TO:	Dr. Joel Piperberg Faculty Senate Chairperson
FROM:	Francine G. McNairy Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
DATE:	May 30, 2001
SUBJECT:	REVISED 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 February 6, 2001
   Changes in Undergraduate Courses/Curricular
   Change the BA Economics Political Economy option.
   • Delete Econ 215 from the required list
   • Reduce number of credits of required courses from 27 to 24
   • Add Econ 215 to Electives list
   • Increase number of credits of electives from 9 to 12
   • Require four courses from the electives list, with at least one being an ECON course
   • Update GOVT 111, 112, 205 and 241 to the required related list
   • Alter the Required Related section as shown on the attached "blue sheet"
   Approved, effective Fall 2001
   Add Writing Course, W, designation to RESP 417.
   Approved, effective Fall 2001
   Changes to Economics Courses.
   • Add Econ 327 to electives list for every Economics major and allow it to count as elective in the Economics minor.
   COMMENT: This is a Perspectives Course and many not satisfy both the General Education perspectives requirement and count as an Economics elective.
   • Add General Education G3 label to: ECON 246, 316, 325 and 345.
   Approved, effective Fall 2001
   Change the BS Biology, Marine Biology option.
   • Move Biology 241 from electives to the required list
   • Increase required credits from 19 to 22
   • Decrease total number of electives credits from 27 to 24
   • Revise the "blue sheet" as shown in the attachment
   Approved, effective Fall 2001