TO:	Dr. Joel Piperberg Faculty Senate Chairperson
FROM:	Francine G. McNairy Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
DATE:	July 9, 2002
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:

Faculty Senate action at May 7, 2002 meeting:

Changes in Courses/Curricula:

Revisions to Printmaking courses in Art programs

New courses: All Non-General Education Courses, Electives in the Art majors, Add course descriptions to catalog (see attached documentation)
• ART 361 - Survey Printmaking
• ART 364 - Relief Printmaking
• ART 365 - Intaglio Printmaking
• ART 367 - Water Based Silkscreen
• ART 464 - Relief Printmaking II
• ART 465 - Intaglio Printmaking II
• ART 467 - Water Based Silkscreen II
• ART 468 - Mixed Media Printmaking
• ART 469 - Contemporary Issues in Printmaking

Change Titles and Update Course Descriptions (see attached documentation)

• ART 363 - Printmaking II to Lithographic Printmaking
• ART 463 - Printmaking IV to Lithographic Printmaking II

Approved, effective Fall 2002

Delete Courses

• ART 362 - Printmaking I
• ART 462 Printmaking III

Approved, effective Winter 2003

Faculty Senate actions at April 2, 2002, meeting:

All the BSE ELEM degree programs will require an overall GPA of 2.5 or better. A grade of C or better will also be required in the Professional Block II and all courses in the Elementary Education major. (Grade requirement already approved for the major and required related courses on 8/17/01.)

Approved, effective Fall 2002

Faculty Senate action at May 7, 2002, meeting:

Changes in Courses/Curricula:

Revisions to the BSE Elementary Education, Science Option Program

Current Science Option Requirements	Proposed Changes
22 to 24 cr. required (overlap in Gen. Ed. not allowed)	16 cr. required (overlap in Gen. Ed. not allowed
BIOL 100 3 credits	BIOL 100 3 credits
CHEM 101 3 credits or CHEM 103 3 credits	CHEM 101 3 credits or CHEM 103 3 credits
ESCI 101 3 credits or ESCI 102 3 credits or ESCI 103 3 credits or ESCI 104 3 credits or ESCI 107 3 credits	ESCI 101 3 credits or ESCI 102 3 credits or ESCI 103 3 credits or ESCI 104 3 credits or ESCI 107 3 credits
PHYS 103 4 credits	PHYS 103 4 credits
PHYS 117 3 credits	PHYS 117 3 credits

Select two (6-8 cr) from the following
Science Courses: BIOL 203, 204, 205, 207, 208,
209, 211, 221, 256; CHEM 205, 372;
ESCI 221, 222; PHYS 205, 302.

COMMENT: NO change in the overall credits for the program.

Approved, effective Fall 2002.

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. 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. John Short, Assoc. Dean-HMSS, McComsey
Chair, Art - Breidenstine
Chair, Elementary Education - Stayer