The University of Texas at Arlington
Undergraduate Assembly
Minutes
The Undergraduate Assembly met in regular session on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at 2:15 p.m. in the University Center Rio Grande B. Provost George C. Wright presided.
Attendance.
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Present |
Excused |
Absent |
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George C. Wright |
Robert E. Witt |
Tom Chrzanowski |
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Pam Haws |
Peggy Forsberg |
Richard Dodge |
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Michael Moore |
Jeanne Gerlach |
D.L. Hawkins |
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Evan Anders |
Susan Grove |
Santos Hernandez |
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Carolyn Barros |
Kevin Gustafson |
Dan Himarios |
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Bill Carroll |
Don McConnell |
Jeannine Hirtle |
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Jinny Choi |
Elizabeth Poster |
Merlynd Nestell |
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Richard Cole |
Tom Watts |
Pablo Pastrana-Perez |
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William Dillon |
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Karl Petruso |
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Chris Featherstone |
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Syed R. Qasim |
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Greg Frazier |
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Guisette Salazar |
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Aris Freeman |
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Debra Woody |
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Bernard Frye |
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Abu Yilla |
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Perry Fuchs |
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Melinda Hiemenz |
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Becky Pierce Hall |
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Steve Quevedo |
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K. Jamie Rogers |
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Craig Slinkman |
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Neal Smatresk |
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Patricia Turpin |
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Lorraine van Waasbergen |
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Alisa White |
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Tom Wilding |
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Kai Yeung |
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Approval of Minutes. The minutes of the October 1, 2002 meeting were approved as distributed.
Report of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Committee Chair Lynn Peterson presented the following proposals, which were approved by the Assembly:
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Department of Art
Catalog material changes:
· Mission of department: 3 degrees and change in GPA requirement in B.F.A.
· Advertisement of B.A. in Art
· Requirements for B.F.A. revised to coordinate with foundation requirements in B.A. in Art
· Requirements for B.A. in Art
· Addition of Teacher Certification
· Correction regarding university computer and oral competencies
· Requirements for a B.A. degree in Art History
· Syllabus for ART 2304 to add to University approved courses satisfying the computer competency requirements
ADD ART 3344 Expanded offering in concentration
ART 3345 Expanded offering in concentration
CHANGE ART 2358 Change in course content
ART 3300 Name change to UTA Gallery
ART 3314 Change in course content
ART 3320 Title, short title, course content changes
ART 3341 Change in repeat policy
ART 3389 Change in course content
ART 4301 Course description
ART 4317 Title, short title, course content changes
ART 4361 Change in title, short title, course content, and prerequisites
ART 4362 Change in course content
Department of Communication
Catalog material changes:
· Deletion of text for option no longer available to teacher certification
· Change in number of hours taken within liberal arts and deletion of reference to sport activities
· Changes in text under Broadcast Management to reflect course number changes
· Changes in text under Communication Technology to reflect content, renumbering of courses, and requirements
· Changes in Journalism text to be more in line with accredited journalism programs
· Changes in text under Oral Communication to add prerequisite
· Changes in text under Advertising to reflect changes in minimum average performance of students
· Changes in text under ADVT for requirements
· Changes in text for Speech to reflect prerequisite
ADD BCMN 3358
BCMN 4191
BCMN 4350
COMM 2350
COMM 3305
COMM 4318
COMM 4321
JOUR 3346
JOUR 4346
CHANGE ADVT 3304
ADVT 3305
ADVT 3306
ADVT 4300
ADVT 4301
BCMN 2357
BCMN 2358
BCMN 3319
BCMN 3340
BCMN 3341
BCMN 2347 (was 3347)
BCMN 3350
BCMN 3355
BCMN 3357
BCMN 4319
BCMN 4320
BCMN 4360
BCMN 4391
BCMN 4393
BCMN 4395
COMM 3305 (previously number 3301)
COMM 4307
COMM 4309
COMM 4327
JOUR 2346
JOUR 3345
JOUR 4325
SPCH 3302
SPCH 3320
SPCH 4300
SPCH 4302
SPCH 4315
SPCH 4320
SPCH 4322
DELETE BCMN 4318
JOUR 4378
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Changes in Catalog Text:
· Addition of text to requirements for the on-line degree
ADD CRCJ 4360
Department of English
Changes in Catalog Text:
· Changes in Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in English
ADD ENGL 2350
ENGL 3355
ENGL 3364
Department of History
ADD HIST 3369 to satisfy Social/Cultural Studies requirement
DELETE HIST 4385
Linguistics Program
CHANGE LING 3330
LING 3340
LING 4330
Mexican American Studies
Changes to catalog text to reflect revisions in the structure and content of the minor in MAS.
Drop three courses listed as additional courses that can be used to fulfill the MAS minor; add one course to list.
ADD MAS 1131
MAS 3310
MAS 3312
MAS 3319
MAS 3348
MAS 3369
MAS 3375
MAS 4313
MAS 4315
MAS 4318
MAS 4327
MAS 4370
DELETE MAS 4300
Department of Modern Languages
Changes in catalog text on minor requirements.
Changes to catalog text to clarify requirements.
Addition of information for Portuguese for uniformity,
CHANGE FREN 3316
FREN 3318
FREN 4334
GERM 3301
SPAN 3312
SPAN 4313
SPAN 4315
SPAN 4318
SPAN 4327
Department of Music
Catalog material changes: UTA requirements for Bachelor of Music degree leading to teacher certification.
CHANGE MUSI 3209 (changing to 3309)
MUSI 4209 (change in course description)
DELETE MUSI 4193
Department of Political Science
Catalog material changes: Add 3334 and 4352 (new courses) to degree plan
ADD POLS 3334
POLS 4102
POLS 4352
CHANGE POLS 4331
Department of Sociology/Anthropology
ADD ANTH 1310
ANTH 2349
ANTH 3329
ANTH 3339
ANTH 3348
CHANGE ANTH 3330
ANTH 3353
ANTH 3355
Theatre Arts Program
Changes in catalog text for clarification.
Changes in catalog text to clarify competency requirements.
Changes in catalog text to reflect changes in required courses for BFA Options and deletion of sports activities.
ADD THEA 4344
CHANGE THEA 1304
THEA 2352
THEA 3301
THEA 3304
THEA 3305
THEA 3307
THEA 3320
THEA 3341
THEA 4302
THEA 4303
THEA 4304
THEA 4308
THEA 4330
THEA 4343
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Department of Geology
ADD GEOL 1420
DELETE GEOL 2408
CHANGE GEOL 1425 (change in course description)
Department of Math
CHANGE MATH 2425 (change in number of credit hours from 3 to 4)
Other Business. There was no other business.
Remarks by the Provost. Provost Wright encouraged faculty to apply for the Faculty Development Leave and the Research Enhancement Program.
Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:35 p.m.
Pam Haws
Secretary
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