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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

July 16

two pairs of courses were substituted for two individual courses to insure that the students become familiar with more than one methodological approach to the study of communication; and (3) the number of elective hours was decreased from 30-31 hours to 24-25 hours. The number of required hours for the major was increased from 58 to 60 hours in the communication specialization. Revision of the Master of Arts in Linguistics, Chicago Circle The Chicago Circle Senate has approved two revisions in the Master of Arts in Linguistics program: (1) for admission, the establishment of a minimum Teaching of English as a Foreign Language ( T O E F L ) score of 550 instead of the campus minimum of 480; and (2) as a degree requirement, the option of writing a thesis for the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages ( T E S O L ) specialization will be added to an internship option. The first change is intended to upgrade the quality of graduate students in the program. T h e second revision is to provide a more useful option to those students who plan to teach abroad upon completion of their degree and for whom an internship in an English-speaking environment is the reverse of what they will find abroad. Neither change alters the number of hours required for the degree. Revision of the Master of Science in Physical Education, Specialization in Physical Education for the Atypical, Chicago Circle The Chicago Circle Senate has approved a revision in the name given to the specialization currently known as physical education for the atypical in the M.S. in physical education. T h e new name for the specialization will be "adapted physical education." T h e name change is desired because "atypical" does not adequately describe the offerings and the body of knowledge in that specialization. The designation adapted physical education is most commonly used in the literature and by other universities and organizations. The redesignation will avoid confusion among potential graduate students and will remove a hindrance to the recruitment process. Revision of the Master of Urban Planning and Policy, Chicago Circle T h e Chicago Circle Senate has approved a series of revisions in the Master of Urban Planning and Policy. The first change drops the educational planning specialization. It is believed that this action will enhance the focus of the program and the efficiency of the offerings. T h e second change calls for replacement of the urban policy and community development specialization with a specialization in urban development and one in urban policy and administration. Essentially, this change divides the old area of specialization, which is deemed too broad to be responsive to students' needs, into the two new ones. The urban policy and administration specialization will provide course offerings for students who wish greater depth in the study of policy analysis and administration. T h e urban development specialization will focus on the physical dimension of urban development and on those economic and social processes directly related to such development. The third change makes two substitutions of courses within the core program. T h e fourth change shortens the program from 84 quarter hours to 72 quarter hours by reducing the credit given for internship and the elective hour requirement. Similar programs at other major universities have undergone similar reductions in length. This change is being made to enable this program to remain competitive. The quality of the program will not suffer from the reduced hours.

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