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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 15

eral Arts and Sciences, and the Curriculum in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering. (It is currently proposed that this latter curriculum be renamed the Curriculum in Computer Engineering.) While these curricula are of value, in both cases they are more strongly oriented towards mathematics and electrical engineering than toward computer science. The curriculum proposed will establish an undergraduate curriculum in computer science as a discipline in its own right. It is estimated that the number of majors in the first year of the program will be forty and by the fifth year there will be a total of 325. The Chancellor at the Urbana campus, the Dean of the College of Engineering at the Urbana campus, and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in this recommendation. The 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 . P o g u e , this 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 . REVISION AND RENAMING. C U R R I C U L U M IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING A N D COMPUTER SCIENCE. URBANA (5) T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the revision and renaming of the Curriculum in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. It is proposed that the curriculum be renamed "Computer Engineering Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering." The revision reduces the total number of hours required for graduation from 136 (plus physical education) to 126 (plus physical education) and reduces the number of specifically required courses, thus increasing the flexibility of the curriculum. T h e curriculum proposed prescribes an adequate background in the areas of: 1) general physics and chemistry, 2) calculus and differential equations, 3) algebra and probability, 4) computer programming, 5) electric and electronic circuits. T h e Chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus 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. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a p p r o v e d . ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS T O T H E C U R R I C U L U M IN THEATRE, URBANA (6) T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended that students wishing entrance into the Curriculum in Theatre must present themselves for an audition if they wish to study in the acting major and for an interview if they wish to study in the directing and play writing bases major or in the technology and design major. After three years of experimentation with an unrestricted admission policy, the Department of Theatre has found that too many students admitted come without full understanding of the requirements of professional training in theatre and some apparently choose a major in theatre without a sufficiently strong interest in the field. This results in a number of students doing inadequate work, while other applicants are turned away for lack of space and staff. This situation represents a waste of manpower and money. A required audition/interview will help to identify students who can profit from the kind of training the Department provides. T h e Chancellor and the Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the Urbana campus and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval.

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

CONSIDERATION OF T H E IMPLICATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT O F T H E UNITED STATES' EXECUTIVE ORDER PROVIDING FOR STABILIZATION OF PRICES, RENTS, WAGES. A N D SALARIES (7) In consideration of the Executive Committee Agenda in the light of President