Academic Affairs and Curriculum Committee
Meeting Minutes of December 17, 2003
  1. Announcement: The next A2C2 meeting will be January 14, 2004 at 3:30 p.m. The agenda will include the University Studies Program Assessment Plan (USPAP) and the WSU Cultural Diversity Plan. Both will be forwarded to you after the break.


  2. Course and Program Proposal Subcommittee (CPPS) report, Roger Riley
    3. [vote count: aye, nay]
    1. Revised Programs
      1. B.A. Major in Music (Liberal Arts) [18, 0]
      2. B.A. Major in Music Performance - original web posting was incomplete, but has been corrected [17, 1]
      3. B.S. Major - Music (Music Business) [18, 0]

All were approved by A2C2 through an e-vote.

  1. University Studies Subcommittee (USS) report, J. Paul Johnson
    2.   [vote count: aye, nay]
    1. Flag Courses
      1. Oral

ART 444 Senior Art Seminar (3) - not posted on web  [17, 1]
BIOL 309 Developmental Biology (3) [18, 0]
HIST 315 Women in U.S. History (3) [18, 0]
MKTG 420 Marketing Management (3) - not posted on web [17, 1]
MUS 477 Piano Literature I (2) [18, 0]
MUS 478 Piano Literature II (2) [18, 0]

BIOL 323 General Physiology (3) - not posted on web [17, 1]
HIST 428 History of Biography (3) [18, 0]
HIST 467 Foreign Travelers in "Exotic" Lands (3) [18, 0]

All web-posted courses were approved by A2C2 through an e-vote.

  1. Notifications
    1. Art
      1. ART 444 Senior Art Seminar (3 SH) - course description change. New: Students present their concurrent studio projects for critique and deliver slide presentations. Other topics include readings and discussion in art criticism and theory, and portfolio preparation. Studio projects include photographing artwork and preparing and installing work for the Senior Exhibitions. Senior Exhibition(s) constitute the Art major's Capstone experience.
    2. Chemistry
      1. Bank the following courses: CHEM 204 Unified Science I (3 SH), CHEM 352 Organic Chemistry (2 SH).
      2. Delete the following courses: CHEM 108 Introductory General Chemistry (3 SH), CHEM 417 Intermediate Polymer Chemistry (2 SH)
      3. Program name change. Current: B.S. Minor Chemistry - Option A. New: B.S. Minor Chemistry.
    3. English/Communication Studies
      1. B.S. Major - Communication Arts and Literature (Teaching). Under required Communication Studies courses, remove CMST 261 Public Speaking (3 SH) Add: Choose one of the following courses: 287 Conflict and Communication (3 SH), 289 Gender and Communication (3 SH), 290 Disability Communication and Culture (3 SH), 291 Topics in Multicultural Communication (3 SH).
    4. Foreign Language
      1. One-time course offering: Basic Arabic (3 SH), spring 2004.
    5. Geoscience
      1. GEOS 105 Astronomy with Laboratory (4 SH) and GEOS 106 Astronomy (3 SH) - course description change. Add: NOTE: A student may enroll in either GEOS 105 or GEOS 106, but cannot earn credit for both courses.
      2. GEOS 110 Oceanography with Laboratory (4 SH) and GEOS 111 Oceanography (3 SH) - course description change. Add: NOTE: A student may enroll in either GEOS 110 or GEOS 111, but cannot earn credit for both courses.
      3. Bank (suspend) the following program: B.S. Major - Geoscience: Water Resources Management Option.
      4. Investigative Science I: Earth-The Water Planet - course prefix change. Current: GEOS 201. New: SCIE 201.- postponed
    6. Global Studies
      1. B.S. Major - Global Studies. Addition to list of electives: HIST 325 American Diplomatic History (3 SH) and HIST 440 World War II (3 SH).
    7. Psychology
      1. Bank the following course: PSY 280 Persuasion and Social Influence (3 SH).

No objections were heard regarding the above Notifications with the exception of Geoscience, 4.