UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Monday, February 10, 2014

1:00 PM – 2nd Floor Conference Room – Visitor Center

AGENDA

Old Business:

UGS Item13 E - On line Course Policy – update from Steve, Karren – this was discussed at the November Faculty Senate Meeting and returned to UGS with “issues” (see my attached notes) – Steve will discuss with PCS.

 

UGS Item13 I - First Year Seminars – Proposal from Avron forthcoming. Avron presented proposed learning outcomes. He will discuss with A/A Deans and bring back to UGS.  

 

UGS Item13 K - Discussion of motion from senate floor concerning undergraduate credit for MOOCs not constructed by UD faculty. – Karren will send out a copy. No action taken.

      UGS Item13 J - Requiring UGS signature on the Credit Transfer Form. No action taken.

UGS Item13 M - New Math Placement Exam. Steve will ask rep from MATH Department to meet with UGS. Bettyanne Daley will meet us on the 29th.

      UGS0313-16 Request to revise the French Studies BA major (attachmentEmail Sent.

      UGS0314-17 Request to revise the Italian Studies BA major (attachment) Email Sent. 

      UGS0315-18 Request to revise the Russian Studies BA major (attachment) Email Sent. 

      UGS0316-19 Request to revise the German Studies BA major (attachment) Email Sent. 

      UGS0317-20 Request to revise the Japanese Studies BA major (attachment) Email Sent. (revised attachment)

      UGS0318-21 Request to revise the Spanish Studies minor (attachment) Email Sent. 

UGS0319-22 Request to add a minor in European Studies (attachment

Steve sent email for Item 22. Response for UGS0319-22 received and distributed to committee via email.  More corrections required. New email with requested revisions sent.

 

 

UGS0320 – 25 Request to revise the Entomology Major – Name Change  (attachment) (support letter). Email sent.

UGS0323 – 28 Request to revise the Wildlife Conservation Major (attachment) Email sent.

UGS0324 – 29 Request to revise the Biomedical Engineering Degree Program (attachment) Email sent.

UGS0345 – 30 Request to add an Integrated Design Minor within the College of Engineering (attachment) . CCE want additional info on “academic supervision”.

Request to add a MA in Childhood Foreign Language Education with 4 + 1 options: BSEd in Elementary Teacher Education/MA in Childhood Foreign Language Education, BS in Early Childhood Education/MA in Childhood Foreign Language Education

1.      GRDUGS0325 - 33 – MA in Childhood Foreign Language Education, 4+1 option: BS in Early Childhood Education/MA in Childhood Foreign Language Education (attachment)  (attachment) (attachment) (attachment budget statement) Email sent. (response attachment)

2.      GRDUGS0326 – 34  – MA in Childhood Foreign Language Education, 4+1 option: BSEd in Elementary Teacher Education/MA in Childhood Foreign Language Education (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) Email sent. (response attachment)

3.      GRDUGS0327 – 35  – Add a MA in Childhood Foreign Language Education (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) 

UGS0337 – 36 Request to revise the Medical Scholars Program BALS-MSP (attachment) Email sent.

UGS0341-39   Request to revise the BA Major Concentration in Social Welfare (attachment)

UGS0354-41   Request to revise the BFA-FA Major (attachment) Email sent.

UGS0356-42   Request to revise the BA-ART Major (attachment) Email sent.

UGS0357-43   Request to revise the BFA-VC Major (attachment) Email sent.

UGS0358-44   Request to add a Global Studies Minor (attachment) Email sent.  (revised attachment)

UGS0359-45   Request to revise the BM Music Education Instrumental XMI Major (attachment) Email sent to clarify BM requirements.

UGS0360-46   Request to revise the BM Music Education- General/Choral (Piano) XMV – BMAS (attachment) Email sent to clarify BM requirements.

UGS0361-47   Request to revise the BM Music Education – General/Choral (Voice) XMV- BMAS (attachment) Email sent to clarify BM requirements.

UGS0362-48   Request to revise the Art History Major (attachment) Email sent re SBS.  (revised attachment)

New Business:

UGS0363-49   Request to revise the Art History Minor (attachment)

UGS0364- 50  Request to revise the BAFL Ancient Greek and Roman Studies (attachment)

UGS0365-51   Request to revise the Social Studies Education Major (attachment)

UGS0366-52   Request to revise the Major in Biological Sciences BAAS (attachment)

UGS0367-53   Request to revise the Interactive Media Minor (attachment)

UGS0368-54   Request to add an Undergraduate Certificate Program in Premedical Health Studies PMPB (attachment)

UGS0369-55   Request to revise the International Relations Major (attachment)

UGS0370-56   Request to revise the Political Science Minor (attachment)

UGS0371-57   Request to change the name of a Major Concentration within the Political Science Major – Global  Studies Concentration (attachment)

UGS0372-58   Request to revise the Political Communication Minor (attachment)

UGS0373-59   Request to revise the Sociology Major Concentration in Emergency and Environmental  Management (attachment)

UGS0374-60   Request to change the name of the Department of Psychology (attachment) (resolution)

UGS0375-61   Request to revise the International Business Studies Major (attachment)

UGS0376-62   Request to revise the Management Major (attachment)

UGS0377-63   Request to revise the Marketing Major (attachment)

UGS0378-64   Request to add a new Major in Financial Planning (attachment)

UGS0379-65   Request to revise the Accounting Major (attachment)

UGS0380-66   Request to revise the Major in Secondary Mathematics Education BA (attachment)

UGS0381-67   Request to revise the Major in Quantitative Biology BS (attachment)

 Non- Agenda Items Discussed at 1/29/2014 Meeting:

2015 – 2016 Academic Calendar – discussed; Jeff provided alternatives; to be resolved at 2/10 meeting.

UD Breadth Requests – 10 reviewed; 9 assigned after emails to Instructors; awaiting info on #10. Email sent to Assistant Deans re approval process – 2 responses so far.      

 

Permanent Status Reports –                           

Program

Status

UGS Reviewer

Non-UGS Reviewer

Energy and Environmental Policy (BS)

Delayed One Year

NA

NA

Environmental Studies (BA)

 

Report Received

D. Ford

?

Animal and Food Sciences (BS) 

Pre-Vet Medicine and Animal Biosciences (BS)

Food Sciences (BS)

Report Received

S. Hastings

?

Neurosciences

Report by 3/1

J. Waterhouse

?

Public Policy

Original in Senate Office

B. Morling

?