TO:	Dr. Joel Piperberg Faculty Senate Chairperson
FROM:	Francine G. McNairy Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
DATE:	August 27, 2001
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 action at meeting on February 6, 2001
   Changes in Undergraduate Curriculum:
   The Undergraduate Honors Program Committee has recommended deleting the requirement of requiring a minimum of two honors course in each of the following academic areas: Humanities and Fine Arts (G1), Science and Mathematics (G2) and Social Sciences (G3).
   COMMENT: The intent of this change is to define honors requirements independently of Gen Ed blocks. In fact, required honors course work does result in at least one course per block (Western Literary Tradition in G-1; Lab Science in G-2, and Western Intellectual Tradition in G-3).
   The University Honors Program Committee's recommendation will simplify the requirement of 30 credit hours of honors courses-to give more options for students to choose Honors courses in general education, major or minor fields, or electives.
   The Honors degree will still require a total of 30 credits in Honors courses to include Thesis, Perspectives, Lab science, Western Literary Tradition, and Western Intellectual Tradition courses. The requirements amount to at least one Honors course in each General Education block, but it is more an "Honors core curriculum" than a specifically general education pattern.
   Approved, effective Fall 2001
   cc: Ms Frances Axsmith, Assistant Registrar, Lyle
   Ms Rachael Wywadis, Associate Registrar, Lyle
   Ms Candae Deen, Acting Registrar, Lyle
   Dr. Paul Specht, Acting Director, Academic Advisement, Lyle
   
   Dr. James Stager, APAA, Biemesderfer
   Dr. Carol Phillips, APAPS, Biemesderfer
   Dr. Jane Bray, Dean- EDUC, Stayer
   Dr. Edward Shane, Dean-SCMA, Science & Technology Building, Roddy
   Dr. Rita Marinho, Dean-HMSS, McComsey
   Dr. Daniel Heslink, Acting Assoc. Dean-HMSS, McComsey
   Dr. Duncan Perry, Graduate Dean, Lyle
   
   Dr. Steven Miller, Director, Honors Program, Dauphin House
   

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