Undergraduate Curriculum Forum
Notification Management Committee Minutes
March 13, 2008
In attendance: Tricia Lin (co-chair), Deborah Flynn (co-chair), Adam Abugri, Nancy Disbrow, Rich Glinka, Sean Grace, Roy Hunter, Richard Kustin, Kim Laing, Ken Laird, Kathy Mauro, Sophia Myers (UCF Secretary)
Meeting called to order at 9:40 am
Review of Proposals Forms
The committee went over proposal forms. Additional changes to the forms were discussed and suggested to Kim Laing. Once changes are made, the committee will compare the forms with the guidelines.
Review of Proposals
1. Revised Program Proposal
Public Health: B.S. in Public Health
In compliance with the accreditation criteria, the program is proposing: the addition of acceptance, maintenance, and graduation requirements; replacing a required core course (PCH 362) with a revised old course (PCH 363); and the addition of a new general concentration consisting of 300-400 level PCH courses that already exist.
Revised Course Proposal
PCH 363 - Program Planning
The course is a description change and will take the place of PCH 455.
Motion to approve:
Motion: A. Abrugri; Second: N. Disbrow
Motion passed: 11-0-0
2. Revised Program Proposal
Sociology: B.S. in Sociology with Secondary Ed. Certification, B.S. in Sociology, and B.A. in Sociology
Two courses have been newly added to the Sociology major electives options. Both courses will provide greater breadth of content in the major to allow students to pursue their interests in the field of Sociology.
Motion to approve:
Motion: R. Kustin; Second: S. Grace
Motion passed: 11-0-0
3. Revised Program Proposal
Communication Disorders: BA in Communication with a Specialization in Communication Disorders
Dropping COM 205 - Fundamentals of Professional Presentations as a required course in the Specialization in Communication Disorders.
Motion to approve:
Motion: N. Disbrow; Second: K. Mauro
Motion passed: 11-0-0
4. Revised Course Proposals
Earth Science: A number of Revised Course Proposals were presented.
ESC 201 - Historical Geology (Prerequisite change)
Motion to approve:
Motion: N. Disbrow; Second: K. Mauro
Motion passed: 11-0-0
ESC 202 - Glacial Geology of New England (Prerequisite change and number change)
Motion to approve:
Motion: R. Kustin; Second: S. Grace
Motion passed: 11-0-0
ESC 204 - Environmental Earth Science (Prerequisite change and number change)
Motion to approve:
Motion: R. Kustin; Second: N. Disbrow
Motion passed: 11-0-0
ESC 211 - Mineralogy (Prerequisite change)
Motion to approve:
Motion: R. Kustin; Second: K. Mauro
Motion passed: 11-0-0
ESC 212 - Petrology (Prerequisite change and number change)
Motion to approve:
Motion: R. Kustin; Second: S. Grace
Motion passed: 11-0-0
A suggestion was made to review the following proposals first and then pass a vote at the end.
ESC 298 - Special Topics in the Earth Science (Changing to a variable credit)
ESC 304 - Air Pollution Meteorology (Prerequisite change and number change) TABLED - needs clarification
ESC 315 - Geomorphology (Prerequisite change)
ESC 325 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (Prerequisite change)
ESC 330 - Field Geology (Prerequisite change, number change and title change)
ESC 357 - Hydrology (Prerequisite change and number change)
ESC 358 - Soil Science (Prerequisite change and number change)
ESC 398 - Advanced Topics in Earth Science (Prerequisite change)
ESC 400 - Structural Geology (Prerequisite change and number change)
ESC 420 - Economic Geology (Prerequisite change)
ESC 421 - Marine Geology (Prerequisite change)
ESC 498 - Advanced Topics in Earth Science (Prerequisite change)
Motion to approve:
Motion: N. Disbrow; Second: A. Abrugri
Motion passed: 11-0-0
APPROVED MOTIONS:
Revised Program Proposal
Public Health: B.S. in Public Health
Sociology: B.S. in Sociology with Secondary Ed. Certification, B.S. in Sociology, and B.A. in Sociology
Communication Disorders: BA in Communication with a Specialization in Communication Disorders
Revised Course Proposal
PCH 363 - Program Planning
ESC 201 - Historical Geology
ESC 202 - Glacial Geology of New England
ESC 204 - Environmental Earth Science
ESC 211 - Mineralogy
ESC 212 - Petrology
ESC 298 - Special Topics in the Earth Science
ESC 304 - Air Pollution Meteorology
ESC 315 - Geomorphology
ESC 325 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
ESC 330 - Field Geology
ESC 357 - Hydrology
ESC 358 - Soil Science
ESC 398 - Advanced Topics in Earth Science
ESC 400 - Structural Geology
ESC 420 - Economic Geology
ESC 421 - Marine Geology
ESC 498 - Advanced Topics in Earth Science
The meeting was adjourned at 10:58 a.m.
