Undergraduate Curriculum Council
January 26, 2007
Minutes

 

Members Present:

Dionne Fortenberry, Chair                              Barbara Hunt
Golda Vandiver                                              Donna Burlingame
Rochelle Hughes                                             Rebecca Kelly
Dee Larson                                                      Patricia Dennis
Rex Bruington

Ex-Officio Members Present:

Pat Donat                                                        Bobby Fugitt
Cay Lollar                                                       Tom Richardson

Guests:

William Biddy                                                 Michael Burger
Kim Whitehead                                               Martin Hatton
Barry Smith                                                     Beverly Joyce
Dorothy Kerzel

The Undergraduate Curriculum Council met on January 26, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. in the Welty Boardroom.  The minutes of December 1, 2006, were approved by a unanimous vote.

University Administration Actions

Dr. Limbert approved the Council Actions from the December meeting concerning the following:

§         Add the course, GEO 306 Geography of the Muslim World

§         Modify the Chemistry Minor by adding PSC 450, PSC 451, and PSC 490 to the list of “Select One”

§         Modify the Biology-Teacher Certification Major by adding BSB 351 to the list of “Select One”

§         Add the course, COM 299 Special Topics in Communication

§         Add the course, COM 499 Special Topics in Communication

§         Add the course, COM 310 Digital Culture

§         Modify COM 410/402 by changing the course number to COM 400

§         Add the course COM 410 Media Law and Ethics

§         Add the course COM 425 Advanced Visual Design

§         Modify the Health and Kinesiology-Teacher Education Major by removing HK 340 from the list of core requirements and adding a choice of HK 307 or HK 308

§         Add the course, HK 138 Advanced Pilates

§         Modify PSY 201 by changing the course description

§         Add a course, PSY 425 Gender Development

§         Inactivate BU 301 Consumer Economics

§         Add the course, BU 240 Personal Finance 

§         Modify BU 398 Network Operations Management by changing the prerequisite from BU 396 to BU 294

§         Modify BU 320 Database Applications by changing the prerequisite from BU 160 and BU 298 (prerequisite or corequisite) or permission of instructor to BU 160 and BU 294.

Council Actions 

College of Arts and Sciences 

1.         Dr. Dorothy Kerzel presented a proposal to Modify an Existing Course – ART 312, by changing the course title from “Twentieth Century Art History II” to “Twentieth Century Art History” and by changing the course number from ART 312 to ART 313.

Dr. Patricia Donat made the motion to accept this proposal and Ms. Cay Lollar seconded the motion.  The proposal was accepted as a new course.  ART 312 will need to be brought back for a course deletion. The proposal passed unanimously.

2.         Dr. Dorothy Kerzel presented a proposal to delete ART 311.   

Dr. Barbara Hunt made the motion to accept the proposal; Dr. Dee Larson seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.

3.         Dr. Dorothy Kerzel presented a proposal to Offer a New Course – ART 310 19th Century European Art. 

Dr. Dee Larson made the motion to accept the proposal; Dr. Barbara Hunt seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. 

4.         Dr. Dorothy Kerzel presented a proposal to Offer a New Course – Art 399 Special Topics in Art and Design. 

Ms. Cay Lollar made the motion to accept the proposal with the modification that the course could be repeated for up to six hours. Dr. Patricia Donat seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. 

5.         Dr. Dorothy Kerzel presented a proposal to modify the Art Major and Art History Minor curriculum, by removing ART 311, ART 312, and ART 410 and adding ART 313, ART 310, and ART 316.   

Dr. Patricia Donat made the motion to accept the proposal; Dr. Barbara Hunt seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.

6.         Dr. Martin Hatton presented a proposal to modify the Communication Major and Communication Minor, by increasing the number of required COM hours in the major from 26 to 32 and by changing the requirements for the minor. 

Ms. Cay Lollar made the motion to accept the proposal with the modification of taking HO 303 out of the “Select 12 hours of coursework to apply toward Communication Electives” list for the major and placing a footnote that “Other coursework may be accepted as hours toward Communication Electives with approval of the Department Chair.”  Mr. Rex Bruington seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. 

7.           Dr. Michael Burger presented a proposal to Offer a New Course – REL 299 Special Topics in Religion. 

Dr. Barbara Hunt made the motion to accept the proposal with the modification that course could be repeated for up to six hours of credit.  Dr. Patricia Dennis seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. 

9.         Dr. Michael Burger presented a proposal to Offer a New Curriculum – Religious Studies Minor. 

Dr. Dee Larson made the motion to accept the proposal; Dr. Patricia Dennis seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. 

10.       Dr. Michael Burger presented a proposal to Modify an Existing Course – REL 203 Current Trends in Religion by changing the course number to REL 403. 

Dr. Dee Larson made the motion to accept the proposal; Ms. Rochelle Hughes seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. 

11.       Mr. Peppy Biddy presented a proposal to Modify an Existing Course – TH 200 Stage Makeup, by changing the credit hours from one to three. 

Dr. Patricia Donat made the motion to accept the proposal; Dr. Dee Larson seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. 

College of Business 

Dr. Dee Larson presented an Information Item to clarify the prerequisite requirements for Accounting and Business Administration majors. Accounting and Business Administration majors are required to earn a grade of C or better in courses in the major.  However, this was not clear on prerequisites to those major and Business core courses.  The copy for the new bulletin will read as follows (bold added):

“All Accounting and Business Administration students seeking a baccalaureate degree are required to earn a minimum grade of C in courses in the major, in the Business Core, in the prerequisites to those major and Business core courses, in English Composition (EN 101, 102, 300), Statistics (MA 123), 6 additional hours of mathematics (MA 113, 130, 150, or 181), and Oral Communication (COM 101). …” 

Culinary Arts Institute 

Dr. Rebecca Kelly presented a proposal to Modify an Existing Course – CA 199 Special Topics by changing the credit hours to variable credit of one to three hours. 

Ms. Rochelle Hughes made the motion to accept the proposal with the modification of adding that the course could be repeated for up to six hours of credit.  Dr. Rebecca Kelly seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. 

Old Business 

Ms. Cay Lollar reminded members to have their areas submit Bulletin copy early in February if possible.   

Adjournment 

Dr. Dionne Fortenberry adjourned the meeting. 

The next meeting will be Friday, March 2, 2007, at 2:00 p.m.