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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1982
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116 BOARD or TRUSTEES [November 20 T h e proposed wood products industries option would have essentially the same required courses and restrictive electives as the present wood science curriculum. The revisions are precipitated by a shift in preference to the forest science curriculum. Student demand for a separate wood science curriculum has declined but a wood products industries option is needed to meet existing demand and to provide the necessary background in wood science demanded of forest science majors. T h e dean of the College of Agriculture and the chancellor have recommended approval of this revision. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that this item requires no further action by the other senates. I recommend approval. On motion of Dr. Donoghue, this recommendation was approved. Addition of a Teaching Requirement to the Ph.D. Program in Spanish, Italian, a n d Portuguese, Urbana (8) T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the addition of a teaching requirement to the Ph.D. program in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, to be effective upon its approval by the Board of Trustees. Under the requirements, candidates for the Ph.D. in any of the subject matter covered in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese must complete the equivalent of a one-year, 50-percent time, teaching requirement in the basic language course sequences of the department. This work will be closely supervised by a specifically qualified member of the faculty who will serve as department supervisor of teaching assistants. T h e dean of the Graduate College and the chancellor have recommended approval. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that this item requires no further action by the other senates. I recommend approval. On motion of Dr. Donoghue, this recommendation was approved. President's Report on Actions of the Senates Discontinuance of Teacher Education Minor in Music Education, Urbana (9) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a recommendation from the College of Fine and Applied Arts for the discontinuance of the Teacher Education Minor in Music Education. The present minor in music education does not satisfy revised State minimum requirements for secondary school teachers of music. Neither the existing minor nor the revised requirements of the State are adequate preparation for those preparing to teach music as a second subject in grades 6-12. It does not appear feasible to offer a music education minor within the typical semester hour range which would provide the necessary skills and instruction required of secondary school music teachers. Revision of General Education Requirements, Sciences and Letters Curriculum in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Urbana T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a recommendation from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a revision of the general education requirements in the college's Sciences and Letters Curriculum. T h e current requirement specifies a total of 24 hours with at least 6 hours each in biological sciences, humanities, mathematics or physical sciences, and social sciences. In order to provide increased breadth of inquiry and important perspectives such as non-Western cultures and traditions, the revised requirement will specify
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