The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #22 on November 12, 1990: RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous approval) =================== BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate moves to confirm as the Cooperative Extension Service representative to the University- wide Promotion/Tenure Committee: Dennis Crawford Associate Professor Extension 4-H Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 11/14/90 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #22 on November 12, 1990: RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous approval) =================== BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate moves to confirm the membership on the Core Review Committee, a subcommittee of Curricular Affairs, as follows: Behavioral Sciences Nagabhushana Rao Professor, Sociology Business/Engineering To be determined English Roy Bird Associate Professor, English Humanities John Duff Associate Professor, Music Math Bob Piacenza Professor, Mathematics Natural Sciences John Olson Professor, Physics Speech: Marcia Stratton Instructor, Speech Communications Undergraduate Student: Afroz Khan Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 11/14/90 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #22 on November 12, 1990: RESOLUTION PASSED (w/3 abstensions) =================== BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate moves to confirm the membership on the Fact Finding Committee on Overhead Recovery as follows: College of Liberal Arts: Ken Barrick Assistant Proessor Geography College of Natural Sciences: James Sedinger Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology College of Rural Alaska: Not rec'd as of 11/8/90 Cooperative Extension Service: Tony Gasbarro Associate Professor Forestry School of Agriculture and Land Not rec'd as of 11/8/90 Resource Management: School of Career and Continuing John Daly Education Associate Professor Aviation Technology School of Engineering: Edward Brown Professor Microbiology School of Fisheries and Ocean: Thomas Royer Sciences Professor Marine Science School of Management: Kelley Pace Associate Professor Business Administration School of Mineral Engineering: Scott Huang Associate Professor Geological Engineering Administration Rep. Not rec'd as of 11/8/90 Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 11/14/90 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #22 on November 12, 1990: RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous approval) =================== BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate moves to join with the staff and students to establish immediately a task force to review and make recommendations on the public safety issue at UAF. Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 11/14/90 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #22 on November 12, 1990: MOTION PASSED (unanimous approval) =============== The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the following guidelines for writing intensive courses: A. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR 3-CREDIT COURSES WITH "W" DESIGNATOR 1. The lower-division writing sequence as specified in the Core Curriculum will be a prerequisite for all "W"- designated courses. 2. Instructors are encouraged to have students write an ungraded diagnostic composition on or near the first day of class to help assess writing ability and general competence in the discipline. [If diagnostic tests indicate that remedial work may be needed, teachers can set up specialized tutoring for their students with UAF Writing Center tutors.] 3. Teachers regularly evaluate students' writing and inform students of their progress. If a major written project (research project) is part of the course, the project should be supervised in stages. If possible, a writing activity should comprise a major portion of the final examination. 4. At least one personal conference should be devoted to the student's writing per term and drafts of papers should receive evaluation from the teacher and/or peers. 5. Written material should comprise a majority of the graded work in the course for it to be designated "intensive." "Written material" can consist of quizzes and exams with short answers or essay sections, journals, field notes, informal responses to reading or class lectures, structured essays, research projects, performance reviews, lab reports, or any forms suitable to the discipline being taught. B. GUIDELINES FOR THE "W" DESIGNATOR IN TECHNICAL COURSES 1. In order to ensure that technical disciplines can meet the goals of the writing intensive requirements without compromising the technical quality of their courses, such disciplines may substitute longer courses or a series of courses (typically 1-credit labs) for each of the two necessary 3-credit writing intensive or "W"-designated courses. Courses meeting all the general guidelines will, of course, also be acceptable. 2. The longer course option allows the "W" designator for a 4- or 5-credit course in which written material comprises a portion of the grade equivalent to "a majority" of a 3-credit course. The course must also meet the other general guidelines. 3. The series option allows a student to replace one or both 3- credit "W" courses with a series of courses, each of which may be less than three credits--e.g., a series of 1-credit or 1-credit- equivalent laboratories. Each series, however, must sum to the equivalent of at least one 3-credit "W"- designated course. The initial course in the series will be designated "W1" and, while less than three credits, will fulfill all the other general requirements for a "W." The subsequent courses will base a majority of the grade on written material. Students must take the "W1" course before taking the other courses in the series. ** To grade a course on written work means to use the student's written work as the basis for his or her grade. Written work is graded mainly on content and organization, with tone, word choice, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and spelling accounting for a smaller fraction of the grade. Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 11/17/90 Approved: Patrick J. O'Rourke, Chancellor Date: 11/29/90 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #22 on November 12, 1990: MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED (unanimous approval) =========================== The UAF Faculty Senate moves to establish the following transfer guidelines for UAF core curriculum requirements: TRANSFER GUIDELINES The following table specifies courses completed at other institutions which may substitute for UAF's core curriculum requirements.TABLE OF SUBSTITUTIONS CORE CURRICULUM COURSES COURSES WHICH TRANSFER AS Math 131 a 100-level/above mathematics course Math 162, 200, 201, 202, 272 a calculus course at the 100- level/above English 111 THE REQUIRED FIRST SEMESTER FRESHMAN [[a]] composition course at the 100-level MUST BE BASIC FRESHMAN COMPOSITION AND NOT DEVELOPMENTAL (PJO'R) English 211/213 the second half of the introductory composition series (requiring a research paper) at the 100-level or above Speech 131/141 a 100-level/above course in fundamentals of oral communication which requires a formal presentation to an audience Natural sciences, 8 credits courses in a basic natural sciences--biology, chemistry, earth sciences, physics--with labs, at the 100-level/above PERSPECTIVES ON THE HUMAN CONDITION Modern World History a Western or non-Western civilization course covering a period of time from 1800 to the present at the 100-level or above Political Economy a lower-division course in political science or economics Individual, Society & Culture a foundation course in sociology, social/cultural anthropology, or social psychology, at the 100- level/above World Literatures a literature course taken at the 200-level/above Aesthetic Appreciation an appreciation course in art, drama, or music at the 100- level/above Values and Choice an upper division course in ethics EFFECTIVE: Fall 1991 Upon Chancellor's Approval RATIONALE: A simple system is needed to evaluate transfer credits, and to clarify equivalent meanings of core curriculum courses for UAF students transferring elsewhere. Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 11/17/90 Approved with Modifications Indicated: Patrick J. O'Rourke, Chancellor Date: 11/29/90 *As originally written, the motion would have permitted Developmental English courses at the 100 level to be used in fulfillment of the requirement. ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #22 on November 12, 1990: MOTION PASSED (unanimous approval) =============== The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements to the following: CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS 38-39 credits Communications 9 credits English 111 and English 211 or 213 Speech communications 131 or 141 Humanities and Social Sciences 18 credits Perspectives on the Human Condition, 6 courses or 4 courses plus two semester- length courses in a - single non-English language taken at the university level Library and information skills 0-1 credits Successful completion of library skills competency test or LS 100/101 Mathematics 3 credits Math 131 or a course in calculus (Math 162, 200, 201, 202, 272 or any math course having one of these as a prerequisite) Natural sciences 8 credits Two 4-credit courses, with labs, from approved natural science core courses with depth or breadth emphasis Two designated writing intensive courses and one oral communication intensive course at the upper division level O adt'l credits BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 81-82 credits Complete the following in addition to the core: Humanities and Social Sciences 18 credits Any combination of courses at the lOO-level or above, with a minimum of 6 credits in the humanities and a minimum of 6 credits in the social sciences. OR UP TO 12 CREDITS IN A NON ENGLISH LANGUAGE TAKEN AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL AND A MINIMUM OF 6 CREDITS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE. (PJO'R) Mathematics 3 credits One course at the lOO-level or above in mathematical sciences (math., c.s., statistics) Minor complex* at least 15 credits or Foreign/Alaska Native language option 12-18 credits Two years study of one foreign or Alaska Native language at the university level (high school language credits or native language proficiency may allow students to begin at the intermediate or advanced level) Major complex* at least 30 credits Electives 12-19 credits Minimum credits required for degree 120 credits Of the above, at least 39 credits must be taken in upper division (300-level or higher) courses. [[Only]] courses beyond 30 credits in a major complex and 15 credits in a minor complex WHICH ARE NOT IN THE PRIMARY DISCIPLINE OF THAT MAJOR OR MINOR MAY [[or non-English language may ]] be used to fulfill the humanities, social sciences, mathematics, or natural science requirements. *Departmental requirements for majors and minors may exceed the minimums indicated. Specific requirements are listed in the Degrees and Programs section of the catalog. EFFECTIVE: Fall 1991 - Upon Chancellor's Approval RATIONALE: See attached Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 11/14/90 Approved with Modifications indicated: Patrick J. O'Rourke, Chancellor Date: 11/29/90 *See attached memo for explanation. * JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGE Change in BA requirements is necessary in order to articulate this degree with the new baccalaureate core curriculum. Nineteen faculty members, representing departments offering the BA degree, met three times in May to develop a proposal. This was distributed to faculty in June. Based on comments from faculty throughout the university, the proposal was revised slightly and presented to a general meeting of some 60 faculty, held October 18th. There was consensus in support of the revision to degree requirements. Humanities and Social Sciences: Because sufficient breadth in humanities and social sciences instruction will be available in the "Perspective on the Human Condition," students should have the freedom to develop depth within one or two disciplines, or take courses from several disciplines based on interest. Mathematics: Logic has been removed from the mathematics requirement because Philosophy 204 is now taught as a course in critical thinking, instead of symbolic logic. Minor/non-English language option: Faculty continue to see value in the minor requirement. The consensus of faculty opinion is that study of a foreign or Alaska Native language should be encouraged strongly, but not required. Minimum credits: Because the core curriculum contains only one upper-division course, and because most students electing the foreign/Alaska Native language option would take lower-division courses, faculty believe the upper-division requirement should be reduced from 48 to 39 credits. Double counting: Current catalog language is unclear as to the circumstances under which double counting is permitted. The revision clarifies this point. ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #22 on November 12, 1990: MOTION PASSED (unanimous approval) =============== The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Bachelor of Science degree requirements to the following: CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS 38-39 credits Communications 9 credits English 111 and English 211 or 213 Speech communications 131 or 141 Humanities and Social Sciences 18 credits Perspectives on the Human Condition, 6 courses or 4 courses plus two semester- length courses in a - single non-English language taken at the university level Library and information skills 0-1 credits Successful completion of library skills competency test or LS 100/101 Mathematics 3 credits Math 131 or a course in calculus (Math 162, 200, 201, 202, 272 or any math course having one of these as a prerequisite) Natural sciences 8 credits Two 4-credit courses, with labs, from approved natural science core courses with depth or breadth emphasis Two designated writing intensive courses and one oral communication intensive course at the upper division level O adt'l credits BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 81-82 credits Complete the following in addition to the core: Natural sciences 8 credits A one-year sequence in one natural science BEYOND THE CORE. The total of natural science courses used to satisfy this requirement as well as the core requirement shall represent at least two different natural sciences. Mathematics 3 credits The Baccalaureate Core shall include a calculus course of at least 3 credits. In addition, a 3 credit course in mathematics, computer science or statistics is required. Minor complex (optional)* 0-15 or more credits Major complex* at least 30 credits Electives 25-40 credits Minimum credits required for degree *120 credits Of the above, at least 39 credits must be taken in upper division (300-level or higher) courses. Only courses beyond 30 credits in a major complex and 15