USF Undergraduate Council - Minutes of September 13, 2004

Present: Glen Besterfield (chair), Terry Engle, J. Brian Moorhead, Carla Nye, Pam Fleege, Chris Ponticelli, Nancy Tyson

Absent: William Armitage (excused)

Guests: Verna Glenn, Philip Levy, Janet Moore

The meeting was called to order at 3:08 p.m.

1. The minutes of April 12, 2004 were approved as submitted.

2. Announcements/Discussions

   • The Undergraduate Council discussed the 120 credit hour baccalaureate degree minimum. The Undergraduate Council approved the requirement that all academic departments offering baccalaureate degree programs comply with the State Board rules regarding the 120 credit hour degree length, unless prior approval was received by the State Board of Education. Programs that are over the limit without approval should request an exemption from the State Board of Education. The Undergraduate Council urges that the exemption be applied for by the end of Fall, 2004.

   • The Declaration of Major statement is currently being reviewed and will be presented to the Undergraduate Council at a later date.

3. New course/curriculum proposals

   • AMH 4601 Early American History and Archaeology
     This course is a five week long summer practicum in American historical archaeology. This class brings together historical research, material culture studies, and historical archaeology methods within a professional historical archaeology setting. Following discussion and minor changes, this course was approved.

4. Assignment of Course Proposals

   Armitage

   • IT General Minor - Minor program
   • IT Technical Minor - Minor program

     Besterfield

   • ECH 4751 Engineering of Biological Systems - New course
   • ECH 4824 Introduction to Materials Science - New course

     Engle

   • College of Business Administration - change to limited access requirements for COBA and School of Accountancy
   • Accounting Minor - change to minor -to be handled via email

     Fleege

   • ESE 4340 Classroom Management for Diverse School and Society - New course

     Moorhead

   • SPA 4970 Honors Thesis - New course
   • SYP 4550 Drugs and Society - New course
   • Social Science Education - program change/remove course from program -to be handled via email
   • English Education - program change/remove and add course to program -to be handled via email

     Nye

   • NUR 3026 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice and Foundations - Substantive
   • NUR 3026L Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical - Substantive

     Ponticelli

   • PSY 4401 Drugs and Behavior - New course
   • SLS 4273 Theories of Leadership - Substantive/HP requirement

The next meeting will be Monday, September 27, 2004. The meeting was adjourned at 4:54 p.m.

Please send any suggestions or comments to:
Office of Undergraduate Studies