Recommended Change to General Education Structure to Accommodate
Courses That Receive Less Than 3 Credits
DATE:
October 28, 1997
The music department is planning to propose several courses that receive
less than 3 credits for counting in block G.1 of the Liberal Arts Core.
Therefore the department recommends changing p. 66 F. 2. of the governance
manual as follows:
replace the word "two courses" with "six credits".
Present statement:
To achieve greater than a single-course understanding in some
disciplines, in each Liberal Arts Core Area students must complete
satisfactorily two courses in a single department.
Revised statement:
To achieve greater than a single-course understanding in some
disciplines, in each Liberal Arts Core Area students must complete
satisfactorily six credits in a single department.
The department also recommends changing p. 66 F. 4. of the governance
manual as follows:
replace the words "two courses" with the words "eight credits" in both
sentences.
Present statement:
No more than two courses may be credited in a single department. For
the purposes of course counting, courses with divisional designations are
considered as a separate department but may not be used to fulfil the "two
courses in one department" rule.
Proposed change:
No more than eight (8) credits may be credited in a single department.
For the purposes of course counting, courses with divisional designations
are considered as a separate department but may not be used to fulfil the
"eight (8) credits in one department" rule.
Rationale: Changing the language from "course" to "credit would enable
students to use approved general education courses that earn less than
three credits to fulfill these requirements and still achieve the desired
discipline representation and depth.
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