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Faculty Senate

Curricular Affairs Committee

AGENDA for the second meeting of the 2003-04 academic year to be held on Monday, October 27, 2003 in Library Conference Room A.

I. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.

II. Disposition of Minutes of Meeting #1, September 30, 2003 (enclosed).

III. REPORTS

IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A. Temporary Courses Postponed Under Summer Procedures:

1. College of Arts and Sciences

Film Studies Program

1) FLM 305X (enclosure with Agenda for Meeting #1)

2) FLM 350X (enclosure with Agenda for Meeting #1)

2. College of the Environment and Life Sciences

a. Department of Plant Sciences

EVS 334X (enclosure with Agenda for Meeting #1)

CAC policy on computer courses (enclosed)

B. College of the Environment and Life Sciences

Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science (Response to CAC's questions from Professor DeAlteris enclosed)

a. Addition of the following new courses:

1) ASF 312 (enclosure with Agenda for Meeting #1) &endash; approved on 9/30/03

2) ASF 322 (enclosure with Agenda for Meeting #1)

3) ASF 332 (enclosure with Agenda for Meeting #1)

4) ASF 410 (enclosure with Agenda for Meeting #1)

5) ASF 422 (enclosure with Agenda for Meeting #1)

b. Change in description and prerequisite for ASF 321 (enclosure with Agenda for Meeting #1)

c. Change in description, method of instruction and prerequisite for ASF 421 (enclosure with Agenda for Meeting #1)

V. NEW BUSINESS

A. College of the Environment and Life Sciences

Department of Pant Sciences

Change in level, number, description and prerequisite for PLS 405 to PLS 215 (enclosed)

B. College of Human Science and Services (enclosure)

Department of Human Development and Family Studies

Addition of HDF 471* (enclosed)

C. Discussion of appropriate process for curriculum changes in those situations where WRT 101 is a specific requirement or when COM 101 or COM 103 are specific requirements. WRT 104, WRT 105 and WRT 106 have replaced WRT 101 and COM 100 will replace COM 101 and COM 103.

D. Library Impact Statement &endash; Are changes needed? (Correspondence between Professor Keefe and Professor Fava and Section IV from CAC Report #387 enclosed)

*May require approval by the Graduate Council.