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The Undergraduate Assembly Minutes The Undergraduate Assembly met in regular session on Attendance.
Approval
of Minutes. The minutes of
the regular meeting on Report of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Kimberly van Noort presented the following recommendations approved by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Agenda Items Approved by
the Committee on
Undergraduate
Curricula
Spring, 2006
Course change: INTD 3305 History of Interior
Design – to add prerequisite
Department of Curriculum & Instruction Course
Deletes: READ 4345 Content Area READ 4354 Multicultural Literature for Children READ 4361 Language Learning: Educational Perspectives READ 4362 Literacy Instructions in ESL/Bilingual Settings READ 4375 Literacy learning in the elementary school:
language arts READ 4381 Language acquisition and development Department of Kinesiology Course Change HEED 4312- Better course description – edit-check course number and add delete form KINE 4315 Fitness Measurement - more accurate narrative KINE 4316 - Fitness Programming - more accurate narrative KINE 4330 Program Design and Administration - more accurate
narrative Add Course KINE 0165 Pilates - course number change
Course Change CSE 1310 Introduction to Computers & Programming -
restructuring of CSE 1320 Intermediate Programming - restructuring of courses
CSE 1325 Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Using C++ -
restructuring of courses CSE 2320 Algorithms & Data Structures- prerequisite
& course description change Add Change CSE 1311 introductory programming for engineers &
scientists - new course for both majors CSE 1326 programming mastery - insure mastery of programming
material
Department of Modern
Languages Course Change SPAN 3303 Advanced Spanish Conversation - To have Additional
Opinions
Add Course NURS 4355 Nursing leadership and management course number
change Van Noort then presented the following items approved by the committee for consideration by the Undergraduate Assembly. They were then approved by the Undergraduate Assembly. Agenda Items Approved by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee For Consideration by the Undergraduate Assembly MARCH 7, 2006 Department
of Curriculum & Instruction Course
Changes: READ 4326 Teaching the Language Arts in Secondary Schools -
prefix & description change READ 4343 Content Area Reading and Writing - Prefix change READ 4373 Literacy Learning in the Elementary School:
Reading & Writing - Prefix change READ 4374 Literacy Learning in the Elementary School:
Literature & Language - Prefix change READ 4376 Assessment in Literacy Learning - Prefix change READ 4378 Teaching, READ 4390 Selected topics in education - Prefix change READ 4391 Conference Course - Prefix change Department
of Kinesiology Course Change KINE 1215 Cultural Analysis of Exercise and Sport - change
course 2-hour to 3-hour KINE 4219 Integration of Fitness Principles in an
Instructional Setting - change course 2-hour to 3-hour Change in Program Requirements Modern Language Requirement -deleting and adding required
course and change in language requirement –
change total hours to degree Department
of Modern Languages Catalog Text Change Department of Philosophy (Classical Studies Minor) - to have
additional options Catalog Text Change Change program prerequisite requirements for RN to BSN program BSN program change TOEFL requirement Course Change for nursing students - technical writing
required and computer science & literature dropped New Program Request for new BS Degree in
Environmental and Earth Science UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM AGENDA CORRIGENDA MARCH 7, 2006 Department of Curriculum & Instruction Course Changes READ 4191 Conference Course – UA vote needed READ 4291 Conference Course – UA vote needed - clarification of request to change LIST 4191, 4291 and 4391 to READ prefix Department of Kinesiology Change in Program
Requirements B.A. in Kinesiology (All-Track Teacher Certification – deleting six hours of language, change in required courses (2) and addition of elective hours in secondary concentration (from 9 to 14). No change in total degree hours (130). – UA vote needed Course Change HEED 4311 – previously listed as 4312 – UCC terminal Add Course EXSA 0165 – previously listed on agenda as KINE 0165 – UCC terminal University Honor Roll. David Gray presented the following proposal on behalf of the Academic Standards Committee. He pointed out that there is a university honor roll policy in the catalog but it has not been utilized in the last several years. Colleges and units have been recognizing students with their own honor rolls. He stated the proposed policy change concerned the university honor roll only and the individual colleges and units could continue their honor rolls. The policy was passed with one vote in opposition. CURRENT POLICY Honor Roll Student with excellent
grades will be recognized by being listed on the Honor Roll. The Honor Roll will include those students
who have both:
and
PROPOSED POLICY Honor Roll Students with excellent
grades will be recognized by being listed on the Honor Roll. The Honor Roll will include those students
who have both:
and
Existing Honor Rolls at UTA UNIVERSITY HONOR ROLL Students with excellent grades will be recognized by being listed on the Honor Roll. The Honor Roll will include those students who have both: - 30 semester credit hours earned in residence with a GPA of not less than 3.0 and - 12 semester credit hours earned in the current semester, not including pass/fail work, with a GPA for the semester of not less than 3.0 Unit Honor Roll Requirements University Y 30 hours in residence, enrolled in 12 hours, 3.0 GPA COBA Y 30 hours in residence, 12 hours in current semester, 4.0 GPA COEd N COEn Y Distinguished (A) honor roll – 12 hours in current semester, 30 hours in residence and 4.0 GPA Honor (B) Roll – 12 hours in current semester, 30 hours in residence and 3.0 GPA COLA Y 12 hours in current semester, 3.75 GPA COS Y 18 hours in current semester, 3.5 GPA ARCH Y 3.7 GPA, only majors (no pre-majors). No residency or minimum number of hours required NURS N SOCW N SUPA N HONOR N Other Business. No other business was presented. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m. Michael K. Moore Secretary MKM:jw |