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1-19-2011 Administrative Boards Minutes

MINUTES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS
of the General College and the College of Arts and Sciences
Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 3:00–5:00 PM
3020 Steele Building

The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. and chaired by Senior Associate Dean Bobbi Owen.

Members in attendance: Yaakov Ariel, Chris Derickson, Kenneth Janken, Erika Lindemann, Lee Y. May, Bobbi Owen, Patricia Parker, Gary Pielak, Steve Reznick, James Rives, Dulcie Straughan, Heather Williams.

Staff:  Laurie Holst, Nick Siedentop.

1.  Proposal for a Masters of Arts in Global Studies in the Curriculum of Global Studies. Noting that the Approval to Plan was approved in 2009, the Administrative Boards approved the proposal.

2.  Permission to plan a Masters of Arts in Public Policy. The Administrative Boards approved the permission to plan a Masters of Arts in Public Policy, noting that the MA will not presumably be a terminal degree. The degree will serve students unable to complete the PhD.

3.  Proposal for a BA degree with a major in Computer Science. The Administrative Boards approved the proposal with the following stipulations:

    • That MATH 232 be inserted into the list of additional requirements since the course is a prerequisite for MATH 381;
    • That the University standard for earning a grade of C or better in 18 hours of courses be applied to  the major’s core requirement ( the six COMP courses and the three computing or computing-related courses) ;
    • That the “triads” of three computing or computing-related courses will require the approval of the Administrative Boards and should be monitored for course availability.

4.  Renaming of German and Slavic Departments, effective June 1, 2011. The Administrative Boards approved the request to change the name of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures to the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures and to dissolve the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, to be effective June 1, 2011.  The CIP code will be changed for both undergraduate BA degrees.

5.  Miscellaneous Curriculum Changes. The following curriculum changes were approved by the Administrative Boards, effective fall 2011:

Archaeology—move ANTH 416 from the “topics” course list to the “archaeological practice” list as a laboratory course in the major. Remove ANTH 452 from the “topics” list for both the major and minor and add the course to the “general interest electives” for the major (under “electives from related fields”).

Art History—revise the requirements for the BA with a major in art history to read “Of the remaining required courses, at least two courses must be courses at the intermediate level (ART 200-399) and one course at the advanced level (ART 400-699)” to “Of the remaining required courses, at least two must be art history courses at the intermediate level (ART 250-399) and one an art history course at the advanced level (ART 450-699).” Revise the requirement “Three elective courses from ART 200 to 699” to “Three elective art history courses from ART 250 to 699; a first-year seminar taught by an art history faculty member (ART 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, 77, 79, 80, 84, 89 [with approval based on topic]) may be substituted for one art history elective numbered 250 or above.”

Biology—add BIOL 525 to the list of laboratory courses and biology electives for the BS degree with a major in quantitative biology.

Chemistry—add CHEM 395, 395H, 410, 420, 460 (or 460H) as additional courses satisfying the elective requirement for the BA degree with a major in chemistry.

Computer Science—delete BMME 410, 430, and 440 from the interdisciplinary group of courses satisfying the BS degree with a major in computer science. Add APPL 430 to the interdisciplinary group.

Dramatic Art—add DRAM 286 and 289 to courses satisfying the major in dramatic arts and the minor in dramaturgy.

Contemporary European Studies—delete ENGL 190 from the Theme III course list.

Jewish Studies—add GERM 225; HEBR 436; RELI 108, 446, 450, and 565 to the course list fulfilling requirements for the minor.

Latin American Studies—add ART 157, 160, 267, 277, and 352; CMPL 133; DRAM 288; ENGL 685; LING 558, 560, and 561; MAYA 101; MUSC 147; PORT 382 and 388; SPAN 335, 348, 361, 387, 389, 620, and 625 to the Culture-Literature Sequence. Add HIST 240, 241, 242, 528, 529, and 574, and LING 303 to the History Sequence. Add AFAM 530; ANTH 232, 239, 360, and 439; GEOG 430 and 452; LING 303; and RELI 245 to the Anthropology-Economics-Geography Sequence. Add PLCY 349 and JOMC 443 to the Journalism-Political Science Sequence for the major.

Linguistics—replace the current core requirement of three courses chosen from among LING 200, 201, 202, or 203 with one course each from three out of the following four pairs: LING 200 or 520, LING 201 or 537, LING 202 or 541, and LING 203 or 540.

Peace, War, and Defense—add HIST 528 to the National and International Security and the Evolution of Warfare course lists for the major.

Psychology—revise the requirement for the BS degree with a major in psychology from “PSYC 215 (with departmental approval, PSYC 210 plus an advanced course in psychological measurement or research design may substitute for PSYC 215)” to “PSYC 210 or 215.”
ROML minor in Hispanic Studies and minor in Spanish for the Professions—add ANTH 360; HIST 241, 242, and 292; LTAM 101 and 396 (with approval of the undergraduate Spanish advisor); and POLI 434 to the list of Allied Courses on the Hispanic World.

ROML major with an emphasis in French—establish FREN 260 or 261 (taken in Montpellier) as a gateway course for the major. Add FREN 311 to List B.

Women’s Studies—change the description of the minor in the Undergraduate Bulletin by deleting “The credits must include WMST 101 and come from at least two the divisions of the College of Arts and Sciences” and adding “The credits must include WMST 101 and come from courses chosen from at least two of the following four interdisciplinary perspectives: historical studies, fine arts and humanities, social sciences, and basic and applied sciences.”

6.  Associate Dean’s Report, Associate Dean Erika Lindemann. Dean Lindemann presented the Boards with a list of course changes approved by the Curriculum Committee on January 12, effective fall 2011. The Boards ratified the list. These transactions are appended to this document.

Associate Dean Lindemann informed the Boards that TREQ (Transfer Equivalent) courses have been assigned appropriate General Education designations. This enables TREQ courses to be added to the ConnectCarolina catalog and function properly in Tar Heel Tracker.

7.  Student Appeals Guidelines. The Boards reviewed the draft copy of the Student Appeals Guidelines and agreed “in spirit” with codifying the process.

8. Other Business. Senior Associate Dean Bobbi Owen reported that, to make an earlier change consistent, the title of the B.A. degree with a major in Romance languages and with an emphasis in French would be revised to replace “French”with “French and Francophone Studies.”

9. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 4:10 pm.

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The Administrative Boards of the General College and the College of Arts and Sciences are responsible for advising the Dean of the College about the undergraduate curriculum, including changes in that curriculum, approving individual courses offered in Departments and Curricula of the College, and making decisions when requested on specifications for degrees.