1. Approval of October 6, 2016 Meeting Minutes
Chair announced Yvette Mozie Ross, Simon Stacey, Ken Baron, and Dale Bittinger will be attending 11/3 UGC meeting to discuss programs already in place for introducing students to academic side of UMBC.
Simon Stacey will also join UGC meeting on 12/1 to discuss the AUDIT option
2. Assignment of APR reviews
Chair will send email out requesting volunteers for English and Political Science APR.
3. Year Three Reviews
Chair presented YTRs from Chemistry and Biochemistry, IS, MLLI and PSYCH. All have been approved by committee.
4. Current Postings approved
BIO415/615 – Systems Biology (New)
ENGL475 – Special Studies in Creative Writing (Course Change Form – description)
INDS Major Change – (Course Change Form – Multiple changes)
LING450 – Workshop in Applied Lingustics (Course Change Form – description)
POLI361 – Comparative Political Analysis (New)
POLI361 – Comparative Political Analysis (New) Syllabus
RUSS321 – The Russians’ World – I (New)
SOWK250 – Introduction to Social Work (New)
SOWK250 – Introduction to Social Work ( New) Syllabus
5.Tabled Courses/ Change in existing courses
- Prereq of 330 – Is “C or better” requested?
- Does the requestor intend to remove the prereq or did he/she check that by accident? If yes, would the requestor want it “C or better”?
- If no, please address in rationale.
- For repeatability and grading method, please check left-most column.
- Does the requestor intend to remove the prereq or did he/she check that by accident? If yes, would the requestor want it “C or better”?
- The committee members were questioning the catalogue description – if the courses can be taken in either order, can 322 really be a continuation of 321?
- Perhaps complimentary rather than contination?
- Ask if requestor wants all 3 grading options
- This will particularly be important when change to be a requirement for the major.
- Registrar can’t build prereqs as written
- Either leave out “or other course # designated for new course introduction to Social Work” OR give list of current courses that would satisfy, knowing that if new ones are approved, will have to go through the UGC.