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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1986
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1985] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 339 The recommendations have been prepared in accord with provisions of the University of Illinois Statutes. Each campus has established formal procedures for the initiation, review, and approval of recommendations for academic promotion. The vice president for academic affairs recommends approval of the recommendations as submitted. I concur. On motion of Mr. Forsyth, these recommendations were approved. Change in Designation, Bachelor of Arts, School of Art a n d Design, Chicago (13) The Chicago Senate recommends the redesignation of the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Design, Studio Arts, and Art Education as the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design, Studio Arts, and Art Education. In 1984, the School of Art and Design received accreditation approval from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the only accrediting agency in the field of art and design recognized by the Council on Post Secondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. In its report, the accreditation team recognized that the School of Art and Design meets NASAD criteria for the BFA degree, and requested that the title of the current degree, Bachelor of Arts, be changed to the Bachelor of Fine Arts. The title change would more accurately reflect the content of the current degree program and would strengthen the school's competitive position in the recruitment and retention of students. The chancellor at Chicago and the vice president for academic affairs recommend approval. The University Senates Conference has indicated no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I concur, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. On motion of Mr. Forsyth, this recommendation was approved. President's Report on Actions of the Senates Establishment of a Minor in Gerontology, Urbana (14) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved the establishment of a minor in gerontology. The minor in gerontology was developed cooperatively by nine academic units as an interdisciplinary minor requiring 18 credit hours in gerontology courses. The minor will be available to undergraduate students enrolled in curricula in the departments which choose to participate in the gerontology minor. Students will satisfy the degree requirements of their own departments in addition to the requirements in the gerontology minor. The requirements for the gerontology minor will be completed through the use of the uncommitted electives in the various curricula. The administration of the gerontology minor will be handled through a Committee of Participating Units and a Coordinating Committee. Revision of Four Options in the Human Resources and Family Studies Curriculum, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved the revision of the Foods and Nutrition Option, the Foods in Business Option, the Dietetics Option, and the Institution Management Option in the H u m a n Resources and Family Studies curriculum, College of Agriculture. In all four options, which are administered by the Department of Foods and Nutrition, the requirement for graduation is being increased from 120 to 126 hours. The hours are being increased to establish a stronger core of prescribed courses, and, at the same time, maintain flexibility in the choice of elective courses
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