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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 12

INCREASE IN GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE, URBANA (9) The Urbana-Champaign Senate recommends a proposal from the Department of Art that the number of units required for the Master of Fine Arts degree (in Painting and Printmaking, Design and Sculpture) be increased from twelve to sixteen units. The Graduate College and the College of Fine and Applied Arts concur in this recommendation. When the twelve-unit degree was established, a three-semester residence requirement seemed reasonable. Experience has shown, however, that students could not be brought to the desired point of artistic maturity for this terminal degree within that period. For some years, degrees have not been granted in three semesters except under unusual circumstances. The sixteen-unit, four-semester residence requirement is becoming the standard for the M.F.A. degree throughout the country. This trend is in keeping with the recommendations of the College of Art Association, the Midwest College Art Conference, and the National Association of Schools of Art. The Senate Coordinating Council indicates that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. I concur.

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

CHANGE IN DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT FOR NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS (10) By action of the Board of Trustees on January 15, 1964, a nonrefundable deposit of $30 on tuition and fees was established for "all new domestic graduate students," except those exempted from the payment of tuition and fees because of the award of a fellowship, assistantship, or tuition and fee waiver. Under this regulation, foreign students are not required to pay the advance deposit of $30 towards the cost of tuition and fees. In view of the need to make more accurate projections of graduate enrollment, the University Committee on Fees 1 recommends that this regulation be revised so as to require payment of the advance deposit of $30 by foreign students who at the time of application are living in the United States. Accordingh', the following statement is proposed as an amendment of Item 5 in the regulations approved by the Board on January 15, 1964: The requirement of a nonrefundable deposit of $30 on tuition and fees of all new graduate students except foreign students who, at the time of application, are living outside the United States. Graduate students assured of the award of a fellowship, academic or nonacademic appointment, or tuition and fee waiver will be permitted to confirm their intention to enroll without payment of the advance deposit. I concur.

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

AMENDMENT TO RULES RELATING TO SALARY-ANNUITY OPTION (11) In 1965 the General Assembly passed legislation making it possible for any employee of an institution covered by the State Universities Retirement System to elect the salary-annuity option. Prior to this action, participation was limited to employees who were participants in the retirement system. It is necessary, therefore, to amend a rule adopted by the Board of Trustees to implement the provisions of the earlier legislation (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 127, Section 166 (c)). The change extends the provisions of the salary-annuity option to persons who are under the Federal Employees' Retirement System, as well as to persons who are employed after they reach age fifty-eight and who are, therefore, ineligible to participate in the State Universities Retirement System. The text of the rule, as adopted by the Trustees on May 20, 1964, is given below with the portion recommended for deletion appearing within parentheses and in italics. 1. Any employee of the University (who is a participant in the State Universities Retirement System and) who desires to make an election to accept an adjustment in

1 The members of the University Committee on Fees are: the Executive Vice-President and Provost (Chairman), the Vice-President and Comptroller, the Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus, the Chancellor at the Medical Center campus, the Dean of the Graduate College, and the University Dean of Admissions and Records.