A&S Curriculum Committee Meeting

MINUTES OF THE ARTS & SCIENCES CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

25 November, 2008

Present:�� A. Fitz-Gibbon, S. Kelley, D. Kilpatrick, E. McDowell-Loudan, J. O�Callaghan (ex-officio), F. Rossi, B. Smith (chair).

Absent:�� None.

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to:�� Dr. Bruce Mattingly, Interim Dean, School of Arts and Sciences.

cc:�� S. Anderson, Chair, Geography and GIS Department.

�� C. Cirmo, Chair, Geology Department

�� G. Douglas, Coordinator, Computer Applications Minor

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PROPOSALS APPROVED

Alteration to the Geology and Geology: Concentration in Water

Resources Programs ��(�passed� 7-0-0)

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PROPOSALS TABLED [please contact Brice Smith ([email protected])]

GRY 324 � Cartography and Geographic Information� ��(�tabled� 7-0-0)

Please have the CAP minor submit a Form 5 change of program proposal to accommodate the addition of GRY 324 as an option in their Category 4.� You may also want to discuss with them the option of cross-listing GRY 324 as a new CAP 324 course as well to maintain your dual listing of the upper level GIS courses.� If you wish to pursue this cross-listing you would need to add the cross-listing statement in your Form 2 proposal for GRY 324 as well.

Please have the Childhood Education major submit a Form 5 change of program proposal to accommodate the addition of GRY 324 as an option into each of their programs as needed.� This will not come to the A&S curriculum committee but it is simply our recommendation that it try to arrive at the all college curriculum committee with your proposal.�

GRY 327 � Computer Mapping�� (�tabled� 7-0-0)

On the front of Form 2 please indicate the change in frequency code from F to S in the second check box.

Please have the CAP minor submit a Form 2 change of course proposal for the cross listed CAP 327 course reflecting the changes you wish to make to GRY 327.� Cross listed courses must have the same course description as per the Curriculum Change Guide page 34.

Please obtain memos from the following programs which also currently include GRY 327 as an option in their majors

�� Conservation Biology

�� Biology with Environmental Science Concentration

�� New Communication Media

GRY 328 � Geographic Information Systems ��(�tabled� 7-0-0)

On the front of Form 2 please indicate the change in frequency code from S to F in the second check box.

In the proposed course description please change the prerequisite to �GRY/CAP 327� for consistency with your GRY 330 course description.� Please update the course description on the outline for this proposal as well.�

On the outline for this proposal please include a more specific statement of the course goals and objectives that are focused on student learning outcomes as with the outlines from your other proposals.�

Please have the CAP minor submit a Form 2 change of course proposal for the cross listed CAP 328 course reflecting the changes you wish to make to GRY 328.� Cross listed courses must have the same course description as per the Curriculum Change Guide page 34.

Please obtain memos from the following programs which also currently include GRY 328 as an option in their majors

�� Conservation Biology

�� Biology with Environmental Science Concentration

�� Business Economics: Concentration in Environmental Management

�� Outdoor Recreation

For the Biology with Environmental Science Concentration please obtain comments from both the Biology Department and the coordinator of the Environmental Science Concentrations.� If any of these programs wishes to add GRY 324 to their programs or make any other changes as a result of your proposal please have them send in a Form 5 change of program proposal to reflect those changes.� As with the Childhood Education proposal the Outdoor Recreation Form 5 would not come to us in the A&S committee, but we would still like to see their comment on your proposal.

GRY 330 � Advanced GIS Techniques ��(�tabled� 7-0-0)

On the front of Form 2 please indicate the change in frequency code from S-C to S in the second check box.

Please have the CAP minor submit a Form 2 change of course proposal for the cross listed CAP 330 course reflecting the changes you wish to make to GRY 330.� Cross listed courses must have the same course description as per the Curriculum Change Guide page 34.

In the course description on the outline please change the prerequisite to �GRY/CAP 328� so that it is consistent with the version on the second page of your Form 2.

In the course objectives section of the outline accompanying this proposal there is a minor typo in the fourth objective, it should read �Able to present your�� rather than �Able to complete present your��