COUNCIL ON CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTION

Thursday, 3 November 2005

3:30 p.m.

Algonquin Room - University Union

A C T I O N M I N U T E S

MEMBERS PRESENT: P. Anderson, B. George, A. Melkumian, K. Neumann, N. Parsons, K. Winters, E. Woell

Ex-officio: D. Williams

MEMBERS ABSENT: B. Baily, A. Ferree, J. La Prad, T. Waldrup

GUESTS: Gene Kozlowski, Vicki Nicholson, David Rohall, Candace Winters-March

I. Consideration of Minutes – 20 October 2005

APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED

II. Approvals from the Provost

A. Requests for New Courses

1. CS 305, Introduction to Computer Forensics, 3 s.h.

2. JOUR 428, The Press and Popular Culture, 3 s.h.

III. Announcements

Chairperson Anderson announced that the GEOG 301 request tabled at the October 20 CCPI meeting has been withdrawn by the department. CCPI had asked the department to bring back current and proposed course objectives. Instead, Chairperson Anderson stated, Geography will at a later time be submitting one 200-level and one 300-level new course request rather than proceeding with the requested changes to GEOG 301.

Chairperson Anderson announced that Rita Creger, Coordinator for the Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Program, will join the membership of CCPI’s subcommittee on the recommendation of Associate Provost Baily.

IV. Old Business

Motion: To move Old Business to the end of New Business curriculum requests (Woell/Neumann)

MOTION APPROVED 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

V. New Business

A. Request for New Course

1. DAN 216, Tap II, 1 s.h.

Motion: To approve DAN 216 (Parsons/Melkumian)

Changes:

· Correct title to Tap Dance II.

· Instead of 1 s.h., should be 1 s.h. (repeatable to 4 s.h.).

· In Prerequisites, spell out PI as “Permission of instructor.”

· Fill in missing catalog description with “Intermediate level skills and techniques. Continuation of Tap Dance I.”

· Missing course objectives must be obtained before going before Senate.

· In last sentence of Student Needs to be Served, clarify “It should be repeatable, up to 4 credit hours,” with “DAN 216 should be repeatable …”

· Under Additional Equipment Requirements, Library Material Needed, and Courses to be Deleted in Conjunction with Approval of This Request, put “None.”

· Specify that this course is not requested for Gen Ed consideration.

MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGES 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

B. Request for Cross-Listing

1. KIN/DAN 117, Pilates, 1 s.h.

Motion: To approve KIN/DAN 117 (Melkumian/Parsons)

Changes:

· Change DAN 117 to KIN/DAN 117 under Course Number, Title and Credit Hours.

· Correct Title of course should be Pilates Exercise.

· Obtain signature of COEHS Dean.

CCPI noted that there is only one dean signature line on the cross-listing form. The Faculty Senate Recording Secretary will add a second dean signature line to the form.

MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGES 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

PENDING SIGNATURE OF COEHS DEAN

C. Request for Change in Credit Hours and Repeatability

1. DAN 110, Beginning Ballet, 1 s.h.

Current: 1 s.h.

Proposed: 2 s.h. (repeatable to 4 s.h.)

Motion: To approve DAN 110 (Melkumian/Neumann)

Vicki Nicholson noted that there is currently a student enrolled in DAN 113 who will be charged for an additional semester hour. The suggestion was made and accepted by Chairperson Kozlowski that the changes to credit hours and repeatability for DAN 110, 112, and 113 be changed from Spring 2006 to Fall 2006.

Changes:

· Remove reference to New Abbreviated Title since this is not being changed.

· Specify Credit Hours and Repeatability at top of form.

· Change Effective Date to Fall 2006.

· In Rationale for Change, specify DAN 119 and DAN 219 rather than just 119 and 219.

MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGES 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

2. DAN 112, Jazz I, 1 s.h.

Current: 1 s.h.

Proposed: 2 s.h. (repeatable to 4 s.h.)

Motion: To approve DAN 112 (Melkumian/Parsons)

Changes:

· Specify Credit Hours and Repeatability at top of form.

· Change Effective Date to Fall 2006.

· In Rationale for Change, specify DAN 119 and DAN 219 rather than just 119 and 219.

MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGES 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

3. DAN 113, Modern I, 1 s.h.

Current: 1 s.h.

Proposed: 2 s.h. (repeatable to 4 s.h.)

Motion: To approve DAN 113 (George/Neumann)

Changes:

· Specify Credit Hours and Repeatability at top of form.

· Change Effective Date to Fall 2006.

· In Rationale for Change, specify DAN 119 and DAN 219 rather than just 119 and 219.

MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGES 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

D. Request for Change in Minor

1. Dance

Motion: To approve change in minor (Woell/Melkumian)

CCPI noted that by being increased to 25 s.h., this minor will be one of the largest at the University.

Changes:

· Make semester hours on page two align correctly.

· In paragraph regarding Library needs, specify “None” instead of “Does not change the current status.”

· Eliminate duplicate Rationale paragraph.

MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGES 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

E. Request For Change in Major

1. Musical Theatre

Motion: To approve change in major (Neumann/Parsons)

CCPI felt that since changes to the Core were not sufficiently specified, the request should be brought back when it is fully completed.

Motion: To table the request (Melkumian/George)

MOTION TO TABLE APPROVED 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

IV. Old Business (Reordered)

A. Request for 275/475 Course

1. SOC 475, Military Sociology, 3 s.h.

This request was tabled at the October 20 meeting pending a letter of support from Military Science, which was provided, and an increase in prerequisites, which were changed to “SOC 100 and one additional Sociology course, or consent of instructor.”

NO OBJECTIONS

V. New Business

F. Use of FCS 121 as Equivalent for PSY 237 for FCS Majors Only

Chairperson Anderson reported that CAGAS has asked CCPI to consider the issue of whether or not allowing FCS 121 to articulate as the equivalent of PSY 237 for FCS majors only is considered to be a good thing. The College of DuPage has a course titled PSY 237 which articulates into the WIU curriculum as a Psych elective but which counts as the equivalent of FCS 121 for FCS majors only. CAGAS felt that FCS should either articulate as PSY 237 for everyone or for nobody. According to CAGAS Chair Ken Mietus via email, this becomes an issue for CAGAS when non-FCS majors submit appeals to have FCS 121 count for PSY 237, which doesn’t happen often but does occur from time to time.

A question was raised regarding if the student transfers from FCS into another major, would the Human Well Being Gen Ed hours gained by having PSY 237 count as FCS 121 be taken away, but Donna Williams explained those hours would be locked. The question was then asked if the College of DuPage student transfers from another major into FCS, could they then request that their PSY 237 count as FCS 121 for Gen Ed credit, and Ms. Williams responded this would be approved if the student brings it to the attention of the Registrar’s office. CCPI members discussed whose prerogative it is if a class that is not Gen Ed transfers in and is accepted by a department as a Gen Ed class equivalent – the department’s decision or Council on General Education’s. Although the email from CAGAS Chairperson Mietus had stated that perhaps IAI, in conjunction with representatives from Psychology, articulated the College of DuPage PSY 237 course as FCS 121 since both are courses on life span development, CCPI questioned whether IAI was involved at all in this decision.

CCPI expressed a need for clarification as to how the process of articulation works and how IAI fits into that. Ms. Williams will check to determine if there was a direct articulation between the College of DuPage and Family and Consumer Sciences.

Motion: To table further discussion until the November 17 CCPI meeting (Woell/Melkumian)

MOTION TO TABLE APPROVED 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

G. Cross-Listing Undergraduate with Graduate Courses

Motion: To add discussion of Cross-Listing Undergraduate with Graduate Courses to the agenda (Neumann/Parsons)

MOTION APPROVED 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

Ms. Williams explained that the issue arose when the Registrar’s office entered courses approved for cross-listing at the undergraduate level by CCPI and allowed all of them to be cross-listed at the graduate level, also, even though not all had requested and received graduate credit designation. Associate Provost Baily submitted a request asking that the statement “CCPI approves 400-level cross-listing courses for undergraduate credit only,” be added to the Request for Cross-Listing New/Existing Courses form. Ms. Nicholson suggested additional wording: “To receive approval for graduate-level credit, a request must also be submitted to the Graduate Council.”

Motion: To add both statements to the Request for Cross-Listing New/Existing Courses form (Neumann/George)

MOTION APPROVED 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

H. Letters of Support Prior to Request Going to Senate

Motion: To add discussion of Letters of Support to CCPI agenda (Neumann/Melkumian)

MOTION APPROVED 7 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

Recording Secretary Annette Hamm explained that a change in major that was approved by CCPI on September 8 with the request that letters of support be obtained from four departments before going on to Senate is still awaiting two of the letters. The department chair has attempted to obtain the letters of support but has been told that the request must still be discussed in faculty meetings in the two remaining departments. He had expressed to Ms. Hamm the desire to submit the change in major to Faculty Senate with only two of the supporting letters while explaining to Senate that the other two have still not arrived. CCPI reiterated that the request can only go forward to Faculty Senate if all four letters of support are obtained since the lack of all four letters may have changed the vote at CCPI if it was known that they were not obtainable. A member noted that the lack of a response could also indicate that the department has a concern with the request. Ms. Hamm stated she will work with the chair to obtain the remaining two letters of support before taking the request forward.

VI. Reports

A. Subcommittee Report

Chairperson Anderson expressed appreciation to Vicki Nicholson and Donna Williams for preparing a chart of Terms Related to Academic Programming that will be discussed at the subcommittee meeting next week. The subcommittee has met once since receiving its revised charge from the Senate’s Executive Committee; the next meeting will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 8 in the Algonquin Room.

B. Provost’s Report - None

Motion: To adjourn (Parsons)

The Council adjourned at 4:40 p.m.

Ed Woell, Secretary

Annette Hamm, Faculty Senate Recording Secretary