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UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS

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largest and most comprehensive schools of its kind in the nation. Of the ninetyseven first division members of the National Association of Schools of Art, only two compare with the Department of Art and Design with regard to size and comprehensive offerings, and these two are designated schools. T h e department has 70.00 F T E faculty, 2.00 F T E academic professionals, and 21.25 FTE part-time faculty and graduate assistants. There are seven undergraduate programs leading to a B.F.A. degree, one two-year program in biocommunication arts, and three undergraduate nondegree programs. Graduate offerings include both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, M.A. and D.Ed, in Art Education degrees, and an M.F.A. degree with eight areas of specialization. T h e administrative and budgetary structure of the department will remain unchanged except for redesignating the titles of head, associate head, and assistant head to director, associate director, and assistant director. This redesignation is subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Master of Science in Health Education (Option in Public Health), Urbana and Medical Center T h e Medical Center and Urbana-Champaign Senates have approved a recommendation from the College of Applied Life Studies ( U I U C ) and the School of Public Health ( U I M C ) for the creation of an option in public health to be offered jointly by the Department of Health and Safety Education ( U I U C ) and the School of Public Health. The Department of Health and Safety Education has offered a Master of Science in Health Education degree for several years with options in community health, safety, and school health. T h e new option would require approximately two academic years of graduate study to complete and include a minimum of 12 units (or equivalent) of graduate credit at the Urbana-Champaign campus or 72 quarter hours at the Medical Center campus. It includes a core of public health science courses, specialization in health education and safety education, a master's thesis based on an independent research project, and a period of supervised field work or internship experience in an approved community health agency.

With regard to the item: Redesignation of Department of Art and Design to School of Art and Design, Urbana, President Ikenberry requested that the board take formal action on this matter and on motion of Mr. Forsyth, the redesignation as described was approved. The other matters were reported for information.

Revision of the College of Veterinary Medicine Admission Policy, U r b a n a (15) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the following revised policy, effective for fall 1982 for admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine: In considering applications for admission, first preference is given to applicants who are residents of Illinois and do not claim residency in another state. Residents of states having contracts with Illinois also will be granted first preference in admission for the number of contracted spaces. Second preference is given to all other nonresidents of Illinois.

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Under the present admission policy which gives first preference to candidates who are residents of Illinois, 1 a few applicants are able to apply as residents to

1 "In considering applications for admission, preference is given to candidates who are residents of Illinois and to Illinois veterans. Next preference is given to residents of states that do not have veterinary medical colleges, and last to residents of states with such colleges, and to foreign students."