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, C. Souza, N. Munoz, J. Kwon, J. Taylor, K. Robles, L. Alamillo, L. Crask, X. Fu.

Members Absent: S. Konduru.

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

V. New Programs and Courses

VI. Consent Calendar Items

Lyles College of Engineering

  • Process 90066: CM 1, Construction Management Orientation—Units/CS Number/Catalog Number. Tabled pending review of CM program proposal changes.
  • Process 90074: CM 180B, Construction Management Capstone 2—Prerequisite/Description/CS Number. Tabled pending review of CM program proposal changes.
  • Process 90075: CM 162, Mechanical Systems—Title/Units/Prerequisites/CS Number. Tabled pending review of CM program proposal changes.
  • Process 90077: CM 164, Building Electrical Systems—Units/Prerequisites/CS Number. Tabled pending review of CM program proposal changes.
  • Process 90068: CM 7S, Construction Materials & Basic Building Systems—Prerequisites. M.S.C. to approve by UGC.
  • Process 98133: ECE 72, Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering—Prerequisites. M.S.C. to approve pending the addition of wording from the old catalog description to the newly revised catalog description and prerequisites.
  • Process 98146: ECE 118, Microprocessor Architecture and Programming—Prerequisites. M.S.C. to approve pending the addition of wording from the old catalog description to the newly revised catalog description and prerequisites.
  • Process 98149: ECE 118L, Microcontroller Laboratory—Prerequisites. M.S.C. to approve pending the addition of wording from the old catalog description to the newly revised catalog description and prerequisites.
  • Process 97082: ME 146, Air Conditioning—Prerequisites. M.S.C. to approve.

College of Arts and Humanities

  • Process 98474: ID 134W, Restoration, Preservation and Sustainability—CS Number/Title/Description/Catalog Number/W. M.S.C. to approve by UGC.
  • Process 10856: DANCE 163, Contemporary Dance Ensemble—Title/Description/Repeat Units. M.S.C. to approve.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences & Technology

  • Process 96731: NUTR 54, Elementary Nutrition—Deletion. M.S.C. to approve.

Craig School of Business

  • Process 97453: MKTG 188, Strategic Marketing Planning—Prerequisites. M.S.C. to approve.

VII. New Course Proposals

College of Arts and Humanities

  • Process 78211: PHIL 111, Philosophy of Race—New Course. Provide clarification regarding the course offerings: fall, spring, or summer. Is the course intended only for fall semesters during an election cycle? If so, how will the Elections Project apply to other terms? In addition, several sections of the syllabus do not account for excused short-term student absences or university-sponsored activities pursuant to APM 232, Policy on Student Absences. These include Quizzes on page 2, Participation and Attendance, the Lateness Policy on page 2, and Grading on page 3. Revise these sections accordingly.
  • Process 86228: ARTH 180, Methods and Theories of Art History—New Course. M.S.C. to approve.

College of Social Sciences

  • Process 91182: HIST 195, Guns, Pirates, and Opium: Empire in Asia—New Course. M.S.C. to approve pending minor revisions. On page 2 of the course syllabus under the grading policy, remove the model syllabus template language and provide the actual course grading policy. Second, clarify the policy for late and make-up assignments and ensure that it conforms with APM 232, Policy on Student Absences. Finally, clarify how the participation, attendance, and engagement evaluation measures are calculated. The syllabus does not provide information about attendance or late and make-up assignment policies.
  • Process 81049: HIST 113W, Historical Methodology & Writing—New Course. M.S.C. to approve by UGC.
  • Process 67989: WS 149, Gender, Law, and Social Policy—New Course/GE. M.S.C. to approve by UGC.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences & Technology

  • Process 86147: CULG 65, Culinary Science III—New Course/Course Fee. Tabled pending completion of the course-fee proposal process.
  • Process 92286: ASCI 191, Advanced Poultry Production—New Course. M.S.C. to approve.

College of Health and Human Services

  • Process 100326: HHS 118S, Applied Collaborative Leadership in Health & Human Services—New Course/S. M.S.C. to approve pending clarification of fall and spring offerings.
  • Process 100323: HHS 117S, Collaborative Leadership in Health & Human Services—New Course/S. M.S.C. to approve pending clarification of fall and spring offerings.

VIII. Program Proposals

College of Science and Mathematics

  • Process 99522: Biochemistry—Program Change. M.S.C. to approve pending approval of CHEM 156W.
  • Process 99581: Chemistry—Program Change. M.S.C. to approve pending approval of CHEM 156W.

College of Arts and Humanities

  • Process 57525: Dance—Elevation. M.S.C. to approve. Prepare a letter of transmittal for the Academic Senate.
  • Process 95778: Armenian Studies Minor—Program Change. M.S.C. to approve.
  • Process 86224: Art History—Elevation. M.S.C. to approve. Prepare a letter of transmittal for the Academic Senate.

Lyles College of Engineering

  • Process 96762: Civil Engineering—Program Change. Tabled pending additional course items.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences & Technology

  • Process 83007: Animal Science—Program Change. M.S.C. to approve pending approval of ASCI 183.
  • Process 95995: Food Science & Nutrition—Program Change. M.S.C. to approve pending approval of CULG 65.

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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