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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 27

training of foreign nationals as well as Americans to teach English abroad. Inside the borders of the United States, the need is acute from the Southwest, where there are numerous Mexican and Indians, to the Northern metropolitan communities with immigrants of various foreign language and cultural backgrounds. One of the problems of the groups often described as "disadvantaged" is that they do not speak standard English. T h e national programs for the improvement of conditions for disadvantaged groups are placing additional emphasis upon the need for teachers of English as a second language. T h e new degree is an interdisciplinary one, to be granted through the Department of English at Urbana. The core areas for the degree are English and linguistics, including cross-listings with anthropology and psychology. T w o units of education are required. T h e admissions and degree requirements are detailed in the supporting documents submitted herewith, and a copy is filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. The degree program also has been approved by the Urbana-Champaign Committee on the Preparation of Teachers of English, Department of English, Department of Linguistics, College of Education, Urbana-Champaign Council on Teacher Education, University Council on Teacher Education, and the Urbana-Champaign Senate. The Senate Coordinating Council 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. Williamson, this recommendation was approved.

MASTER OF SCIENCE A N D BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN THE TEACHING OF EARTH SCIENCE, URBANA (13) T h e Graduate College and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Urbana) recommend the establishment of curricula leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in the Teaching of Earth Science. The curricula are designed to prepare teachers of earth science at the secondary school level and are proposed to help meet the increasing demand for such teachers in Illinois and throughout the United States. It is expected that this demand will grow as earth science continues to replace general science or is added to the science offerings of high schools. Through the Earth Science Curriculum Project, an interdisciplinary science program for secondary schools which is being conducted by the National Science Foundation and the American Geological Institute, earth science course materials are being prepared for use in the secondary schools. The need for qualified persons to teach these courses will increase from a present demand of 5,000 to more than 15,000 by 1970. T h e details of the proposed curricula are supplied in the supporting documents submitted herewith, and a copy is filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. T h e curricula also have been approved by the Urbana-Champaign Committee on the Preparation of Secondary School Teachers of Science, the Department of Geology, Urbana-Champaign Council on Teacher Education, University Council on Teacher Education, and the Urbana-Champaign Senate. The Senate Coordinating Council has indicated that no other 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 s . W a t k i n 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 . REVISIONS IN T H E CURRICULA PREPARATORY TO THE TEACHING O F PHYSICS A N D PREPARATORY TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL T E A C H I N G , URBANA (14) The following curricular revisions have been approved by the UrbanaChampaign Senate and have been cleared with all appropriate committees and officers and are reported to the Trustees as a matter of record. Curriculum Preparatory to the Teaching of P h y s i c s The curriculum has been upgraded and updated by adding advanced courses in physics and astronomy (eight hours), mathematics (six hours), and humanities (six hours minimum). Mathematics 112, College Algebra (three hours), and Mathemat-