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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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I recommend approval.

On motion of Ms. Reese, these recommendations were approved. Consolidate Master's Degree Programs, College of Dentistry, Chicago

(23) The chancellor at Chicago, with the advice of the Chicago Senate, the Graduate College, and the College of Dentistry, recommends the consolidation of the current five master's degree programs in the College of Dentistry (histology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral pathology, orthodontics, and pediatric dentistry) into a single master's degree to be called the Master of Science in Oral Sciences. The new graduate program offers study and research in the areas of histology, cell biology, biochemistry, behavioral sciences, biomaterials, immunology, and molecular biology with an emphasis on oral structures. The program will require completion of 32 semester hours of credit, including 8 hours of core courses, a research component, and a thesis. This proposal comes as a result of strategic planning efforts by the College of Dentistry and in concert with a productivity recommendation by the Illinois Board of Higher Education to develop this new program by integrating the five former and separate programs. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, pending further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved. Transfer the Master of Business Administration Program from the Graduate College to the College of Business Administration, Chicago

(24) The chancellor at Chicago, with the advice of the Chicago Senate, the Graduate College, and the College of Business Administration, recommends the transfer of the administrative, regulatory, and monitoring functions of the Master of Business Administration program from the Graduate College to the College of Business Administration. These functions include: (1) processing applications for admission; (2) maintaining permanent MBA student files, including those for joint degree programs; (3) all aspects of graduation checks; (4) data reporting and programmatic review; and (5) course and curriculum review. The College of Business Administration maintains a Graduate Professional Business Program Office that has an independent budget and is fully capable of handling all matters concerning admissions, advising, and accreditation evaluations for the MBA program. The dynamic nature of graduate professional education and the changing character of professional accreditation create circumstances where many business schools throughout the country have found administrative control of the admissions, advising, and evaluation processes to be essential. The proposed structure of an independent Graduate School of Business Administration is not unique among MBA programs throughout the United States. MBA programs exist independent of Graduate Colleges at a majority of CIC institutions and at other public and private institutions nationwide. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved.