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LSA CURRICULUM COMMITTEE Minutes of November 8, 2011 Present: Evans Young, Acting Chair; Phil Deloria, Chair; Pallavi Abraham, LSA-SG; Andrea Alajbegovic, LSA-SG; Paula Berwanger, Linguistics; Tim Dodd, Academic Advising; Kalli Federhofer, German; Benjamin Fortson, Classical Studies and Linguistics; Phil Gorman, Academic Advising; Lori Gould, Dean’s Office; Marjorie Horton, Dean’s Office; Kristen Moore, Math; Neil Marsh, Chemistry; Tim McKay, Physics and Honors; Jennifer Myers, Residential College; Esrold Nurse, Academic Affairs; Damani Partridge, Anthropology and DAAS; Sushama Pavgi, MCDB; JoAnn Peraino, Dean’s Office; Pam Rinker, Dean’s Office; Shelly Schreier, Psychology; Donna Wessel Walker, Honors; and Anna Wittow, LSA-SG. The meeting came to order at 3:10 pm. MINUTES Minutes for 11/1/11 were approved as amended. NON-GRADED COURSES The attached revision to the academic policies for non-graded courses was approved effective immediately. CONCENTRATIONS AND MINORS 1. A new concentration and academic minor in Interdisciplinary Astronomy were approved effective W12. 2. Modifications to the International Studies concentration were approved effective W12. 3. Modifications to RC’s Drama concentration were deferred pending corrections. COURSE APPROVAL ACTIONS 1. Two courses were approved effective W12 (see Appendix): BIOLOGY 256 (new) and PSYCH 290 (modification). 2. BIOLOGY 256 was approved for NS/BS Eligibility. ACADEMIC POLICIES The committee reviewed College policies for concentrations and academic minors and formulating new policies for undergraduate certificates. They will resume this discussion in December. The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 pm. NEXT MEETING: Discussion, November 15, 2011

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LSA CURRICULUM COMMITTEE Minutes of November 8, 2011

Present: Evans Young, Acting Chair; Phil Deloria, Chair; Pallavi Abraham, LSA-SG; Andrea Alajbegovic, LSA-SG; Paula Berwanger, Linguistics; Tim Dodd, Academic Advising; Kalli Federhofer, German; Benjamin Fortson, Classical Studies and Linguistics; Phil Gorman, Academic Advising; Lori Gould, Dean’s Office; Marjorie Horton, Dean’s Office; Kristen Moore, Math; Neil Marsh, Chemistry; Tim McKay, Physics and Honors; Jennifer Myers, Residential College; Esrold Nurse, Academic Affairs; Damani Partridge, Anthropology and DAAS; Sushama Pavgi, MCDB; JoAnn Peraino, Dean’s Office; Pam Rinker, Dean’s Office; Shelly Schreier, Psychology; Donna Wessel Walker, Honors; and Anna Wittow, LSA-SG.

The meeting came to order at 3:10 pm.

MINUTES

Minutes for 11/1/11 were approved as amended.

NON-GRADED COURSES

The attached revision to the academic policies for non-graded courses was approved effective immediately.

CONCENTRATIONS AND MINORS

1. A new concentration and academic minor in Interdisciplinary Astronomy were approved effective W12.

2. Modifications to the International Studies concentration were approved effective W12.

3. Modifications to RC’s Drama concentration were deferred pending corrections.

COURSE APPROVAL ACTIONS

1. Two courses were approved effective W12 (see Appendix): BIOLOGY 256 (new) and PSYCH 290 (modification).

2. BIOLOGY 256 was approved for NS/BS Eligibility.

ACADEMIC POLICIES

The committee reviewed College policies for concentrations and academic minors and formulating new policies for undergraduate certificates. They will resume this discussion in December.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 pm.

NEXT MEETING:

Discussion, November 15, 2011

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Non-Graded Courses (P/F, CR/NC, S/U)

Students may count a maximum 30 non-graded credits toward the 120 credits required for a degree. Non-graded credits are earned in courses for which no

letter grade (A through E) is recorded on the transcript. Only those non-graded credits actually earned are counted as part of the total number of non-graded

credits applicable toward a degree.

1. Non-graded courses may be included in a distribution plan.

2. Pass/Fail courses may not be included in a concentration plan or in an academic minor.

3. Experiential and Directed Reading/Independent Study courses that are graded on a Credit/No Credit or Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory basis may be

included in a concentration program.

4. The final course in a sequence used to fulfill the Language Requirement may not be elected on a Pass/Fail basis. (Effective for all students admitted

to the College in Fall Term, 1995 and thereafter.)

5. A change in grading pattern for a course is not permitted after the first three weeks of a full term (first two weeks of a half-term).

Grading pattern choices must be modified through the registration system. Courses elected after the third week of a term may not be elected on a

non-graded basis unless the course is offered as a "mandatory non-graded" course. The only exceptions to this policy are short courses (e.g.,

GEOSCI 101-115) which have started after the beginning of the term. In these cases, the grading pattern may not be changed after the second

week of class. The Academic Standards Board does not grant exceptions to this policy.

6. The College holds students responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of their class schedule.

7. Non-graded courses earn credit toward a degree but not honor points. Therefore, "Pass" (or Credit) grades do not enter into the computation of the

term or cumulative grade point averages.

8. Instructor approval is not required for a choice in the elected grading pattern nor should the instructor be informed of such a choice. Instructors report

letter grades (A through E) for all students in their courses, except in mandatory CR/NC courses. In the case of a student who has chosen to elect a

course "Pass/Fail," the Office of the Registrar converts the letter grades according to the following policies:

Grades of A through C- are posted on a transcript as "P" (Pass); credit toward a degree is earned.

Grades of D through E are posted on a transcript as F (Fail); no degree credit is earned.

9. In the case of an incomplete course elected "Pass/Fail," credit is posted only when the work has actually been completed and a grade of at least C—

has been reported. "Pass/Fail" courses which are not finished lapse to "Fail," although the term and cumulative grade point averages remain

unaffected.

10. If the instructor of a mandatory Credit/No Credit course believes that the amount and quality of a student's work is such that it deserves credit, CR

Home / Bulletin / Chapter IV: Academic Policies and Procedures / Grade Notations and Grading Policies /

Non-Graded Courses (P /F , CR/NC, S /U)

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(Credit) is posted on the transcript. If the instructor believes that a student's work does not justify the awarding of credit, NC (No Credit) is posted on

the transcript. Courses offered mandatory Credit/No Credit are designated in the course listings in Chapter VI.

11. In computing the grade point average for honorary societies, the reported letter grades for "non-graded" elections are computed into the cumulative

grade point average.

12. No course elected "Pass/Fail" will receive the Honors notation on the transcript or be counted as an "Honors" course for the Sophomore Honors

Award.

13. A student may pay a special fee set by the Registrar's Office and request a specially prepared appendix to the transcript on which the original grades

submitted for all courses elected "Pass/Fail" are listed.

14. Students who have transferred "non-graded" credit to the College must count that credit as part of the maximum 30 hours of "non-graded" credit

which may be counted toward an LS&A degree. Advanced Placement credit as well as transfer courses for which students earned grades at another

institution do not count against the 30-credit limit.

15. A student cannot choose to elect a course by the CR/NC and S/U grading patterns; the optional non-graded pattern is P/F.

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The University of Michigan

Department of Astronomy

DAVID M. DENNISON BUILDING

501 E. UNIVERSITY AVE.

ANN ARBOR, MI 48109-1042

734 764 3440 FAX 734 763-6317

M. S. Oey

[email protected]

July 25, 2011

To the LSA Curriculum Committee:

The Astronomy Department proposes a new concentration and minor in Astronomical

Science. While we have an existing, highly successful concentration in Astronomy and As-trophysics, these students are almost all preparing for a scientific or technical career, withthe majority continuing on to graduate studies. Astronomy is an appealing science, andthere are non-majors who clearly have a deep interest in the subject. Some of these studentstake multiple astronomy courses, while others are active members of the Student Astronom-ical Society, hanging out with our concentrators. We therefore wish to offer a concentrationand minor to serve students planning careers in non-technical fields, such as education,journalism, science policy, business, law, etc. The 2010 decadal survey of astronomy andastrophysics1 by the National Research Council issued a specific recommendation to sup-port a wide variety of career options for students interested in astronomy. In addition, theInternational Year of Astronomy 2009 project of the International Astronomical Union andUNESCO also promoted the specific goal of increasing the accessability of astronomy to wideraudiences. Our initiative addresses these wider mandates, and the proposed curriculum hasbeen discussed in detail and approved by the Astronomy Department faculty.

Over the last year, we laid the groundwork for the new concentration and minor bylaunching three new, intermediate-level courses: Astro 205, “Exploring the X-ray Universe”;Astro 220, “New Discoveries in Astronomy”; and Astro 305, “Astronomy in the Community”.These courses help fill a noticeable gap in our curriculum between 100-level courses andtechnical, upper-level courses. The new concentration and minor can also be seen as a newproduct resulting in part from rounding out our course offerings.

The goal of the new Concentration is to provide students with substantive expertise inastronomy, a fundamental understanding of science, and the ability to communicate aboutastronomy and science with a lay audience. Since students will have a variety of career goals,the program is deliberately flexible so that students can tailor the course of study to their in-dividual needs, while also providing a literal “concentration” of study focused on astronomy.Since the potential career fields mentioned above often emphasize communication, Astro 305will be required for the concentration. This experiential course provides specific training

1Blandford et al. 2010, New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics, National Academies

Press

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in communicating about science and astronomy, together with Astro 429. The remainingcurriculum is more interdisciplinary than our core concentration, placing astronomy in awider context that includes global study of our Earth and, if the student chooses, anotherinterdisciplinary area. We are especially pleased to exploit the notable local expertise in thePhilosophy of Science and History of Astronomy.

The curriculum for the proposed Concentration in Astronomical Science is as fol-lows:

• Prerequisites: 3 credits of 100-level Astronomy; Physics 140/141 or equivalent; Math115 and 116, or equivalent

• 4 credits: Astro 201, Introduction to Astrophysics (formerly Astro 160)

• 9 credits from: Astro 205, 210, 220, 361, 402, 403, 404, 405; at least 3 credits must beat the 300-level or above

• 3 credits: Astro 305, Astronomy in the Community

• 2 credits: Astro 429, Senior Seminar (ULWR)

• 3 credits from: Geosci 201 (Intro Phys Geog), Geosci 204 (Planets), Geosci 320 (EarthSys Evol), Geosci 325 (Env Geochem), Geosci 331 (Climate Change), Geosci 351/451(Earth Struct), Geosci 420 (Intro Earth Phys), Geosci 446 (Paleoclimatology)

• 3 credits from: Any 300- or 400-level Astro course, Hist/Astro 300, Hist/Astro 301;Phil 420 (Phil of Science), Phil 422 (Phil of Physics), Phil 423 (Space & Time), Phil424 (Quantum Mechanics), Phil 427 (Sci & Gender), Phil 464 (Sci Revolution); Physics411 (Intro Computation) Physics 420 (Phys Elem Classroom), Physics 424 (Phys inAction), Physics 481 (Sci, Tech, Pub Policy)

The goal of the new Minor is similar in spirit, but without the emphasis on communi-cation skills. Instead of requiring the quantitative foundation course, Astro 201, the Minorachieves core foundation breadth with 100-level courses, requiring at least one course in eachof the two major areas covering planetary science and general astrophysics. The remainingcredits are electives, of which 3 credits are allowed from the same list of non-astronomyelectives offered to the concentrators.

The curriculum for the proposed Minor in Astronomical Science is as follows:

• Prerequisites: None

• 3 credits from: Astro 101 or 115 (planetary science)

• 3 credits from: Astro 102, 104, 105, 142 (astrophysics)

• 6 credits from: Astro 205, 210, 220, 201(160)

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• 3 credits from: Any course at the 300 or 400-level in Astronomy, or one of the electivesfor the Concentration in Astronomical Science in Geoscience, Philosophy or Physics.

We anticipate that the new concentration will attract similar numbers of students as ourexisting one, on the order of 10 students per year initially, but we hope to grow this as theprogram evolves. The new minor is a little harder to predict, but we expect a similar numberinitially. Our current undergraduate advisor is Ted Bergin, who will continue to handle thecore concentrators, and we will assign a second faculty member to advise the students in thenew concentration and minor. The concentration does not meet the credit requirement fora BS degree.

We also request renumbering Astro 160 to Astro 201. This is “Introduction to Astro-physics”, which is our more quantitative, physics-based introductory course. The level atwhich this course is taught has always been far higher and more technical than our other 100-level courses, and it has long been felt to be more appropriately numbered at the 200-level.The faculty are agreed that this course should both be required for the new concentration,and count for credit toward it. Furthermore, the faculty are somewhat dissatisfied with thelevel of preparation for regular concentration courses by students who have not taken Astro160. We are therefore taking opportunity with this renumbering to also make Astro 201/160a required core course in our standard Astronomy & Astrophysics concentration. It is feltthat this then obviates the need for prerequisites in Astronomy. We submit a ConcentrationModification form accordingly. Our Minor in Astronomy & Astrophysics remains the same,other than the renumbering.

In reviewing the concentration requirements for Astronomy & Astrophysics for the mod-ification form, we noticed an unrelated error in the Bulletin regarding our upper-level mathrequirement. The Bulletin states that Math 404 is an option, but the intended course isMath 454, “Boundary Value Problems for Partial Differential Equations.” The other coursesmeeting this requirement all address partial differential equations, while Math 404 does not.Furthermore, we feel the Math 556 is too advanced for the practical needs of astronomyconcentrators, and so we also are deleting this option.

Finally, please find an Appendix with text for the concentrations and minors in LSABulletin.

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Thank you,

Associate ProfessorChair, Astronomy Department Curriculum Committee

encl: New Concentration Form, New Minor Form, Concentration Modification Form, MinorModification Form, approval emails from Department Chairs

cc: Joel Bregman, Chair; Ted Bergin, Undergraduate Advisor; Chairs of Geological Sciences,Philosophy, Physics, and History

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Cover Sheet College of Literature, Science, & the Arts NEW CONCENTRATION PROPOSAL

The LSA concentration requirement provides an opportunity to pursue a thorough investigation of a subject or problem. If education is to be a connected, developmental experience, then fundamental skills, abilities, and knowledge must be used continuously. Concentration programs organize students' work in such a way that later experiences relate to and extend earlier ones. Students normally declare a concentration during the second term of the sophomore year, although some students make a decision earlier. Proposals must meet the criteria listed in the LSA concentration policies and be approved by the LSA Curriculum Committee.

Department/Unit _____Astronomy_____________________________________________________________

Title of Concentration _____Astronomical Science_______________________________________________

Number of Credits Prerequisites (will not count toward concentration) __16__ Requirements minimum ______ maximum ______

Curriculum Committee Chair ____Sally Oey______________________________ Approval Date __4/21/11___

Department Chair/Director ______Joel Bregman__________________________ Approval Date __4/21/11___

Attach a memo on departmental letterhead addressing the following issues:

1. Intended  audience.  

2. Overall goals and objectives and plans  for  assessing  whether  or  not  they  are  being  met.    

3. How each requirement listed on the attached form contributes to the educational goals, structure, and coherence of the concentration.

4. Rationale for creating this new concentration.

5. Departmental staff responsible for advising students in planning and completing this concentration.

6. Additional resources that would be needed by the department.

7. List of concentrations in other departments or schools that have significantly overlapping requirements or proximity of subject matter.

If the new concentration includes any courses from other departments/academic units, approval is required from each chair/director. Approval indicates two commitments: 1) the unit plans to offer the course on a routine basis; and 2) additional students would not preclude enrollment by the unit’s own concentrators. Prior to submitting proposal form: a) send modifications to each chair/director asking for approval via email; b) type each unit’s name and chair/director below; and c) forward all email approvals to Pam in one batch.

Academic Unit

__Geological Sciences__________

__Philosophy_________________

__Physics____________________

__History____________________

____________________________

____________________________

Chair/Director Approval Date __Rebecca Lange____________________________ _4/21/11______

__Louis Loeb________________________________ _4/21/11______

__Bradford Orr_via Gus Evrard__________________ _5/19/11______

__Kali Israel___(for Hist/Astro 300, 301)___________ _6/25/11______

____________________________________________ _____________

___________________________________________ _____________

(approvals on file)

Send a hard copy and Word documents of cover sheet, proposal, departmental memo, and suggested text for the LSA Bulletin to Pam Rinker ([email protected]), 763-7139.

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NEW CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM PROPOSAL

Department ____Astronomy________________________________________________ Name of Concentration ____Astronomical Science__________________________________________ Effective Term ____Winter 2012_________________________________________________ Date Submitted ____July 25, 2011_________________________________________________

Complete all applicable fields. Prerequisites - 3 credits of 100-level Astronomy

- Physics 140, 141, or equivalent - Math 115, 116, or equivalent

Requirements - Astro 201, 305 (3 credits), and 429 - 9 credits from: Astro 205, 210, 220, 361, 402, 403, 404, or 405; at least 3 credits must be at the 300-level or above - 3 credits from: Geosci 201, 204, 320, 325, 331, 351/451, 420, or 446

Subplans/tracks (optional)

Electives - 3 credits from: Any 300- or 400-level Astronomy course; Philosophy 420, 422, 423, 424, 427, 464; Physics 411, 420, 424, or 481

Cognates

Advising Information about scheduling advising appointments is available from the Department Office.

Exclusions Concentrators in Astronomy and Astrophysics are excluded.

Dept. Honors (optional)

Other

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Cover Sheet College of Literature, Science, & the Arts NEW ACADEMIC MINOR PROPOSAL FORM

LSA students pursuing a BA or BS degree may opt to complete one or more academic minors in order to broaden their educational experience outside their area of concentration. Proposals must be approved by the LSA Curriculum Committee and meet the following criteria: 1) require no fewer than 15 credit hours in addition to any prerequisites; 2) provide structure and coherence, not simply a total number of credits elected at random; and 3) contain some upper-division courses. For policies and administration, click on Academic Minors. For alphabetical list of approved minors in the LSA Bulletin, click on Academic Minor Programs. Department/Academic Unit Astronomy

Title of Academic Minor Astronomical Science

Number of Credits: Prerequisites _0_________ Required Courses (min/max if applicable) _____15_________________

Approved by Dept/Unit Curriculum Committee Sally Oey Date: 4/21/11

Approved by Chair or Director Joel Bregman Date: 4/21/11

Attach a memo on departmental letterhead with the following information: 1. Brief statement of the goals of the minor along the lines of those listed in the College Bulletin.

2. Intended audience for the minor.

3. Summation of prerequisites and requirements for the minor for inclusion in the College Bulletin.

4. Description of how each course requirement would contribute to the educational goals, structure and coherence of the minor.

5. List of concentrations and academic minors in other departments/units whose students should be prohibited from electing this minor, due either to significant overlap of requirements or to proximity of subject matter.

6. Departmental staff responsible for advising students in planning and completing this minor.

7. Brief supporting statement (one or two paragraphs) explaining the rationale for creating this minor.

Signatures of approval are required from all other departments/units with courses included in this minor (attach extra sheet if necessary). Please note: Signature of Chair/Director implies a commitment that the department 1) plans to offer the course on a routine basis, and 2) does not think that the added students in these courses will preclude their own concentrators from getting into the courses. Before submitting proposal: a) send modifications to each chair/director asking for approval via email; b) type each unit’s name and signer below, and c) forward all email approvals to Pam in one batch.

Department/Program

___Geological Sciences__________________

___Philosophy__________________________

___Physics_____________________________

___History_____________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

Chair/Director Approval Date ___Rebecca Lange_________________________ ___4/21/11______

___Louis Loeb_____________________________ ___4/21/11______

___Bradford Orr via Gus Evrard______________ ___5/19/11______

__ Kali Israel___(for Hist/Astro 300, 301)__ ___6/25/11_____

_________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________ _______________

Send a hard copy and Word documents of cover sheet, proposal, departmental memo, and suggested text for the LSA Bulletin to Pam Rinker ([email protected]), 763-7139.

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NEW ACADEMIC MINOR PROPOSAL

Department/Academic Unit ___Astronomy___________________________________________________ Name of Academic Minor ___Astronomical Science___________________________________________ Effective Term ___Winter 2012__________________________________________________ Date of Submission ___July 25, 2011_________________________________________________

Requirements

Min/Max # credits

15

Prereqs None

Required courses (state minimum # of credits for upper-level courses)

- Astro 101 or 115 - Astro 102, 104, 105, or 142 - 6 credits of: Astro 201, 205, 210, or 220 - 3 credits from: A 300 or 400-level Astronomy course, or one of the Geosci, Philosophy, or

Physics courses allowed for credit toward the concentration in Astronomical Science.

Advising Information about scheduling advising appointments is available from the Department Office.

Exclusions Concentrators in the Department of Astronomy.

Other

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PROPOSAL TO MODIFY AN EXISTING CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM

Department/Unit: Center for International & Comparative Studies

Name of Concentration: International Studies

Effective Term: Winter 2012

Date Submitted: 10/31/12

Current Requirements Modified Requirements (type “same” if no changes)

Min # credits 36 Same

Prereqs None

Required courses (state minimum # of credits for upper-level courses)

1. Core Courses. CICS 101, 301 and 401

2. Foreign Language Requirement. Sixth-term proficiency in a language other than English

3. Research Methods Course. One quantitative research methods course (minimum of 3 credits)

4. One Regional Course (minimum 3 credits)

5. Sub plans: Students must choose one sub plan and take at least four courses (minimum 12 credits) from that sub plan. The four courses must be taken in two or more academic subjects. One course must be at the 400 level.

1. Same

2. Same

3. Same

4. Same

5. Same

Subplans/ tracks

1. Political Economy & Development

2. International Security, Norms & Cooperation

3. Comparative Culture & Identity

4. Global Environment & Health

1. Political Economy & Development (must include ECON 101 as a prerequisite and at least one other economics course)

2. Same

3. Comparative Culture & Identity (must include at least one comparative literature course chosen from COMPLIT 222, 240 or 322)

4. Same

Electives/

Cognates

(optional)

Three electives (minimum of 9 credits) Same

Advising CICS Advisor Same

Dept. Honors (optional)

CICS Senior Honors Proseminar

CICS 498 and CICS 499

Other None Students must earn C- or better in all required CICS courses

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PROPOSAL TO MODIFY AN EXISTING CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM

Department/Unit: Residential College Name of Concentration: Drama Effective Term: WN12 Date Submitted: 11/4/11

Current Requirements Modified Requirements (type “same” if no changes)

Min # cr 34 35

Prereqs RCHUMS 280 None

Required courses (state minimum # of cr for upper- level courses)

Middle Sequence:

RCHUMS 282 (4);THTREMUS 321(3) and 322 (3)

Four courses from the following:

RCHUMS 383; RCHUMS386: RCHUMS 387: RCHUMS 389; RCHUMS 390 (4 cr)

Senior Sequence:

RCHUMS 480 (4); RCHUMS 481 (4)

THTREMUS 321(3) and 322 (3)

Two courses in the fundamentals of acting and script analysis – one from the RC and one from Department of Theater and Drama (total of 7 cr):

RCHUMS 281 – Intro to Comedy and Tragedy (4 cr)

OR RCHUMS 282 – Actor and Text (4 cr)

AND THTREMUS 101 – Intro to Acting (3 cr)

OR THTREMUS 110 – Acting for the Camera (3 cr)

OR THTREMUS 102 – Intro to Acting (3 cr) [only if RCHUMS 281

or 282 has been completed] Senior Capstone: RCHUMS 481 (4 cr)

Subplans/tracks None 6 total courses, with at least two in each category, for a total of at least 18 credits: Category One: Actor and Text RCHUMS 334 – Section “Community Empowerment Through the Arts”

(4 cr) RCHUMS 389 – Greek Drama (4 cr) RCHUMS 383 – Strindberg, Ibsen and Chekov (4 cr) RCHUMS 387 – Shakespeare on the Stage (4 cr) RCHUMS 390 – Topics in Modern Drama (4 cr) RCHUMS 480 – Dramatic Theory and Criticism (4 cr)

RCHUMS 483 - Environmental Theater Production Workshop in the Arboretum (2-4 cr)

RCHUMS 485 Special Drama Topics (1-2 cr) THTREMUS 233 – Acting in the Black Experience (3 cr) THTREMUS 323/ENGLISH 349 – American Theater & Drama (3 cr) THTREMUS 327/ENGLISH 327 – American Theater & Drama (3 cr)

Category Two: Design and Production

THTREMUS 241 – Directing I (3 cr)

RCCORE 334: Section “Using the Theater as an Instrument” (3 cr)

RCHUMS 482 – Director and Text (4 cr)

THTREMUS 227 – Introduction to Playwriting (3 cr)

THTREMUS 429 – Playwriting in Production (3 cr)

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Electives/

Cognates

4 courses from the following:

RCHUMS 380

RCHUMS 381

RCHUMS 385

RCHUMS 386

RCHUMS 387

RCHUMS 389

RCHUMS 390 (4 cr)

NONE

Advising

RC Drama Advisor

same

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LSA Curriculum Committee Course Approval Actions

11/8/2011

1.New

Winter 2012

BIOLOGY 256Animals Functioning in Environments(UG Full 4.0) (Regular) (A-E) (Laura Eidietis) Short Course Description: Discover intriguing research being done by environmental physiologists, ecological morphologists and evolutionary physiologists! Learn about applications to environmental health and animal conservation. Investigate how evolutionary history influences animal form and function. Learn how physiological and functional patterns relate to the diversity of Earth's habitats. Learn from human, vertebrate, and invertebrate examples. Meets Distr Req: NS

Meets Gen Req: BS

Repeat for Credit? No

Advisory Prereq's: BIOLOGY 171 & 172; AP Physics or PHYSICS 135, 140 or 160 or equivalent; and AP Math or MATH 115 or 116 or equivalent.

Assessment: There will be 4 surveys with two foci given at the beginning and end of the term. Surveys 1 and 4 will be a pre- and post-survey of student knowledge focused on research-based misconceptions about biological concepts. Surveys 2 and 3 focus on the affective valuing of the course, the field, and biology by the students. The instructor will ask CRLT to do a midterm student feedback during the first 2 terms that the course is offered and in future terms as needed.

BS Eligibility Supporting Statement: NS distribution

2.Mod

Winter 2012

PSYCH 290Introduction to the Psychology of Personality(UG Full 4.0, UG Half 4.0) (Regular) (A-E)

MODIFICATION FROM TO

Enforced Prereq's (long)

One of: PSYCH 111 or 112 or 114 or 115 or 116; and STATS 250(350).

One of: PSYCH 111 or 112 or 114 or 115 or 116.