�������� MINUTES OF THE ARTS & SCIENCES CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

30 March, 2007

Present: ���� J. Ayers, R. Darling (chair), J. O�Callaghan (ex-officio), M. McGuire, J. McNamara,

����������������� D. Neal.

Absent:������ J. Swartwood.

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to:� ����������� Dr. Mark Prus, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences.

cc: ������������ K. Alwes, Chair, English Department.

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PROPOSALS APPROVED

�������� New courses:

�������������� PWR 425 � The Publishing Industry

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PROPOSALS TABLED [please contact Bob Darling (x2923 or [email protected])]

�������� New courses:

����������� PWR 412 � Advanced Creative Writing (Tabled, 4-0, 1 abstention)

1) if the subtitle changes, why not make the course repeatable once for credit?

2) change B-40 to B-1 for the office of disability services.

3) why not include ENG 301 in the list of possible prerequisites?

4) on the last page of the syllabus:

����������� 1) how much of the text are they actually reading in weeks 1 & 2,

����������� 2) Fix the minor typo on the third line of the second paragraph, �You� to �Your.�

����������� PWR 397 -- Tabled� (5-0)

1) can students take both PWR 397 and IST 300?

2) should IST 300 be a prerequisite for PWR 397?

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OTHER

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