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units of language training and nine units in area studies distributed among at least three disciplines. A reading knowledge of one language related to the student's regional concentration must be demonstrated by a language examination, and a written examination covering the student's area of study must be completed. T h e student in this program must complete two satisfactory research seminar papers. T h e Master of Arts in Asian Studies is intended to provide a sound base of language and interdisciplinary area training for those students with specialized career goals in such areas as government, business, journalism, and education, and for those interested in cross-cultural comparative research which is becoming increasingly important to research in all social and behavioral sciences, even those focused primarily upon domestic problems. The Chancellor of the Urbana campus and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in the recommendation. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

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

DOCTOR OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS, URBANA (20) T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the establishment of a Doctor of Arts in Economics degree at the Urbana campus. T h e program is designed for students interested in teaching at the junior college, four-year college, or university level. T h e course of study is designed to provide subject-matter competence in economics and in related disciplines, and in the development of teaching and other supporting skills in lieu of the researchoriented skills of the Ph.D. Three years of graduate work will be required, including two summers and a semester's teaching internship (or participation in a similar teaching practicum). Insofar as possible, students in the Doctor of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy programs will take common preliminary examinations given by committees appointed by the Dean of the Graduate College. Thus, the curriculum is designed so that, until they begin the third year of work, candidates may change from the Doctor of Arts to the Doctor of Philosophy program (and vice versa) with a minimum of difficulty. T h e r e is considerable need for persons who are trained specifically for careers in college-level teaching. T h e proposed program is directly focused on meeting the need for a larger number of expert college-level instructors who require subject-matter competence beyond that provided by a master's degree. The Dean of the Graduate College, the Chancellor and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in the recommendation. T h e University Senates Conference has advised that no other Senate action is required. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of D r . W a l k e r , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . DISCONTINUANCE, DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCIAL T E A C H I N G , URBANA (21) F o r many years the Department of Business Education of the College of Commerce and Business Administration has offered work leading to the degree of Master of Science in Commercial Teaching. In the course of a self-study in 1967, the College concluded that a curriculum in teacher education was not within the scope of its present mission and recommended that the program be discontinued. This conclusion was similar to those reached in many other major universities across the nation. An Ad Hoc Committee of the Urbana Council on Teacher Education (appointed to determine the need and responsibility for teacher education in the field of business education) recommended that the Council approve the College's proposal to discontinue the program and "that the College of Education and other instructional departments which could contribute, provide graduate level in-