Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1964 [PAGE 55]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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108, and 109, E a r Training and Sight Singing, one hour each. Composition majors will take Music 101 in the first semester, 102 and 107 in the second semester, 103 and 108 in the third semester, and 104 and 109 in the fourth semester. Reduce applied music requirement from twenty-four to sixteen hours. Reduce music history requirement in the junior and senior years from twelve to six hours by selecting six hours from Music 310, 311, 312, and 313 rather than requiring all four of them as is now the case. Add Music 315, Contemporary Music, two hours, to the requirements for graduation. These changes increase the number of electives by five hours, from 20-22 to 25-27. The electives must include at least sixteen hours in humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences, in addition to the prescribed curriculum. The Senate Coordinating Council indicates that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum Preparatory to the Teaching of English The Urbana-Champaign Senate recommends revisions in the curriculum leading to the Degree of Master of Arts in the Teaching of English and recommends an optional curriculum for graduate students whose undergraduate work was not in a teacher-preparation program but who wish to do graduate work in the teaching of English at the secondary school level.

REVISIONS IN CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS WITH TEACHER'S CERTIFICATES

First Semester Units Delete one unit of electives. Specify the following courses: English 445, Introduction to Advanced Graduate Study Vi English 387, The Structure of English, or, Rhetoric 480, The Theory and Practice of English Composition ViioH Second Semester Delete one unit of electives. Specify the following courses: English 446, Introduction to Advanced Graduate Study 1/4 English 447, Background Materials for High School Teachers of English, or, Education 456, Curriculum Problems and Trends in Specialized Fields of Secondary Education 1 At least one course in English must be selected from courses numbered 450 to 490, problems courses for advanced graduate students 2 Candidates for the degree of Master of Arts in the Teaching of English are required to pass a final examination in the field of English and deposit a special term paper with the Executive Secretary of the Department.

OPTION FOR STUDENTS W I T H O U T TEACHER'S CERTIFICATES

Each candidate for this degree should apply for admission to advanced standing in teacher education with the adviser of the program at the time of his first registration. units English 445, Introduction to Advanced Graduate Study 1,4 English 446, Introduction to Advanced Graduate Study Vi English 387, The Structure of English, or, Rhetoric 480, The Theory and Practice of English Composition Vi to 54 English, at least one course must be selected from courses numbered 450 to 490, problems courses for advanced graduate students 4 Education 311, Psychology of Learning for Teachers y\ Education 312, Mental Hygiene and the School y^ Two of the following courses 1 Education 301, Philosophy of Education \/t Education 302, History of American Education V£ Education 303, Comparative Education ]/2 Education 304, Social Foundations of Education y^ Total at least 8