Senate Educational Policy Committee

Proposals: Submissions, Forms and Status


Academic Year 2007-08

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Important Notice:

• In cases when a proposal impacts resources of other units (e.g. dependence on courses offered by other departments, library resources, etc.), the Committee requires written confirmation from the impacted unit(s) that the necessary resources have been committed for this purpose. It is important that sponsors of such proposals obtain the required written agreement(s) in advance of submitting their proposal and include those documents in their packet to avoid delays in review of their proposals.
• Please review important information regarding proposals for re-organization (formation, termination, separation, transfer, merger, change in status, or renaming) of units.
• Approval of a proposal by the Senate does not indicate a commitment by the university to provide the necessary resources to offer the proposed courses, curricula, degrees, etc. indefinitely.

Submitting Proposals:

Proposals that have gone through the appropriate channels and have been approved by the relevant committees and/or authorities at the unit and college levels will be sent to the Provost's Office. If necessary, the Provost's Office will forward a proposal to the Senate Committee on Educational Policy for consideration and recommendation to the UIUC Senate. Please see the following links for additional information.


General Information


• Committee Charge and Responsibilities
• Approval Process for Program and Curricular Changes

Information Related to Changes in Programs, Degrees or Units


• Degree Definitions
• IBHE Academic Programs Review and Approval
• IBHE Proposals for Approval of New Units (form in PDF format or Word format)
• Hearings on the Termination, Separation, Transfer or Merger of Units

Information Related to Changes in Courses


• Instructions for the Submission of New and Revised Course Proposals - - including forms
• Criteria and Procedures for Review of Proposals for New and Revised Graduate Degree Programs and Options under Existing Degrees
• Criteria and Procedures for Review of Proposed New and Revised Courses that Carry Graduate Credit

Information Related to Minors


• Guidelines for Campus-wide Undergraduate Minors
• Graduate Minors

Information Related to Concentrations


• Guidelines for Establishing Graduate Concentration
• Guidelines for Undergraduate Concentration Guidelines are established by individual colleges.

Additional Information


• Additional Related Links

Proposal Forms/Formats:

Proposals must be submitted in the established format. The Senate Committee on Educational Policy will accept proposals in the IBHE Proposal format (in PDF form or Word form) ONLY for those proposals that will need IBHE approval. Please visit the Levels of Governance for Program and Curricular Changes matrix for more information.


• Format for Presentation of Proposals to Senate Committee on Educational Policy (Blank File WITH Instructions)
• Format for Presentation of Proposals to Senate Committee on Educational Policy (Blank Document WITHOUT Instructions)
• Course Proposal Forms (Word format)
• Standard Minor Approval Form scroll to bottom of page
• Standard Graduate Minor Approval Form

Status of Proposals Received:

Please note that the Senate Committee on Educational Policy is only one of the bodies that may review a proposal. If approved by the Committee, a proposal is forwarded to the full Senate for a vote. Additional approvals by the Board of Trustees and the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) may be necessary for some proposals.

The Provost's Office will inform the sponsors in writing when a proposal has received all necessary approvals and may be implemented. Further, note that some curricular and degree changes may require a waiting period after final approval before they may be implemented. The "Status" reports listed below are not official.




No.	Proposal ID*	Date Received in Senate Office	Proposal Sponsor / Title	Committee Action**	Senate Action
1	EP.06.32	Oct. 9, 2007	Proposed Guidelines for Multi-Institutional Degrees	Approved by Committee on October 22	Approved by Senate on November 5, 2007
2	EP.08.01*	Aug. 9, 2007, revised on Aug. 29, 2007	Proposal from the Graduate College to revise the Master of Education (Ed.M.) and Master of Science (M.S.) Degree Programs in Human Resource Education, Department of Human Resource Education, College of Education	Approved by Committee on 9-10-07	Approved by Senate on Oct. 1, 2007
3	EP.08.02*	Aug. 9, 2007	Request to terminate the Teacher Education Minor in Art Education, College of FAA	Approved by Committee on 8-27-07	Approved by Senate on Oct. 1, 2007
4	EP.08.03*	Aug. 9, 2007	Request to terminate the Teacher Education Minor in Urban Studies, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, College of FAA	Approved by Committee on 8-27-07	Approved by Senate on Oct. 1, 2007
5	EP.08.04*	Aug. 9, 2007	Proposal to establish an Undergraduate Minor in Statistics, College of LAS	Approved by Committee	Approved by Senate on Oct. 1, 2007
6	EP.08.05*	Aug. 9, 2007	Proposal to request the merger of the Division of English as an International Language and the Department of Linguistics into a newly configured Department of Linguistics, College of LAS	Under Review by Committee. Public Hearing held on Oct. 23rd from noon to 2:00 PM (location: 217 Noyes Lab).	Approved by Senate on December 3, 2007
7	EP.08.06*	Aug. 9, 2007	Proposal to establish a Financial Planning Concentration within the B.S. Degree Program in the Department of Agricultural & Consumer Economics, College of ACES	Approved by Committee on 9-10-07	Approved by Senate on Oct. 1, 2007
8	EP.08.07*	Aug. 9, 2007	Proposal from the Graduate College to Establish a Master of Science in Technology Management, College of BUS	Approved by Committee on 9-10-07	Approved by Senate on Oct. 1, 2007
9	EP.08.08*	Sept. 18, 2007	Proposal from the Graduate College to rename the Library Research Center to the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) in the Graduate School of Library & Information Science	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on December 3, 2007
10	EP.08.09*	Sept. 18, 2007	Rename the Department of Speech Communication as the Department of Communication, College of LAS	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on November 5, 2007
11	EP.08.10*	Sept. 27, 2007	Establish a graduate concentration in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the MS in Bioinformatics, College of LAS	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on November 5, 2007
12	EP.08.11*	Sept. 27, 2007	Establish a graduate concentration in Writing Studies, College of LAS	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on November 5, 2007
13	EP.08.12*	Oct. 1, 2007	Proposal from the Graduate College to establish three concentrations in the Ed.M. in Human Resource Education	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on November 5, 2007
14	EP.08.13*	Oct. 2, 2007	Establish an Undergraduate Minor in Biomolecular Engineering, College of LAS	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on November 5, 2007
15	EP.08.14*	Oct. 2, 2007	Establish an Undergraduate Minor in American Indian Studies, College of LAS	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on December 3, 2007
16	EP.08.15*	Oct. 2, 2007	Revision of the Scandinavian Studies Concentration of the Major in Sciences & Letters Curriculum in German, College of LAS	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on November 5, 2007
17	EP.08.16*	Oct. 2, 2007	Revision of the Integrative Biology Concentration of the Major in Sciences & Letters Curriculum in Integrative Biology, College of LAS	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on November 5, 2007
18	EP.08.17*	Oct. 16, 2007	Establish an Undergraduate Minor in Sub Saharan African Languages (SSAL), College of LAS	Approved by Committee	Approved by Senate on December 3, 2007
19	EP.08.18*	Oct. 16, 2007	Establish an Undergraduate Major in the Sciences and Letters Curriculum in African American Studies, College of LAS	Approved by Committee	Approved by Senate on December 3, 2007
20	EP.08.19*	Oct. 18, 2007	Proposal from the Graduate College and Academic Associate Deans to annotate Urbana degree programs earned via the Global Campus on Academic Transcripts	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on November 5, 2007
21	EP.08.20*	Oct. 22, 2007	Proposal from the University of Illinois Global Campus to Approve the GC Academic Calendar for Spring 2008 to Fall 2009 Terms	Approved by the Committee - - placed on Nov. 5 Senate agenda	Approved by Senate on November 5, 2007
22	EP.08.21*	Jan. 2, 2008 (revised)	Proposal from the College of Communications to rename the College to "College of Media"	Approved by Committee on Jan. 28	Approved on February 25, 2008
23	EP.08.22*	Nov. 15, 2007	Proposal from the College of Education to Revise the B.S. in Elementary Education	Approved by Committee on Nov. 26	Approved on February 25, 2008
24	EP.08.23*	Nov. 15, 2007	Proposal from the Graduate College and Veterinary Clinical Medicine to establish a non-thesis option for Master of Science students in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine	Approved by Committee on Nov. 26	Approved on February 25, 2008
25	EP.08.24*	Nov. 15, 2007	Proposal from the Graduate College to establish a Graduate Minor in Latina/Latino Studies	Approved by Committee on Jan. 28	Approved on February 25, 2008
26	EP.08.25*	Nov. 15, 2007	Proposal from the Graduate College and College of LAW to establish a joint degree program in Law and Philosophy (J.D./Ph.D.)	Approved by Committee on Jan. 28	Approved on February 25, 2008
27	EP.08.26*	Nov. 15, 2007	Proposal from the College of Business’ Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership to Establish an Undergraduate Minor in Entrepreneurship	Under consideration by Committee (waiting for revised version from sponsor)
28	EP.08.27*	Nov. 15, 2007	Proposal from LAS to revise the Undergraduate Major in the Sciences and Letters Curriculum in Speech Communication	Revised proposal approved by Committee on March 10	Approved on February 25, 2008
29	EP.08.28*	Nov. 15, 2007	Proposal from LAS to Establish an Undergraduate Minor in Communication	Revised proposal approved by Committee on March 10	Approved on February 25, 2008
30	EP.08.29*	Jan. 2, 2008	Proposal from LAS to Reorganize the African American Studies and Research Program to the Department of African American Studies	Public Hearing held on February 26, approved by Committee on March 10	Approved on March 31, 2008
31	EP.08.30*	Jan. 2, 2008	Proposal from LAS to Reorganize the Program for the Study of Religion to the Department of Religion	Public Hearing held on February 26, approved by Committee on March 10	Approved on March 31, 2008
32	EP.08.31*	Jan. 2, 2008	Establish the Center for Human Resource Management (CHRM), Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations (ILIR) and the College of Business UIUC and the College of Business Administration UIC	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
33	EP.08.32*	Jan. 2, 2008	Revise the Joint Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and Masters of Public Health (MPH) Program, College of VMED and UIC School of Public Health	Approved by Committee on Jan. 28	Approved on February 25, 2008
34	EP.08.33*	Jan. 2, 2008	Discontinue the BSLAS in Bioengineering, College of LAS	Approved by Committee on Jan. 28	Approved on February 25, 2008
35	EP.08.34*	Jan. 2, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College to establish a graduate minor in Information Technology and Control	Approved by Committee on Feb. 4	Approved on February 25, 2008
36	EP.08.35*	Jan. 2, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College to establish a concentration in Analytics in the Master’s Degree in Statistics	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
37	EP.08.36*	Jan. 2, 2008	Discontinue the Concentration in Park and Natural Resource Management in the B.S. in Recreation, Sport and Tourism, College of Applied Health Sciences (AHS)	Approved by Committee on Jan. 28	Approved on February 25, 2008
38	EP.08.37*	Jan. 2, 2008	Proposal from ACES to Establish a minor in Agricultural Safety and Health	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
39	EP.08.38*	Jan. 31, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College to establish a Professional Science Master’s graduate concentration	Approved by Committee on Feb. 4	Approved on March 31, 2008
40	EP.08.39*	Jan. 31, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College and the College of ACES to establish a Master of Science in Agricultural Production	Approved by Committee on Feb. 4	Approved on March 31, 2008
41	EP.08.40*	Jan. 31, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College and the College of ACES to establish a Master of Science in Bioenergy	Approved by Committee on Feb. 4	Approved on March 31, 2008
42	EP.08.41*	Jan. 31, 2008	Rename the BA in Speech Communication as the BA in Communication, College of LAS	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
43	EP.08.42*	Jan. 31, 2008	Revise the undergraduate curriculum in Kinesiology, College AHS	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
44	EP.08.43*	Jan. 31, 2008	Revise the undergraduate curriculum in Community Health, College of AHS	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
45	EP.08.44*	Feb. 1, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College and College of BUS to establish a Major in taxation in the Master of Science Program in the Department of Accountancy	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
46	EP.08.45*	Feb. 1, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College and the Gender and Women’s Studies Program to establish a Graduate Minor in Gender and Women’s Studies	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
47	EP.08.46*	Feb. 1, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College and the College of LAS to revise the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
48	EP.08.47*	Feb. 1, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College and the College of LAS to revise the Master of Arts Degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
49	EP.08.48*	Feb. 1, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College and the College of LAS to revise the Master of Science Degree in Statistics	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
50	EP.08.49*	Feb. 1, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College and the College of ENGR to revise the Graduate Degree names from Agricultural Engineering to Agricultural and Biological Engineering	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
51	EP.08.50*	Feb. 12, 2008	Revise the Undergraduate Degree Program Name from Agricultural Engineering to Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of ENGR	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
52	EP.08.51*	Feb. 12, 2008	Establish an undergraduate major in Athletic Training in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of AHS	Approved by Committee on Feb. 18	Approved on March 31, 2008
53	EP.08.52*	Feb. 12, 2008	Proposal from ILIR for change in Name and Status to the School of Labor and Employment Relations	Approved by Committee on April 14, 2008	On April 28, 2008 Senate agenda
54	EP.08.53*	Mar. 4, 2008	Revise the concentrations of Agricultural Finance; Agricultural Accounting; Consumer Economics and Finance; and Farm Management within the Agricultural and Consumer Economics major, College of ACES	Approved by Committee on March 10	On April 28 Senate agenda
55	EP.08.54*	Mar. 4, 2008	Recommendations for language clarification of Student Code, 1-404 (b) [Academic Integrity]	Approved by Committee on April 7, 2008	Language clarification - - not forwarding to Senate
56	EP.08.55*	Mar. 18, 2008	Revision of the concentrations in the Undergraduate Major in the Science and Letters Curriculum in German, College of LAS	Under Coosideration by Committee	Approved on April 28, 2008
57	EP.08.56*	Apr. 2, 2008	Proposal from the Graduate College to establish a Graduate Minor in Heritage Studies	Approved by Committee on April 14, 2008	Approved on April 28, 2008
58	EP.08.57*	Apr. 2, 2008	Establishment of an Undergraduate Minor in Scandinavian Studies, College of LAS	Approved by Committee on April 14, 2008	Approved on April 28, 2008
59	EP.08.58*	Apr. 10, 2008	Proposed Revisions to the BALAS in Spanish, College of LAS	Approved by Committee on April 14, 2008	Approved on April 28, 2008
60	EP.08.59*	Apr. 10, 2008	Proposed Revisions to the Undergraduate Minor in Spanish, College of LAS	Approved by Committee on April 14, 2008	Approved on April 28, 2008
61	EP.08.60*	Apr. 10, 2008	Rename the Department of, and all degrees from, Speech and Hearing Science to Department of Speech, Hearing and Language Sciences, College of AHS	Approved by Committee on April 14, 2008 (see note under Senate Action)	Proposal being held at the request of the Graduate College
62	EP.08.61*	Apr. 10, 2008	Rename the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering to the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, College of ENGR	Approved by Committee on April 14, 2008	Approved on April 28, 2008
63	EP.08.62*	Apr. 10, 2008	Annual Report of the Committee	Approved by Committee on April 14, 2008	Not applicable


* Links to electronic version of proposals available only after item gets on Senate agenda.
** Proposals are received by the Senate Committee on Educational Policy after review at the unit and college levels as well as review by the Office of the Provost.

Important Note: Proposals may be approved by the Committee provisionally, pending receipt of the revised version by the Committee. Proposals will not be forwarded to the Senate unless revised version is received and approved by the appropriate Subcommittee Chair. The Educational Policy Committee may pull a proposal from the Senate agenda, if necessary.



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Click below for a list of approved proposals during previous years,
1. 2004-05 Academic Year.
2. 2005-06 Academic Year.
3. 2006-07 Academic Year.
   
   

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   Click here to view Educational Policy Committee's 2004-05 Annual Report.
   Click here to view Educational Policy Committee's 2005-06 Annual Report.
   Click here to view Educational Policy Committee's 2006-07 Annual Report.
   
   
   

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