1. Call to Order - The chair, Kent Redding, called the meeting to order at 11:06 a.m. in Holton Hall 241.
   
   
2. Automatic Approvals - Information only
   1. Special Listing Requests

      Am Ind St	Linguis 132	Second Semester of an Uncommonly Taught Language: "Ojibwe" topic	Spec Lstng
      Am Ind St	Linguis 231	Third Semester of an Uncommonly Taught Language: "Ojibwe" topic	Spec Lstng
      Am Ind St	English 520	Studies in American Indian Literature: (Subtitle)	Spec Lstng
      Asian Stds	CompLit 360	Seminar in Literature and Cultural Experience: "Modern Chinese Literature" topic	Cert Prog
      Asian Stds	Ethnic 250	Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies: "Hmong History, Culture, and Contemporary Life" topic	Cert Prog
      Celtic Stds	Ethnic 133	Celtic Crossings: Overview of the History and Cultures of the Celtic World	Cert Prog
      Frnc/Franco	Hist 398	Honors Seminar: "Art, Politics, and Society in Modern France" topic	Cert Prog
      Global Stds	English 214	Writing in the Professions: "International Business Writing" topic	Intdpt Degree
      Great Bks	Russian 350	Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy in Translation: Major Works	Cert Prog
      Great Bks	Russian 360	Bulgakov, Pasternak, and Solzhenitzyn in Translation	Cert Prog
      History	Hebr St 321	The Holocaust and the Politics of Memory	Related
      History	Portugs 192	Freshman Seminar: "History of Brazil" topic	Related
      LatAmCarib	ArtHist 499	Ad Hoc: "Modern Art of Latin America" topic	Cert Prog
      LatAmCarib	Portugs 192	Freshman Seminar: "History of Brazil" topic	Cert Prog
      Publ Adm	Pol Sci 387	Seminar in American Politics: "Administrative Ethics and Responsibility" topic	Crosslist
      Religion	Hebr St 233	Introduction to the New Testament	Intdpt Major
      Srvc Lrng	ComSDis 210	Survey of Communication Disorders	Spec Lstng
      Srvc Lrng	English 404	Language, Power, and Identity	Spec Lstng
      Srvc Lrng	L&I Sci 632	Microcomputers for Information Resources Management	Spec Lstng

   2. CAR Forms - if new curricular area is approved (see VI.B.1. below)

      Celtic 192	Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (new)
      Celtic 193	Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (new)
      Celtic 199	Independent Study (new)
      Celtic 289	Internship in Celtic Studies, Lower Division (new)
      Celtic 297	Study Abroad: (Subtitle) (new)
      Celtic 299	Ad Hoc: (Subtitle) (new)
      Celtic 489	Internship in Celtic Studies, Upper Division (new)
      Celtic 497	Study Abroad: (Subtitle) (new)
      Celtic 499	Ad Hoc: (Subtitle) (new)
      Celtic 699	Advanced Independent Study (new)

3. Automatic Consent - white
   1. Minutes #8 (April 19, 2005) - There were no amendments to the minutes; they stand approved.
   2. CAR Forms - Kathryn Dindia requested that the following CAR forms be removed from Automatic Consent and added to New Business as item VI.D.3.

      Commun 698	Internship in Communication (prereq)
      German 671	Seminar on Phonetics (prereq)
      JMC 661	Seminar in Mass Communication and Society (prereq)
      Pol Sci 230	Human Bases of Political Life (prereq)
      Pol Sci 250	Law and Society (descrip, prereq)
      Pol Sci 316	International Law (prereq)
      Pol Sci 416	Trial Courts in the Judicial Process (prereq)
      Pol Sci 417	The Supreme Court (descrip, prereq)
      Pol Sci 425	Women in Politics (#225, descrip, prereq)
      Sociol 982	Methods of Research and Analysis for Urban Social Institutions II (prereq)
      Urb Std 982	Methods of Research and Analysis for Urban Social Institutions II (prereq)

It was moved, seconded, and approved to suspend the agenda to accommodate guests.

VI.B.2.	Portugs 446 (new course) - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of Portugs 446, The Portuguese-Speaking World: Sociolinguistic Perspectives. Daniel Sherman objected to the syllabus because it did not have week-by-week assignments. Connie Jo reported that the APCC and Graduate School did not want to see an entire syllabus, and L&S had agreed to go along with that policy to save faculty members from having to prepare two different syllabi. Daniel indicated that a list of readings, at minimum, should be provided. Bryan Kennedy stated that there are no good textbooks on this topic, so the instructor would put together a collection of articles selected from a group of twenty appropriate articles. Tom O'Bryan expressed concern about identifying which students did the coursework in Portuguese so that the course could count toward MAFLL and the Portuguese minor. Gabriel Rey-Doval and Bryan Kennedy responded that most students would be aware of their interest in a Portuguese minor or the MAFLL program before they took a course at this level. Connie Jo added that it would be the responsibility of the department to inform the L&S graduation area as to which students were taking the course in Portuguese. In addition, members felt it was not clear if students doing the work in Portuguese would be assigned the same articles in English and a supplementary set of readings in Portuguese. Daniel asked that the syllabus be modified to make a clear statement indicating that additional work in Portuguese would be required for minors and graduate students. The motion was modified to recommend approval contingent on add this statement and revising the syllabus to provide a list of readings. The amended motion was approved. Daniel and Kent Redding were assigned the task of reviewing the revised syllabus to determine if it addressed the concerns of committee members.
VI.B.1.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the request to establish a curricular area in Celtic Studies (CELTIC). Tom O'Bryan expressed the opinion that curricular areas should be housed in departments. He asked if there were other certificate programs that had their own curricular areas. Connie Jo responded that Ethnic Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Latino Studies, LGBT Studies, Urban Studies, and possibly others had their own codes. Margaret Atherton was concerned about the level of faculty oversight of courses taught under this code. Nancy Walczyk, Associate Director of the Center for Celtic Studies, noted that most courses for the Certificate are offered under department curricular areas. The Celtic core course (133), formerly offered as Ethnic 133, Gaelic language courses (formerly offered as Linguis 181, 182, 281, 282), and the standard selection of independent study, study abroad, etc. courses would comprise most of the Celtic course array. There will be lower-division (250) and upper-division (350) "topics" courses under which Celtic topics courses could be offered; currently such courses are scheduled in Ethnic 250. The development of new courses and the assignment of instructors will be the responsibility of the Celtic Studies Advisory and Curriculum Committees, both of which are composed primarily of faculty members. Rachel Buff, coordinator of the Ethnic Studies Program, spoke in favor of the motion, indicating that there are no other areas within Ethnic Studies that have developed this degree of autonomy. The new focus of the Ethnic Studies Program will be comparative. The motion was approved.
VI.B.2.	Celtic 250 (new course) - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of Celtic 250.
VI.A.1.	Rachel Buff withdrew the CAR form for Ethnic 101 from consideration. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the Ethnic 102 CAR form. A new syllabus was distributed at the meeting. (A copy is attached to the original of these minutes.) Connie Jo reported that the Geography Department, upon seeing the title of this course listed on the agenda, had expressed concern that Ethnic 102 might overlap existing Geography courses. Connie sent the syllabus to the Chair, asking that he notify her if the department did have objections. No objections had been expressed up to the time of the meeting. (An email message received after the start of the meeting indicated that the Department of Geography had no objections.) There were questions about the degree of overlap between 101 and 102. Rachel explained the reorganization of the core courses, noting that some minor overlap was inevitable but that they really were distinct courses. Chuck Schuster expressed concern that the syllabus did not make clear the suitability of this course to satisfy the GERs. Other committee members noted that this was an APCC requirement and not yet the concern of the L&S curriculum committee. Connie Jo indicated that she would work with Rachel to revise the syllabus to include more information on GER status and assessment prior to sending the syllabus to the APCC. The motion was approved.
VI.A.2.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the request to modify the Certificate in Ethnic Studies to change the title to Comparative Ethnic Studies and the description to emphasize the importance of comparative studies. Rachel Buff explained that the changes were motivated by the evolution of scholarship in this field over many years. Steven Redd requested clarification of the second proposed change to modify the description of the kinds of courses that may count toward the certificate. Rachel answered that formerly the focus was on U.S. ethnic groups. In the future, the certificate will embrace courses that are comparative and/or that deal with ethnic groups and issues around the world. Steven also suggested that the program might consider adding a methods requirement. Rachel said that eventually she hoped to provide a qualitative methods course that could serve as a capstone for the certificate in place of 550, the senior seminar, which is offered infrequently. The motion was approved.
VI.A.1.	JMC 280 (new course) - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of JMC 280, Selected Topics in Mass Communication: (Subtitle). David Allen, Chair of JMC, explained the role of this course in the department's curriculum. Kristene Surerus questioned the statement that additional prerequisites could be announced in the Timetable. She had not seen this before and wondered if there were other courses like this. Connie Jo replied that there is a small group of such courses. Steven Redd asked for clarification of what appeared to be conflicting information in the prerequisites and statements in the syllabus. The prerequisite is sophomore standing and a declared JMC major; currently declaration of the major requires that a student has earned at least 45 credits, so the course would not be open to rising sophomores. Connie explained the students will be able to declare their majors after they have earned 15 credits once the new degree requirements are approved. Steve also pointed out the statement that students would work in internships at an entry-level capacity. This seems to contradict the designation of this as a sophomore level course. David responded that the course is at the sophomore level, but students are not expected to perform in their internships beyond entry-level skills. Steve then noted, just as a point of information, that the grading formula set a more rigorous standard for A grades (95%) than is defined by the university. Chuck Schuster suggested revisions to the description to phrase it more positively. Others did not see the need for a change. The motion was approved.

The Committee returned to the order of the agenda.

4. Procedural Matters
   1. Summer Actions - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to authorize the chair to act, on behalf of the Committee, on non-controversial course and curricular matters that arise during the summer. Connie explained that all actions would be recorded in a "report of summer actions" that would go before the committee at its first meeting in the Fall.
      
      
5. Old Business
   1. Variable Topic Courses - At the last meeting, Connie was asked to prepare a timeline showing various deadlines for preparation of the Timetable. She reported that she had not found the time to do this in time for the May meeting, but she will have something ready for the first meeting in the Fall.
   2. Kris Surerus reminded the committee that the Extraordinary Accommodations Subcommittee had not attempted to arrange a meeting since the one scheduled for January was cancelled. This matter will be jump-started again in the Fall.
      
      
6. New Business
   1. Social Sciences
      1. CAR Forms

         Ethnic 101	The Making of the Americas: Africans, Europeans, and Indian Nations: (Subtitle) (title, descrip, prereq) - WITHDRAWN; see above
         Ethnic 102	Transnational Migrations: Asian-, Arab-, Euro-American and Latino Identity (title, descrip, prereq) - see above
         JMC 280	Selected Topics in Mass Communication: (Subtitle) (new) - see above

      2. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Certificate in Ethnic Studies - see above
   2. Humanities
      1. Proposal to Establish a Celtic Studies (Celtic) Curricular Area - see above
      2. CAR Forms

         Celtic 250

         Selected Topics in Celtic Studies: (Subtitle) (new) - see above

         
         It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following English CAR forms. Connie Jo pointed out that the change to sophomore standing necessitated dropping graduate credit. Several members questioned allowing a course to remain at the 300 level if it had a sophomore standing prerequisite. Connie reminded them that the L&S Faculty approved a definition of advanced (300+) level courses that required "jr st" OR a course in the discipline. These CAR forms initially did not have a course prerequisite, but the Department agreed to add "English 215(P)." The motion was approved.

         English 301	Survey of English Literature, Beginnings to 1500 (prereq, drop grad cr)
         English 302	Survey of English Literature, 1500-1660 (prereq, drop grad cr)
         English 303	Survey of English Literature, 1660-1798 (prereq, drop grad cr)
         English 304	Survey of English Literature, 1798-1900 (prereq, drop grad cr)
         English 305	Survey of English Literature: 1900 to the Present (prereq, drop grad cr)
         English 306	Survey of Irish Literature (prereq, drop grad cr)
         English 307	Survey of American Literature to 1865 (prereq, drop grad cr)
         English 308	Survey of American Literature, 1865-1965 (prereq, drop grad cr)
         English 309	Survey of Contemporary American Literature (prereq, drop grad cr)

         
         It was moved and seconded to recommend approval of the following Philosophy courses.

         Philos 332	Philosophical Problems: (Subtitle) (new)
         Philos 360	Philosophy of Perception (new)

         Margaret Atherton reported that Philos 332 was inspired by a wish to offer a topic from the Honors course to non-honors students; however, the Department did not have a "topics" course. Connie Jo asked if a student who took the Honors course should be allowed to take 332 with the same topic. Margaret answered no; Connie will add an appropriate exclusionary statement to the course. Because this is a topics course, a "retakable" statement also was added. Students may earn up to 9 credits under this number. The motion to recommend these courses was approved.
         

         Portugs 446

         The Portuguese-Speaking World: Sociolinguistic Perspectives (new)

      3. GER Requests - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following two GER requests. Connie was asked to contact the instructor to recommend clarifying the plagiarism statement on the third page of the syllabus by referring students to the definition of plagiarism on page four.

         German 332	Intermediate Conversation and Composition (GER-HU)
         German 334	Introduction to German Literature and Culture (GER-HU)

   3. Natural Sciences - none
   4. Other - blue
      1. Request to Count Toward Seminar Requirement - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the request for seminar status for the following Hebr St 254 topic.

      Hebr St 254 (for Spring, 2005)

      Topic: Seminar on Jewish Identity in Contemporary America (syllabus attached)

      2. CAR Forms Moved from Automatic Consent - The CAR forms listed below were moved from automatic consent.
         

         JMC 661

         Seminar in Mass Communication and Society (descrip)

         Members agreed that the revised description for JMC was awkward and did not reflect clearly the reason for action provided. The Committee will approve changing the description, but members wish to suggest to the department the following alternative language: Topics related to the mass media, with emphasis on the research process characteristic of JMC; original research paper required.
         

         Pol Sci 425

         Women in Politics (#225, descrip, prereq)

         Kathryn Dindia questioned this CAR form, suggesting that a course changing from a lower-division to an upper-division course should have a new syllabus that reflects the level change. Steven Redd replied that the course has been taught at an advanced level for some time, and students at the sophomore level have had difficulty with it. The department wishes to change the level to prevent students below the junior level from enrolling. The content of the course is not really changing; the number is changing to reflect the actual level of the course. Kathryn said that there must be some difference in the syllabus from the time it first was approved as a 200-level course. Committee members agreed to approve Pol Sci 425 (225) contingent on the department submitting an appropriate syllabus. Kent Redding and Kathryn will review the syllabus when it is received.
         
         There were no concerns expressed about any of the remaining CAR forms. All stand approved.

         Commun 698	Internship in Communication (prereq)
         German 671	Seminar on Phonetics (prereq)
         Pol Sci 230	Human Bases of Political Life (prereq)
         Pol Sci 250	Law and Society (descrip, prereq)
         Pol Sci 316	International Law (prereq)
         Pol Sci 416	Trial Courts in the Judicial Process (prereq)
         Pol Sci 417	The Supreme Court (descrip, prereq)
         Sociol 982	Methods of Research and Analysis for Urban Social Institutions II (prereq)
         Urb Std 982	Methods of Research and Analysis for Urban Social Institutions II (prereq)

      3. Kent Redding described to committee members the APCC discussion of the L&S proposal to change its degree requirements. He was surprised at the level of animosity focused on L&S by committee members from the professional schools. He noted that the proposal had been tabled until the next meeting on June 21, and he urged everyone to attend that meeting if possible.
      4. The Committee thanked Kent for his service as chair of the committee and commended him for keeping things moving along.
         
         
7. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 12:37 p.m.
   
   
   

Respectfully submitted,

Connie Jo
Assistant Dean
Secretary to the L&S Faculty

Distribution: Dean G. Richard Meadows
Associate Deans Harris, Miller
Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger
Secretary of the University

Minutes #9, 2004-05.apcc