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Students registered for thesis research in absentia. Students registered in approved oft'-campus courses. Concurrent registrants at the secondary campus. CIC Traveling Scholars from other institutions. University employees registered at the request of their departments in noncredit courses especially established to improve the work of the employee. 6. Students registered only in Extension courses. The Vice President for Planning and Allocation concurs in this recommendation. I recommend approval. O n motion of Mr. Forsyth, this recommendation was approved.

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE, CHICAGO CIRCLE AND URBANA

(10) The Chicago Circle and Urbana Senates have recommended the establishment of a Bachelor of Social Work degree program in the divisions of the Jane Addams Graduate School of Social Work on each campus. This program is designed to provide for professional education for social work in the undergraduate years. It will provide one year of professional social work content in the student's junior and senior years, including a practicum in a social agency. Graduates from the programs will be prepared to assume beginning professional practice in direct social service delivery in a variety of public and private agencies. The development of these programs follows a policy change in both the National Association of Social Workers and the National Council on Social Work Education. This change accepted, for the first time, the policy of beginning professional education in the undergraduate years, with continuation of graduate study for Master of Social Work and Doctor of Social Work degrees. The period of study required for the latter degrees will be reduced by one year as a result of this change. At Urbana, it is anticipated that most of the 300 students presently majoring in social welfare in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will transfer to the new program, fn Chicago, the expectations are that, in the first year of operation, 50 majors might be accepted, fn the first year of operation, there will be no new costs involved on either campus.1 The Chancellors at Chicago Circle and Urbana and the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concur in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has advised that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. f recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved.

CHANGE IN NAME O F JANE ADDAMS GRADUATE SCHOOL O F SOCIAL WORK

(11) Concurrent with the introduction of the new B.S.W. programs into the Chicago Circle and Urbana-Champaign Divisions of the Jane Addams Graduate School of Social Work, the word Graduate should be struck from the name of the School. Such a change is appropriate in view of the introduction of undergraduate study into the School's program. There are no budget implications in this recommendation. The Chancellors at Chicago Circle and Urbana-Champaign and the Vice

1 The future costs will depend on growth in enrollment. However, estimates of such costs are: Additional Costs 1974 1975 1976 1977 IS 78 Chicago Circle Cammts SI 7 000 $34 000 $51000 $68 000 $85 000 Urbana-Champai^n Campus.. \f, 000 32 000 48 000 64 000 SO 000 These estimates are based on the premise that growth will be steady throughout the period and that there will be 20-25 additional majors on each campus each year and will require the addition of one new faculty member on each campus.