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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum


Notification Management Committee Minutes
September 13, 2007

In attendance: Nancy Disbrow, Deborah Flynn(co-chair & recorder), Rich Glinka, Roy Hunter, Kim Laing, Tricia Lin (co-chair), Kathy Mauro,

Meeting called to order at 9:45 am

Review of Proposals

  • Recreation & Leisure Studies
    Revised Program Proposal, BS program: A cognate to the Recreation & Leisure Studies major, PSY 298 in 2006 was changed with UCF approval to PSY 219. The current proposal assures course listings consistent with that change, effective FA 08.

Motion to approve Revised Program Proposal:
Motion: Kim Laing; Second: Roy Hunter
Motion passed: 7-0-0

  • Media Studies
    Revised Program Proposal, BA program: The proposal 
    a. increases Media Studies core course credits from 18 to 21,
    b. decreases Media Studies electives from 15 to 12, and
    c. changes 9 credits of required cognate courses outside the major to 9 credits of Media Studies electives OR approved electives outside the major. 

Motion to approve Revised Program Proposal*:
Motion: Roy Hunter; Second: Kathy Mauro
Motion passed: 6-1-0

*The proposed effective date is necessarily changed from FA 07 to FA 08.


  • English, Secondary English Education
    Revised Course Proposals from English (2)
    Revised Course Proposals from English (2)

The proposals were tabled pending receipt of additional information re prior use of the ENG 455 code and any accompanying course or program credit changes. The Committee will request also a copy of a sample degree evaluation signifying the changes.

  • Recreation and Leisure Studies
    Revised Program Proposal, BS program: The proposal
    a. removes REC 300 (6-credit internship) from each of the 3 specializations, 
    b. decreases the internship in each of the 3 specializations from 6 credits to 3 credits,
    c. adds REC 301 (3-credit internship) to required core courses, and
    d. adds 2 REC 3-credit courses (any 3-credit course) to the core.
    The total program credits are unchanged; proposed course additions already exist and are listed in the current catalog.

 

Motion to approve Revised Program Proposal:
Motion: Kim Laing; second: Nancy Disbrow
Motion passed: 7-0-0

Change  effective FA 08

Discussion

The NMC By-laws were discussed briefly. Several issues were raised:

  1. Since the work of the sub-committees is governed by UCF by-laws, might subcommittees require only operating procedures?
  2. R. Glinka suggested that for Revised Program Proposals, proposers attach a copy of a degree evaluation that highlights what the program looks like both before and after the proposed changes.
  3. It was recommended that each subcommittee include instructions, for example required documentation, on each form.
  4. It was suggested that any proposals returned to proposers also be copied to the DCCs and SCCs; currently revisions flow from the proposer directly back to the NMC.

The L to W course transition timeline was also briefly discussed.

Motions:

1. Motions to approve the following Revised Program Proposals:
    a. Recreation & Leisure Studies (1)
    b. Recreation & Leisure Studies (2)
    c. Media Studies


The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m.