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ing of credit for courses taught by the religious foundations, but rather to ask those administering the inter-departmental program in religion to provide a concrete plan for replacing the "theological dimension" (i.e., the work offered by the foundation), if the discontinuance plan were implemented. In the discussion that followed Chancellor Peltason presented Robert W. Rogers, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, J. D. Haltiwanger, Chairman of the Urbana Senate Committee on Educational Policy, and William R. Schoedel, Director of the Interdepartmental Program in Religious Studies, who spoke in support of the recommendation as presented and answered questions. (Copies of memoranda prepared by Fr. Duncan and by Dean Rogers are filed with the Secretary.) On motion of Mr. Neal, the Trustees deferred action on the recommendation for further study.

C U R R I C U L U M IN PHYSICAL THERAPY, MEDICAL CENTER (14) The Medical Center Senate has recommended authorization of a Curriculum in Physical Therapy, within the School of Associated Medical Sciences of the College of Medicine, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. Numerous agencies concerned with health manpower problems have developed documents underscoring the inadequacy of the numbers of physical therapists to meet the needs for this service. In Illinois, these needs have been identified in the report Education in the Health Fields for State of Illinois adopted by the Board of Higher Education in June, 1968. That report states that the University of Illinois should expand its School of Associated Medical Sciences to include training for additional types of allied health personnel. Funds in the amount of $69,000 to establish a Curriculum in Physical Therapy were approved by the Board of Higher Education and are included in the University's appropriation request for Fiscal Year ( F Y ) 1972 now before the Illinois General Assembly. The proposed program is designed to train professionals in the art and science of physical therapy directed toward treatment of disease and prevention of disability, or toward restoration of function within the capacity of a disabled individual. The program is based on traditional patterns but is innovative in that efforts will be made to utilize faculty and facilities so that, in areas of common concern among the various curricula of the School of Associated Medical Sciences, coordination of course work may be accomplished. Minimum requirements for admission to the professional phase of the Curriculum in Physical Therapy are 60 semester or 90 quarter hours, exclusive of physical education, with at least a 3.0 average (C) and with the prerequisite content areas shown below: „ . „ semester Quarter Hours Hours Biological Sciences 8 12 Physical Sciences Chemistry 8 12 Physics 8 12 Social Sciences Psychology 3 4 Electives 5 8 Humanities 8 12 Rhetoric/Communications 6 8 Mathematics 4 5 Electives _10_ V_ Total 60 90 The professional course work includes the basic health sciences, clinical medicine and surgery, physical therapy principles and practices, and physical therapy arts, all of which are essential to the understanding of physical therapy practice.