TO:	Dr. Joel Piperberg Faculty Senate Chairperson
FROM:	Francine G. McNairy Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
DATE:	March 22, 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 November 16, 1999

New Undergraduate Courses:
HIST 105 - Introduction to the Craft of History
• 3 credits, G3, required for BA History majors;
• not required for BSE Social Studies/History option;
• not required for the minor in History
• Pre-requisite: none

Approved, effective Fall 2000

HIST 106 - Contours of United States History

• 3 credits, G3;
• replaces HIST 103 and HIST 104 which are being deleted;
• failing grades in EITHER 103 OR 104 may be replaced by a passing grade in HIST 106
• Pre-requisite: none

  COMMENTS: Changes to the BSE Social Studies major and to the minor in History are necessary since they include HIST 103 and 104. These changes will be processed as minor changes through the social science curriculum committee, the dean, and the associate provost for academic administration.

Approved, effective Fall 2000

HIST 406 - Senior Seminar

• 3 credits, required for the BA in History major;
• Pre-requisite: 75 credits passed

Approved, effective Fall 2000

Changes in Courses/Curricula:

Revision of the BA in History to increase the number of required credits from 36 to 42 and to eliminate the area of concentration requirement.
• Delete HIST 100, 103, and 104 from the catalog
• Add HIST 105, 106, to the required block
• Add HIST 406, Senior Seminar to the required block
• Increase the Elective block from 21 to 27 credits
• Include a distribution requirement in the elective block that requires 9 credits of European History, 9 credits of United States History and 6 credits of Asian, African, and Latin American History.
• Eliminate all references to Areas of Concentration
• Renumber several courses to clearly identify both the level and the geographical area of the course.

Approved, effective Fall 2000

2. Faculty Senate actions at meeting on February 1, 2000

New Undergraduate Courses:
ELED 325 - The Teaching of Literacy, Process, Skills, and Strategies
• 6 credits
• Replaces ELED 321 and 322 which are deleted from the catalog
• Replaces ELED 321 and 322 in the Elementary Education major
• Pre-requisite: 60 credits passed and admission to Advanced Professional Studies

Approved, effective Fall 2000

Change in Course Prerequisites

EDUC 333 - Children's Literature
• Add the following Pre-requisite:
  EDFN 241 - Psychological Foundations of Teaching or
  PSYC 227 - Development of the Child and Adolescent or
  PSYC 228 - Life Span Human Development

Approved, effective Fall 2000

Change in Course labeling

Allow MUSI 499, Departmental Honors, to satisfy the Advanced Writing requirement of general education

Approved, effective Fall 2000

COMMENTS: The title of MUSI 499 is Departmental Honors to be consistent with all other 499 courses. Its prerequisite is MUSI 489, Honors Course. Students successfully completing MUSI 499 will not have to take any AW course in general education.

cc: Deans' Council
Chair, Elementary Education - Dr. Dianna
Chair, History - Dr. Fischel
Acting Director, Academic Advisement - Dr. Specht
Academic Information - Ms. Deen
Assistant Registrar - Ms. Axsmith
Assistant Registrar - Ms. Wywadis
Registrar - Mr. Gonzalez