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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[ J a n u a r y 19

ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM LEADING T O T H E DEGREE O F MASTER O F ARTS IN RUSSIAN, CHICAGO CIRCLE (11) T h e Chicago Circle Senate has recommended authorization of a curriculum leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Russian. T h e program would be initiated in September 1972. The program is designed to provide substantive training of the highest quality in the Russian language, literature, and culture for students preparing for careers in high school or college teaching, government, diplomatic and military service, private international service organizations, and research-oriented and internationally active business enterprise. The program consists of a body of courses with a concentration in either literature or linguistics and a choice of a thesis or nonthesis option. A reading knowledge of French and German is expected of all candidates, and, from those in linguistics, also knowledge of the structure of a Slavic language other than Russian. Degree requirements 1. A minimum of 48 quarter hours of instruction is required for the degree in either the area of literature or linguistics, with thesis or nonthesis options available in both. 2. The maximum credit granted for the M.A. thesis preparation is 8 quarter hours. In the nonthesis program the same amount of hours must be gained through specific course work selected by the student and approved by the department. 3. All candidates must take at least 28 quarter hours of the total required for the degree in 400-level courses within the major area of concentration. 4. Candidates in the area of literature must present at least 8 quarter hours of study in the linguistics program, and those in linguistics, at least 8 quarter hours of study in the literature program. 5. T h e final comprehensive examination will consist of both written and oral parts. A written examination of three hours for nonthesis and two hours for thesis candidates, based on both course work and the departmental reading list, will cover either (a) linguistics, including a thorough knowledge of Russian phonology and grammar and an acquaintance with Comparative Slavic Linguistics, Old Church Slavonic, a second Slavic language, and the history of the Russian literary language; or (b) literature, including an acquaintance with the entire history of Russian literature from its origins to the present and a thorough knowledge of the major developments and authors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A one-hour oral examination for all candidates will test the student's knowledge in his field of interest, and may be conducted partly in Russian. 6. Comprehensive examinations will be offered at the end of every quarter. Those who fail any portion of the examination or the whole may retake that portion or the whole once, not later than one calendar year after the first attempt. The Chancellor at the Chicago Circle 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 Illinois Board of Higher Education.

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

CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, PEORIA SCHOOL O F MEDICINE (12) On December 17, 1971, the Board of Trustees approved contractual agreements with appropriate hospitals and medical group-practice organizations in Peoria for the development, implementation, and conduct of undergraduate medical education programs on behalf of the Peoria School of Medicine. In the interim, contractual negotiations for the balance of the present fiscal year have been concluded. Correspondingly, the estimated annual payments to the affiliated hospitals and group practice organizations have been determined, and it is recommended that they be increased as noted below to meet the staffing needs of the Peoria School of Medicine for the remainder of F Y 1971-72.