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COMMITTEE ON THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM (CUC)
Seventh Meeting/2006-07 Academic Year
April 12, 2007
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PRESENT:
G. Aase (BUS/OMIS), R. Beatty (UCC/BUS/OMIS), R. Newsom (VPA/TH-D), J.
Rabak-Wagener (HHS/AHP, chair),E. Seaver (Vice Provost, ex officio), F. SolaresLarrave (LAS/FL--), J. Song (LAS/GEOG), R. Tatara (EET/TECH), J. Thunder
(LAS/MATH), V. Talsma (EDU/TLRN), R. Vasudevan (EET/Student Rep)
CONSULTANTS: D. Smith (Catalog Editor/Curriculum Coordinator)
GUEST:
M. Pritchard (Associate Dean/HHS)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Minutes from the March 8, 2007, meeting were approved electronically.
Board of Trustees approval of curricular items.
Catalog revisions from APASC.
2007-08 meeting schedules were distributed.
CONSENT AGENDA
Talsma made a motion, seconded by Vasudevan, to RECEIVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
AGENDA PENDING APASC, CITC, AND GEC APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATE ITEMS.
Seaver pointed out that the other catalog change on page 2 of COE #12 is incorrect. The
proposed new language states, “Students who successfully complete the program will have
completed all required ISBE and NCATE standards for teacher certification.” However NCATE
does not have standards for teacher certification, they are the accrediting organization for teacher
education programs, so the department needs to revise. The motion passed unanimously. The
following college minutes with no undergraduate-level curricular items were so received.
College of Health and Human Sciences #13
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #13
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #14
The undergraduate-level curricular items in the following college curriculum committee minutes
were so received.
College of Education #12
College of Health and Human Sciences #14
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #15 (pending APASC, CITC, and GEC approval)
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COLLEGE MINUTES AND OTHER CURRICULAR ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
College of Business,
#10
Rabak-Wagener pointed out the new certificate in undergraduate studies on pages 23. Talsma made a motion, seconded by Solares-Larrave, to RECEIVE THE
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN BUSINESS MINUTES #10
(2/27/07) PENDING APASC APPROVAL. Seaver pointed out that the other
catalog changes in both these minutes and Business #11 dealing with earning a
grade of C or better have been removed from the APASC agenda. Provost Alden
and the College of Business are discussing the revisions and the college has been
asked to provide Alden with data on how this will impact students. Motion passed
unanimously.
College of Business,
#11
Rabak-Wagener pointed out new course MGMT 470 and verification of
nonduplication was distributed to the committee. Thunder asked about the “grade of
C or better” language and Seaver noted that that catalog change was removed from
the APASC agenda. Seaver explained that the College of Business requires students
earn a grade of C or better in their own courses and the proposed language in these
minutes extends that to electives. This is similar to what is required in the School of
Nursing. Aase noted that several years ago the university changed the mathematics
core competency requirement so that business students could pass the requirement
with a C in UBUS 223, while earning a D in the required business core course Math
211. This change appears to be closely correlated with a significant drop in
reasoning abilities among students. He asked why as an institution there’s a
problem with requiring that students earn a C or better in their courses. RabakWagener reminded the committee that their role is to review curricular materials and
discuss anything that affects other departments or standards or that might be
controversial. She felt that these proposed revisions deal with standards and could be
looked at in more detail by the committee. Talsma made a motion, seconded by
Newsom, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN
BUSINESS #11 (3/20/07) PENDING APASC APPROVAL. Motion passed
unanimously.
College of Health &
Human Sciences #15
Talsma made a motion, seconded by Newsom, to APPROVE THE
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SCIENCES #15 (3/23/07) PENDING GEC APPROVAL. Pritchard
explained that these minutes deal with the realignment of the college. Three schools
and one department will be combined into three schools. Only the Department of
Military Science will remain unaffected. She noted that there are no new degree
programs or requirements. Rabak-Wagener pointed out the new course designators.
The realignment proposal will go to President Peters for further approval and the
Board of Trustees will need to approve moving faculty tenure. A mock-up of the
catalog copy was provided and Smith applauded the efforts of Pritchard’s secretary,
Nancy Graff for preparing this. It was noted that APASC approved the revised
limited admissions sections and revision to NURS 316. Seaver asked about the
B.S.Ed. degree and noted that the rest of those degrees at NIU are offered by the
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College of Education. Rabak-Wagener stated that this was probably the result of the
move of Health Education from the College of Education to the College of Health
and Human Sciences. Motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Subcommittee on the Review of Contract Majors and KNPE 101 Letter-Suffixed Courses
Talsma made a motion, seconded by Solares-Larrave, TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE
SUBCOMMITEE ON THE REVIEW OF CONTRACT MAJORS AND KNPE 101
LETTER-SUFFIXED COURSES. Song reported that there were no contract majors for
academic year 2005-06 for the Colleges of Business, Health and Human Sciences, and
Liberal Arts and Sciences. The College of Education had two contract majors for 2005-06,
Engineering and Engineering Technology had one contract major, and Visual and Performing
Arts had seven. Song noted that two of the seven VPA contract majors were the same—
recording technology. She thought that the college should consider a permanent program in
recording technology. Newsom noted that the college has been discussing adding this
program; however, financial considerations have not allowed them to pursue it further. He
continued that a lot of the course work is done in other departments such as computer science
and physics. Talsma noted that it could be an interdisciplinary major. Song asked if there
was a minor in recording technology and Newsom stated that there are no minors in the
School of Music. He also stated that the course work for the contract majors in recording
technology is driven by the field students want to pursue after they graduate. The programs
are quite different. After some discussion, the committee decided to recommend to the
college that they consider some type of formal program such as a major, minor,
interdisciplinary program, or certificate in undergraduate study in recording technology.
Smith asked about the KNPE 101 letter suffixed courses and Song reported that the
department did not offer any such courses in 2005-06. Motion passed unanimously.
2. New Student Information System
Seaver reported implementation remains on schedule.
3. Curriculum items not approved at the November 9, 2006, meeting
CSCI 240 from CLAS #2
An e-mail from College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate Dean Bill Minor was
provided, stating that the department and college are withdrawing the course revision.
4. Tabled item from CEET #8—Revision to Emphasis 4. Industrial Technology and
Management
An e-mail from Department of Technology Chair Cliff Mirman was provided, stating that the
new name for Emphasis 4, agreed upon by all parties, is proposed to be Industrial
Management and Technology. Aase made a motion, seconded by Solares-Larrave, to remove
this item from the table. Motion passed unanimously. The committee discussed the need
for documentation of approval from the Department of Management. Aase made a motion,
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seconded by Newsom, to APPROVE THE NAME CHANGE OF EMPHASIS 4 FOR THE
B.S. IN TECHNOLOGY PENDING DOCUMENTATION OF APPROVAL FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. Motion passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Revisions to the Minor in Black Studies
Talsma made a motion, seconded by Vasudevan, to APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO THE
MINOR IN BLACK STUDIES. It was discussed that most of the revisions deal with
addition of the new courses that were approved by the CUC at the 2/8/07 meeting. The
deletion of the electives heading was discussed. Smith noted that since they changed “Three
of the following (9)” to “Core Courses (12)” the hours then did not add up to 18. So the
center staff decided to eliminate the electives and roll them into the options for the African
American option. Credit hours need to be added for JOUR 490, POLS 309, SOCI 361, and
SOCI 451. Aase made a suggestion for future consideration that new course proposals are
presented to the CUC at the same time as program revisions. Motion passed unanimously.
2. Revision to UNIV 310.
Vasudevan made a motion, seconded by Newsom, to APPROVE COURSE REVISION TO
UNIV 310. Motion passed unanimously.
3. Election of Chair.
Talsma was elected as chair of the CUC for 2007-08 by acclamation.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:35 p.m.
The next meeting will be September 20, 2007, 12:30, Altgeld 225.
Respectfully submitted,
Donna M. Smith