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Group I courses in agriculture from which all students in the core curriculum must complete fifteen hours. 2. Reduction of minimum required hours of agricultural courses from fifty to forty hours for all majors in the core curriculum except the major in general agriculture. The fifty-hour agriculture requirement for this major remains in effect because of its broad general nature. The reduction of ten hours in agriculture courses in the other majors will permit greater flexibility for the student and his adviser in designing programs to fit individual needs. The ten hours may .be used for additional work in general education, supporting basic sciences, or other open electives. 3. Minor revisions in the majors in dairy science and agricultural mechanization:

M A J O R IN DAIRY SCIENCE

Instead of requiring specific courses in agriculture, the revised major requires fifteen hours selected from Group I courses in agriculture, fifteen hours selected from a group of advanced-level (200 or 300) courses in agriculture, and ten hours of additional advanced-level elective courses in agriculture. This choice of courses is desirable to provide an opportunity for the student to emphasize subject-matter areas of dairy science, such as nutrition, physiology, genetics, or management. The requirement in science and supporting courses, in addition to the core requirement, is increased from six to nine hours. The minimum requirement in agricultural hours is reduced from fifty to forty hours. See 2 above.

M A J O R IN AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION

A reduction of the minimum requirement of agriculture courses from fifty to forty hours. See 2 above. An increase in the physical science requirement by seven hours. Mathematics 114, Trigonometry, and Physics 101, General Physics, have been added as requirements. An option is also provided for the student to take Chemistry 132 or 133, Elementary Organic Chemistry, or Physics 102, General Physics. This increased emphasis in the physical sciences will enable agricultural mechanization majors to better meet future changes in agriculture through stronger basic training. An increase in the requirement of courses in the areas of business and communications from fifteen hours to eighteen hours. The majority of the graduates of this major enter businesses that are closely allied to agriculture. Therefore, training in business organization, operation, management, marketing and communications is essential. Agricultural Science Curriculum T h e required hours of agricultural courses for graduation in this curriculum is reduced from thirty-five to thirty with a minimum of fifteen of the thirty hours in courses at the junior-senior level. This curriculum is designed for students who plan to do graduate work in certain fields or engage in professional work requiring more science, mathematics, or engineering than included in the core curriculum. The curriculum provides an opportunity for individually planned programs of study under the supervision of faculty advisers. The reduction of five hours in required agricultural courses will allow an increase of five hours in open electives, giving the student the opportunity to use these electives to strengthen his program of basic science or supporting courses. Adding the requirement of a minimum of fifteen hours of advanced level courses in agriculture will strengthen the program. Entering freshmen must rank in the upper half of their high school graduating classes; and must maintain a 3.5 scholastic average to remain in and graduate from the curriculum. The Senate Coordinating Council indicates that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. College of Commerce and Business Administration The Urbana-Champaign Senate recommends two major changes in the general curriculum in the College of Commerce and Business Administration required of all students in the college, except those majoring in teacher education. The changes