Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Subcommittee

California State University, Fresno
5200 N. Barton Avenue, M/S ML 34
Fresno, California 93740-8027
Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 8-2743

Members Present: K. Clement (Chair), P. Heuston, K. Robles, C. Souza, N. Munoz, J. Kwon, L. Alamillo, J. Taylor, X. Fu.

Members Absent: S. Konduru, L. Crask.

Visitors: None listed.

Meeting called to order by Chair Clement at 2:05 p.m. in Haak Library Room 4115, Henry Madden Library.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes

III. Approval of Agenda

IV. New Business, Communications, and Announcements

CSU Chancellor’s Office Executive Order 1071 discussion.

V. New Programs and Courses

VI. Consent Calendar Items

Craig School of Business

  • Process 88416: FIN 129A, Student-Managed Investment Funds I—Title/Description. M.S.C. to approve pending tightening up the rigor of primary learning outcomes and adding a clause for excused absences and university-sponsored events related to student evaluation and grading measures. In addition, if this course is to be added to the Finance Option, a program change form will need to be initiated by the department.

College of Science and Mathematics

  • Process 91855: MATH 81, Elementary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra—Title. M.S.C. to approve.

College of Arts and Humanities

  • Process 61467: ART 186, Intermediate 3D Digital Art—Animation—Catalog Number/Prerequisites/Description. Tabled until meeting with department representative.
  • Process 61440: ART 181, 2D Animation 1—Catalog Number/Prerequisites/Description/Title. Tabled until meeting with department representative.
  • Process 61478: ART 117, 3-D Computer Art & Animation—Deletion. Tabled until meeting with department representative.

VII. New Course Proposals

College of Science and Mathematics

  • Process 83542: EES 199S, Undergraduate Thesis through Service Learning—New Course. Approved by the Service-Learning Subcommittee December 9, 2016; sent to the Service-Learning Subcommittee November 28, 2016. M.S.C. to approve pending clarification of the course number from EES 198S to EES 199S.

Kremen School of Education & Human Development

  • Process 68540: LEE 110W, Writing in the K-8 Classroom—New Course. Approved December 2, 2016; sent to the W Subcommittee October 24, 2016. M.S.C. to approve. Note: A program change request is needed to include LEE 110W in the program curriculum.
  • Process 84185: ENGL 170W, Writing and Teaching Writing—New Course. Approved December 2, 2016; sent to the W Subcommittee October 24, 2016. Note: A program change request is needed to include ENGL 170W in the curriculum.

Craig School of Business

  • Process 88904: FIN 129B, Student-Managed Investment Funds II—New Course. M.S.C. to approve pending tightening up the rigor of primary learning outcomes and adding a clause for excused absences and university-sponsored events related to student grading measures. In addition, if this course is to be added to the Finance Option, a program change form will need to be initiated by the department.

College of Arts and Humanities

  • Process 61469: ART 187A, Advanced 3D Digital Art—Environment—New Course. Tabled until meeting with department representative.
  • Process 61470: ART 187B, Advanced 3D Digital Art—Indirect Animation—New Course. Tabled until meeting with department representative.
  • Process 61471: ART 187C, Advanced 3D Digital Art—Character—New Course. Tabled until meeting with department representative.
  • Process 61466: ART 184, 2D Animation 2—New Course. Tabled until meeting with department representative.

VIII. Program Proposals

College of Arts and Humanities

  • Process 57525: Dance—Elevation. First read. Invite a representative from the department to discuss the proposal in additional detail.
  • Process 61492: Art—Program Change. Tabled until meeting with department representative.
  • Process 61486: Art—Graphic Design Option—Program Change. Tabled until meeting with department representative.
  • Process 61489: Graphic Design, B.F.A.—Program Change. Tabled until meeting with department representative.
  • Process 61485: Art Minor—Program Change. Tabled until meeting with department representative.

Craig School of Business

  • Process 87210: Finance Option/International Business Option/Real Estate & Urban Land Economics Option—Program Change. M.S.C. to approve pending clarification of the need for additional program change documentation for the International Business Option and the Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Option.

College of Social Sciences

  • Process 86451: Criminology—Forensic Behavioral Sciences Option—Program Change. M.S.C. pending changes to unit totals due to G.E./major double counting.

College of Science and Mathematics

  • Process 88584: Physics—Program Change. M.S.C. to approve.
  • Process 87897: Biomedical Physics—Program Change. M.S.C. to approve pending clarification of the program unit count.

Agenda

  1. Communications, announcements, and discussion.
  2. Approval of meeting minutes.
  3. Approval of the agenda.
  4. New business, communications, and announcements.
  5. New business program and course proposals.
  6. Consent calendar items approved.

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