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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 15

the Chicago campuses. (The amount for those campuses would remain $31 per quarter, as approved by the Board on October 16, 1968.) I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . G r i m e s , 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 . ESTABLISHMENT O F A SYSTEM O F QUARTER HOURS FOR GRADUATE CREDIT, MEDICAL CENTER (12) T h e Senate at the Medical Center campus has approved a recommendation from the Executive Committee and the faculty of the Graduate College that credit for Graduate College courses be measured by a quarter hour system effective September 1, 1970. T h e unit system is now used. Following is a comparison of the present and the proposed systems : Present Proposed Full academic program 3 units 16 quarter hours Requirement for M.S. degree 9 units 48 quarter hours Requirement for Ph.D. degree 27 units 144 quarter hours T h e quarter hour system is used by the Graduate College at the Chicago Circle campus, and the change now recommended at the Medical Center campus would provide a useful uniformity between the Graduate Colleges at the two campuses. T h e Dean of the Graduate College, the Chancellor, and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval.

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

REORGANIZATION O F T H E DEPARTMENT O F CHEMISTRY A N D CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, URBANA (13) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the reorganization of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering into a School of Chemical Sciences with three departments. T h e size and complexity of the present department are major reasons for proposing the reorganization. Of the present seventy faculty members, forty-five are in chemistry, nine in chemical engineering, and thirteen in biochemistry. T h e Department presently enrolls nearly 750 undergraduate and 450 graduate students. Although expenditures for the chemistry program total slightly more than half of the present departmental budget, the programs in biochemistry and in chemical engineering are of a larger magnitude and scope than those in an appreciable number of the departments on the campus. Biochemistry is growing nationally at a faster rate than the traditional branches of chemistry. In order not to impede its growth here, a separate identity would aid the discipline in attracting first-rate staff and students. Although there are many common interests with chemistry, biochemistry and chemical engineering differ substantially in concerns, objectives, and philosophies. At the same time, there are many advantages to the retention of a close association of the three disciplines. Interdisciplinary activities and combined operations lead to greater flexibility and efficiency in many aspects of the programs. The proposal contemplates the reorganization of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as the School of Chemical Sciences. T h e present divisions of Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry would be made departments in the School, each department initially organized with a head. T h e School would be administered by a director, appointed as provided in the Statutes, and an executive committee. T h e proposed organization will parallel the organization of most major American universities in this field. T h e Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Chancellor a t the Urbana-Champaign campus, and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in the recommendation. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that no other 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.