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the Medical Center campus has approved the recommendation. The Executive Vice President and Provost concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d .

SABBATICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE, 1971-72

(2) The Chancellor at Chicago Circle has recommended that the following faculty member be given a sabbatical leave of absence in accordance with the provisions of the University of Illinois Statutes and on the terms and for the period indicated. College of L i b e r a l A r t s a n d Sciences Department of Mathematics ROBERT I. SOARE, Associate Professor of Mathematics, fall quarter, 1971-72, full pay. This recommendation is supplementary to the applications recommended to the Board of Trustees on March 17, 1971. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, this leave was granted as recommended.

ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES, URBANA (3) T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the establishment of a major in religious studies leading to the baccalaureate degree in the Sciences and Letters Curriculum in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This major is designed to serve students oriented to the liberal arts with a special interest in the religious dimension of culture. In view of the enormous range of religious phenomena and of the many possible approaches to the study of religion, a major in religious studies will have no prescribed schedule of courses. Each student will be asked to indicate what approach or approaches he finds most advantageous for the study of religion. The total program will then be worked out on an individual basis in consultation with an adviser and the Director of Religious Studies. Areas in which resources allow for areas of specialization include the following at the present time: philosophy of religion, the Bible, early Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Students are required to meet all University and College requirements and the requirements of the Curriculum in Sciences and Letters. The Chancellor at the Urbana campus, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Urbana, and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in this 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 State Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , 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 . ESTABLISHMENT OF CURRICULUM IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. URBANA (4) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended approval of an undergraduate Curriculum in Computer Science leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. The proposed curriculum is to be administered by the College of Engineering and staffed by the Department of Computer Science. Students in this curriculum will be required to satisfy all University and College requirements and to complete 124 credit hours excluding physical education. The Curriculum in Computer Science will prepare students for careers in industry or to continue into graduate school. Students terminating with a baccalaureate degree will be ready to undertake technical work in industry, and with additional management training, will be able to assume roles of leadership in industry. With additional graduate work, students will be prepared to teach at all levels in higher educational institutions, or to do research either in industry, national laboratories, or major universities. • There are currently two undergraduate curricula involving computer science. These are the Curriculum in Mathematics and Computer Science, College of Lib-