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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1984
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1983] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 299 more accurately the specific emphases of the department within the area of regulatory biology. Revision, Master of Arts in Anthropology, Chicago T h e University Center Senate has approved changes that eliminate the thesis requirement and adjust accordingly the course requirements for the M.A. in Anthropology. These changes produce a program more closely resembling those in comparable departments and should reduce the average time (four years) it has taken students to obtain the degree. Establishment of a New Option, Specialization in W r i t i n g , Chicago T h e University Center Senate has approved the addition to the undergraduate English major of a new option, Specialization in Writing, to provide formal training in the writing of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose within a framework of humanistic study. The objectives are to: further the development of a body of writing skills and techniques, basic and specialized; stimulate individual discovery of talent, interest, and the possibility of career development; and impart a body of humanistic knowledge within which reading and writing are seen as indivisible. Establishment of a New Option, Teaching Home Economics in Non-School Settings, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved the addition to the Curriculum in Vocational Home Economics Education a new option, Teaching Home Economics in Non-School Settings, in recognition of an increasing emphasis on education of persons beyond the traditional student age and outside the traditional school setting. The new option will not include certification requirements in history, American government, or physical education but will have four more courses in education, including one in adult education, than the six existing options. This report was received for record. Subject Requirements, Admission of Freshmen, C h i c a g o (16) The University Center Senate, Chicago, has approved the reestablishment of two high school subject requirement patterns for the admission of freshmen. Currently, beginning freshmen must present 16 units of high school credit for admission to University Center, three of which must be in English. No other high school subjects are required for admission; rather, each of the colleges recommends to its applicants the completion of certain high school courses that will best prepare them for the academic programs of their chosen college. The reestablishment of required high school subject patterns is consistent with the steps University Center has taken over the last few years to enhance the possibility of academic success for a larger percentage of its undergraduate student body. These steps anticipate the nationwide trend, as reflected in the recent reports of national studies of the state of education in the public schools. Upon the senate's recommendation and with the concurrence of the chancellor, I propose that the patterns of college preparatory subject requirements as presented in the following be approved effective fall 1986 and published in the University of Illinois at Chicago Undergraduate Study. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. On motion of Mr. Stone, this recommendation was approved.
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