1. Call to Order - The chair, Kent Redding, called the meeting to order at 1:02 p.m. in Holton Hall 241.
   
   
2. Automatic Approvals - There were no objections to any of the following items; they stand approved.
1. Special Listing Requests

Anct Medt	Classics 499	Ad Hoc: "Egyptian Hieroglyphs" subtitle	Certif Prog
Cult&Com	Anthro 250	Women in Cross-Cultural Perspectives	Certif Prog
Ethnic St	Arabic 164	Arabs and Islam in America	Certif Prog
Ethnic St	Arabic 299	Ad Hoc: "Arabs and Islam in America" sub	Certif Prog
Film Std	Art Hist 111	Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet	Spec Major
Film Std	English 111	Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet	Spec Major
Fr & Franc	Africol 344	Political Movements and Organizations in tbe Afroworld	Certif Prog
Intl Std	C L Sci 232	Introduction to Nutrition	Spec Major
LGBT	Film Std 212	Intermediate Topics in Film Studies: "Blurring the Gender Line" subtitle	Certif Prog
LGBT	JMC 460	Gender and the Media	Certif Prog
LGBT	Soc Wrk 581	Youth Work Practice	Certif Prog
LGBT	Wmns 501	Advanced Humanities Seminar in Women's Studies: "The Bad & The Beautiful: Women in Film Noir" subtitle	Certif Prog
MAFLL	Latin 501	Readings in Latin Prose: (Subtitle)	Cross Lstng
Scand St	Hist 250	Topics in European History: "Writing Viking History" subtitle	Certif Prog

3. Automatic Consent - There were no objections to any of the following items; they stand approved.
1. Approval of Minutes #3 (November 10, 2004)
2. CAR Forms - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/carform

Atm Sci 240	Introduction to Meteorology (prereq)
Ethnic 133	Celtic Crossings: Overview of the History and Cultures of the Celtic World (prereq-Intl req)
Hist 385	Political Thought in Medieval Islam (discontinue)
Psych 260	Child Psychology (prereq)
Russian 192	Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq-Intl req)
Russian 225	Contemporary Slavic Civilization (prereq-Intl req)
Russian 235	Survey of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation (prereq-Intl req)
Russian 236	Survey of Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in Translation (prereq-Intl req)
Russian 350	Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy in Translation: Major Works (prereq-Intl req)
Russian 360	Bulgakov, Pasternak, and Solzhenitsyn in Translation (prereq-Intl req)
Russian 365	Contemporary Russian Writers (prereq-Intl req)
Russian 385	Honors Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq-Intl req)
Russian 391	Russian Literature in Relation to Social and Historical Issues: (Subtitle) (prereq-Intl req)
Urb Std 360	Perspectives on the Urban Scene: (Subtitle) (descr, prereq)

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

VI.A.2.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the Psychology Ph.D. Susan Lima gave a brief explanation of the change and answered questions from Committee members. The motion was approved.
VI.A.1.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course: Geog 910   Techniques of Research and Presentation (new) Mick Day gave a brief description and answered questions concerning the new courses. The motion was approved. The Committee agreed to consider a proposal related to the course. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean the proposal to modify the requirements of the Geography Ph.D. Mick Day gave a brief explanation and answered questions concerning the changes in the Geography Ph.D. The motion was approved.
VI.A.3.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the Geography major. Mick Day gave a brief explanation and answered questions concerning the change in the Geography major. The motion was approved.
VI.C.1.	It was moved and seconded to recommended to the Dean approval of the proposal to count Geog 525 and 625 as advanced natural science courses for the B.S. degree. Changshan Wu and Mick Day gave a brief explanation and answered questions from the committee members. The motion was approved.
VI.A.4.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the Certificate in Middle Eastern and North African Studies. Caroline Seymour-Jorn and Ellen Amster gave a brief explanation and answered questions concerning this proposal. After much discussion, it was agreed to strike Section III and add "at least 12 additional credits selected from the approved electives list, of which at least 9 credits must be at the 300-level or above." With that change, the motion was approved.
VI.C.3.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to add a medical physics track to the Physics M.S. Dilano Saldin gave a brief explanation and answered questions. The Committee expressed concern that five of the courses listed for the medical physics track are new courses that they have not reviewed. The motion was tabled. Members asked that the Department submit CAR forms and syllabi for the new courses.

It was moved, seconded, and approved to return to the order of the agenda.

4. Procedural Matters
1. Spring Semester Meeting Schedule - Kent Redding asked for members to submit their schedules to Denise Mueller as soon as possible so she can set up the meetings for the spring semester.
   
   
5. Old Business - green
1. Linguis 268 CAR - Fourth-Semester Gaelic (new) - tabled; new syllabus requested (attached) - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of Linguis 268.
2. Subcommittee Appointments
1. International Requirement - Kathyn Dinda was elected unanimously as chair of the International subcommittee.
2. Extraordinary Accommodations - The Committee asked that Connie or Denise contact Tony Greene to ask him to serve as chair for the extraordinary accommodations subcommittee.
3. Variable Topic Courses - tabled.
   
   
6. New Business
1. Social Sciences
1. CAR Form

Geog 910

Techniques of Research and Presentation (new) - see above.

2. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Psychology Ph.D. - view on the web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=591 - see above.
3. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Geography Major - view on the web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=556 - see above.
4. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Certificate in Middle Eastern and North African Studies - view on the web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=586 - see above.
2. Humanities
1. CAR Forms

ArtHist 471

Topics in Contemporary Art: (Subtitle) (new)

It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of ArtHist 471.

ArtHist 482

Topics in Non-Western Art: (Subtitle) (new)

It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of ArtHist 482. Members discussed the criteria for courses that are approved for U/G credit. Steven Redd and Kathryn Dindia questioned why U/G courses exist. Members agreed to put a discussion of that matter on the next agenda of the next meeting. The Committee asked the instructor of the course be contacted to request revision of the syllabus to show graduate level content. The motion was approved with one opposed and one abstention, contingent upon the change in the course syllabus to clarify graduate-level content.
2. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Certificate in Jewish Studies - view on web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=595 - tabled. The members of the Committee requested a rationale for including Arabic in the certificate.
3. Natural Science - buff
1. Proposal to Count Geog 525 and 625 as Advanced Natural Science for the B.S. Degree - see above.
2. Proposal to Approve the Implementation Plan for the Microbiology Major - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the implementation plan for the microbiology major.
3. Recommendation to Add a Medical Physics Track to the Physics M.S. - see above.
4. Other - white
1. CAR Forms

ExMural 100	Study Abroad: UWM Exchange Program (new) - tabled.
ExMural 700	Graduate Study Abroad: UWM Exchange Program (new) - tabled.

Members requested clarification of the need for these courses. The Committee asked that Connie or Denise contact CIE to ask the Department to have a representative at the next meeting to give a brief description and answer any questions the committee may have concerning these courses.
2. Sport and Recreation Courses - Tom O'Bryan commented that the student expressing concern that Sport and Recreation credits no longer will count towards the L&S degree is from the College of Health Sciences. Members briefly discussed this issue and reaffirmed their support of the recommendation not to count Sport and Recreation courses toward the L&S degree.
   
   
7. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 pm.
   
   
   

Respectfully submitted,

Denise Mueller
Program Asst II, L&.S Administration

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

Minutes #4, 2004-05.apcc.