UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: _Stephen Bernhardt, Chair        ___phone number_____3351___________

                               

Department:  _____English__________________email address__sab@udel.edu_

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  _Eliminate Exemption from ENGL 100 based on SAT or other standardized test socres._

 

Effective term_________07F__________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree____Affects all undergrad degrees____________

                                   

Proposed change leads to the degree of: ___________________________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed name:_______________________________________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:_Revision to catalog, removing temp language

 

 

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

 

The proposed revision will help insure that all UD students meet the first gen ed goal in written communication.

 

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

All. Honors will be affected particularly, since many of the students who exempt are Honors. Changes have been discussed with the Writing Program, Honors, the Registrar's office, Admissions, CAS Deans, and CAS Advising.

 

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

 

See attached memo.

 

Program Requirements: 

 

Here is current language, showing language we would strike:

 

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing

(minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ENGL 110 will be taken by all students as freshmen. , except by students who have

otherwise demonstrated the skills taught in that course. A score of 710 or higher

on the SAT-II Subject Writing Test will be a satisfactory demonstration of basic

writing skills. Also, on a one-year trial basis during the 2006-2007 academic

year, a score of 710 or higher on the Writing section of the SAT Reasoning Test

will qualify students for exemption from ENGL 110. ENGL 110 must be completed

by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College

of Arts and Sciences with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within

two semesters.

 

Add: Transfer students who have completed college-level courses in research writing should check the English Department website to see if they qualify for exemption: http://www.english.udel.edu/transfer.htm

 

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 5/02/06   /khs