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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1984
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176 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [March 17 growing, and the shortage is expected to continue indefinitely. Moreover, there is a substantial demand from nonacademic institutions. The University Center will be the only state-supported institution in the Chicago area to offer such a degree. Students in the program must fulfill requirements in four areas: preliminary course work; advanced course work, including three research-based seminars in the major field; a preliminary written and oral examination; and the dissertation. Proficiency in computer programming must be demonstrated by course work or examination. An external review panel recently evaluated the program, found faculty and library resources entirely adequate, and expressed their support for all features of the proposal. No new state resources will be required to implement the program. The chancellor at Chicago and the vice president for academic affairs recommend approval. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. On motion of Mr. Howard, this recommendation was approved. President's Report on Actions of the Senates Change in Name, Department of Textiles and Interior Design, College of Agriculture, Urbana (10) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved changing the name of the Department of Textiles and Interior Design to "Textiles, Apparel and Interior Design." This change will define better the mission of the department. Approximately one-third of the courses taught and three-fourths of the extension programs are related to apparel. Because apparel-related subject matter is an integral part of teaching, research, and extension missions of the department, it is thought important to identify it in this way in the department title. Revision of the Undergraduate Field of Concentration in Mathematics, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a restructuring of the undergraduate field of concentration in Mathematics, Sciences and Letters Curriculum, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to provide for a "core" portion (including calculus, computer programming, intermediate analysis, linear algebra, abstract algebra, real analysis, and probability-statistics) followed by options in graduate preparation, operations research, theory of computation, and general mathematics. The total number of required hours will be 48 to 50 hours, instead of the current program's requirement of 47 to 48 hours. The introduction of core requirements will ensure that all mathematics students will be knowledgeable in the central areas of mathematics and the options will delineate for students the different directions that can be taken within mathematics. There are no budgetary implications associated with this structural change in requirements. New Option, Germanic Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved the establishment of a new option in German and Commercial Studies within the field of concentration in Germanic Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The option is designed to help students develop qualifications for employment with firms or government agencies having interests in international business, or for
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