
it assumed that if the courses aren’t being offered that they will be struck from the
program. Seaver suggested that it might be beneficial to develop a procedure for
departments to check with one another about course availability. He added that lack
of course availability becomes a roadblock for students to complete their degrees on
a timely basis. See also the discussions for CEET #5 and CEET #6.
College of
Engineering &
Engineering
Technology #5
The proposal for a new minor was pointed out. Seaver noted that the issue of course
availability is a problem with these minutes as well. He stated that BIOS 357 is
extremely oversubscribed and then this becomes an issue of resources and a barrier
to degree completion. The Department of Electrical Engineering needs to confirm
with the Department of Biology that BIOS 357 will be available for their students.
Aase made motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN ENGINEERING AND
ENGINEERING TECHNOLGY #5 (10/13/09) PENDING VERIFICATION OF
AVAILABILITY OF BIOS 311 AND BIOS 357. Motion passed unanimously.
College of
Engineering &
Engineering
Technology #6
Aase pointed out the long list of electives proposed for the B.S. in industrial and
systems engineering. He noted that some of these courses have hidden requirements
because of prerequisites. He added that the department needs to show verification
that these courses are available. Another issue is why the department has so many
courses to choose from for just six hours in electives. Tatara agreed that the
department should have been more thorough and selective in the courses they chose
to include. Caughron made a motion, seconded by Schneider, to RECEIVE THE
OTHER CATALOG CHANGE BEGINNING ON PAGES 3 AND 4. Motion
failed unanimously. Discussion followed regarding the feedback to provide to the
department. Hanna pointed out that on page 12, BIOS 106 and GEOG 303 should
be ENVS 302 and ENVS 301 respectively. Aase made a motion, seconded by
Caughron, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN
ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLGY #6 (10/22/09) WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE HIGHLIGHTED COURSES ON PAGE 4 AND THE TOP
OF PAGE 5 AND CLARIFICATION OF THE BIOS/GEOG VS. ENVS COURSES
ON PAGE 12. Motion passed unanimously.
College of Health &
Human Sciences #4
New courses on pages 1-2 were pointed out. Seaver noted that these are related to
the new certificate of undergraduate studies in Proton Therapy, which will be
associated with the Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center. Aase
made a motion, seconded by Tatara, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE
CURRICULAR ITEMS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES #4 (9/18/09).
Motion passed unanimously.
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College of Health &
Human Sciences #5
New course UHHS 470 was pointed out. Aase made a motion, seconded by Tatara,
to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN HEALTH
AND HUMAN SCIENCES #5 (9/25/09). Motion passed unanimously.
College of Health &
Human Sciences #6
New course AHCD 499H was pointed out. Caughron made a motion, seconded by
Aase, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN
HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES #6 (10/2/09). Motion passed unanimously.
College of Health &
Human Sciences #7
New course AHRS 472 was pointed out. Tatara asked about the verification of
nonduplication for AHRS 472 as well as the course revision to AHRS 493. An email was provided to the CUC that addresses the nonduplication for AHRS 472 and
the CUC agreed that this was an acceptable response. Seaver noted that for AHRS
493, the content isn’t changing, so there is no need to check on duplication. The
addition of PSYC 316 to requirements outside of school was discussed. It was
pointed out that the CUC also received an e-mail from the Department of
Psychology that the addition of this course is acceptable. Caughron made a motion,
seconded by Aase, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR
ITEMS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES #7 (10/9/09). Motion passed
unanimously.
College of Health &
Human Sciences #8
New courses AHRS 401, AHRS 402, and AHRS 403 were pointed out as well as the
fact that the verification of nonduplication was addressed appropriately. There is
also a proposal for a new certificate of undergraduate study in Deaf-Blind
Rehabilitation Services. The rationale states that the certificate formalizes a
sequence of courses that have been offered as part of a training grant from the U.S.
Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. However, Seaver
noted that the rationale is that same as the certificate of graduate study. The CUC
again discussed the concept of standardizing catalog language for certificates. Aase
made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE
CURRICULAR ITEMS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES #8 (10/16/09)
SUBJECT TO CLARIFICATION OF THE RATIONALE FOR THE
CERTIFICATE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDY IN DEAF-BLIND
REHABILITATION SERVICES. Motion passed unanimously.
College of Liberal
Arts & Sciences #2
The committee discussed new course GEOG 432 and the rationale that states that
there is a faculty member with the necessary background to teach the course; what
happens if this faculty member leaves NIU. Hanna responded that this happens a lot
in smaller departments, and that if that faculty member leaves, the new hire must
have the same background. Verification of nonduplication for the course was also
discussed. Seaver noted that in these minutes the Department of Philosophy is also
proposing the addition of a B.S. degree. He added that this will be helpful for
philosophy majors who want to pursue a second major. Currently the only way they
can do this is to select a major that leads to another B.A. degree or to pursue a
second degree. Caughron made a motion, seconded by Tatara, to RECEIVE THE
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
AND SCIENCES #2 (9/16/09). Motion passed unanimously.
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College of Liberal
Arts & Sciences #3
New courses on pages 1-3 were pointed out. It was also noted that the Department
of Biology is adding two new courses for general education. These proposals will
also go to the General Education Committee. Aase made a motion, seconded by
Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES #3 (9/30/09). Motion passed
unanimously.
College of Liberal
Arts & Sciences #4
Tatara pointed out the new ENVS courses and asked if they should have also
checked with the Departments of Geography and Geology on nonduplication.
Hanna explained that the environmental studies program will be supervised by
Geology faculty and both Geography and Geology were involved in planning these
courses. The committee discussed new course JOUR 210 including whether or not
it’s a statistical course and other disciplines is crosses. Caughron asked if
journalism was redoing their major and Seaver responded that they are. Aase made
a motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE
CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES #4
(10/7/09). Motion passed unanimously.
College of Liberal
Arts & Sciences #6
New course ANTH 326X was pointed out. Aase made a motion, seconded by
Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES #6 (10/26/09). Motion passed
unanimously.
College of Visual &
Performing Arts #1
Aase made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS #1 (9/22/09). Motion passed unanimously.
College of Visual &
Performing Arts #2
Tatara made a motion, seconded by Aase, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE
CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
#2 (9/29/09). Motion passed unanimously.
College of Visual &
Performing Arts #3
New course MUSC 489 was discussed including whether or not verification of
nonduplication is needed from the College of Education. It was clarified that the
School of Music has their own teacher certification program. Aase made a motion,
seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR
ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS #3 (10/6/09).
Motion passed unanimously.
College of Visual &
Performing Arts #4
New course MUSC 326, crosslisted with ANTH 326X, was pointed out and it was
noted that the parallel proposal for ANTH 326X is in CLAS #6. Caughron made a
motion, seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE
CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
#4 (10/6/09). Motion passed unanimously.
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OLD BUSINESS
EET #16
New courses IEET 491 and IEET 492 were tabled in September pending clarification of whether or
not undergraduate students will be able to enroll in the 500-level versions of the courses at a later
point in time. At the October CUC meeting, committee members were provided with the response
from the college, which they felt wasn’t satisfactory. At this meeting, the committee members
accepted the college’s recent response. Aase made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE
THE NEW COURSES IEET 491 AND IEET 492 AS AMENDED. This item remains tabled for
additional feedback and clarification from the college. Motion passed unanimously.
CLAS #1
Revisions to MATH 110, MATH 155, MATH 210, and MATH 211 were tabled at the October
meeting. The CUC recommended that the department work with Registration and Records on
wording that will work with MyNIU. The specific wording at issue is the PRQ of the course for the
same course, e.g., prior credit for MATH 110 as a PRQ for MATH 110. At this meeting, CUC
members were provided with an e-mail from Registration and Records that states that the
prerequisites as initially proposed will work with MyNIU. Aase made a motion, seconded by
Caughron, to RECEIVE THE COURSE REVISIONS TO MATH 110, MATH 155, MATH 210,
AND MATH 211. Motion passed unanimously.
Minimum credit hours for minors and second majors. This item was tabled.
NEW BUSINESS
CITC (Committee on Initial Teacher Certification) representation on CUC
Smith explained that the CITC has a subcommittee that addresses curricular issues as they relate to
initial teacher certification. They feel that if there were a representative from CITC on CUC, they
could eliminate duplication of effort. This representative would review curriculum changes from the
teacher certification perspective and bring forward to the CUC any items that would need to be
discussed further. It was Smith’s recollection from the last CITC meeting, that they would like this
representative to be a voting member of the CUC. Committee members asked Smith to obtain
further rationale for a voting member and this item will be discussed again at the Feburary, 2010,
CUC meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS
In light of the large number of new courses that have been approved, Tatara suggested that the CUC
ask departments to review their courses and put through deletions of any courses that are no longer
being offered.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m.
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The next meeting will be February 11, 2010, 12:30, Altgeld 225.
Respectfully submitted,
Donna M. Smith