2016-02-02 Agenda

AGENDA
MEETING OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS
of the General College and the College of Arts and Sciences
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
3:30–5:00 PM, 3020 Steele Building

1. Welcome by Senior Associate Dean Abigail Panter

2. Update on Assessment of the General Education Curriculum, Abigail Panter

3. Update on Campus Visit by Dr. Cheryl Cardell from SACS COC, Abigail Panter

4. New Undergraduate Tracks in the Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology

• Sustainability Track in the BA Major in Environmental Studies
• Quantitative Energy Systems Track in the BS Major in Environmental Science

5. Curriculum Committee Report, Associate Dean James Thompson

6. Curriculum Revisions, Curriculum Director Nick Siedentop

• Department of American Studies Programs
  • American studies major (BA): Regular concentration
  • American studies major (BA): American Indian and Indigenous studies
  • American studies major (BA): Folklore
  • American studies major (BA): International (changing to “Global”) American studies
  • American studies major (BA): Southern studies
  • American studies minor
  • American Indian and Indigenous studies minor
  • Folklore minor
  • International (changing to “Global”) American studies minor
  • Southern studies minor
• Asian Studies (BA): General concentration
• Asian studies minor
• Biology (BS): Quantitative Biology track
• Chemistry (BA, BS): including the biochemistry and polymer tracks
• Environmental studies (BA) – see document from item #4
• Environmental science (BS) – see document from item #4
• Environmental science and studies minor – see document from item #4
• Department of Exercise and Sport Science Programs
  • Exercise and sport science (BA): general concentration
  • Exercise and sport science (BA): athletic training concentration
  • Exercise and sport science (BA): fitness professional concentration
  • Exercise and sport science (BA): sport administration concentration
  • Exercise and sport science minor
• Department of Germanic and Slavic languages and Literatures Programs
  
  • GSLL major (BA): Central European studies
  • GSLL major (BA): German literature and culture
  • GSLL major (BA): German media, arts, and culture
  • GSLL major (BA): Russian language and culture
  • GSLL major (BA): Slavic and East European languages and cultures
  • German minor
  • Russian culture minor
  • Slavic and East European languages and cultures minor
• Linguistics major
• Public policy major
• Romance studies (BA): French and Francophone studies
• Women’s and gender studies major and minor – documentation pending

7. Policy on Semester Hours Limit from Professional School Courses, Discussion Item