Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990
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1990] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 19 T h e school and the program believe that the term "biostatistics" is more easily understood by the general public and the profession, and also reflects the major teaching and research activities undertaken by the biometry section faculty. Revision of the Degree Requirements for the M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Chicago T h e senate at Chicago has approved a proposal from the Graduate College Executive Committee to revise the requirements for the M.S. and the Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. For the master's degree, the department established a sevencourse core requirement consisting of new and existing courses and an elective compoment of 12 or 24 quarter hours. Students may continue to elect to complete a thesis or a research project. Total hours for the degree are unchanged. For the Ph.D., the department established a 68-hour core requirement (including thesis research) of new and existing courses and specific course requirements for areas of concentration in (1) Catalysis; (2) Kinetics and Reaction Engineering; (3) Thermodynamics and Fluid Properties; and (4) Transport Phenomena. T h e proposed revisions are designed to articulate the essence of the graduate program (specific courses have not been established in the past); better advertise the programs to prospective students than do the current curricula; and take better advantage of the recognized expertise of its faculty. Revision of the Degree Requirements for the B.A. in Elementary Education, Chicago T h e senate at Chicago has approved revisions proposed by the College of Education to the B.A. in Elementary Education, as follows: 1. In the language arts area, dropped a communication and theater course and replaced it with two others. 2. Increased the humanities general education requirement from 12 to 20 hours, including a one-course requirement in English and a required course in non-western civilization or third world cultures. 3. Under the natural sciences requirement, specified that at least one course must be in biology and one in the physical sciences. 4. Dropped a required art course, education course, and a physical education course from the program. 5. Increased the area of concentration in a single liberal arts and sciences discipline from 12 to 27 hours. 6. Dropped certain courses as substitutes for the second required reading methods course. 7. Eliminated general electives under the pre-elementary education component. 8. Added two admission requirements of a minimum grade of " C " in each required general education course and a cumulative general education grade point average of 3.5 (A = 5.0); and submission of placement test scores in mathematics, English composition, and academic skills. Most of these revisions are the result of changes in the general education requirements mandated by the Illinois State Board of Education for students seeking certification after July 1, 1992. Revision no. 8 above, is due to a State mandate for regular assessment of all teacher education candidates. Revision of the Policy on Transfer Credit for Master's Degree Programs, Chicago T h e senate at Chicago has approved a proposal from the Graduate College Executive Committee to change the policy on transfer credit for master's degree programs. For master's programs of 71 or fewer quarter hours, no more than 25
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