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November 14, 2002, Student Commons, Capital Ballroom C

Present: Donna Brodd, Chair, Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle, Sue Brilliant, Christopher Brooks, Jennifer Carmean, Karen Cary, Timothy Davey, Wayne Edmunds, Humberto Fabelo, Catherine Ingrassia, Barbara Judy, Shannon Mitchell, Martha Moon, Rita Pickler, Bijan Rao, Larry Swafford, Paul Wetzel, Jean Yerian

Excused: Martha Lou Green, Kitty Prentice, Doris White

Guests: Helen Ruth Aspaas, Bart Cregger, and John Moeser

  1. MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 10, 2002

    Minutes were approved as distributed.

  2. OLD BUSINESS

    Forms, which will be used for electronic transmission of proposals, have been revised and will be sent out for committee members to look at and begin using.

  3. NEW BUSINESS

    Proposals:

    1. U-2002-11-14-001 ARTS Art History
    ARTH 145, 146 ­ Survey of Oriental History - descriptive statement change (Effective: 033)
    Reviewers: Catherine Ingrassis, Rita Pickler
    Contact: James Farmer, Box 843046, jfarmer@mail1.vcu.edu - APPROVED

    2. U-2002-11-14-002 ARTS Music
    MHIS 380 ­ Survey of the Music Industry - descriptive statement change; reactivate (Effective: 031)
    Reviewers: Catherine Ingrassis, Rita Pickler
    Contacts: Sandra Guerard, Box 842004, 8-8523, sguerard@mail1.vcu.edu
    John Guthmiller, Box 842004, 8-1166, jguthmil@cedar.vcu.edu - APPROVED

    3. U-2002-11-14-003 CHS Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
    Courses in mathematics - curriculum outline revision (Effective: 031)
    Reviewers: Paul Wetzel, Timothy Davey
    Contact: William J. Terrell, Box 842014, 8-1301, ext. 141, wterrell@mail2.vcu.edu - APPROVED, pending clarification of MATH 201 and 255

    4. U-2002-11-14-004 CHS Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
    MATH 255 ­ Introduction to Computational Mathematics - new course (Effective: 031)
    Reviewers: Paul Wetzel, Timothy Davey
    Contact: William J. Terrell, Box 842014, 8-1301, ext 141, wterrell@mail2.vcu.edu - APPROVED

    5. U-2002-11-14-005 CHS Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
    MATH 300 - Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning - new course (Effective: 031)
    Reviewers: Paul Wetzel, Timothy Davey
    APPROVED

    6. U-2002-11-14-006 CHS Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
    MATH 305 - Elementary Number Theory - descriptive statement change (Effective: 031)
    Reviewers: Paul Wetzel, Timothy Davey
    Contact: William J. Terrell, Box 842014, 8-1301, ext 141, wterrell@mail2.vcu.edu - APPROVED - pending clarification of pre-requisites

    U-2002-11-14-007 CHS SSOR Reviewers: Paul Wetzel, Timothy Davey
    MATH 309 Introduction to Probability Theory
    descriptive statement change -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-008 CHS MATH Reviewers: Paul Wetzel, Timothy Davey
    MATH 310 Linear Algebra
    descriptive statement change -- APPROVED, pending clarification of pre-requisites

    U-2002-11-14-009 CHS MATH Reviewers: Paul Wetzel, Timothy Davey
    MATH 327 Mathematical Modeling
    descriptive statement change/cross listing of course -- APPROVED; also approved OPER rubic

    U-2002-11-14-010 CHS MATH Reviewers: Paul Wetzel, Timothy Davey
    MATH 351 Applied Abstract Algebra
    descriptive statement change -- APPROVED, pending clarification of pre-requisites

    U-2002-11-14-011 CHS MATH Reviewers: Paul Wetzel, Timothy Davey
    MATH 490 Mathematical Expositions
    revision of existing course -- TABLED, pending library search and various clarifications

    U-2002-11-14-012 CHS RST Reviewers: Larry Swafford, Shannon Mitchell
    RELS 322 Tibetan Buddhism
    new course -- TABLED, to find out whether ENGL 200 should be a pre-requisite

    U-2002-11-14-013 CHS RST Reviewers: Larry Swafford, Shannon Mitchell
    RELS 342 Buddhist Reasoning and Debate
    new course; general education requirement -- TABLED, to find out whether ENGL 200 should be a pre-requisite

    U-2002-11-14-014 CHS RST Reviewers: Larry Swafford, Shannon Mitchell
    RELS 368 Asian Religions and Asian Medicine
    new course -- TABLED, to find out whether ENGL 200 should be a pre-requisite

    U-2002-11-14-015 CHS SSOR Reviewers: Christopher Brooks, Martha Moon
    STAT 212 Concepts of Statistics
    descriptive statement change -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-016 CHS SSOR Reviewers: Christopher Brooks, Martha Moon
    OPER/STAT 490 Communications in Statistics and Operations Research
    new course -- TABLED, tabled for various questions about pre-requisites

    U-2002-11-14-017 CHS URSP Reviewers: Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle
    Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies
    descriptive statement change so that the revised descriptive statement will match the proposed revision of the major from BS in Urban Studies to BS in Urban Studies and Geography -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-018 CHS URSP Reviewers: Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle
    Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies
    change the BS in Urban Studies to the BS in Urban Studies and Geography -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-019 CHS URSP Reviewers: Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle
    GEOG 203,204 Physical Geography
    descriptive statement change -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-020 CHS URSP Reviewers: Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle
    GEOG 311, 312 ANTH 311 ANTH 312 History of Human Settlement
    course deletion -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-021 CHS URSP Reviewers: Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle
    GEOG 322 INTL 322 World Political Geography
    course deletion -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-022 CHS URSP Reviewers: Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle
    GEOG 331 ENVS 331 URSP 331 Environmental Systems
    course deletion -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-023 CHS URSP Reviewers: Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle
    GEOG 451 Cultural Geography of Virginia
    course deletion -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-024 CHS URSP Reviewers: Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle
    GEOG 460 Richmond and Its Environs
    course deletion -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-025 CHS URSP Reviewers: Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle
    URSP 240 Introduction to Historic Preservation
    course deletion -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-026 CHS URSP Reviewers: Alexander Bostic, Joseph Boyle
    URSP 242 Applications in Community Analysis
    descriptive statement change; revision of existing course -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-027 EGR CMSC Reviewers: Humberto Fabelo, Karen Cary
    correction of science & technology courses for Computer Science majors -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-028 EGR CMSC Reviewers: Humberto Fabelo, Karen Cary
    correction of humanities and social sciences courses to fulfill general education requirements for Computer Science majors -- APPROVED

    U-2002-11-14-029 EGR Reviewers: Humberto Fabelo, Karen Cary
    Advice and Direction on Revising the Number of Undergraduate Course(s)
    request for advice and specific direction for revising the number of undergraduate course(s) -- TABLED, requesting members to discuss with school/college curriculum committees

The next meeting of the UUCC will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2002, 2:00-4:30 p.m., Student Commons, Capital Ballroom C.