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Committee for Undergraduate Education
Minutes
March 19, 2002
Present: Linda Smith, Walter Gantz, Michael Gasser, Steven Stowe, Olivia Snyder, Lynda Delph, Georgia Strange, Cynthia Bannon, Richard Carr, Allan Edmonds, Gerald Wright, Aimee Dawson, Kirstine Lindemann, Sharon O'Bryan, Catharine Hoff, and Reed Nelson.

Absent: Jim Craig

ACTIONS
  • Approved minutes of March 5, 2002 meeting.


  • Approved the following proposal for the fundamental skills requirement in mathematics. It has been sent to chairs, directors of undergraduate studies, and advisors for comment:


    • Students may demonstrate the fundamental skill in mathematics in two ways:
      a. By completing any one of the following courses with a C- or better: MATH M110, MATH M118 (or A118), MATH M119, MATH D116 & D117 (both courses must be completed), MATH M211, MATH M213, MATH K300, any higher level math course, CJUS K300, ECON E370, PHIL P250, PHIL P352, PSY K300, PSY K310, SOC S371.

      b. By successfully completing CEEB Advanced Placement tests in calculus or statistics, or equivalent departmental exams administered through the Mathematics Department.

  • Approved the following guidelines for correspondence and distributed educations courses in undergraduate degree programs in the College. (8 affirmative votes; 2 abstentions)


    • In line with the College Policy Committee's policy on distributed education finalized on January 11, 2002, the Committee on Undergraduate Education approves the following guidelines for correspondence and distributed education courses in undergraduate programs in the College.

    Indiana University Bloomington is a residential campus, and College students will NOT be permitted to count correspondence and distributed education courses that are primarily meant for nonresident and Continuing Studies students. These courses will not count toward the 122 minimum hours required for graduation in the College of Arts and Sciences unless prior permission is granted by an Academic Assistant Dean. Such permission will be granted only in response to exceptional circumstances. Even in such specially approved cases, no more than two courses will count toward graduation. Such courses need to be noted on student transcripts. This change will be published in the 2002-2004 College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin.

DISCUSSION
The Committee continued discussion of math skills and of distance education. There was a brief preliminary discussion of the International Studies major.

The next meeting is scheduled for 8:00 am on Tuesday, April 2, 2002, in KH 007.