Undergraduate Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee

Minutes October 23, 2001

Members Present:  H. Terry, K. Knight, N. Okie, J. Borling, R. Janney, C. White,

          K. Castleberry, L. Pollard, and W. Tatum (G.A.)

Guests            :                   Richard Roth (GEOG), Joe Neisser (PHIL), C. Hines, and L. Whitt

I.                    Approval of October 3 minutes

II.                 Reviewed Proposals

A.     Recreation, Parks & Tourism

1.      RCPT.01 – Change title of concentration: change from Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management Concentration to Recreation Management Concentration – Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

B.     Philosophy and Religious Studies

1.      PHIL.01 – Catalog Course Description and Course Title Change: Change

title and catalog description of PHIL 310. Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

C.     Geography

1.      GEOG.01 (Catalog Course Description)

a.       Discussion resulted in the following change:  Replace the paragraph on page 3 that says ‘A seminar to introduce the student  to the geographic perspective and the geography curriculum, the necessary skills for the geography student and professional, and opportunities for a career in geography.  Required upon declaration of a major in geography.  Open to social science majors and those minoring in geography with permission of instructor’ with the paragraph on page 4 that says ‘A seminar to introduce the incoming geography student to the geographic perspective and the geography curriculum, the necessary skills for the geography student and professional, and opportunities for a career in geography.  Required upon declaration of a major in geography.  Open to those minoring in geography with permission of instructor.’

b.      After discussion, the proposal was supported by the UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

2.      GEOG.02 - Program Revision: Add GEOG 240 Focus seminar--Options in Geography, GEOG 250 GIS I, and GEOG 305 Population Geography, to the geography core curriculum. Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

3.      GEOG.03 – Course Prerequisite Change: Change Prerequisites for GEOG 240 from GEOG 140 Introduction to Environmental Studies to proposed course prerequisite Declaration of geography major, or declaration of geography minor and permission from instructor.  Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

4.      GEOG.04 – Program Revision: Change requirements for the Environmental Studies Concentration. Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

5.      GEOG.05 – Program Revision: Change requirements for the

General Concentration. Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

6.      GEOG.06 – Program Revision: Change requirements for the Planning Concentration. Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

7.      GEOG.07 – Program Revision: Change requirements for the Technical Concentration. Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

8.  GEOG.08 – Course Prerequisite Change: Change the prerequisites for

GEOG 410 (Geographic Information Systems)  from GEOG 225 and GEOG 312 to GEOG 225, GEOG 250 GIS I, and GEOG 312.  Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

9.       GEOG.09 – Course Title Change: Change course title from GEOG 240 Focus Seminar – Determining Area of Interest to GEOG 240 Focus Seminar – Options in Geography.  Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

10.  GEOG.10 – Course Title Change: Change GEOG 250 PC Based GIS

to GEOG 250 GIS I. Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

11.  GEOG.11 – Course Title Change: Change GEOG 410, Geographic Information Systems to GEOG 410, GIS II. Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

D.     Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems

1.      AFIS.02 – Course Title Change: Change the title of ADSY 361 from

ADSY 361, Administrative Communications to MGNT 361, Organizational Communications. Proposal supported by UGCCRC and forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.

E.     Foods and Nutrition proposals 1 – 3  were tabled.  These proposals are contingent upon an additional proposal that has yet to be approved by the General Education Curriculum Advisory Committee and forwarded to us for consideration.

III.               Adjournment 

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