Undergraduate Curriculum Council
February 20, 2009
Minutes
Members Present:
Donna
Burlingame DeeDee Larson
Amanda Dahl Tammie McCoy
Brandon Newsome Irene Pintado
Meshack Afitlhile Scott Tollison
Marty Hatton
Ex-Officio Members Present:
Sandra Jordan
Eric Daffron
Cay Lollar
Guests Present:
Mark Bean
The Undergraduate Curriculum Council met on February 20, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. in the Welty Boardroom. Donna Burlingame led the meeting. The minutes of the January 16, 2008 meeting were approved by a unanimous vote.
University Administration Actions
Dr. Limbert approved the Council Actions from the January meeting concerning the following:
1. Inactivate an Existing Course – NU 427 Clinical Practicum for NU 426 Nursing Therapeutic Interventions: Dimensions of Community Nursing Practice, Nursing Care of Groups, Aggregates, and Communities
2. Modify an Existing Course – NU 429 Clinical Practicum for NU 428 Nursing Therapeutic Interventions: Care of Individuals Experiencing Acute Health Alterations
Council Actions for February 20, 2009
College of Education & Human Sciences
Mark Bean presented a proposal to offer this new activity course. It will be offered as a special course initially. Dee Larson made the motion to accept the proposal as presented. Amanda Dahl seconded the proposal. The motion passed unanimously.
Mark Bean presented a proposal to allow MA 123 to count for the HK 205 requirement. This will be particularly helpful to HK Teacher Ed majors who have to already take MA 123. Cay Lollar made motion to accept the proposal with the change in effective date to Fall 2009. Dee Larson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Culinary Arts
1. Modify an Existing Course- FN 326
Amanda Dahl presented a proposal to renumber FN 326 to FN 226 and remove the current prerequisites. This will allow for students to take earlier in their career. No course content will be changed, but the new course number more accurately reflects the introductory nature of the course. Cay Lollar made the motion to accept the proposal. Meshack Afitlhile seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
2. Modify an Existing Course – FN 325
Amanda Dahl presented a proposal to renumber FN 325 to FN 225 and remove the current prerequisites. This will allow for students to take earlier in their career. No course content will be changed, but the new course number more accurately reflects the introductory nature of the course. Cay Lollar made the motion to accept the proposal. Meshack Afitlhile seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
General Studies
1. Informational Item- SLP Listing
Donna Burlingame presented this informational item which requests that Speech-Language Pathology be listed under Focus Group X: Pre-Professional Programs noting that credit must be earned prior to application to avoid confusion.
College of Business
1. Informational Item- Authorization to Plan a New Degree Program- Public Safety Administration
Eric Daffron presented this informational item to offer a new degree program in Public Safety Administration with a concentration on Fire Science Management. There are currently no Bachelor degrees offered in the state to meet the needs of the MS Fire Association. This item will be presented to IHL in the March meeting.
2. Verbal Informational Item- BU 321 Telecommunications Systems Management
Scott Tollison verbally presented this informational item which clarifies the name of BU 321 to be Telecommunications System Management. This is how the course will appear in the bulletin.
Old Business
None
New Business
Cay informed members that the Bulletin for next year will be printed online with the exception of a few hard copies for faculty members and offices on campus. Changes are due for this new bulletin by April 10. Dr. Jordan reminded members that areas should not rush to fill reduced hours in core. They are meant to be used for minors and to allow for double majors. UCC “Change in Curriculum” forms will be modified to show that 6 credit hours of electives are being met.
Adjournment
Donna Burlingame adjourned the meeting.
The next meeting will be March 13 at 3:30 p.m. in the Welty Board Room. Proposals will be due on March 6. The April meeting will meet as scheduled on April 3.