UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
	ACADEMIC AFFAIRS CONFERENCE ROOM
	SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Chair Andrew McMichael called the meeting to order at 3:45 P.M.

Members present were:  Dawn Bolton, *Terry Dean, Freida Eggleton, Andrew Ernest, Sylvia Gaiko, *William Kelley, *Rachel Kinder, *Aaron Kindsvatter, Joan Krenzin, *Andrew McMichael, *Keith Philips, * Beth Plummer, *Jim Fulkerson, *Nancy Rice, Larry Snyder, Lou S. White, *Scott Stroot, *Carol Watwood.  Alternate members present were:  Jeff Butterfield for *Thad Crews II, Steve Haggbloom for Retta Poe.  Members absent were:  Kacy Harris, Sarah Kessler, *Deborah Lively, Bob Reber, *Judy Walker, *Jackie Wofford.

*Indicates Voting Members.

The minutes of April 26, 2007 were approved as amended.  The partial email that was attached should not be a part of the April 26, 2007 minutes.

REPORT FROM THE CHAIR

Chair McMichael welcomed the members of the Senate University Curriculum Committee.  He said a new “College” has been named within the University which is the “University College.” They now have seven programs and will be bringing curricular items to this committee in the very near future, and Chair McMichael said he has asked that Jim Fulkerson represent the college on the Curriculum Committee.  McMichael said since the Steering Committee is not yet in place that he would call for a motion to suspend the rules to add Mr. Fulkerson to the membership of the Curriculum Committee as a voting member, since he is already a member of the University Senate.  Jeff Butterfield moved to suspend the rules to add Mr. Fulkerson as a voting member of the University Curriculum Committee until such time the Steering Committee can be put into place and to make changes to the existing Charter to include the University College.  The motion was seconded.  The motion carried. 

Next Chair McMichael said the University Curriculum Committee has two sub-committees:  Steering Committee, which makes revisions to the Bylaws and the Charter and reports any changes to the University Senate and the Academic Policy Committee.  The Chair opened the floor for volunteers for the Steering Committee:  The members selected were:  Jim Fulkerson, Thad Crews II, and Rachel Kinder.    Academic Policy Committee:  Freida Eggleton, exofficio, Aaron Kindsvatter and Beth Plummer. 

Chair McMichael asked the Steering Committee to meet to discuss changing the Charter to incorporate the University College into the Curriculum Committee and to have a voting member on the Committee, and asked the Academic Policy Committee to meet to discuss a proposal regarding military service credit.

NEW BUSINESS

A motion was made and seconded electronically for approval of the following Consent Agenda: The motion was seconded.  Chair McMichael said since he did not call for a vote or ask if any member would like to remove any item from the Consent Agenda to the Action Agenda,  he would call for that now at this meeting.  He said next month the entire consent agenda would be handled electronically.

Freida Eggleton said (1) she has a question regarding the deletion of Reference Number 571 from the Ogden College Consent Agenda, and (2) she has a question regarding the co-requisite for THEA 222.  Both items were moved from consent to action in their respective colleges.

Chair McMichael called for a vote on the amended Consent Agenda.  The motion carried.

REPORT FROM THE POTTER COLLEGE OF ARTS & LETTERS CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

CONSENT AGENDA

One-Time Course Offering:

Course Title:		SPAN 391 Spanish Grammar Topics
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Revisions:

Course Title:		PERF 205 Voice and Movement for the Stage I
Proposed Title:	PERF 205 Voice and Movement for the Stage
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		THEA 431 Musical Theatre
Proposed Title:	THEA 431 Music Theatre History & Repertoire
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		THEA 300 Acting II
Current Prereq:	THEA 101
Proposed Prereq:	PERF 205 and THEA 101, or permission of instructor
Implementation:	Spring 2008

REPORT FROM THE OGDEN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

CONSENT AGENDA

One-Time Only Course Offerings:	

Course Titles:		AMS 262 Construction Methods & Materials
			AMS 282 Architectural Structures
Course Revisions:

Course Title:		PHYS 301 Electrical Measurements Laboratory
Current Prereq:	PHYS 260 and 261
Proposed Prereq:	PHYS 265 and PHYS 266
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		PHYS 302 Atomic Physics Laboratory
Current Prereq:	PHYS 320
Proposed Prereq:	PHYS 321
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		PHYS 316 Computational Physics
Current Prereq:	PHYS 260 or PHYS 270 or equivalent; CS 240
Proposed Prereq:	PHYS 265 and CS 240
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		PHYS 318 Use of Computers for Physical Measurements
Current Prereq:	PHYS 260 or PHYS 270 or equivalent; CS 240
Proposed Prereq:	PHYS 265 and CS 240
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		PHYS 321 Introductory Modern Physics II
Current Prereq:	PHYS 320
Proposed Prereq:	PHYS 180 and PHYS 265
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		PHYS 337 Medical Imaging
Current Prereq:	BIOL 120 and 121, MATH 126, and PHYS 231/332 or PHYS 					250/260/270
Proposed Prereq:	BIOL 120, MATH 126, and PHYS 332 or PHYS 265
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		PHYS 340 Circuit Theory and Electronics
Current Prereq:	PHYS 260, PHYS 301 and MATH 227
Proposed Prereq:	PHYS 265, PHYS 301 and MATH 227
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		PHYS 350 Classical Mechanics I
Current Prereq:	PHYS 270
Proposed Prereq:	PHYS 265
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		PHYS 399 Research Problems in Physics and Astronomy
Current Prereq	:	PHYS 320
Proposed Prereq:	PHYS 321
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		PHYS 410 Physics for Teachers
Current Prereq:	None
Proposed Prereq:	PHYS 105 or PHYS 201 or PHYS 231 or PHYS 255
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		PHYS 441 Optics
Current Prereq:	PHYS 320 and MATH 227
 Proposed Prereq:	PHYS 180, PHYS 265 and MATH 227
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		GEOG 317 Geographic Information Systems
Current Prereq:	GEOG 217 or permission of instructor
Proposed Prereq:	GEOG 316 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		MATH 118 College Algebra and Trigonometry
Current Prereq:	High school Algebra I and II and geometry, and a satisfactory score on the 				Math Placement Exam; or MATH 096 with a grade of C or better.  					(Students who have completed MATH 096 are urged to substitute MATH 				116-117 for MATH 118.)

Proposed Prereq:	High school Algebra I and II and geometry, and a satisfactory score on the 				Math Placement Exam; or DMA 096C or MATH 096 with a grade of A.  				(Students who have completed DMA 096C or MATH 096 are urged to 				substitute MATH 116-117 for MATH 118.)
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		EE 405 EE Senior Research Seminar
Current Coreq:	EE 401 or permission of instructor
Proposed Coreq:	EE 400 or permission of instructor
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		MATH 398 Seminar
Current Listing:	Students will read and present papers that have appeared in (or have been 				accepted by) mathematical journals.  Topics covered will be determined by 			area of interest of the respective students.
Proposed Listing:	Students will work on a topic of interest under the direction of a 					mathematics faculty member, who will set the requirements for the 				course.  Mathematics majors could have the opportunity to continue this 				work in Math 498.
Implementation:	Spring 2008

ACTION AGENDA

POTTER COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

ACTION AGENDA

Bill Kelley moved approval of the following course revision from the Department of Theatre and Dance:

(Item moved from Consent Agenda)

Course Title:		THEA 222 Stagecraft
Current Prereq:	None
Proposed Prereq:	PERF 120: Rehearsal & Production I, or permission of instructor.  					Students enrolling in this course must also concurrently enroll in a section 				Rehearsal and Production
Implementation:	Spring 2008

After discussion of usage of co-prerequisites,  the motion carried.

Bill Kelley moved approval of the following course revision from the Department of Theatre and Dance:  Beth Plummer noted that THEA 219 be voted upon first to accommodate a prerequisite in THEA 319. 

Course Title:		THEA 219 Design I
Credit Hours:		3
Prereq:			THEA 252 or permission of instructor
Listing:		An introduction to the fundamental design concepts, techniques and 				processes common to all areas of theatre production.
Implementation:	Spring 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following course revision from the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Course Title:		THEA 319 Basic Design for the Theatre
Proposed Title:	THEA 319 Design II
Current Prereq:	THEA 252 or permission of instructor
Proposed Prereq:	THEA 219 or permission of instructor
Current Listing:	An introductory course in the basic elements and techniques of design for 				scenery, costumes and lighting for the theatre
Proposed Listing:	Application of fundamental design concepts and techniques to the design 				of scenery, costumes and lighting for the theatre.
Implementation:	Spring 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following course revision from the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Course Title:		THEA 340 Costume Construction
Proposed Title & #:	THEA 241 Costume Technology
Current Prereq:	None
Proposed Prereq:	PERF 120, or permission of instructor.  Students enrolling in this course 				must also concurrently enroll in a section Rehearsal and Production
Implementation:	Spring 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot  moved approval of the following new course from the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Course Title:		THEA 250 Stage Electrics
Credit Hours:		3
Coreq:			PERF 120  or permission.  Students enrolling in this course must also 				concurrently enroll in a section Rehearsal and Performance.
Listing:		Introduction to the fundamentals of lighting and sound for the theatre
Implementation:	Spring 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Bill Kelley moved approval of the following new course from the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Course Title:		THEA 385 Vocal Styles:
			(The colon reflects the topic based nature of this course and will always be 			followed by a specific topic title, e.g. Applied Vocal Styles: Musical 				Theatre, Applied Vocal Styles: Suzuki, Applied Vocal Styles: Irish 				Dialects, etc.)
Credit Hours:		1
Prereq:			Instructor permission
Listing:		Topic based individual or small group instruction in applied vocal styles 				for the theatre.  Repeatable 5 times for a total of 6 credit hours
Implementation:	Spring 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following new course from the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Course Title:		PERF 451 Career Seminar Workshop: 
			(The colon reflects the disciplinary focus of this course, and will always be 			followed by a specific disciplinary title, e.g. Performing Arts Career 				Seminar Lab: Acting, Performing Arts Career Seminar Lab: Dance, 				Performing Arts Career Seminar Lab: Theatre Design & Technology etc.)
Credit Hours:		1
Coreq:			PERF 450 
Listing:		A discipline specific workshop designed to accompany PERF 450: 					Performing Arts Career Seminar.
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following new courses from the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Course Title:		DANC 200 Dance Pedagogy
Credit Hours:		3
Listing:		Study and practice of teaching methods and skills applicable to the 					teaching of dance technique
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Title:		DANC 235 Dance Improvisation
Credit Hours:		3
Listing:		A guided exploration of dance oriented physical improvisation technique
Implementation:	Spring 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Course Title:		DANC 350 Dance History
Credit Hours:		3
Listing:		A survey of the historical and aesthetic development of dance as an art 				form in Europe and America from ancient Greece to contemporary periods
Implementation:	Spring 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot  moved approval of the following new course from the Department of History:

Course Title:		HIST 430 The Civil Rights Movement in America
Credit Hours:		3
Prereq:			HIST 119 or 120 or permission of the instructor
Listing:		Survey of the struggle for civil rights and social justice in 20th century 				America
Implementation:	Spring 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Next, Registrar Freida Eggleton explained that last year this body adopted a policy for program changes, (not new programs) on how a student is held accountable for specific degree requirements based upon when the student entered WKU as a degree-seeking student.  Previously, under the old paper degree program concept, a student was held accountable for those degree requirements which were in place at the time the degree program was filed, which typically was in their junior or senior year.  As we have moved toward automated degree audit,  it became apparent that we had to have a more structured format to go by, so this body adopted, and the Senate approved a concept called “catalog term.”  With this concept we hoped to accomplish two things, 1) that when a student enters Fall 2007, those students know that these requirements will be the requirements under which the student can graduate during his/her duration and that they won’t change.  2) Likewise the automated degree audit has been encoded with these degree requirements, so the concept was that we would implement program changes on an annual basis rather than a mid-year basis.  This does not affect creation of new degree programs at mid-year.  So on all proposals in this packet and all future proposals, verbiage should be changed from “Implementation Date”  to: “Effective Catalog Year ….”  Curriculum changes that are approved this year will go into next year’s catalog, and those new students who enter in Fall 2008 will be accountable for those degree requirements.  Students currently enrolled will not be held accountable for those program changes.

Chair McMichael asked the Steering Committee to address all program revision forms to reflect the new verbiage.

Bill Kelley moved approval of the following program revision in the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Program Title:		BFA in Performing Arts
Reference Number:	588
Identification:		Multiple revisions:  (see proposal for details)
Effective Catalog Year:   Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and changed for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revision in the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Program Title:		BA in Theatre
Reference Number:	798
Identification:		Multiple revisions (see proposal for details)

Effective Catalog Year:   Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Bill Kelley moved approval of the following program revision in the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Program Title:		BA in Dance
Reference Number:	630
Identification:		Multiple revisions (see proposal for details)
Effective Catalog Year:  Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revision in the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Program Title:		Minor in Theatre
Reference Number:	490
Identification:		Multiple revisions (see proposal for details)
Effective Catalog Year:   Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revision in the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Program Title:		Minor in Dance
Reference Number:	344
Identification:		Multiple revisions (see proposal for details)
Effective Catalog Year:   Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and changed for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revision through Potter College of Arts & Letters Interdisciplinary Studies:

Program Title:		Minor in Film Studies
Reference Number:	358
Identification:		Addition of one elective class:  BCOM 264
Effective Catalog Year:   Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

REPORT FROM THE OGDEN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CRRICULUM COMMITTEE

ACTION AGENDA

Delete a Program:  Removed from the Consent Agenda

Program Title:		Certification for Technology Education, Reference Number 571

After discussion the proposal was withdrawn by the proponent

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following new course from the Department of Physics and Astronomy:

Course Title:		ASTR 305 Introduction to Astrobiology
Credit Hours:		3
Prereq:			MATH 116, and ASTR 106 or BIOL 120 or CHEM 120 or GEOL 111
Listing:			Inter-disciplinary study of life on Earth and possible life beyond Earth. 				Topics include the environments suitable for life, evolution of life forms, 				and the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life. Integrates concepts and 				methods from astronomy, biology, chemistry and geology.  Implementation:	Spring 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following new course from the Department of Geography and Geology:

Course Title:		GEOG 216 Geographic Information Science and Society
Credit Hours:		3
Prereq:			None
Listing:			Introduces the purpose, operation, and application of Geographic 					Information Science technologies in contemporary society.  This course 				cannot be substituted for any other GIS course. (Course fee required.)
Implementation:	Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following new course from the Department of Mathematics:

Course Title:		MATH 106 Academic Support for Math 116E
Credit Hours:		2
Coreq:			MATH 116E
Spec. Requirement:	Students who withdraw from MATH 116E must also withdraw from 				MATH 106
Listing:		Provides supervised sessions in which students work individually or in 				groups to complete supplementary assignments or projects; may include 				assistance with text-specific online homework and graphing calculators.
Implementation:	Fall 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Bill Kelley moved approval of the following course revisions from the Department of Engineering:

Course Title:		EE 210 Circuits and Networks I
Current Credit Hrs.	4
Proposed Hours:	3.5
Current Prereq:	MATH 227
Current Coreq:	PHYS 260, PHYS 261
Proposed Prereq:	MATH 227
Proposed Coreq:	PHYS 265
Implementation:	Summer 2008

Course Title:		EE 211 Circuits and Networks II
Current Credit Hrs.	3.0
Proposed Hours:	3.5
Current Listing:	A second course in circuit analysis with an emphasis on frequency 					response techniques. Topics include impedance, transformed networks, 				Laplace transforms, resonance, two-port parameters, mutual inductance, 				forced and natural responses, transformers, transient response, and 					sinusoidal steady-state response.
Proposed Listing:	A second course in circuit analysis with an emphasis on frequency 					response techniques. Topics include impedance, transformed networks, 				Laplace transforms, resonance, two-port parameters, mutual inductance, 				forced and natural responses, transformers, transient response, and 					sinusoidal steady-state response.  Laboratory included.
Implementation:	Summer 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revision from the AMS Department:

Program Title:		Industrial (Vocational, Career, and Technical) Education
Reference Number:	599
Identification:		Fold Certification for Technology Education (an option under 571) to an 				option under 599 Industrial (Vocational, Career and Technical) Education 				creating two concentrations within the 599 program
		Alter two requirements for the Technology Education program

After discussion, the proposal was postponed until the next meeting.

Bill Kelley moved approval of the following program revision from the Department of Engineering:

Program Title:		Electrical Engineering
Reference Number:	537
Current Hours:	136-140
Proposed Hours:	135-140
Identification:
•	Hours in EE 210 will change from 4.0 to 3.5
•	Hours in EE 211 will change from 3.0 to 3.5
•	Combine EE Elective I and EE Elective II (removed 1 possible hour from the program
Effective Catalog Year:   Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.
Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revision from the Department of AMS:

Program Title:		Industrial Sciences
Reference Number:	571
Identification:		Change existing Industrial Science (571) to Advanced Manufacturing 				major (new reference Number.) and,
			Add an additional 77.5 credit hour Architectural Science major (new 				reference Number.)
Effective Catalog Year:   Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revision from the Department of Physics and Astronomy:

Program Title:		Minor in Astronomy
Reference Number:	318
Identification:		The changes for the program requirements take into account course 				changes in the physics and astronomy curriculum. The courses PHYS 201 				and PHYS 202 are now four-credit courses with an integrated laboratory, 				replacing the lecture/lab sequences of PHYS 201/207 and PHYS 202/208. 				A new two semester sequence PHYS 255/256 and PHYS 265/266 replaces 			the three semesters of PHYS 250/251, PHYS 260/261 and PHYS 270/271. 			To minimize confusion as to the total hours required for a minor in 				Astronomy we have revised the description to include the University 				requirement for upper division courses.
Effective Catalog Year:  Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revision in the Department of Physics and Astronomy:

Program Title:		Minor in Physics
Reference Number:	435
Identification:		The total number of credit hours has increased from 21 to either 23 hours 				for the non-certifiable minor or 24 hours for the certifiable teaching minor. 			A new lecture/lab combination, PHYS 180, replaces PHYS 320 in the 				physics curriculum. The new two semester sequence, PHYS 255/265, 				replaces the three semesters of PHYS 250, PHYS 260 and PHYS 270. We 				have explicitly included PHYS 321, which is a pre-requisite for most 				upper division electives.
Effective Catalog Year:   Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revision in the Department of Geography & Geology:

Program Title:		B.S. Degree in Geography – Meteorology and Climatology Concentration
Reference Number;	674-GRMC
Identification:
			Additional course requirements dropped from program: 
			MATH 122	Elements of Calculus I			3 hrs 

			Additional course requirements added to program: 
			MATH 126	Calculus and Analytical Geometry I		4.5 hrs

			Course dropped from concentration requirements: 
			GEOG 431	Dynamic Meteorology			3 hrs

			Course dropped from concentration electives:
			GEOG 432	Synoptic Meteorology 			3 hrs

			Course added to concentration electives: 
			GEOG 325	Meteorological Instrumentation		3 hrs	
		Other: 
		Currently students may take GEOG 424 (Weather Analysis and 				Forecasting) OR GEOG 426 (Applied Climatology) as a concentration 			requirement. Now GEOG424 AND GEOG 426 will both be concentration 		requirements since GEOG 431 (Dynamic Meteorology) is being dropped. 			In addition, GEOL 111 (Physical Geography) will be added as an option 			for the concentration requirement that currently includes GEOG 100 			(Introduction to the Physical Environment) or GEOL 102 (Introduction to 			Geology). 
Effective Catalog Year:   Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following new minor in the Department of AMS:

Program Title:		Minor in Construction Management
Hours:			21
Identification:		This minor is intended for any non-construction management majors.
Listing:		A minor in construction management requires a minimum of 21 hours, 				only 9 of which can be duplicated in the student’s major program of study.  			The student who elects a minor in construction management must 					complete the following courses:  AMS 261, CE 303 & 304, CM 363 or CE 			360 & 361, and CM 462. Remaining hours shall be selected in 					consultation with the minor advisor. 
Implementation:	Spring 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 4:55 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

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Andrew McMichael, Chair	Dawn Bolton, AVPAA			Lou Stahl White, Recorder