The purpose of this meeting is to charge the groups to frame interdisciplinary studies policy that meets the University's current needs and is flexible enough to accommodate future needs. This policy shall frame the following:
Each group shall submit its final written report to the Academic Policies Committee by Thanksgiving Break (November 25, 2003). The Academic Policies Committee shall propose Interdisciplinary Studies policies by the first Faculty Senate meeting in March 2004.
The International Studies Curriculum Committee solicit nominations
for the position of Coordinator of the International Studies Curriculum
Committee, review all applications, and recommend one or more candidates
for the president's or designee's consideration for interim
appointment.
Faculty Senate recommends to the Administration of the University that Robert Bookmiller should serve as International Studies Curriculum Coordinator until the beginning of the Fall 2004 term.
(2) CHANGE IN COURSES/CURRICULA - 120 Credit Proposal
Removal of SPED 327 (Teaching Inquiry Skills to Students with Mild and
Moderate Disabilities) from the Advanced Professional Studies (APS)
status. This will allow Special Education majors to more easily avoid
being stalled in the curriculum since they will not have to meet APS
criteria before taking it. The Department also intends to offer this
course less often, only once per year, which would stall students in their
program if they could not register for the course the single time it is
offered during the year. Desired effective date--Fall 2003.
(3) CHANGE IN COURSES/CURRICULA - 120 Credit Proposal
Amendment of criteria for admission to the Special Education major from
other departments (including undecided students). Admission will now be
allowed upon completion of 15 credit hours at Millersville University with
a QPA of 2.75 or above, qualifying scores for Pennsylvania on the PRAXIS I
PPST tests, a passing score on the Basic Skills Test (BST) administered by
the Department of Mathematics, a successful interview, and approval of the
chairperson of the Special Education Department. This change will also
enable students to reach the 3.0 QPA by the time they are taking their
junior courses. Desired effective date--Fall 2003.
(4) CHANGE IN COURSES/CURRICULA - 120 Credit Proposal
Drop Math 314 (Math for Handicap) from the Required Related block of the
Special Education Curriculum and add MATH 105 (Fundamentals of Math II) to
the Special Education Required Related block. Item (3) is an amendment to
Item (4). The amendment (Item (3)) was passed first and then the amended
Item (4) was passed. Desired effective date--Fall 2003.
(5) CHANGE IN COURSES/CURRICULA - 120 Credit Proposal
ESCI 444--Mesoscale Meteorology
Change the course's name to Meso- and Storm-Scale Meteorology and raise it
from 3 credits to 4 credits, adding the content of the former ESCI 345
(Storm and Cloud Dynamics). Desired effective date--Fall 2003.
(6) CHANGE IN COURSES/CURRICULA - 120 Credit Proposal
ESCI 347--Satellite Meteorology. Change in prerequisites for the course,
removing ESCI 380 (Remote Sensing) from the prerequisites and adding ESCI
340 (Physical Meteorology). Desired effective date--Fall 2003.
(7) CHANGE IN COURSES/CURRICULA - 120 Credit Proposal
ESCI 449--Radar Meteorology. Change in prerequisites for the course,
removing ESCI 380 (Remote Sensing) from the prerequisites and adding ESCI
340 (Physical Meteorology). Desired effective date--Fall 2003.
(8) CHANGE IN COURSES/CURRICULA - 120 Credit Proposal
Move ESCI 380 (Remote Sensing) from the list of required courses to list
of electives.
Remove ESCI 345 (Storm and Cloud Dynamics) from the list of approved
electives.
Reflect the name change of ESCI 444 from Mesoscale Meteorology to Meso-
and Storm-Scale Meteorology and reflect the increase in credit hours.
Desired effective date--Fall 2003.
(9) CHANGE IN COURSES/CURRICULA - 120 Credit Proposal
Change in the BSE in Chemistry. Change in the Required Related
requirements from 29 to 22 credits by dropping BIOL 100 and ESCI 221 or
ESCI 261. Stipulate "Demonstrate competence equivalent to BIOL 100 in
Required Related block. Desired effective date--Fall 2003
(10) CHANGE IN COURSES/CURRICULA - 120 Credit Proposal Changes in the B. A. and B. S. E. in Foreign Languages. New assessment and graduation requirements including 120 credit adjustments.
Require B. A. Foreign Language majors to take one Humanities course as part of the curriculum after raising the Required Related courses from 2 to 3 courses. The third Required Related course would be a Humanities class (chosen from the twelve humanities classes currently offered by the department).
Allow one of the three required second language courses (currently designated with a G1 label) in the B. S. E.--Foreign Language (French, German and Spanish) be counted as a General Education (G1) course. This double counting of courses was not previously allowed in these options.
All B. A. and B. S. E. students will take ENGL 220 (Introduction to Language Study) and will not have the option of choosing some other English course as a required related course.
All B. A. and B. S. E. students must take one civilization course among the four electives in the major.
Certification students, specifically those seeking second/post-baccalaureate certification, will be required to maintain a B average in their coursework at Millersville.
Beginning in Fall 2003, post-baccalaureate certification students will be asked to take the senior SOPI examination, the culture test and submit a modified portfolio, in place of the MLA exam.
Effective Fall 2003.