EP.
06.44
April 24, 2006
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN SENATE
Committee on
Educational
Policy
(
Final -
Information
)
EP.06.44 2005-2006
Annual Report
The 2005-2006 academic year has been a
busy one for the Educational Policy Committee (EPC). The Committee dealt with
many items relating to changes in academic units and curricula; handled one
proposal to transfer a program from one department to another and also a
proposal to merge two departments; another proposal renamed a college; also made
revisions to the course numbering system; and reviewed Guidelines for the
Academic Calendar. As the table below shows, most proposals have been put into
a form acceptable to and approved by the Senate. Other proposals have been
considered by this committee and its recommendations reported to administration
or other committees.
Still other items are classified as “items still before
the committee.” Three standing subcommittees were effectively chaired by Kelly
Tappenden, Phillip Geil, and Joe Goldberg. Ms. Diana Morris is commended for
her effective staff support, without which the tasks of EPC would be much more
difficult.
Identifier
Title of Proposal
Approved by Senate
Items
Approved by the Senate
EP.04.40
Proposed Changes to the Code with respect to “Institutional Credit” and “Transfer Credit” Definitions
2/20/2006
EP.05.22
Proposal to Transfer the Industrial
Engineering Program from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering to the Department of General Engineering
9/19/2005
EP.05.27/
EP.05.28
Proposal to Rename and Revise the
Interdisciplinary Minor and the Sciences and Letters Curriculum in Russian
and East European Studies
9/19/2005
EP.05.29
Guidelines for the Academic Calendar
12/5/2005
EP.06.01
Proposal from the College of FAA for
the establishment of a Jazz Performance Major within the existing Bachelor
of Music degree
10/24/2005
EP.06.02
Proposal from the College of ENGR
for a joint BS/MS program in Materials Science & Engineering
9/19/2005
EP.06.03
Proposal from the College of LAS for
the establishment of a graduate minor in Cinema Studies
9/19/2005
EP.06.04
Proposal from the College of LAS for
renaming the MA degree program Russian & East European Studies to Russian,
East European & Eurasian Studies
9/19/2005
EP.06.05
Proposal from the College of ENGR to
revise & increase the hours of the BS Degree in Materials Science & Engineering
12/5/2005
EP.06.06
Proposal from the College of FAA to
revise the undergraduate curriculum in Sculpture
12/5/2005
EP.06.07
Proposal from the College of FAA to
revise the undergraduate curriculum in Painting
10/24/2005
EP.06.08
Revision to Course Numbering System
(Student Code Part 7.Transcripts) to allow for use of 700-level numbers in
professional curricula
10/24/2005
EP.06.09
Proposal from the College of LAS for
the revision of the Interdisciplinary Afro-American Studies Minor
10/24/2005
EP.06.10
Proposal from the College of LAS to
revise & offer as an option Biomolecular Engineering under the BS Degree in
Chemical Engineering
12/5/2005
EP.06.11
Proposal from the College of LAS for
the addition of an Honors Option in the Integrative Biology Major
12/5/2005
EP.06.13
Proposal from the College of ACES
for curricular revision to the Bachelor of Science Curriculum with a Major
in Agricultural & Environmental Communications & Education
2/20/2006
EP.06.14
Proposal from the College of ENGR to
revise the undergraduate curriculum in Computer Engineering in the
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
12/5/2005
EP.06.15
Proposal from the College of ENGR to
revise the undergraduate curriculum in Electrical Engineering in the
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
12/5/2005
EP.06.16
Proposal from the College of ENGR to
merge the departments of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics (TAM) and of
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE) and Renaming the combined
department the Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering
4/3/2006
EP.06.17
2008-2009 Academic Calendar
12/5/2005
EP.06.18
2009-2010 Academic Calendar
12/5/2005
EP.06.19
2010-2011 Academic Calendar
12/5/2005
EP.06.22
Proposal from the College of LAS to
revise the Environmental Chemistry Option
2/20/2006
EP.06.23
Proposal from the College of LAS to
establish an Interdisciplinary Minor in the Study of the Islamic World
2/20/2006
EP.06.24
Proposal from the Graduate College
to establish a new graduate Minor in Russian, East European & Eurasian
Studies
2/20/2006
EP.06.26
Proposal from the College of ENGR &
the College of BUS to establish a joint graduate program leading to both the
MS (or PhD) with a Major in Material Science & Engineering and a Master of
Business Administration (MBA)
2/20/2006
EP.06.27
Proposal from the Graduate College
to establish a new graduate Minor in Balkan Studies
2/20/2006
EP.06.28
Proposal from the Graduate College
to eliminate the graduate specialization in Biophysical Chemistry
2/20/2006
EP.06.30
Proposal from the College of LAS for
revisions of the Major in the Sciences & Letters Curriculum in East Asian
Languages & Cultures
2/20/2006
EP.06.34
Proposal from the College of FAA to
revise the undergraduate curriculum in Art Education
3/27/2006
EP.06.39
Proposal from the College of Applied
Life Studies to rename the College to the College of Applied Health Sciences
3/27/2006
Items forwarded for action to april 24
senate meeting
EP.06.31
Proposal from the College of LAS to
establish a new M.S. & Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology
EP.06.33
Proposal from the College of ALS to
Terminate the Teacher Education Minor in Physical Education
EP.06.36
Proposal from the College of BUS to
revise the undergraduate curriculum for the B.S. in Finance
EP.06.37
Proposal from the College of LAS to
revise the major in Science & Letters Curriculum for Anthropology
EP.06.41
Proposal from the College of LAS to
establish a Graduate Minor in African American Studies
EP.06.42
Proposal from the College of FAA to
change the degree title from Ed.D. to Ph.D. in Art Education
EP.06.43
Proposal from the College of FAA to
revise the Core Curriculum for the Master of Architecture Degree
Advised A faculty Senator
EP.36.38Prefiled Resolution sponsored by M. E. Roszkowski to Eliminate Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day
Advised the Office of the Provost
EP.06.12Minor Clarification of College of Communications’ Advanced hours requirement submitted by Provost’s Office
Items Approved to forward to the Senate in September
EP.06.21Proposal from the College of LAS to Establish the BSLAS in Earth Systems, Environment, and Society (Sciences & Letters Curriculum)
EP.06.25
Proposal from the Graduate College to revise the program leading to the Master of Social Work
Items still before the committee, 4/17/06
EP.05.31Proposal from the College of BUS for Revision of the Curriculum for the Department of Business Administration
EP.06.20
Proposal from the College of ACES to drop the Minor in Fiber Science currently offered by the Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences (NRES)
EP.06.29
Proposal from the College of EDUC to establish graduate majors that correspond to the names of each six departments that currently offer programs leading to graduate degrees
EP.06.32
Proposed Guidelines for Multi-Institutional Degrees (USC OT-218) letter from Elliott R. Kaufman, Chair of University Senates Conference
EP.06.35
Proposal from the College of LAS to create the School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics
EP.06.40
Proposal from the College of FAA to establish an undergraduate Minor in Art History
Educational Policy Committee
Abbas Aminmansour, Chair
Linda Beale
Thomas Berfield
Loren Bode
Stephen Boppart
Karen Carney, ex officio*
Karen Chapman-Novakofski
Michele Crockett
Joe Danavi
Bo Fernhall, ex officio*
Bettina M. Francis
Phillip Geil
Joseph Goldberg
Stuart Karaffa
Melissa Kennedy
Krista A. Kuntz, ex officio*
Faye Lesht, ex officio*
Carol Malmgren, observer*
Keith Marshall, ex officio*
Lucy Rich, observer*
Leslie Struble
Kelly Tappenden
Kenneth Watkin
Jason Webber
H. F. Williamson
Chet Zych, ex officio*
*Denotes non-voting status