Agenda
University Curriculum Committee Meeting
March 18, 2016, 2:15 p.m.
Hyland Hall Room 4303
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UCC Members
Voting Members:Arts and Communication / Business & Economics / Education & Professional Studies / Letters & Sciences
George Ferencz / Richard Cummings / Jenni Petersen / Zach Oster
Marshall Anderson / Rashiqa Kamal / John Zbikowski / Angela Harlan
Teri Frame / Matthew Winden / Lynn Gilbertson / Paul House
Ex-Officio Chair: Greg Cook, AVC
Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Members:
TBD
A&C Student / TBD
B&E Student / TBD
E&PS Student / TBD
L&S Student
Allison Hetz
WSG / Liz Hachten
Gen. Ed. Coord. / Carol Elsen
Library / Jodi Hare-Paynter
Registrar
Nelson Edmonds
AA&EC / Rashiqa Kamal
Diversity Committee / Becky Pfeifer
Provost Office, Cmt. Secretary
Associates of the UCC: Rowand Robinson, Tracy Arneson-Baker, Jillian Smith, Stephanie Douglas and Jane Ferencz.
I. Approval of Minutes from the January 15meeting.
II.Announcements
Curricular Schedule draft for 2016-2017 was sent out for review to the college curriculum committees, designation committees, and Registrar’sOffice.
III.Information Only Items (To be Received and Recorded).
A.Special Courses approved since the most recent UCC meeting:
Course No. / Title / Term / ApprovedEnglish – IEI 069 / IEI Special Study: Culture of US Entertainment / 2161 / 1/19/2016
English – IEI 069 / IEI Special Study: Culture of US Sports and Recreation / 2161 / 1/19/2016
Communication Special Study 496 / Crisis Communication / 2171 / 2/9/2016
Communication Special Study 496 / Social Moments & Pers. / 2171 / 2/9/2016
BEINDP Travel Study 491 / GHANA W. Africa: Culture, Educ & Econ / 2167 / 2/9/2016
SOCIOLGY Special Study 496 / Sociology of Hate / 2167 / 2/22/2016
MANGEMNT Special Study 496 / Negotiation Strategies / 2167 / 2/25/2016
English Special Study 296 / Intensive First Year English / 2167 / 2/25/2016
English Workshop 049 / 1st Year English Writing Workshop / 2167 / 2/25/2016
FORNLANG Special Study 496 / Beginning Hmong I / 2167 / 2/24/2016
IV.Action Items
A.Curricular Actions from the College of Arts and Communication
1. Actions from the Department of Music
1.1New Course – CL – MUSED 466: Literacy and Assessment Strategies for the Music Teacher
1.2.Change in Emphasis – CL – Music Choral Education Emphasis (BM)
1.3.Change in Emphasis – CL – Music Instrumental Education Emphasis (BM)
B.Curricular Actions from the College ofBusiness and Economics
1.Actions from the Department of Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health
1.1Change in Emphasis – CL – Occupational Safety - Construction Safety (BS)
1.2Change in Emphasis – CL – Occupational Safety – Environmental Management (BS)
1.3Change in Emphasis – CL – Occupational Safety – Occupational Ergonomics (BS)
1.4Change in Major – CL – Occupational Safety (BS)
1.5Change in Minor – CL – Occupational Safety Minor
1.6.Course Revision – CL – Catalog Description - Safety 468: Ergonomics
Syllabus needs attendance policy and pre-requisite.
Is a proposal also going to Grad Council for 668?
C.Curricular Actions from the College of Letters and Sciences
1.Action from the Department of Computer Sciences
1.2Course Revision – CL – Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, Course Description
– COMPSCI 223: Data Structures
Delete 223 as unrequisite in the course description box
2.Actions from the Department of Geography, Geology & Environmental Science
2.1Course Revision – CL - Pre-requisite Change – GEOGRPY 300: Soil Science
2.2.Course Revision – CL – Course Catalog Change – English 323: Asian Literatures (GH)
3.Actions from the Department of History
3.1Change in Major – CL –History (BA/BS)
3.2.Change in Major – CL – History (BSE)
3.4.Change in Minor – CL – History – Education
3.5.Change in Minor – CL – History
3.6.Change in Emphasis – CL – History – History Honors (BA/BS)
3.7.Change in Emphasis – CL – History – Public History Honors (BA/BS)
3.8.Change in Emphasis – CL – History with Public History (BA/BS)
3.9.New Program – CL – History Honors BSE
4.Actions from the Department of Mathematics
4.1New Course – CL – Math 147: Mathematics in Early Childhood Learning
4.2Course Revision – CL – Pre-requisite and Course Description change – Math 149: Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II
5.Actions from the Department of Social Work
5.1.New Course – CL – SOCWORK 101: Introduction to the Social Work Profession
5.2.Course Revision – CL – SOCWORK 311: Human Behavior and the Social Environment 1
5.3.Course Revision – CL – SOCWORK 402: Social Work Research
5.4.New Course – CL – SOCWORK 489: Senior Seminar in Social Work
5.5.Change in Major – CL – Social Work
V.Other Curricular Items
VI. Discussion of CourseLeaf: progress, feedback, workflows, consultation process, other?
VII. Other actions, questions or comments?
VIII.Adjourn
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