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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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exclusive of physical education and basic military training, with at least a 3.0 average and with the following prerequisite courses: introductory courses in economics, sociology, and psychology; biology or zoology, one semester; microbiology, introductory course; physics, one year; chemistry, to include organic chemistry; food and nutrition, basic principles. The general requirements for graduation with the Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Dietetics include general education sequences in the biological, physical, and social sciences and in the humanities. The Chancellor at the Medical Center and the Executive Vice-President and Provost endorse this recommendation. The Senate Coordinating Council has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h 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 . LABORATORY FOR METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH, URBANA (13) The Board of Trustees of July 27, 1966, authorized the establishment of a Department of Meteorology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The functions of this proposed department were to conduct a graduate degree program in meteorology and a graduate research program oriented toward a basic understanding of physical processes taking place on the earth's atmosphere, including perturbations introduced by man. Its attention would focus particularly on problems existing below the ionosphere. The implementation of the plan has been delayed — at first by the difficulty in finding a suitable candidate to head the department, and later by the decision to reconsider the proposed program in the light of the development of Illiac IV. It is now proposed as a first step in the implementation of the program in meteorology that a Laboratory of Meteorological Research be established within the Graduate College. This Laboratory would provide an administrative and technical focus for encouragement of research and development of instruction in meteorology and related areas. Since the Urbana-Champaign Senate earlier approved the program in meteorolgy, it was determined by the Committee on Educational Policy that submission of this proposal to the Senate was unnecessary. The state funds needed for the proposed program are available in the budget of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus, the Dean of the Graduate College, and the Executive Vice-President and Provost endorse this recommendation. I concur and recommend approval subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of M r . H u g h e s , 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 .

PROGRAM FOR STUDY IN FRANCE FOR STUDENTS OF FRENCH, URBANA

(14) The Department of French, with the concurrence of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Urbana-Champaign Senate, recommends authorization of a program of study in France by students who are majoring in French or the teaching of French. The Senate Coordinating Council advises that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. The program represents a joint effort between the University of Iowa and the University of Illinois, and would involve approximately forty students (twenty from each of the two institutions). Because of the opportunity provided for the attainment of fluency in a foreign language and for the enhancement of understanding of other cultures, undergraduate programs for a year's study abroad have increased markedly in recent years. It is hoped that through supplemental scholarship support, students of modest means would be able to participate in the benefits of study in a foreign country. The first phase of the program (mid-September to late October) will be an intensive five-week orientation period held at the University of Grenoble; the main component will be held during the academic year at the University of Rouen, where students will take special courses in language, literature, and civilization. During both phases, participants will be expected to live with French families, thus increas-