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Committee for Undergraduate Education

CUE 2005-06 Summary

ACTIONS

September 29, 2005
  • Approved Fashion Design certificate proposal

October 21, 2005
  • Approved proposed changes to Gender Studies major and minor
  • Approved Musical Theatre BFA degree proposal with “friendly amendment to encourage the inclusion of non-western, non-European study in the degree’s curriculum”

November 10, 2005
  • Approved recommendation to College Policy Committee to delete two CPC policies (On Grade Minima Designed to Restrict Admissions (February 6, 1992), and Course Prerequisites Designed to Prepare Students for Program Admission (February 6, 1992))
  • Approved American Studies B.A. degree proposal with change to delete words “in the hemisphere”

December 2, 2005
  • Approved Neuroscience B.S. degree proposal
  • Approved Latino Studies minor proposal

January 26, 2006
  • Approved Human Biology B.A./B.S. degree proposal (with one abstention and one negative vote) with stipulation that Dean Larson monitor response to questions posed by committee (amended version of proposal approved by email ballot with one negative vote)


DISCUSSION TOPICS, UPDATES AND INFORMATION ITEMS
(If an item was approved with minimal discussion, it is listed only in the “Actions” section)

September 16, 2005: Course delivery issues; class and room scheduling issues; new curricular proposals expected to come to CUE during the academic year; Intensive Writing; development of website regarding plagiarism; General Education proposals; printed version of Schedule of Classes

September 29, 2005: First discussion of Musical Theatre BFA degree proposal; EPC/BFC Model Admissions Policy for IUB; Updates on printed version of Schedule of Classes, course delivery issues, College Open House to be held Oct 6 for newly certified students

October 21, 2005: Musical Theatre BFA proposal discussed (visit from Profs Michaelsen and Pinney); Updates on printed version of Schedule of Classes, course delivery issues, and College Open House held on Oct 6

November 10, 2005: Collins Living-Learning Center courses and activities (visit from Center Director, Ellen Dwyer); UFC/BFC General Education proposal; Fashion Design B.S. degree proposal (tabled for further clarification from department); Intensive Writing (requirement, essay prize, survey, FAQ)

December 2, 2005: Political Science changes to major, interdepartmental majors, and minor (changes approved by Dean Larson); UFC/BFC General Education proposal(s)

January 26, 2006: Geological Science changes to B.A. and B.S. major (changes approved by Dean Larson); Human Biology degree proposal “concentrations”; Updates on Arts and Sciences Career Services oversight committee and on Campus Curriculum Committee approvals of Musical Theatre BFA proposal and Fashion Design certificate proposal

March 23, 2006: Draft of proposed changes to Psychology B.A. and B.S. majors (department requested discussion only at this point – committee suggested clarification of “outside concentration” and urged department to enforce 3.000 grade point average standard for the B.S. program strictly, or to eliminate the requirement); Arts and Sciences Career Services oversight committee (CUE recommended that proposed change of Q400 to a 200 level course go forward); programs to be discontinued (Environmental Studies as a second major as of July 1, 2006; Music B.A. major in the College as of July 1, 2007); most recent draft of General Education proposal