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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 29

T h e technical options are intended to provide an Optional Sequence in the senior year of the curriculum, with selections eventually from several fields.

On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this curriculum was approved as recommended.

GRADUATION W I T H HONORS IN T H E COLLEGE OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS (11) T h e University'Senate has recommended the following plan of graduation with honors in the College of Fine and Applied A r t s : T o be considered for honors at graduation, a student must have been in residence at the University for at least four semesters or must have earned in residence a minimum of 65 semester hours credit. H o n o r s awarded at graduation are designated, after the degree on the diploma, as Honors, High Honors, and Highest Honors, according to the following regulations: F o r the degree with Honors the student must have a scholastic average of 4.0 in all courses counted for graduation (or in a minimum of 65 semester hours in residence, for transfer students). F o r the degree with High Honors the student must have a scholastic average of 4.25 in all courses counted for graduation (or in a minimum of 65 semester hours in residence, for transfer students, and not more than 6 hours of D grade in the total of transferred credit). F o r the degree with Highest Honors the student must have a scholastic average of 4.50 in all courses counted for graduation (or in a minimum of 65 semester hours in residence, for transfer students, and no D grade in the transferred credit). This recommendation is made in accordance with the provision now in effect that "with the approval of the University Senate and the Board of Trustees, any college or school may prescribe the conditions under which candidates for degrees may be recommended for graduation with honors." If a college or school does not set up its own plan it follows the general plan of graduation with honors approved by the Senate and adopted by the Board of Trustees many years ago. T h e College of Fine and Applied Arts has been following that plan and now wishes to set up its own. I concur.

On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this plan was approved and adopted as recommended.

CHANGE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS (12) On April 22, 1042 (Minutes, page 830), the University Senate and the Board of Trustees adopted a requirement that all new undergraduate male students entering the University in their freshman and sophomore years be required to take motor fitness tests; also that all male students enrolled in physical education classes be required to take the test each semester. All male students found deficient in this test were required to take additional physical training as prescribed by the Department of Physical Education for Men. On November 27, 1942 (Minutes, page 168), the University Senate and the Board of Trustees approved a program of compulsory physical training for all junior and senior undergraduate male students in addition to the required physical training program in the freshman and sophomore years. Academic credit has been given for all of this required physical education. T h e University Senate now recommends that "pending the report of the Committee on Future P r o g r a m s of the University respecting physical education, the requirement of this work for junior and senior men be abolished, including the requirement of motor fitness tests; but that if a student elects to take physical education at the junior-senior level it shall carry the same credit provisions as were approved by the Senate in November, 1942." T h e Senate recommends that this change become effective October I, 1944, if adjustments in the staff of the Department of Physical Education can be made at that time to conform to the reduced teaching load. If staff commitments will not permit such adjustments, the Senate recommends abolition of the requirement at the earliest opportunity.