TO:	Dr. Joel Piperberg Faculty Senate Chairperson
FROM:	Francine G. McNairy Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
DATE:	February 11, 2000
SUBJECT:	APPROVAL OF FACULTY SENATE CURRICULAR RECOMMENDATIONS

As the President's designee, I am informing you of the approval of the following Faculty Senate Curricular Actions:

1. Faculty Senate actions at meeting on October 5, 1999

Amendment to Governance Manual: Section 3 Academic Standards, Probation and Dismissal, Paragraph 2, Second Sentence
While on probation, students are not allowed to pre-register (register) for winter and/or pre-summer sessions, unless they have the permission of their academic advisor or his/her designee.

Approved, effective Fall 2000

2. Faculty Senate actions at meeting on October 19, 1999

New Undergraduate Course:

THEA 220 Advanced Lighting and Sound
(3 credits, elective course in Theatre option of the major)

Pre-requisite: THEA 120

Approved, effective Fall 2000

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Changes in Courses/Curricula:

Utilize standard grades for Co-op/Internships in Sociology or Anthropology
instead of Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Approved, effective Spring 2000

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Change the prerequisite for COMM 403

from COMM 100
to (COMM 100 and COMM 301) or written permission of instructor

Approved, effective Fall 2000

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Change the course number of THEA 212 to THEA 120

Approved, effective Fall 2000

3. Faculty Senate actions at meeting on November 4, 1999

New Undergraduate Courses:

ENGL 329 - Practical Journalism

(3 credits, Writing course, Elective in Print Journalism Option and in Media Studies Minor)

Pre-requisites are: ENGL 313 and (enrolled in the Print Media Studies Minor or Permission of Department)

Approved, effective Fall 2000

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ENGL 330 - Computer Assisted Journalism

(3 credits, Writing course, Elective in Print Journalism Option and in Media Studies Minor)

Pre-requisites are: ENGL 313 and (English major or enrolled in the Print Media Studies Minor)

Approved, effective Fall 2000

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Changes in Pre-requisites:

MATH 104 - Fundamentals of Mathematics I

Change pre-requisites to Math Placement Testing/Evaluation. Currently there are no listed pre-requisites for this course.

Approved, effective Fall 2000

4. Faculty Senate actions at meeting on November 16, 1999

Changes in Pre-requisites:
MATH 160 - PreCalculus

Change pre-requisites to


Math Placement Testing/Evaluation

and

1) two years of high school algebra, one year of high school geometry/trigonometry

or

2) Grade of C- or better in both MATH 101 and MATH 110

Currently there are no listed pre-requisites for this course.

Approved, effective Fall 2000
COMMENT: This complex pre-requisite is not enforceable in an automated registration system.

Changes in Courses/Curricula:

ECON 365 - History of Economic Thought
ECON 365H - History of Economic Thought (Honors)


Add G3 designation to both courses

Approved, effective Fall 1999

COMMENT: The honors course was offered in Fall 1999 and will be given the G3 label retroactively. The non-honors section has not been offered since Fall 1997 and will first have the G3 label the next time it is offered.

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B.A. in Political Science

a) Add three courses (9 credits) to the required course block:
i. PSCI 221 Comparative Politics
ii. PSCI 231 Classics in Political Thought
iii. PSCI 251 International Relations
iv. And delete the sentence "Students must take …" under Required Political Science

b) Simplify the Required Related Block to: "Completion of any university-approved minor (18 credits)"

Approved, effective Fall 1999

COMMENT: Retroactive approval to Fall 1999 is granted since incoming students in fall had been given the revised curriculum as their requirements.