October 28, 2016
Upchurch Conference Room – Bell Engineering
Members Present:
Voting: Paul Cronan, Norman D. Dennis, Jr., Michael R. Evans, Mary Herrington, Patricia Koski, Jennie Popp, Manuel Rossetti, Nicole Rowan, Kathy Smith, Joel Thornton, and Tim Yeager
Non-Voting: Alice Griffin, Miran Kang, Lisa Kulczak
Members Absent:
Voting: Robert Brady, Karen Boston, Jeannine Durdik, Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, Kevin Hall, Janet Penner-Williams, and Cathy Wissehr
Non-Voting: Karen Turner
Guests: Steve Bell, Lisa Corrigan, Bob Costrell, Sheri Deaton, Donna Draper, Don Edgar, Alan Ellstrand, James Gigantino, Fran Hagstrom, Laurence Hare, Laura Herold, Jeannie Hulen, Raja Kali, Julia Kennefick, Brinck Kerr, Ronda Mains, Kate Mamiseishvili, Betsy Orr, Gary Peters, William Quinn, Bill Schreckhise, Leigh Sparks, Jason Tullis, and Jan Wicks
Norm Dennis called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
- The minutes for the September 23, 2016 meeting were approved.
- Course Change Proposals:
All course change proposals were approved without opposition. The approved courses are listed on the CIM Course Report created by CourseLeaf and will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:- Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for November 9, 2016
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for November 17, 2016
- Old Business:
None
- New Business:
All program change proposals were approved on the CIM Program Report with one opposition. Item:
sss. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – ADLLME – Adult and Lifelong Learning, Master of Education presented by Fran Hagstrom.
The UCPC tabled the item. Requested the program change be rolled back to the College of Education and Health Professions Dean approval level to review and adjust the language in the description and justification block to match the Graduate School and International Education’s admission policies.
The other program changes will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:- Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for November 9, 2016
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for November 17, 2016
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food
and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Education, Communication and Technology
– AGED-M – Agricultural Education Minor was presented by Don Edgar.
Course changes were needed to allow present and future students more foundational education based course work. Courses that were not needed for possible future certification have been removed and foundational education courses were inserted (4a_AGED-M Report, 4a_AGED minor).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and
Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – AMPDBS – Apparel Merchandising
and Product Development, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science was presented
by Kathy Smith.
The modification to the AMPDBS program requirements is to add HESC 1403 Life Span as an option for HESC 2413. In addition, change the level of AMPD 4071 Pre-Internship to AMPD 3071 to allow second semester sophomores and higher the opportunity to complete the course in a timely fashion. ADD “or ISYS 1123 or equivalent (computer basics)” (4b_AMPDBS Report, 4b_AMPDBS – ISYS 1123 Approval Email).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and
Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFS-M – Human Development
& Family Science Minor was presented by Laura Herold.
The program change for the minor in HDFS, presented for 2017-2018, will consist of the following:
The addition of Child Development to the required courses list reflects agreement among the HDFS faculty that Child Development is central to knowledge of Human Development and Family Sciences. Additionally, it was previously a de-facto requirement, because it is a pre-requisite for many courses in the “choose from” list.
The change of the total required credit hours from 6 to 9 and of “Choose from” credits from 12 to 9 accurately reflects the new requirements for the minor.
The name change of Rural Sociology to Rural Families and Communities more accurately reflects the primary focus of the class material.
The addition of the courses on A. Multicultural Families, B. Infancy, C. Building Family and Community Relationships, and D. Childhood Obesity to the “choose from” list brings the minor check sheet up to date with current course offerings.
The change in the level for Parenting and Family Dynamics and Family Financial Management reflects a change already in the system.
The change in the level for Child Guidance reflects a change already fully in effect.
The removal of the course HESC 4463 Administration and Leadership in the Helping Professions from the list of “Choose from” courses reflects a feeling on the part of the faculty that this course is more suited to majors, who will have more complete knowledge of HDFS material. In addition, the course includes specific content best suited to majors. (4c_HDFS-M Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and
Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – BRKDBS – Birth through
Kindergarten, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Sciences was presented by
Laura Herold.
- The BS degree in HESC is being reconfigured to include a fifth major. The B-K concentration is being deleted and replaced by a B-K major for two reasons. HDFS faculty agree that there is very little overlap in core courses in what were the Lifespan and Child Development concentrations, and what will be the Human Development and Family Sciences major. Thus, being a separate major more accurately reflects the distinct licensure course plan we offer to our students. In addition, it is necessary to become a major because, as a licensure program housed in a concentration, we are simply unable to comply with the 27 credit hour limit on concentrations. It should be noted that, other than the addition of one course, the B-K licensure program requirements are unchanged.
- The new course HESC 3333 was created in response to feedback from the Arkansas Department of Education. In conversation with the reviewing panel, it was necessary for our licensure program. Upon that addition of this course, our licensure program can be offered.
- For both the HDFSBS and BRKDBS majors, the changing of the course prefixes from HESC
to HDFS to more clearly identify HDFS courses. This also brings HDFS in line with
both AMPD and HNHI areas, who have also recently adopted unique prefixes. Finally,
it helps minimize confusion in the degree programs described in the undergraduate
and graduate catalogs (4d_BRKDBS Report, 4d_BSHES-HDFS – Deletion of Concentrations – Ltr of Notification, 4d_BSHES – Reconfig-Ltr of Notification, 4d_BSHES – Reconfig – Appendices).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food
and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS – Human Development
and Family Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science was presented
by Laura Herold.
- The HDFS major was reorganized because the courses required for state licensure in the BRKD program differentiated the concentrations too much to offer them as concentrations and the current major, therefore, is out of compliance with the course requirement limitations for majors.
- The merging of the two current concentrations (Lifespan and Child Development) was done because there was significant overlap in the requirements of the two concentrations so that there was very little differentiation between them.
- The PHIL 2103 (Introduction to Ethics) course requirement is made due to faculty recognition that students need a strong background in ethical reasoning in careers that are human services oriented.
- HESC 4443 (Gerontology) was removed from the program because the course will no longer be offered by the department and the previous content of the course will be taught in HESC 4433 (Adult Development).
- HESC 2603 (Rural Families and Communities) and HESC 4603 (Environmental Sociology) were added to the required courses as the content of the courses align with desired learning outcomes of the major.
- HESC 4483 Internship was added to the required courses so that students have hands-on opportunities to work in human services.
- The list of focused electives was reorganized so that students could tailor their programs to fit their particular career goals.
- For both the HDFSBS and BRKDBS majors, the changing of the course prefixes from HESC
to HDFS to more clearly identify HDFS courses. This also brings HDFS in line with
both AMPD and HNHI areas, who have also recently adopted unique prefixes. Finally,
it helps minimize confusion in the degree programs described in the undergraduate
and graduate catalogs.(4e_HDFSBS Report, 4e_BSHES– Reconfig-Ltr of Notification, 4e_BSHES-HDFS - Deletion-Ltr of Notification, 4e_HESC 4443_Class inactivation notification Acknowledgement – HKRD, 4e_PBHL 1303 –Consent, 4e_PHIL 2103 –Consent, 4e_SCWK3163 –Consent, 4e_BSHES – Reconfig - Appendices).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food
and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS-CDEV – Human
Development and Family Sciences Child Development Concentration was presented by Laura
Herold.
The current degree program consists of one major with three concentrations (Birth through Kindergarten, Child Development, and Lifespan). Because the course requirements for teacher licensure are extensive, the concentration became too differentiated from the other concentrations to comply with policy about credit hour limits for concentrations. For that reason, the major is being reconfigured to offer two majors (Birth through Kindergarten and Human Development and Family Sciences). (4f_HDFSBS-CDEV Report, 4f_BSHES-HDFS – Deletion of Concentrations – Ltr of Notification).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food
and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS-LSPN – Human
Development and Family Sciences Lifespan Concentration was presented by Laura Herold.
The current degree program consists of one major with three concentrations (Birth through Kindergarten, Child Development, and Lifespan). Because the course requirements for teacher licensure are extensive, the concentration became too differentiated from the other concentrations to comply with policy about credit hour limits for concentrations. For that reason, the major is being reconfigured to offer two majors (Birth through Kindergarten and Human Development and Family Sciences). (4g_HDFSBS-LSPN Report, 4g_BSHES-HDFS – Deletion of Concentrations – Ltr of Notification).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of History – AAST Combined Major – African and African American Studies
Combined Major was presented by Donna Draper.
The AAST second major and minor programs are adding additional courses (PLSC/AAST 3293, ENGL/AAST 3853, and SOCI/AAST 4153) as options to satisfy the program requirements, because there are now more AAST-related courses available from a wider variety of departments. Originally, most AAST coursework came only from the history department. It is important for students to be able to select coursework from a broader set of fields (4h_AAST Combined Major Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of History – AAST-M – African and African American Studies Minor was presented
by Donna Draper.
The AAST second major and minor programs are adding additional courses (PLSC/AAST 3293, ENGL/AAST 3853, and SOCI/AAST 4153) as options to satisfy the program requirements, because there are now more AAST-related courses available from a wider variety of departments. Originally, most AAST coursework came only from the history department. It is important for students to be able to select coursework from a broader set of fields (4i_AAST-M Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – AMSTBA – American Studies, Bachelor of Arts
was presented by Donna Draper.
Requesting the deletion of the American Studies, Bachelor of Arts. No new students admitted effective Fall 2017. Students currently in program to be allowed to continue and complete the program through Spring 2020.
Enrollment in this interdisciplinary program has been consistently very small every year. Students who might have previously been drawn to this program may now be enrolling in the Interdisciplinary Studies program or seeking majors in History, English, or Political Science (4j_AMSTBA Report, 4j_AMSTBA – Deletion – Ltr of Notification).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – ARSC Honors – ARSC College Honors Requirements
was presented by Donna Draper.
Specifically listed the University/state core requirements of English Comp I and II and the US History/American National Government requirement into each individual Honors degree requirement sections (BA, BS, BM and BFA).
Justification: With the implementation of the degree audit in UAConnect the move is necessary to ensure each student is aware of what is required. These general university requirements have always existed, but because they were not specified in the honors-specific requirements, they were unable to factor into the automated degree plan audits. This will simplify the degree clearance process for college honors students.
HUMN 2124H is being dropped from the Honors Humanities Project (H2P) sequence (HUMN 1114H, HUMN 1124H, HUMN 2114H, and HUMN 2124H). There are several changes throughout the Honors core requirements which involve removing any reference to HUMN 2124H.
Added a clarifying statement to each honors core section to state that the University/state minimum core is fulfilled by completing the college honors core.
Added new course MATH 2445 Calculus I with Review as a math option in all plans.
BA:
HUMN 2124H is being replaced by a second world literature course (selected from WLIT 1123/H, CLST 1003/1003H, CLST 1013/1013H, or any other WLIT course) to fulfill the requirement that the 4th semester of H2P previously covered. Because of this, the BA honors requirements in the Humanities and Social Sciences Option 2 section have to be adjusted from 16 hours (the 4-course sequence of 4-hour H2P courses) at the honors level down to 15 hours at the honors level.
THTR 1013 is a newly approved fine arts course for university/state core, so that is being added as an option as a fine arts course for the BA and BS fine arts sections.
GEOS 2003 now has an honors section, so GEOS 2003H is being added in the social science sections. ECON 2143/2143H is being added as an option in the social science sections.
BS:
THTR 1013 is being added as an option for fine arts, GEOS 2003H and ECON 2143/2143H are being added as options for the social science core.
BS Humanities & Social Science Option 2 Core--correction to # of hours required at the honors level being changed from 9 to 12. (Students have to take 3 H2P courses which are 4 hours each, so the minimum must be 12 hours.
BS reqs under science--adding the new course BIOL 1584 Biology for Majors and CHEM 3703/3702L and 3713/3712L, since the organic chemistry for majors courses are equivalent to the honors organic chem courses.
BM:
ECON 2143H and GEOS 2003H are being added as options to the social sciences requirement.
BFA:
ECON 2143H and GEOS 2003H are being added as options to the social sciences requirement (4k_ ARSC Honors Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Art – ARTBA-ARHS – Art/Art History Concentration, Bachelor of Arts was
presented by Donna Draper.
Substituting "6 hours in ARTS courses" in place of ARTS 1013 and (ARTS 1313 or ARTS 1323).
Justification: We want to allow ARHS majors more flexibility in selecting studio classes related to their art historical studies (4l_ARTBA-ARHS Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Communication – COMM Dept Honors – Communication Departmental Honors
was presented by Donna Draper.
Honors students approaching their thesis often have little knowledge of conceptualizing a research project. All too often, this results in students dropping out of the honors program because they were not provided guidance through this process. COMM 3991H is proposed as a way to facilitate the conceptualization of research under the guidance of a tenure-track faculty member. Once the students develop a viable thesis proposal, they would then enroll in COMM 499VH, Honors Thesis, to conduct and receive full credit for the project (4m_COMM Dept Honors Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – GNST-M – Gender Studies Minor was presented
by Lisa Corrigan.
The SOCI department is deleting the SOCI 4133 The Family course from their curriculum, The SOCI faculty have also proposed to delete SOCI 2043 Marriage and Family, and have proposed a new course SOCI 3263 Families and Social Change which will combine elements of both of those courses. Because of this curricular change in SOCI, we wish to remove the SOCI 4133 course from our list of approved GNST courses, and we wish to add the newly proposed course SOCI 3263 Families and Social Change in its place.
SOCI 3263 Families and Social Change is currently in the CIM approval queue.
We also wish to include these additional courses which will contribute GNST-related content to the minor and provide students with additional choices/options.
AAST 4063 Women in Africa
AAST 4953 The History of Sub-Saharan African Women
COMM 4363 Gender, Race and Power
COMM 4733 Reel Women
COMM 4743 Representational Issues in Film
ENGL 3593 Topics in Gender, Sexuality, and Literature
ENGL 4533 Studies in Lit and Gender
PBHL 1303 Introduction to Human Sexuality
or PBHL 1303H Honors Introduction to Human Sexuality
PLSC 3213 The South and the Law: Race, Gender, and Citizenship
PLSC 4573 Gender and Politics (4n_GNST-M Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – INST Writing Req – International Studies Writing
Requirement was presented by Laurence Hare.
Adding a statement that indicates that INST 4003/4003H is the capstone experience course for international studies majors, and specifying that a "C" or better in the course is required to satisfy the Fulbright College Writing Requirement.
The additional information regarding a "C" or higher specifies in clearer terms what is required of students to meet the Fulbright Writing Requirement (4o_INST Writing Req Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – INSTBA – International Studies, Bachelor of
Arts was presented by Laurence Hare.
Overview
The International Studies program wishes to make the attached changes to its curriculum in order to enhance the rigor of the INST major while providing students with more flexibility to choose courses relevant to International Studies that will facilitate a variety of career pathways. The total number of hours in the major (48) remains unchanged.
International Studies Core
In the current curriculum, students are required to take a prescribed set of core courses not under the control of the program, including some that are not listed as University Core electives. This has created an undue burden on other departments to offer courses for INST majors. In the proposed curriculum, students have more choices for their core, as they can now choose from added options from the social sciences. They can now also choose which core courses are most appropriate for them, since no specific courses are required except for INST 2013 Introduction to International Studies and INST 4003 International Studies Seminar, which are provided by the program. A required selection of ECON courses provides students with the prerequisites for upper-level ECON courses offered in the major, but students may still choose either the one-semester ECON 2143 or the two-semester ECON 2013 and 2023.
Mathematics Requirement
The math requirement has been enhanced, and students must now take one course higher than College Algebra. This is intended to prepare students for success in the advanced social science courses they take to fulfill the major's upper-level requirements and better prepares them for the graduate programs and career pathways associated with International Studies.
Language Requirement
The language requirement remains unchanged, except that it specifies the languages approved for the requirement. This is intended to prevent students from enrolling in language programs that do not have advanced offerings and would therefore not provide the hours students need to meet the requirement.
Area Studies Requirement
Just as in the current curriculum, students are asked to complete hours in a selected area studies program in order to build depth of knowledge in one world region. In this curriculum, students complete more hours (9 instead of 6), which better balances this portion of the curriculum against the Global Studies Requirement. The proposed curriculum also creates a more even set of requirements for the respective area studies programs. This means that students will be obliged to select at least two upper-level courses, including at least one 4000-level course from the list of electives provided by the chosen area studies program.
Global Studies Requirement
The proposed curriculum removes the "track" concentrations that had been part of the previous curriculum. In practice, these six concentrations had created challenges for students, because there were too few available courses in many cases for students to complete the track without substitutions, and the selection of courses often overlapped too much with the area studies requirement. In this curriculum, students may choose any combination of courses (mostly 3000-level and above) from four categories connected more firmly to global themes, such as international security, global environment, etc. This is intended to provide more advanced methodological exposure while fostering breadth of knowledge of world issues and trends that transcend specific world regions. The requirement thus provides a much wider variety of courses for students to choose in preparation for chosen career pathways. This requirement also offers students studying a second language to apply a portion of that credit to the major, and it makes it easier for students to apply study abroad, internship, independent studies, and thesis credit to the major. The list of individual offerings includes interdisciplinary courses approved for the major by the chairs of the respective departments.
Courses that were more relevant to area studies treating only one world region (for example, HIST 3043 History of the Modern Middle East) were removed from the Global Studies list. Because the Middle East Studies program offers this course, students selecting Middle East as an area study may elect to take it to fulfill their Area Studies Requirement (4p_INSTBA Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – INSTBA Dept Honors – International Studies
Departmental Honors was presented by Laurence Hare.
The proposed curriculum change lowers the number of accepted honors hours to accommodate a wider variety of upper-level interdisciplinary courses, but also specifies for the first time that honors students writing a thesis in International Studies must enroll in at least three hours of thesis credit. This is intended to ensure that students are moving in a timely manner towards completing the honors thesis.
Additional language, already part of the Fulbright College and Departmental Honors requirements, has been added to the international studies honors section to reinforce the honors program requirements already in existence and make the text parallel and more in keeping with other honors sections in the Fulbright College (4q_INSTBA Dept Honors Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Journalism – JOURBA-ADPR – Journalism Advertising-Public Relations Concentration
was presented by Jan Wicks.
In our most recent accreditation visit, the site team advised us to incorporate more analysis of diverse target markets and lifestyles into the curriculum. Account Planning specifically teaches that material and provides practice in the skills, writing and analysis of diverse target markets and lifestyles. Introducing JOUR 4473 Account Planning as a required option or elective in the Ad/PR Sequence is a direct response to that recommendation from our national accrediting organization.
Journalism majors in the Advertising/Public Relations sequence will be able to select either JOUR 4453 Media Planning or JOUR 4473 Account Planning to complete the advanced research and analysis requirement in the sequence. This will provide more options to students, and enable students to take one for the advanced research and analysis requirement, and if desired, the other as a Journalism elective (4r_JOURBA-ADPR Report, 4r_Jour 4473 Account Planning Syllabus 8-26-2016).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – LAST Combined Major – Latin
American and Latino Studies Combined Major was presented by Donna Draper.
- Adding PORT 2013 as an option to fulfill the LAST Language Competence
Justification: We want to add this requirement back into the catalog. Portuguese had traditionally been one of the two languages students could use to fulfill the LAST language requirement but was removed after the loss of our Portuguese faculty. Portuguese specialist Edvan Brito who just joined the WLLC Department (and LAST faculty), and we will once again be able to offer the PORT language sequence.
- Changes to list of Approved Electives:
Removal of ANTH 3213
Originally, ANTH 3213 was adapted at the request of the previous LAST director to incorporate the Latin American indigenous experience so that it could be offered to students as an LAST-related course. It was the only ANTH LAST-related course at the time. Other LAST-appropriate permanent courses (ANTH 3553 and ANTH 4263) are now available to students, and ANTH special topics courses related to LAST issues are frequently offered; therefore, ANTH 3213 is no longer needed for this particular purpose.
Trying to continue to incorporate the Latin American indigenous experience in amongst all of the other issues (and sheer geographic and cultural diversity) we have to cover when addressing Indigenous North America. There is the added fact that listing it under LAST is awkward for Dr. Gloria Young, who teaches the class as a correspondence/Global Campus offering, as she is not a Latin Americanist. If a LAST student wanted to take the correspondence version of ANTH 3213 with Gloria, we would be hard-pressed to deny them LAST credit, yet Gloria does not include enough Latin American content to justify it being a LAST class. For all of those reasons, I'd like to go ahead and remove it from LAST's electives list. (ANTH 3213 is being renamed as “Indigenous Peoples of North America.)
Removal of ANTH 3523
We are removing this course because it was put on the books and taught by ANTH professor Steve Striffler, who is no longer at the U of A.
*Chair of ANTH Justin Nolan has agreed to the above changes.
Addition of several History classes to our Electives list:
HIST 4173 – The Latin American City
HIST 4453 – Frontiers and Borderlands in Colonial Latin America
HIST 4743 – The Cold War in Latin America
HIST 4813 – Africans and Slavery in Colonial Latin America
All four of these classes contain LAST content and should be listed among our LAST electives.
*Chair of HIST Undergraduate Studies Alessandro Brogi, his committee, and the chair of the history department have agreed to the above changes.
Addition of SOCI 3173
This course is offered frequently by one of the LAST program core instructors. The content supports the LAST program and should be listed among our LAST electives.
*Chair of SOCI Anna Zajicek has agreed to the above changes (4s_LAST Combined Major Report).
- Adding PORT 2013 as an option to fulfill the LAST Language Competence
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Political Science – LGST-M – Legal Studies Minor was presented by William
Schreckhise.
The course "Introduction to Legal Studies" is a course appropriate for the Legal Studies minor, as perhaps its name suggests. The main topics of the course mirror the course names students take in law school (e.g., "Torts," "Contracts," "Criminal Law") providing students with an overview of the field of legal studies. The course should have been added to the menu of available courses to satisfy the minor when other updates were made a couple of years ago (4t_LGST-M Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBA – Music, Bachelor of Arts was presented by Ronda Mains.
- Adding MUSY 2003 as an option so that students may complete either WLIT 1113 or MUSY
2003 Music in World Cultures to satisfy their university/state core humanities requirement.
Justification: MUSY 2003 was just recently approved to satisfy the humanities core requirement.
- Instead of requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint, we are adding 3 additional
options to satisfy this requirement so that students can take either MUTH 3603 18th
Century Counterpoint, MUTH 3623 Music Perception (newly proposed course), MUTH 3723
Jazz Analysis (newly proposed course), or MUTH 477V Special Topics in Music Theory.
Justification: The proposal will allow students more choice in the theory curriculum that is most relevant and exciting to them. These changes reflect broader changes within the discipline of music theory, which has developed to embrace more diverse approaches. Gaining experience with these contemporary approaches will help prepare students for the twenty-first century world.
We hope it will also increase enthusiasm for music theory among the students, aid retention, and get them engaging more intellectually with the materials of music. There are no changes in number of theory credits required (4u_MUSCBA Report).
- Adding MUSY 2003 as an option so that students may complete either WLIT 1113 or MUSY
2003 Music in World Cultures to satisfy their university/state core humanities requirement.
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM – Music, Bachelor of Music was presented by Ronda Mains.
We are specifying, within the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Music, that students must fulfill their university/state core requirement by completing either WLIT 1113 or MUSY 2003. This will then be parallel to what is currently required of the Music, BA majors (4v_MUSCBM Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-COMP – Music Composition Concentration was presented
by Ronda Mains.
- MUTH 4703 Writing Music Analysis will no longer be specifically required, and we will
allow students to select two out of the three following MUTH course options:
MUTH 3623 Music Perception (newly proposed course)
MUTH 3723 Jazz Analysis (newly proposed course) or
MUTH 477V Special Topics in Music Theory
Justification: The change will allow students more choice in the theory curriculum that is most relevant and exciting to them. These changes reflect broader changes within the discipline of music theory, which has developed to embrace more diverse approaches. Gaining experience with these contemporary approaches will help prepare students for the twenty-first century world.
We hope it will also increase enthusiasm for music theory among the students, aid retention, and get them engaging more intellectually with the materials of music. There are no changes in number of theory credits required.
- Changes have been made to the 8-semester plan to reflect the changes stated above.
The 8-semester plan has also been modified to reflect the general BM change that specifies
the humanities requirement be fulfilled by either MUSY 2003 or WLIT 1113. Also, the
piano for majors sequence has been shifted so that those courses are showing up in
the correct terms in adherence to catalog frequency listings (4w_MUSCBM-COMP Report).
- MUTH 4703 Writing Music Analysis will no longer be specifically required, and we will
allow students to select two out of the three following MUTH course options:
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-GPRF – Music Guitar Performance Concentration was presented
by Ronda Mains.
- Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow students to select two out of four of the following
MUTH course options:
MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint
MUTH 3623 Music Perception (newly proposed course)
MUTH 3723 Jazz Analysis (newly proposed course) or
MUTH 477V Special Topics in Music Theory
Justification: The change will allow students more choice in the theory curriculum that is most relevant and exciting to them. These changes reflect broader changes within the discipline of music theory, which has developed to embrace more diverse approaches. Gaining experience with these contemporary approaches will help prepare students for the twenty-first century world.
We hope it will also increase enthusiasm for music theory among the students, aid retention, and get them engaging more intellectually with the materials of music. There are no changes in number of theory credits required.
- Changes to the 8-semester plan have also been made to reflect the above changes. In
addition, the Piano Class for Music Majors sequence has been shifted to list courses
in the appropriate terms for the current frequency listing. One hour of MUEN ensemble
was removed from the Year 1 Fall term, as it was unneeded. It was replaced by an additional
hour of general electives. Two hours of general electives were removed from the last
term of the senior year and added to the first term for a combined 3-hour general
elective course. The removed MUEN ensemble from Year 1 Fall term was probably erroneously
left in the 8-semester plan when a chorus ensemble became required for all music majors
during the first term and was added in a prior program change.
And finally, the 8-semester plan has been modified to reflect the current change to the BM degree which specifies that students will need to take either MUSY 2003 or WLIT 1113. The 8-semester plan will now specify MUSY 2003 or WLIT 1113 instead of any University/state humanities core requirement (4x_MUSCBM-GPRF Report).
- Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow students to select two out of four of the following
MUTH course options:
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-MBUS – Music Business Concentration was presented by
Ronda Mains.
Changes are to add MUSY 2003 and WLIT as the specified humanities courses for the major. Because these requirements count towards humanities core credit, they should appear in bold, as is customary for Fulbright ARSC major requirements. Specifying these courses as part of the general Bachelor of Music requirements will make this parallel to the specified requirements for the BA in Music.
The 8-semester plan is adjusted accordingly (4y_MUSCBM-MBUS Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-PIAN – Music Piano Education Concentration was presented
by Ronda Mains.
Minor modifications to 8-semester plan. Corrected the absence of MUAP 3201 Applied Recital I in 4th year fall term, and modified the UA/State core humanities references to specify MUSY 2003 and WLIT 1113 as proposed in changes to the Bachelor of Music degree general requirements (4z_MUSCBM-PIAN Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-PPRF – Music Piano Performance Concentration was presented
by Ronda Mains.
- Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow students to select two out of four of the following
MUTH course options:
MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint
MUTH 3623 Music Perception (newly proposed course)
MUTH 3723 Jazz Analysis (newly proposed course) or
MUTH 477V Special Topics in Music Theory
Justification: The change will allow students more choice in the theory curriculum that is most relevant and exciting to them. These changes reflect broader changes within the discipline of music theory, which has developed to embrace more diverse approaches. Gaining experience with these contemporary approaches will help prepare students for the twenty-first century world.
We hope it will also increase enthusiasm for music theory among the students, aid retention, and get them engaging more intellectually with the materials of music. There are no changes in number of theory credits required.
- Changes have been made to the 8-semester plan to reflect the changes stated above.
Also, a correction was needed to list MUTH 4322 in the proper term (fall) instead
of spring. The 8-semester plan has also been modified to reflect the general BM change
that specifies the humanities requirement be fulfilled by either MUSY 2003 or WLIT
1113 (4aa__MUSCBM-PPRF Report).
- Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow students to select two out of four of the following
MUTH course options:
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-SPRF – Music String Performance Concentration was presented
by Ronda Mains.
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Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow students to select two out of four of the following
MUTH course options:
MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint
MUTH 3623 Music Perception (newly proposed course)
MUTH 3723 Jazz Analysis (newly proposed course) or
MUTH 477V Special Topics in Music Theory
Justification: The change will allow students more choice in the theory curriculum that is most relevant and exciting to them. These changes reflect broader changes within the discipline of music theory, which has developed to embrace more diverse approaches. Gaining experience with these contemporary approaches will help prepare students for the twenty-first century world.
We hope it will also increase enthusiasm for music theory among the students, aid retention, and get them engaging more intellectually with the materials of music. There are no changes in number of theory credits required.
- Changes have been made to the 8-semester plan to reflect the changes stated above.
Also, a correction was needed to sequence the MUAC Piano Class for Music Majors to
place those courses in the correct term to match the current frequency listings. Also,
edits to the 8-semester plan reflecting the requested changes to the general Bachelor
of Music requirements have been made--specifying MUSY 2003 or WLIT 1113 in place of
a general university/state core humanities requirement (4bb__MUSCBM-SPRF Report).
-
Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow students to select two out of four of the following
MUTH course options:
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-STRG – Music String Education Concentration was presented
by Ronda Mains.
Minor modifications to the 8-semester plan to correct the semester listings of the piano for music majors sequence so that the courses aligned with the proper frequency offerings specified in the catalog of studies. Also, indicated MUSY 2003 and WLIT 1113 as the specific humanities choices to reflect the proposed changes to the MUSCBM general requirements (4cc__MUSCBM-STRG Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-THRY – Music Theory Concentration was presented by Ronda
Mains.
- Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow music theory students to select four upper-level
MUTH courses, recommending out of the following MUTH course options:
MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint
MUTH 3623 Music Perception (newly proposed course)
MUTH 3723 Jazz Analysis (newly proposed course) or
MUTH 477V Special Topics in Music Theory
(MUTH 477V is a repeatable course when different topics are taken.)
Justification: The change will allow students more choice in the theory curriculum that is most relevant and exciting to them. These changes reflect broader changes within the discipline of music theory, which has developed to embrace more diverse approaches. Gaining experience with these contemporary approaches will help prepare students for the twenty-first century world.
There are no changes in number of theory credits required.
- Changes have been made to the 8-semester plan to reflect the changes stated above.
Also, a correction was needed to sequence the MUAC Piano Class for Music Majors to
place those courses in the correct term to match the current frequency listings. Also,
edits to the 8-semester plan reflecting the requested changes to the general Bachelor
of Music requirements have been made--specifying MUSY 2003 or WLIT 1113 to be taken
as the university/state core humanities requirement (4dd__MUSCBM-THRY Report).
- Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow music theory students to select four upper-level
MUTH courses, recommending out of the following MUTH course options:
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-VOCE – Music Voice Education Concentration was presented
by Ronda Mains.
Minor modifications to 8-semester plan to reflect proposed changes to the MUSCBM general requirements (specifying that students must take either WLIT 1113 or MUSY 2003 which will fulfill the humanities requirement). Also, corrected terms for piano classes for majors so that they aligned with the proper specified frequency listed in the catalog of studies (4ee__MUSCBM-VOCE Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-VPRF – Music Voice Performance Concentration was presented
by Ronda Mains.
- Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow students to select two out of four of the following
MUTH course options:
MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint
MUTH 3623 Music Perception (newly proposed course)
MUTH 3723 Jazz Analysis (newly proposed course) or
MUTH 477V Special Topics in Music Theory
Justification: The change will allow students more choice in the theory curriculum that is most relevant and exciting to them. These changes reflect broader changes within the discipline of music theory, which has developed to embrace more diverse approaches. Gaining experience with these contemporary approaches will help prepare students for the twenty-first century world.
We hope it will also increase enthusiasm for music theory among the students, aid retention, and get them engaging more intellectually with the materials of music. There are no changes in number of theory credits required.
- Changes have been made to the 8-semester plan to reflect the changes stated above.
Also, a correction was needed to the 4th Year fall term which incorrectly listed MUHS
4773 Survey of Vocal Literature II, which is already listed and taken in the 4th Year
Spring term. The correct course was added in its place: MUHS 4763 Survey of Vocal
Literature I. Also specified MUSY 2003 or WLIT 1113 in place of the general humanities
core requirement to reflect the proposed changes to the Bachelor of Music general
requirements (4ff__MUSCBM-VPRF Report).
- Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow students to select two out of four of the following
MUTH course options:
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-WPRF – Music Woodwind-Brass-Percussion Performance Concentration
was presented by Ronda Mains.
- Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow students to select two out of four of the following
MUTH course options:
MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint
MUTH 3623 Music Perception (newly proposed course)
MUTH 3723 Jazz Analysis (newly proposed course) or
MUTH 477V Special Topics in Music Theory
Justification: The change will allow students more choice in the theory curriculum that is most relevant and exciting to them. These changes reflect broader changes within the discipline of music theory, which has developed to embrace more diverse approaches. Gaining experience with these contemporary approaches will help prepare students for the twenty-first century world.
We hope it will also increase enthusiasm for music theory among the students, aid retention, and get them engaging more intellectually with the materials of music. There are no changes in number of theory credits required.
- Changes have been made to the 8-semester plan to reflect the changes stated above.
The piano for majors sequence of courses has been shifted to place those courses in
the proper terms to align with the stated catalog frequency listings. The 8-semester
plan is also being modified to reflect the specifically required MUSY 2003 or WLIT
1113 in accordance with the currently proposed changes to the MUSCBM general requirements
(4gg__MUSCBM-WPRF Report).
- Instead of specifically requiring MUTH 3603 18th Century Counterpoint and MUTH 4703
Writing Music Analysis, we will allow students to select two out of four of the following
MUTH course options:
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Music – MUSCBM-WWBP – Music Woodwind-Brass-Percussion Education Concentration
was presented by Ronda Mains.
Minor changes to the 8-semester plan to place piano for majors courses and MUED 3911 Classroom Instruments in Music Education in the proper terms that match the stated frequency listings in the catalog of studies.
Also, specified the humanities courses to be taken as MUSY 2003 and WLIT 1113 to reflect the proposed change to the MUSCBM general requirements (4hh__MUSCBM-WWBP Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Physics – PHYSBS – Physics, Bachelor of Science was presented by Julia
Kennefick.
- Changing requirement from CHEM 1103/1101L & CHEM 1123/1121L to 8 hours selected from
the following: CHEM 1103/1101L, CHEM 1123/1121L, CSCE 2004, CSCE 2014, BIOL 1543/1541L
(or BIOL 1584), GEOS 1113/1111L, or GEOS 1133/1131L or approved 8 hours of other laboratory-based
courses from these departments.
Justification: Over the last few years, as students join our computational, biophysics, or geophysics tracks, the Physics department has been willing to substitute other science courses for the CHEM sequence. Now that our automated degree audit system is in place, we wish to make these substitutions official so that individual substitutions are not required for every single student. It will also allow students to see their options more clearly within the course catalog.
- Replacing the required math course MATH 3423 (now 4423) Introduction to Partial Differential
Equations with MATH 3083 Linear Algebra.
Justification: Linear Algebra is really necessary for students taking our required PHYS 4073 Intro to Quantum class. In fact, during the last few semesters, the instructor for the course has had to break a few weeks in and give an introduction to linear algebra before proceeding with the physics material.
We do realize that physics students would benefit from taking MATH 4423 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations, so we are going to strongly recommend that students take it as an elective. This would also allow them to minor in mathematics given our proposed requirements (4ii_PHYSBS Report).
- Changing requirement from CHEM 1103/1101L & CHEM 1123/1121L to 8 hours selected from
the following: CHEM 1103/1101L, CHEM 1123/1121L, CSCE 2004, CSCE 2014, BIOL 1543/1541L
(or BIOL 1584), GEOS 1113/1111L, or GEOS 1133/1131L or approved 8 hours of other laboratory-based
courses from these departments.
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Physics – PHYSBS-ASTR – Physics Astronomy Concentration was presented
by Julia Kennefick.
Changing MATH 4423 to MATH 3083 in 8-semester plans to align our program with new math minor requirements. MATH 3083 is needed for an upper level physics course - Intro to Quantum Mechanics (PHYS 4073). Also changing plan to reflect changes to our Astrophysics I and II series ASTR 3033 is being converted to ASTR 4033, and ASTR 4013 is being converted to ASTR 4043(4jj_PHYSBS-ASTR Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Physics – PHYSBS-CMPT – Physics Computational Concentration was presented
by Julia Kennefick.
Changing MATH 4423 to MATH 3083 in 8-semester plans to align our program with new math minor requirements. MATH 3083 is needed for an upper level physics course - Intro to Quantum Mechanics (PHYS 4073) (4kk_PHYSBS-CMPT Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Physics – PHYSBS-ELEC – Physics Electronics Concentration was presented
by Julia Kennefick.
Changing MATH 4423 to MATH 3083 in 8-semester plans to align our program with new math minor requirements. MATH 3083 is needed for an upper level physics course - Intro to Quantum Mechanics (PHYS 4073) (4ll_PHYSBS-ELEC Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department
of Physics – PHYSBS-OPTC – Physics Optics Concentration was presented by Julia Kennefick.
Changing MATH 4423 to MATH 3083 in 8-semester plans to align our program with new math minor requirements. MATH 3083 is needed for an upper level physics course - Intro to Quantum Mechanics (PHYS 4073) (4mm_PHYSBS-OPTC Report). - Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department
of Physics – PHYSBS-PROF – Physics Professional Concentration was presented by Julia
Kennefick.
Changing MATH 4423 to MATH 3083 in 8-semester plans to align our program with new math minor requirements. MATH 3083 is needed for an upper level physics course–Intro to Quantum Mechanics (PHYS 4073) (4nn_PHYSBS-PROF Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department
of Psychological Science – PSYC-M – Psychology Minor was presented by Joel Freund.
The last sentence in the copy is being changed from: "A student must notify the department of his or her intent to minor."
To:
"Students must consult with, and obtain the signature of, the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the department in order to declare a minor."
The purpose of this change is basically truth in advertising. We have over 800 majors, and almost 100 minors. Some of our courses are required by other majors, and premedical and other interested students enroll in our courses. Two methods courses are at the core of our major, and to ensure that our majors can enroll in those courses, we give them precedence; minors are enrolled in remaining available seats. The purpose of the consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies, is to advise potential minors of these circumstances so they understand it may take them several semesters to complete the required courses, and that there is a possibility that they may not be able to complete them (4oo_PSYC-M Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – SPAN-M – Spanish Minor was
presented by Steve Bell.
This minor is also available online; however, when the online offering was checked, this form required information that has previously been supplied and remains unchanged regarding the online availability of this minor.
Historically, we have always intended SPAN 3113 to be taken by our Spanish minor students, and many years ago it was virtually required, because by pre-requisite sequencing, students had to have it to be able to take any upper-level electives. Now, we have many new course options at the 3000- and 4000-level that do not necessarily require 3113 as a prerequisite, and we realize that many students are completing the regular SPAN-M without taking SPAN 3113. We wish to correct that.
We are also listing SPAN 3123 as an option so that students may complete either SPAN 3103 Cultural Readings or SPAN 3123 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II. we wish to give students an option between the currently required SPAN 3103 Cultural Readings and SPAN 3123 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II. Doing so will allow us to adapt the requirements for Spanish heritage speaking students, of which we have growing numbers. Span 3103 is really not appropriate for them, and SPAN 3123 provides a better option for these students (4pp_SPAN-M Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – SPPR-M – Spanish Business
Orientation Minor was presented by Steve Bell.
In recent years we have added service learning course options in education (SPAN 4563) and healthcare (SPAN 4583), and we wish to broaden the umbrella of the current Spanish (Business Orientation) minor to include other students interested in other professions. The name change will allow us to give students in education and those interested in healthcare, in addition to the Business Spanish students, the opportunity to validate their credentials with the newly named minor: Spanish for the Professions.
Curriculum changes:
Previously SPAN 4333 Business Spanish was required, but we wish to now allow students to choose between SPAN 4333 Business Spanish I, SPAN 4563 Latino Youth Biliteracy Service Learning Project, and SPAN 4583 Advanced Spanish for Health Professions.
Also, as with the proposed change to our other Spanish minor, we wish to give students an option between the currently required SPAN 3103 Cultural Readings and SPAN 3123 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II. Doing so will allow us to adapt the requirements for Spanish heritage speaking students, of which we have growing numbers. Span 3103 is really not appropriate for them, and SPAN 3123 provides a better option for these students
Changed program code from SPBO-M to SPPR-M with approval from department (4qq_SPPR-M Report, 4qq_SPPR-M – Name Change – Ltr of Notification).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Accounting – ACCTBS – Accounting, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
was presented by Gary Peters.
The market has moved to online programming to supplement face-to-face courses and/or add to a college’s educational offerings. More and more of our peer and aspirant colleges of business have moved to some form of online programming (see for example, http://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-business-school-online-courses-2013-10). In addition, offering a degree online strategically positions the College to capture new markets (e.g., students abroad, degree completion, CPA requirements, and adult learners) (4rr_ACCTBS Report, 4rr_ACCTBS – Distance Tech – Ltr of Notification, 4rr_ACCTBS – Distance Tech – Syllabi).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Business Dean – Minors for Non-Business Majors was presented by Tim Yeager.
Added the following statement to the catalog copy - Neither WCOB 3043 nor ECON 3053 meet junior- or senior-level requirements for business majors (4ss_Minors for Non-Business Majors Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Business Dean – WCOB Honors – WCOB College Honors Requirements was presented by
Tim Yeager.
Both ACCT 2013H and SCMT 2103H were removed from the list of courses available for students to choose toward their honors requirements (4tt_WCOB Honors Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CATEBS-FCSE – Career and Technical Education
Family Consumer Science Concentration by Betsy Orr.
Removed SOCI 2043 from plan of study and 8 semester plan due to deletion by AFLS for fall 2017. Increased elective hours by 3 to 11 total to reach 120 for degree award (4uu_CATEBS-FCSE Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CHEDBS-EASL – Childhood Education ESL Option
Concentration was presented by Fran Hagstrom.
Expanded the listing for the University Core courses to include: PHIL 2003 and PHIL 2103. Added course options to the additional PELED requirements to allow students to choose from PHYS 1034, ASTR 2003/2001L, or STEM 4104. Also allowing students to take STAT 2303 or any 3 hour Statistics course. These curriculum changes will allow student flexibility with course choice.
Adjustment of catalog layout to more clearly define concentration studies to align with ADHE requirements. Created 8DCP for concentration following prescribed plan of study and included changes listed above (4vv_CHEDBS-EASL Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CHEDBS-GATE – Childhood Education Gifted
and Talented Concentration was presented by Fran Hagstrom.
Expanded the listing for the University Core courses to include: PHIL 2003 and PHIL 2103. Added course options to the additional PELED requirements to allow students to choose from PHYS 1034, ASTR 2003/2001L, or STEM 4104. Also allowing students to take STAT 2303 or any 3 hour Statistics course. These curriculum changes will allow student flexibility with course choice.
Adjustment of catalog layout to more clearly define concentration studies to align with ADHE requirements. Created 8DCP for concentration following prescribed plan of study and included changes listed above (4ww_CHEDBS-GATE Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CHEDBS-READ – Childhood Education Reading
Concentration was presented by Fran Hagstrom.
Expanded the listing for the University Core courses to include: PHIL 2003 and PHIL 2103. Added course options to the additional PELED requirements to allow students to choose from PHYS 1034, ASTR 2003/2001L, or STEM 4104. Also allowing students to take STAT 2303 or any 3 hour Statistics course. These curriculum changes will allow student flexibility with course choice.
Adjustment of catalog layout to more clearly define concentration studies to align with ADHE requirements. Change in READ elective - to SPED 5173 - due to ADE licensure changes. Created 8DCP for concentration following prescribed plan of study and included changes listed above (4xx_CHEDBS-READ Report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CHEDBS-STEM – Childhood Education STEM
Concentration was presented by Fran Hagstrom.
Expanded the listing for the University Core courses to include: PHIL 2003 and PHIL 2103. Added course options to the additional PELED requirements to allow students to choose from PHYS 1034, ASTR 2003/2001L, or STEM 4104. Also allowing students to take STAT 2303 or any 3 hour Statistics course. These curriculum changes will allow student flexibility with course choice.
Adjustment of catalog layout to more clearly define concentration studies to align with ADHE requirements. Created 8DCP for concentration following prescribed plan of study and included changes listed above (4yy_CHEDBS-STEM Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Business Dean – BADMMB-HLCR
– Business Administration, Master of Business Administration Executive Healthcare
MBA Concentration was presented by was presented by Raja Kali.
We are proposing to add a concentration in Executive Healthcare to the MBA degree. An extensive survey of Healthcare professionals across a variety of areas conducted by UAMS and the Walton College reveals that the healthcare field has grown increasingly complicated, both with regards to information technology and business. Both practitioners and administrators in healthcare consider there to be a shortage of business skills in the healthcare industry. This is a pivotal point for the healthcare market, and there is a clear need for this degree in Arkansas according to our needs assessment (4zz_BADMMB-EHLC Report, 4zz_BADMMB-EHLC – New Option – Ltr of Notification, 4zz_BADMMB-EHLC – New Option – MOU_UAMS, 4zz_Report on Market and Needs Assessment).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
– APBAGC - Applied Behavior Analysis Graduate Certificate was presented by Fran Hagstrom.
Removal of GRE as an admission requirement. A national search revealed that 70% of online ABA programs do not require the GRE and there was no correlation between those that require the GRE and those that do not require the GRE on the National BACB exam. Requesting a change in the GPA requirement to 3.0 as most programs require 3.0 GPA.
Discussion with potential students who did not choose our program stated the GRE as the number one reason they did not apply. It costs roughly $400.00 and other online programs do not require the test as an admission requirement (4aaa_APBAGC Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
– AUTSGC – Autism Spectrum Disorders Graduate Certificate was presented by Fran Hagstrom.
Program is proposing to eliminate the GRE as an admission requirement. A national search of Graduate Certificates in ASD revealed that most do not require the GRE as an admission criteria. Most require a 3.0 GPA (4bbb_AUTSGC Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Education Reform – EDPOPH –
Education Policy, Doctor of philosophy was presented by Bob Costrell.
The program is proposing to eliminate ECON 6613/AGEC 5613 from the list of required courses and proposing to replace this requirement with ECON 6623, Econometrics II. Econometrics II is the appropriate level of econometrics for our Ph.D. students (4ccc_EDPOPH Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Engineering Dean – EMGTMS –
Engineering Management, Master of Science in Engineering Management was presented
by Manuel Rossetti.
Long term goal of the college of engineering is to provide follow on leadership skills in demand for engineers. Feedback from advisory boards, students and local employers as well as benchmark research on need. The attached survey results from Arkansas senior leadership at Wal Mart, JB Hunt, Dassault-Falcon Jet and Tyson. They rate the need for a ABET degree and technical track from neutral to very important. The leaders also indicate a need for engineering management skills from important to very important. Two companies noted the importance of the technical track to their employees’ development. (4ddd_EMGTMS Report, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree – Ltr of Intent, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree - Proposal 1 Form, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree - Faculty CV, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree - Costs, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree - Surveys, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree -_OMGT Evaluation, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree – Employer Needs Survey Summary).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of English – ENGLMA – English,
Master of Arts was presented by Leigh Sparks.
Added the phrase, "with approval from the Director of Graduate Studies" to the end of item #5 for clarity. Added information describing the graduate student appeal process.
Justification: The Department of English requests that an explanation of an appeal process be added at the end of the English MA section of the catalog so that MA students are provided a clear explanation of how they can appeal a decision that they be dismissed from the MA program (4eee_ENGLMA Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of English – ENGLPH – English,
Doctor of Philosophy was presented by Leigh Sparks.
In Requirement # 7: Removing the last 2 sentences, "The grade point will be on the following scale: A, 4.00; A-, 3.66; B+, 3.33; B, 3.00; etc. The plus and minus ratings are recorded on the student’s record in the Department of English only and do not appear on the official record in the Registrar’s Office."
Justification: We’re removing this language, because the department determined that it is sufficient to rely on standard letter grades which are recorded in the student record system. The plus/minus system is unnecessary to achieve proper evaluation of our graduate-level Ph.D. candidates.
In Line #9: Inserting this phrase "if a dissertation prospectus has not already been submitted to the student's committee for approval," immediately following "Upon successfully completing the candidacy exams,"
Justification: Most if not all of our doctoral students now present their prospectus documents to their committee members for approval during the oral candidacy exam. The wording has been changed to reflect this.
In Line #10: Specifying the number of dissertation hours required is 18.
Justification: We are incorporating the Graduate School's stated Ph.D. requirement that all Ph.D. candidates must register for a minimum of 18 hours of doctoral dissertation. The language is being included in our catalog text to make this requirement more visible to our Ph.D. students.
After line #11: Adding information on the graduate student appeal process for PhD students.
Justification: The Department of English requests that an explanation of an appeal process be added toward the end of the English PhD section of the catalog so that PhD students are provided a clear explanation of how they can appeal a decision that they be dismissed from the PhD program (4fff_ENGLPH Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Geosciences – GEOGMS – Geography,
Master of Science was presented by Jason Tullis.
The purpose of this minor change is to update the catalog list of quantitative and computational electives. Two Department of Geosciences courses were added to the list (GEOS 5043 Geospatial Technologies Mathematical Toolkit and GEOS 5083 Geospatial Technologies Statistical Toolkit); please note that name changes to these courses are being proposed separately. In addition, existing 4000-level Geosciences courses already on the list were updated to reflect 5000-level options (since this is part of a graduate degree). Please note that a department chair-appointed committee is authorized to approve new electives related to this list (as provided for in the current catalog description). However, the minor changes proposed help improve the official list in the catalog and point students toward two important quantitative course options already approved by the chair appointed committee (4ggg_GEOGMS Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH-CDRP
– Community Development and Recreation Policy was presented by Patricia Koski.
We are proposing to change the name of the Public Policy Community Development and Growth Management concentration in the Public Policy Ph.D. program to Community Development and Recreation Policy. This has been approved by the program faculty and reflects changes in the needs of our students (4hhh_PUBPPH-CDRP Report, 4hhh_PUBPPH-CDRP – Name Change – Letter of Notification).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH-PPLE
– Public Policy Management Concentration was presented by Patricia Koski.
We are proposing to change the name of the Public Policy Leadership concentration in the Public Policy Ph.D. program to Public Policy Management. Public Policy Leadership was one of the original concentrations in the program and we believe that the term "management" more accurately reflects the current emphasis of the concentration (4iii_PUBPPH-PPMG Report, 4iii_PUBPPH-PPMG – Name Change – Ltr of Notification).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of History – HISTMA – History,
Master of Arts was presented by James Gigantino.
The changes submitted minor textual edits to clarify the following:- Applications are now accepted through UA Connect via the Graduate School instead of in past years where students send some information to the department and some information to the Graduate School.
- To comply with ADHE guidelines, the department has renumbered its courses, changing the dual credit 4000-level courses into 5000 level courses and our current 5000-level courses into 6000-level courses. These will go into effect in Fall 2017. The changes here reflect the new numbering of our courses.
- Changes were made to the GRE scores since the current catalog references "old GRE scores" that are no longer valid (they are older than five years) so students would not be able to submit them for admission. The new numbering system of the GRE is used.
- To clarify application materials required for each degree, they were separated into
two paragraphs instead of being combined into one (4jjj_HISTMA Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM – Music, Master
of Music was presented by Ronda Mains.
The suggested revision more accurately defines the areas of concentration which are currently offered as listed in this catalog. Also the department’s expectation for the “Prerequisites for applying to the Degree Program” are more clearly defined based on the area of concentration. In addition, the current “Requirements for the Master of Music Degree” section of the catalog includes information that needed stating in the “Prerequisites” section. The text revision more clearly states the proposed “Prerequisites” and proposed “Requirements" (4kkk_MUSCMM Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM-CMPM – Music
Composition Concentration was presented by Ronda Mains.
The proposed changes to the theory curriculum better reflect the current broad spectrum of music theory studies and research. The new option of allowing students to take MUTH 5343 Analytical Techniques will give students the opportunity to embrace the theoretical approach most relevant to their educational path. We believe that allowing an option in this area will better engage students and aid in retention (4lll_MUSCMM-CMPM Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM-MCCP – Music
Choral Conducting Concentration was presented by Ronda Mains.
Justification for music history, applied music, conducting, and ensemble changes: The proposed changes reflect a comprehensive teaching strategy centered around the study of conducting (the focus of the degree) with courses designed to support that focus. This would balance the degree offering, and accurately reflect in the degree program the amount of private conducting study the students require, and indeed, are already receiving.
Justification for theory changes: The proposed changes to the theory curriculum better reflect the current broad spectrum of music theory studies and research. The new option will give students the opportunity to embrace the theoretical approach most relevant to their educational path. We believe these options also will better engage students and aid in retention.
The following specific changes were made to the program requirements:
Section I – Changed required courses of MUTH 4703, MUTH 4612, & MUTH 5672, to require three credit hours from MUTH 477V, MUTH 5343, or MUTH 5643.
Section II – Changed three to four hours of 5000 level MUHS or MUSY courses to MUHS 5903.
Section III – Changed MUAP 510V to MUAP 5001 (two semesters of voice and two semesters of piano or organ for 4 hrs).
Section IV – Added MUAP 5201
Section V – Created an Ensemble section, requiring MUEN 5451 (4 hrs)
Section VI – Changed electives from 7-8 to 3 credit hours (4mmm_MUSCMM-MCCM Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM-MHSM-Music,
Music History Concentration was presented by Ronda Mains.
Justification for omitting “early music performance practice”: We do not have any students currently enrolled in the early performance practice portion of this concentration nor have we had a person pursuing this part of the MM in history for a long time. Lack of interest and enrollment along with the absence of an early music specialist would seem to warrant the elimination of this part of the concentration.
Justification for theory change: The proposed changes to the theory curriculum better reflect the current broad spectrum of music theory studies and research. The new option will give students the opportunity to embrace the theoretical approach most relevant to their educational path. We believe these options also will better engage students and aid in retention (4nnn_MUSCMM-MHSM Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM-MICM – Music
Instrumental Conducting Concentration was presented by Ronda Mains.
Justification for music history, applied music, and conducting changes: The proposed changes reflect a comprehensive teaching strategy centered around the study of conducting (the focus of the degree) with courses designed to support that focus. This would balance the degree offering, and accurately reflect in the degree program the amount of private conducting study the students require, and indeed, are already receiving.
Justification for theory changes: The proposed changes to the theory curriculum better reflect the current broad spectrum of music theory studies and research. The new option will give students the opportunity to embrace the theoretical approach most relevant to their educational path. We believe these options also will better engage students and aid in retention.
Made additional edits requested by the department. Changes to headings sections I (removed "and Composition") and II (removed "Ethnomusicology).
In Section I, replaced MUTH 4703 with select one of the following: MUTH 477V, MUTH 5343, or MUTH 5643.
In Section II, removed "Other courses to be selected from 5000-level MUHS or MUSY offerings." Added MUHS 5903. Changed MUHS 4793 from an optional course to a required course.
In Section III, changed MUAP 510V to MUAP 5001.
Modified number of electives from "4-8" to just 4 credits to adjust for the addition of specified required courses (4ooo_MUSCMM-MICM Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM-MTHM – Music,
Music Theory Concentration was presented by Ronda Mains.
Inserting MUTH 5343 Analytical Techniques as an alternative course to MUTH 5643 Analysis of 20th Century Music.
The proposed changes to the theory curriculum better reflect the current broad spectrum of music theory studies and research. The new option will give students the opportunity to embrace the theoretical approach most relevant to their educational path. We believe these options also will better engage students and aid in retention (4ppp_MUSCMM-MTHM Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Political Science – PADMMP
– Public Administration and Nonprofit Studies, Master of Public Administration was
presented by Donna Draper.
The Master of Public Administration and Nonprofit Studies program in the Political Science Department at the University of Arkansas, is designed to prepare graduates for professional or academic careers in the public or nonprofit sectors. It is our commitment to our students to equip them with various essential skills encompassing critical thinking, problem solving, informatics and data analytics, effective communication, and the ability to function in a team of professionals.
We have adopted the “portfolio” exam approach as a better means to better support our students in the pursuit of their professional goals. The portfolio exam process is designed to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and real-world application the student has mastered through coursework and participation in professional development opportunities. The portfolio exam process also serves to offer greater quality feedback by providing each student with a tailored assessment of his or her professional development and the opportunity to efficiently address any shortcomings in a timely manner. Portfolio exams are an excellent resource for prospective employers or interning agencies to evaluate the professional competencies and potential of the student, even before they have completed the program.
The portfolio exam process will replace our traditional comprehensive exam and we refer to it in our catalog and program handbook as “portfolio exam”. In contrast to a traditional comprehensive exam, or a take-home exam the portfolio exam has the advantage of taking student maturation into consideration. It also allows the students to better align their work products to career goals as they emerge throughout the two-year program. Students will produce, present, and give an oral defense of their completed portfolio (4qqq_PADMMP Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Physics – PHYSMA – Physics,
Master of Arts was presented by Donna Draper.
The Department is proposing to delete the M.A. degree in Physics. There is virtually no demand for the Physics, MA. There are no current students enrolled. In the last 4 years, only 3 students have completed the Physics, MA degree program. In the last 8 years, the total of completed Physics, MA degrees is only 5. Our graduate level students are more interested in, and are better served by, the MS and PhD programs. The one sole faculty member on staff who was connected to the Physics, MA has permanently left the U of A (4rrr_PHYSMA Report, 4rrr_PHYSMA – Deletion – Ltr of Notification).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources,
and Communication Disorders – ADLLME – Adult and Lifelong Learning, Master of Education
presented by Fran Hagstrom.
Students in the Master of Education degree program in Adult and Lifelong Learning are working professionals who are completing their degree in order to advance in their field or are pursuing their adult education license, a requirement to teach adult education in the state of Arkansas. The program is practitioner-based; students are employed as instructors in state-approved adult education centers, as educational program designers in community and nonprofit agencies, and as directors of professional development programs.
Currently, admission requirements include a minimum GPA of 2.50 on the last 60 hours of coursework, an application specific to the ADLL master’s degree program, a resume’, and requirements set forth by the U of A Graduate School, including scores on a standardized test.
The program would like to seek a waiver for the test score on a standardized exam. Performance on a standardized test does not appear to directly correlate to successful completion of the program.
In the ADLL application students are asked to describe their experience in adult education, along with a clear statement of their professional goals and their reasons for pursuing this particular degree. In addition, applicants speak with the program coordinator either in person or by phone prior to being admitted to help the program faculty assess whether a student has an understanding of program requirements and is prepared to begin graduate coursework. ADLL program faculty members review each applicant file to make a decision regarding admission. Faculty conduct a holistic review of each applicant, taking into consideration the applicant’s prior academic performance, their professional goals, their purpose in pursuing the degree and their understanding of the requirements. Requiring a score on a standardized test does not present a value-added assessment for admissions (4sss_ADLLME Report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources,
and Communication Disorders – CNEDPH – Counselor Education, Doctor of Philosophy was
presented by Fran Hagstrom.
The proposed changes are necessary to reflect the changes in the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accreditation standards. Additionally, the changes in the core curriculum are in response to the merger of two accrediting organizations - the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The Plan of Merger Agreement was signed on July 20, 2015. As a result of this merger, the Ph.D. in Counselor Education program is expanding/revising its curriculum options to incorporate Rehabilitation (RHAB) courses.
The summary of the changes is provided below:- We added a role-play recording demonstrating counseling skills as an admissions requirement.
- We removed two courses (6 credit hours) from the Counselor Education core.
- We clarified cognate requirements and added RHAB courses as options.
- We removed the foreign language requirement.
- We clarified 15 credit hour research and statistics requirements by identifying courses
needed to meet these requirements. (4ttt_CNEDPH Report, 4ttt_CNEDPH – Revision – Ltr of Notification).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources,
and Communication Disorders – RHABPH – Rehabilitation, Doctor of Philosophy was presented
by Fran Hagstrom.
On July 20, 2015, two accrediting organizations – the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) signed a Plan of Merger Agreement (http://www.cacrep.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Press-Release-on-Merger-FINAL-7-20-15.pdf). As a result of this merger, the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Rehabilitation as a stand-alone program will be deleted. The program will merge with CACREP accredited Ph.D. in Counselor Education program as one of its possible cognate areas (4uuu_RHABPH Report, 4uuu_RHABPH – Deletion – Ltr of Notification).
- Other Items for Consideration:
- Name change – The Lemke Department of Journalism will be renamed to the School of
Journalism and Strategic Media (5a_JOUR – Name Change – Ltr of Notification).
- AB Subscore credit for MATH 2554 - Changed the minimum AB Subscore (of the Calculus
BC exam) for AP credit for MATH 2554 from 4 to 3. This will bring the requirement
in line with the minimum score currently required on the Calculus AB test for AP credit
for MATH 2554 (5b_AB Subscore for MATH 2554).
- ENGL–Advanced Placement Credit Requirement Change for the AP Literature Exam - The
ENGL faculty voted to approve changing the awarding of AP Literature credit for ENGL
1213 Introduction to Literature instead of awarding it for ENGL 1023 Composition II.
For a score of 4 on the AP Literature exam, the student would get three credits for
ENGL 1213; and for a score of 5 on the AP Literature exam, the student would get three
credits for ENGL 1213H. The student would receive no credit for a score of 3 on the
AP Literature exam (5c_ENGL AP Credit – Proposal to Separate the AP Literature Exam from ENGL 1023, 5c_ ENGL AP credit for Introduction to Literature).
- Name change – The Lemke Department of Journalism will be renamed to the School of
Journalism and Strategic Media (5a_JOUR – Name Change – Ltr of Notification).
- Announcements:
- Lisa Kulczak announced that graduate level requisites (except for OMGT) will be enforced
beginning in Spring 2017.
- Lisa Kulczak reported that the dual level conversion has been delayed and will not
be completed until fall 2017 (for outstanding departments).
- Lisa Kulczak also announced that there are scheduling issues. Please do not make
any updates in fall 2017.
- Norm Dennis announced that he was directing Alice Griffin to begin returning syllabi
to departments if the syllabus did not include student learning outcomes.
- Next Meeting: November 18, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
(Agenda deadline is November 4, 2016)
- Lisa Kulczak announced that graduate level requisites (except for OMGT) will be enforced
beginning in Spring 2017.
Meeting adjourned at 4:32 p.m.