The University of Texas at Arlington
Undergraduate Assembly
Minutes
The Undergraduate Assembly met in regular session on Tuesday, December 5, 2000 at 2:15 p.m. in the University Center Concho Room. President Robert E. Witt presided.
Attendance. Professors Rebecca Deen, Rasika Dias, Fred MacDonnell, and Tom Watts were excused. Professors Tom Chrzanowski, Chris Shook, Craig Slinkman, and Student Representative Rohan Theophilus were absent.
Approval of Minutes. The minutes of the November 7, 2000 meeting were approved as distributed.
Report of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Committee Chair Peggy Quinn stated that Dana Dunn, Vice President for Academic Affairs had asked the committee to consider whether academic units would want to recognize a students passing an online distance education course as meeting the requirement for computer proficiency. The committee didnt feel they could ensure that any online course would meet all of the requirements and asked the Assembly to discuss this issue. While some felt using this mechanism would be a good idea, it was agreed that not all requirements would be met in a typical online course. This issue was referred back to the committee to ask the Center for Distance Education to recommend a formal proposal.
Professor Quinn then presented the following proposals that were all approved by the Assembly.
Core Curriculum addition for Social/Cultural Studies
Add CRCJ 3338 Juvenile Justice System
CRCJ 3380 Ethnic & Gender Issues in Criminal Justice
CRCJ 4315 Criminal Careers & Behavior Systems
CRCJ 4380 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
ANTH 3370 Archaeology of the Prehistoric Aegean
ANTH 3371 Archaeology of Greece
ANTH 3372 Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
ANTH 4322 Archaeology of Egypt
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Department of Art and Art History
Catalog Text Change: Social/Cultural Studies, Departmental Faculty Listing
Change ART 1301
ART 4364
Department of Communication
Catalog Text Change: Sequence Changes, Departmental Faculty Listing, Social/Cultural Studies
Change COMM 3301
COMM 4327
COMM 4335
PREL 4316
SPCH 3315
Department of English
Catalog Text Change: Social/Cultural Studies
Department of Foreign Languages
Catalog Text Change: Ibero-American Studies
Department of History
Catalog Text Change: History core requirements, University core requirements, Teacher Certification, Departmental Faculty Listing
Add HIST 4378
GEOG 2401
GEOG 2409
GEOG 4350
Change HIST 3330
HIST 3362
HIST 3378
HIST 4348
HIST 4349
HIST 4352
HIST 4368
HIST 4369
Delete HIST 3308
HIST 3312
HIST 3313
HIST 3314
HIST 3343
HIST 3344
HIST 3346
HIST 3347
HIST 3376
HIST 3377
HIST 3379
HIST 3381
HIST 3385
HIST 3386
HIST 3387
HIST 3388
HIST 4371
HIST 4387
HIST 4389
GEOG 1455
GEOG 1465
GEOG 3309
GEOG 3343
Mexican American Studies
Add MAS 4350
Department of Music
Catalog Text Change: Music Theatre Sightsinging/Ear Training Requirements
Music Literature Requirement
All Level and Secondary Certification
Departmental Faculty Listing
Music Theatre, Business and Media Elective Change
Social/Cultural Studies
Add MUSI 1105
MUSI 3101
MUSI 3208
MUSI 3209
MUSI 3312
MUSI 3391
MUSI 4101
MUSI 4312
Department of Philosophy and Humanities
Catalog Text Change: Classical Studies Pre-Law Option requirement
Philosophy Pre-Law Option requirement
Department of Political Science
Catalog Text Change: Departmental Faculty Listing
Program Description
Elimination of 3 hours of science requirement; change in Fine Arts requirement and social/cultural studies
Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts
Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts/Pre-Law Option
Policy/Public Administration Option changes
Requirements for International Studies Option
Changes in layout of course titles
Add POLS 3308
Change POLS 3305
POLS 3307
POLS 3310
POLS 3312
POLS 3316
POLS 3330
POLS 3333
POLS 4327
POLS 4328
POLS 4330
POLS 4332
POLS 4333
POLS 4393
POLS 4395
Delete POLS 4304
POLS 4315
POLS 4431
POLS 4387
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Catalog Text Change: Social/Cultural Studies (SOCI)/Social/Cultural Studies (ANTH)
Change ANTH 3324
Delete ANTH 3343
Womens Studies
Delete WOMS 3308
WOMS 3312
WOMS 3313
WOMS 3314
WOMS 3381
HONORS COLLEGE
Establish the Honors American Studies Sequence, which will fulfill, for Honors students, the University core requirements in History, Political Science, and Literature. The American Studies Sequence introduces students to the American experience through a multidisciplinary investigation of the concepts, theories, and phenomena of past and present in the United States.
Add HONR 1100
HONR 2311
HONR 2312
HONR 2611
HONR 2312
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Add SOCW 4310
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Department of Geology
Addition of certificate program in Geographic Information systems (GIS)
Add GEOL 4443
Department of Psychology
Add PSYC 3302
PSYC 3353
PSYC 4336
PSYC 4356
Department of Biology
Add BIOL 3360
Revised curriculum for Bachelor of Science Degree in Microbiology
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Add BEEP 4687
Other Business. There was no other business.
Remarks by the President. President Witt explained that activity for the legislative session is picking up. We have already been spending time in Austin making calls, and will be spending a day or two a week there. The President is still hearing positive comments that this will be a good session for higher education.
The President was asked if Feast of Carols would be resurrected. He responded that this event was suspended due to construction around the University Center, but at the present time there are no plans to bring it back. It would require a substantial investment because costumes would have to be replaced.
Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:35 p.m.