College Committee - ARTS

Details

Date
2006-05-16
Time
Location
Agenda
3:30-5:00 p.m 105 A Brown Hall

Approval of meeting minutes
Course requests below
New GEC proposals
Arts and Humanities category
Notes

Present: Petry, Mockabee, Mercerhill, Gill, Florman, Fox, Thompson, Palazzi, Ward, Wyszomirski, Proctor, Tupman, Harned, Shelton

 

Excused: Hedden

 

Guest: Nicole Stanton

 

  1. Approved May 2 minutes

 

  1. Committee members continuing another term: Wyszomirski, Fox

 

  1. Send Susan nominations for chair of committee, election will be held next meeting

 

  1. Course Requests:
    1. Follow-up to Art Education/Theatre 367.03 - approved

                                                               i.      Proposers would like to keep title as Criticizing Television

                                                             ii.      All other requests met

    1. Music 620 – approved contingent on a description of the analysis project and when it is due and more explanation of what homework and quizzes will entail
    2. Music 240, 241, 242, 243

                                                               i.      Syllabi need course description, grading requirements, misconduct and disability statements and class conduct and procedure explanations

                                                             ii.      Committee would like to see these again

    1. McHale discussion

                                                               i.      Professional Colleges waiting to see what ASC does before submitting final reports

                                                             ii.      Historical Study is opening up to other departments

                                                            iii.      Clusters – Senate passed resolution to pilot; faculty can start brainstorming ideas for clusters

                                                           iv.      WOVE – Senate “broadly supports” concept

                                                             v.      Reduction to 180 and reduction of GEC hours – Colleges being asked to more flexible and think creatively about these requests

1.       other Colleges have a need for a decrease, and there is a desire to have ASC and Professional Colleges in line regarding GEC requirements

2.       Provost’s evidence for 180 – benchmark institutions are closer to 180; she asks that faculty come up with a reason for keeping 191

3.       Suggestion to switch to units for GEC has been made

4.       2 proposals for flexibility for B.A.s

a.       The Ohio State Plan proposed by Bill Child (see document below minutes)

                                                                                                                                       i.      Concern over DARS coding and advising piece

b.       Andereck proposes “adding back” 2 courses and no minor/2nd major substitutions

                                                                                                                                       i.      Provides University-wide GEC, then each college determines how students may “add back” courses

c.       B.S. decisions on hold until more information can be researched

d.       Question of how counting minors and 2nd majors provides breadth

e.       Concern over current advising structure’s ability to handle the flexibility

f.        Summary of thoughts:

                                                                                                                                       i.      Committee not as concerned about dropping hours to 181, but concerned about what courses get dropped

                                                                                                                                     ii.      Upper-level substitutions for GEC – general feeling that Colleges should instead propose higher level GECs

                                                                                                                                    iii.      Committee recommends removing minor & 2nd major from proposal

g.   Question of whether the Sciences (Social Sciences, etc) would have a discussion of what is really needed in the Sciences categories of the GEC – basic assumption is that categories are working the way they are

 

 

The Ohio State Plan—The Base GEC

                                                                                    # of Courses                 Hours

 

1.  Skills

 

a.  Foreign Language (through 104).                              1-4                               5-20

 

b.  Writing/Related [3rd writing in the Major]                  3                                  10

 

c.  Math/Logical Analysis                                              2-3                               10

 

 

2.  Breadth

 

a.  Students will choose as indicated:

 

Natural Science:                                                           3                                  15
Social Science:                                                 2                                  10
Arts & Humanities:                                                       2                                  10

b.  Students will then choose either:                               0-3                               0-15

 

3 additional courses from at least 2 of the 3 categories or an ASC Minor or  a Double Major (one major in ASC).

 

c.  Historical Study                                                       2                                  10

 

 

3.  Cultural Competencies

 

Social Diversity in the (overlap)                              0                                  0

 

International Issues (overlap)                                         0                                  0

 

Issues of the Contemporary World/Capstone                1                                  5

 

 

Totals:                                                                          23*                              65-105**

 

 

*22 is the maximum, because the 3rd writing course is part of the major; students with credit for math and foreign language would take fewer courses.

 

**Many colleges do not require Foreign Language.  That reduces the base for them to 85.  Others do not require the Capstone.  That reduces the base to 80.  If a Minor or Double-Major is chosen, the students in these programs have 65 GEC hours. 

 

  1. The Tagged degrees in the Arts would not be affected.
  2. BS programs could continue to not require the Capstone.
  3. Those majors with the “drop-a-gec” option would add back only 2 courses in the Breadth category.

 

 

Department Course Title Type Latest Committee Latest Status
Music 221 Music Theory I Change Registrar's Office N/A
Music 422 Music Theory V Change Registrar's Office N/A
Music 423 Music Theory VI Change Registrar's Office N/A
Art Education 367.03 Criticizing TV New Registrar's Office Pending
Theatre 367.03 Criticizing TV New Registrar's Office N/A
Music 620 Extended Tonality from Wagner to Hindemith: Theory and Analysis New Registrar's Office Pending