A Foster-Clark/Saunders motion to strike two references to FYI courses in the Approval Process for Undergraduate Courses & Programs proposal was approved without dissent. The Approval Process for Undergraduate Courses & Programs proposal was approved without dissent.

The proposed change to allow approved MU exchanges or programs to count towards the required residency credits specified in the Undergraduate Residency Policy was approved without dissent.

The proposed change the Undergraduate Repeat Policy to limit undergraduates to a maximum total of six (6) repeats in their academic career was approved without dissent.

A Foster-Clark/A. Miller motion to strike First-Year Inquiry from the Major and Minor Course and/or Program Change Procedures was approved without dissent. The proposal to broaden reference to general education labels within the Major and Minor Course and/or Program Change Procedures was approved without dissent.

The proposal to update language within the Distance Learning Course Approval Process was approved without dissent.

The updated Course & Program Approval Chart was approved without dissent.

An Anna/Skinner motion to postpone approval of PHYS104 was approved without dissent.

(2) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
BIOL101: Foundations of Biology, 4 credits, G2, L. Proposal to create a course that introduces foundational principles for modern biological knowledge for biology majors and minors was approved without dissent.

(3) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
BIOL343: Principles of Ecology and Evolution, 4 credits, W. Proposal to create a course covering the basic concepts and principles of evolution and ecology was approved without dissent.

(4) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
BIOL362: Cell and Developmental Biology, 4 credits, G2, L, W. Proposal to create a course covering the basic concepts and principles of cell and developmental biology was approved without dissent.

(5) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
BIOL364: Foundations of Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4 credits. Proposal to create a course covering the concepts and principles essential for understanding genetics and molecular biology was approved without dissent.

(6) CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
BIOL: BA, BSE, BS majors; Biology and Molecular Biology minors; all options. Proposal to introduce four new courses to create a required core of six courses to provide broad foundations for most biology majors and minors was approved without dissent.

(7) CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
BIOL: BA, BSE, BS majors; Biology and Molecular Biology minors; all options. Proposal to modify prerequisites as needed to accommodate new courses and programs for biology majors and minors was approved without dissent.

(1) NEW GRADUATE COURSE
BIOL664: Foundations of Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4 credits. Proposal to create a course covering the concepts and principles essential for understanding genetics and molecular biology was approved without dissent.

An Edeh-Herr/Labant motion that Dr. Barbara A. Beakley be granted the honorary title of Professor of Special Education Emerita was approved without dissent.

An Anna/Edeh-Herr motion that Dr. Haig M. Vahradian be granted posthumously the honorary title of Assistant Professor of Industry and Technology Emeritus was approved without dissent.