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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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tion within the University of Illinois and to contribute information needed by other institutions at all educational levels — institutions facing similar problems. The Laboratory would be organized with a Policy Committee appointed by the Dean of the Graduate College and with the Director of the Laboratory reporting to the Dean. The basic organization of the Laboratory would include three groups: a Technical Systems Development Group, with close cooperation with the P L A T O Group of the Coordinated Science Laboratory; an Operating Group; an Educational Development Group, with close cooperation with the Curriculum Laboratory and various departments of the University. The efforts in the Laboratory during the beginning years would be devoted to research, development, and evaluation. Later, if feasible, the Laboratory would service the various academic units desiring to use the system as a means of teaching a portion of their program. Initially, the Laboratory would be funded with support for only a portion of the staff from state funds, and with major support from outside sources. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

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

REVISIONS IN REQUIREMENTS FOR T H E DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (11) The Graduate College has recommended three changes in general requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. These revisions deal with : language requirements, minor subject requirements, and the preliminary examination. The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved the proposed revisions, after clarifying amendments were made in the proposal concerning language requirements, and the Medical Center Senate has approved the revisions as thus amended. The Chicago Circle Senate approved the revisions in minor requirements and preliminary examination but proposed further changes in the revision of language requirements. The Senate Coordinating Council has transmitted to the President the proposed revisions as approved by the Urbana-Champaign and Medical Center Senates, with the recommendation that the3' be submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval and with the understanding "that the additional changes in Ph.D. language requirements proposed by the Chicago Circle Senate should be sent to the Dean of the Graduate College with the recommendation that they be considered by the appropriate committees, and brought forward for action at a later date if agreement on them can be reached." In making its recommendation, the Coordinating Council noted that "there is time to reconsider the language requirements before there are an appreciable number of Ph.D. candidates at Chicago Circle. It is recommended that in the meantime the Graduate College be permitted to try the revision in language requirements as approved by the Urbana-Champaign and Medical Center Senates." The Coordinating Council also recommends an editorial change: that in the statement of language requirements, the words "semester (or summer session)" be replaced by "term" because of differences in academic calendar among the three campuses. This change was also proposed by the Chicago Circle Senate. The complete text of proposed revisions as approved by the Urbana-Champaign and Medical Center Senates, and the recommendations of the Senate Coordinating Council, containing the amendments suggested by the Chicago Circle Senate, are submitted herewith, and a copy is filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I recommend approval of the recommendations of the Senate Coordinating Council.

On motion of Mr. Jones, these recommendations were approved.

MASTER OF ARTS IN T H E TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, URBANA (12) The Graduate College has recommended the establishment of a new degree, Master of Arts in the Teaching of English as a Second Language, designed to prepare teachers who are native speakers of English as well as those from other countries for whom English is a second language. The need for teachers of English as a second language has increased rapidly, both in the United States and in other countries. English has become the most realistic approximation to a universal language for the international exchange of culture and ideas and, as a result, there is a marked increase in the demand for