College Committee - SBS

Details

Date
2006-05-17
Time
Location
Agenda
9-10:30, Derby 1039

Approval of meeting minutes
Course requests below
McHale developments
Notes

Present: Mumy, Davidson, Bellair, David, Vasey, Cox, Davis, Pampush, Steckel, Liddle, McGraw, Mercerhill

 

 

  1. Course requests:
    1. Psychology 313 – approved
    2. Psychology 515 - approved
    3. Psychology 597 & 597.01 – approved

                                                               i.      Discussion of assessment plans: faculty are encouraged to start building plans into courses now so that they will be prepared when GEC reviews happen

    1. Geography 490 – approved with contingency

                                                               i.      Listed as U/G but can not be graduate level at 400-level, either change course number or limit to U status

                                                             ii.      Disability statement needs to be in 16pt font

                                                            iii.      Add transcript abbreviation

    1. Sociology 589.02 – approved

                                                               i.      Suggestion to require readings in order to better justify 5 credit hours

 

  1. Approval of April 4 meeting minutes

 

  1. McHale update
    1. CCI discussing decrease in credit hours to 180

                                                               i.      Discussion of reduction of credit hours and flexibility

1.      potential proposal from CCI to decrease requirements to:

a.       Social Science – 10

b.      Arts and Humanities – 10

c.       Natural Science – 15

d.      Students must take additional 10 hours within these categories

2.      7 no votes, 2 vote for possible decrease of 5 hours; general sentiment that more information would help

                                                             ii.      Question of need to rethink distribution of credit hour requirements within Social Science category – require 1 course in each subcategory?

Department Course Title Type Latest Committee Latest Status
Psychology 554 Language Development New Registrar's Office N/A
Sociology 315 Sociology of Terrorism New Registrar's Office N/A
Sociology 340 Sex and Love in Modern Society New Registrar's Office N/A
Communication 611 Communication and Multimedia New Registrar's Office N/A