Ami Barile, Charles Harvey, David Harvey, Joe Horton, Jennifer Johnson, Lauretta Koenigseder, Gaylon Ross, Charles Seifert, and Becky Williams.

Joe Arn, Tammy Benson, Joe Cangelosi, Debbie Howell, Dawn Jakubowski, Sally Roden, and Tony Sitz.

The items of the agenda included:

1. The meeting was called to order by Dr. Becky Williams, Acting Chair.

2. Minutes of January 29, 2002 meeting approved as circulated.

3. Report of Subcommittee I (Ami Barile, Chair).

Recommendation 1: That the proposed minor in Linguistics be approved. Discussion included that the case for a need for a minor in Linguistics was well documented, the resources for the minor already exist, and all departments with potential courses support the proposal. Gaylon Ross clarified this is a 24 credit hour minor even though the sample curriculum reflects 27 credit hours. M/S/Passed unanimously (Barile/Horton).

Recommendation 2: That the new course proposal, WRTG 4340 be approved. Discussion followed with David Harvey noting that the course emphasis is teaching creative writing and the primary audience is the student planning to go to graduate school and possibly teaching writing on the college level. He added that teacher education candidates might also be able to add the course as an elective to enhance their ability to teach creative writing in the public schools. M/S/Passed unanimously (Barile/Seifert).

4. Report of Subcommittee II (Joe Horton, Subcommittee Member).

Recommendation 1: That the College of Business Administration’s proposed changes for the BBA degrees be approved. Discussion followed with Dr. Horton reporting that the subcommittee had requested and received revisions in the original Proposal for Curriculum Change. Specifically, those changes included clarification that the requirements are designed for business majors only, clarification of the probationary semester, and clarification of grade requirements for transfer courses and credit earned at any 2-year institution. The revised Proposal was distributed to Council members. M/S/Passed unanimously (Horton/Seifert).

Recommendation 2: That the new course proposal for PHYS 2411, College Astronomy be approved. Discussion included Dr. Gaylon Ross noting that the course description will be revised to reflect the course is both a lecture and laboratory course. M/S/Passed unanimously (Horton/Harvey).

Recommendation 3: That requirement for the General Science Major and the elective for Physical Science Minor change from PHYS 1401 to PHYS 2411 (new course). Dr. Gaylon Ross noted that this change benefits students who are general science majors, physical science majors, physics majors and minors, and students pursuing a BS degree who opt to fulfill the BS degree requirements through astronomy courses. M/S/Passed unanimously (Horton/Barile).

5. Information items included:

Prefix changes from FLAN to WLAN:

FLAN 1300-Elementary Language I
FLAN 2300-Level 3 Intensive English Core Program
FLAN 2315-Cultural Studies
FLAN 4315-Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages
FLAN 2325-Second Language Acquisition
FLAN 4330-Second Language Assessment

Course title changes:

From WLAN 4315-Methods of Teaching Foreign Language to Methods of Teaching Second Languages

WRTG 4320-Non-Western Rhetorical Traditions to Rhetoric and Cross-Cultural Communication

INFO 3363-Business Telecommunications to Telecommunications and Computer Networks

Prerequisite changes:

1. WLAN 4315-Methods of Teaching Second Languages
2. INFO 3328-Systems Analysis and Design
3. INFO 3322-Introduction to Minicomputers
4. INFO 3329-End-User Systems Planning and Design
5. INFO 3362-Programming in Visual Basic
6. INFO 3363-Telecommunications and Computer Networks
7. INFO 4329-Database Management Systems
8. INFO 4339-Computer Applications in Business
9. INFO 4350-Information Systems Technology
10. INFO 4362-Administrative Information Management
11. PHYS 2421-Observational Astronomy

Revised bulletin descriptions for:

1. Programmer/Analyst Track of the Information Systems major
2. End-Users Support Track of the Information Systems major
3. INFO 3301-Problem Solving with Cobol
4. INFO 3322-Introduction to Minicomputers
5. INFO 3328-Systems Analysis and Design
6. INFO 3329-End-User Systems Planning and Design
7. INFO 3362-Programming in Visual Basic
8. INFO 3364-Desktop Publishing
9. INFO 3366-Web Site Management
10. INFO 4329-Database Management Systems
11. INFO 4339-Computer Applications in Business
12. INFO 4362-Administrative Information Management

English curriculum changes.

PHIL 4310-Senior Thesis in Philosophy deletion from the Philosophy major.

Meeting was adjourned at 2:10 p.m.

Submitted on behalf of the Undergraduate Council.

Lauretta A. Koenigseder, Secretary

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