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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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organized under the University of Illinois Medical Center Area Health Education System and has resulted in academic nursing education programs at both Urbana (Region 3B) and Peoria (Region IB). Continuing education, programs have been offered in those two locations and in Rockford. All planning has been toward achieving the goals of the Area Health Education System, as approved by the board and by the Board of Higher Education. Assessment of the need for this program began in January 1978. The data collected indicate that a BSN completion program is needed in the Rockford area and that a number of individuals are interested in beginning work as soon as possible. T h e program is designed to provide courses and other educational experiences necessary for registered nurses to complete a baccalaureate degree; baccalaureateprepared nurses are better prepared to meet the needs of the area. This program will be essentially the same in educational results as the BSN program instituted in 1953. The chancellor at the Medical Center and the vice president for academic affairs concur in this recommendation. I have approved this emplacement, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. (A document entitled "Bachelor of Science in Nursing [Completion Program for Registered Nurses. Rockford Area]" containing detailed information is on file with the secretary of the board.) President's Report on Actions of the Senates (16) T h e president reported on the following actions of the senate. Five-Year Computer Science/Accountancy Program, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved the establishment of a Five-Year Computer Science/Accountancy Program. This program will enable qualified and interested students to earn both a bachelor's degree in computer science and a Master of Accounting Science degree or a bachelor's degree in accountancy and a Master of Computer Science degree in five years rather than the normal six years. Both program combinations satisfy all of the current requirements of the existing degrees and all of the general education and distribution requirements of the College of Commerce and Business Administration, the College of Engineering, and the Graduate College. T h e objectives will be met primarily by students completing courses during their fourth year which are simultaneously electives in their baccalaureate program and requirements for the MAS or MCS. A maximum of twenty students will be admitted to the program each year. Curriculum in Computer Engineering, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a revision of the curriculum in computer engineering increasing the number of hours required for graduation from 124 to 128. The additional 4 hours added to the curriculum will be attained by increasing the number of technical elective hours in the curriculum. This change will allow the student to develop a better background in the field of computer engineering. Curriculum in Electrical Engineering, Urbana T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a revision of the curriculum in electrical engineering increasing the number of hours required for graduation from 124 to 128. The additional 4 hours are to be acquired by taking advanced electrical engineering courses or technical electives selected from a departmentally approved