UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEE
ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
12:00 noon – 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.
UGS 0300-14 - Revise major in Chemical Engineering (attachment)
– No action taken. Steve will suggest CHEG discuss
new “statistics” course with APEC to avoid challenge. The course issue is
resolved by APEC and CHEG. Duplicate course issue resolved. Proposal can be voted on Jan 22nd.
UGS0313-16 Request to revise the French Studies BA major (attachment)
UGS0314-17 Request to revise the Italian Studies BA major (attachment)
UGS0315-18 Request to revise the Russian Studies BA major (attachment)
UGS0316-19 Request to revise the German Studies BA major (attachment)
UGS0317-20 Request to revise the Japanese Studies BA major (attachment)
UGS0318-21 Request to revise the Spanish Studies minor (attachment)
Steve sent email for Items
16-21.
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.
New Business:
UGS0343 – 23 Request to revise the math
requirements to the BS – Food and Agribusiness Management Major (attachment). (revised attachment) Revised, ready for vote.
UGS0344 – 24 Request to add a new
Minor in Data Management Analytics (attachment) (revised
attachment) Revised, ready for vote.
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”.
UGS0312 – 32 Request to revise the
Major in Early Childhood Education (attachment)
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)
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)
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)
UGS0341-39 Request to revise the
BA Major Concentration in Social Welfare (attachment)
UGS0342-40 Request to revise the
BA Major in Latin American and Liberian Studies (attachment)
UGS0354-41 Request to revise the
BFA-FA Major (attachment)
UGS0356-42 Request to revise the
BA-ART Major (attachment)
UGS0357-43 Request to revise the
BFA-VC Major (attachment)
UGS0358-44 Request to add a
Global Studies Minor (attachment)
UGS0359-45 Request to revise the
BM Music Education Instrumental XMI Major (attachment)
UGS0360-46 Request to revise the BM Music Education-
General/Choral (Piano) XMV – BMAS (attachment)
UGS0361-47 Request to revise the BM Music Education –
General/Choral (Voice) XMV- BMAS (attachment)
UGS0362-48 Request to revise the Art History Major (attachment)