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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 20

lege of engineering shall be admitted to the fifth year in the Public Health Engineering curriculum providing they have had the necessary prerequisites for the particular courses required at the University of Illinois. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Jensen, this curriculum was approved.

REVISED C U R R I C U L U M IN HOME ECONOMICS (3) T h e Department of H o m e Economics for many years has offered a general curriculum in Home Economics and a special curriculum in Nutrition and Dietetics. These two curricula have become inadequate to provide for recent developments in the field and for new vocations which have opened. Among the considerations which have led to the present revision are (1) the increasing importance of psychology, (2) the vocational Smith-Hughes requirements in teacher training, (3) the requirements of the American Dietetic Association for qualified dietitians, and (4) the discovery that the Nutrition and Dietetics major provided too narrow a course of study. T h e University Senate has recommended certain revisions to provide, in the general curriculum in Home Economics, six areas of concentration which correspond to the professional or vocational areas: (1) Foods and Nutrition, (2) Hospital Dietetics and Institution Management, (3) Household Management, (4) T h e Child and the Family, (5) Textiles and Clothing, (6) Teacher Training. T h e courses in H o m e Economics will be arranged in three groups: Group I, comprising four courses totaling 9 hours, required of all students in the curriculum: H.E. I, Introduction to H o m e Economics; H.E. 4, Foods and Nutrition; H.E. 7, Textiles and Clothing; and H.E. 56, Child Development. Group II, comprising nine varied and basic courses totaling 23 hours, from which students are required to elect 8 hours (except that majors in Household Management and the Child and the Family must elect 12 hours, and majors in Teacher Training must take all). Group I I I , comprising courses in the six areas of concentration, as follows: (1) Foods and Nutrition. A total of 22-26 hours. Students must elect a minimum of 12 hours. (2) Hospital Dietetics and Institution Management. A total of 10 hours. Students must take all ten and in addition 13-15 hours from Foods and Nutrition. (3) Household Management. A total of 12-17 hours. Students must elect 6 hours plus 6 in a related field—economics or home economics. (4) The Child and the Family. A total of 7-9 hours. Students must elect 6 hours plus 6 hours in a related field—sociology, psychology, or home economics. (5) Textiles and Clothing. A total of 20-25 hours. Students must elect a minimum of 12 hours. (6) Teacher Training. A total of 10 hours, all of which must be taken. Reduction of credits is planned for the following courses: H . E . 58, from 5 to 3 h o u r s ; H . E . 5, from 4 to 3 h o u r s ; and H . E . 19, from 3 to 2 hours. H.E. 59 will be enlarged, and the credit increased from 2 to 3 hours. Two new courses will be added: H.E. 4, Introduction to Nutrition and Foods, 2 h o u r s ; and H . E . 63, Experimental Foods, 3 hours. Because of the reduction of hours in the courses listed above, no additional staff or space is needed at this time. Changes in prerequisites are concerned mostly with home economics courses. However, Chemistry 32 will replace Chemistry 33 for all students except those in Foods and Nutrition and Hospital Dietetics. T h e above proposals are the result of ten years of study by the H o m e Economics Department and have the support of the College of Agriculture. The Senate Committee on Educational Policy, in recommending approval, stated that in its judgment these proposals are the result of wise and careful study. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, these curricular arrangements were approved.