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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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AMENDMENT O F UNIVERSITY STATUTES (7) The University Senate recommends that t h e revised University of Illinois Statutes, as approved by the Board of Trustees on January 16, 1957, be amended by the addition t o Division III, Educational Organization, a new Subdivision C-l, Section 18-1: C-i. Professional Colleges at Urbana-Champaign Professional Colleges at Urbana-Champaign Sec. 18-1. (a) The College of Law of the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University is a professional college within the meaning of this Section. (b) The supervision of student affairs of students enrolled in the College of Law, excluding discipline, is the responsibility of the College of Law. The Dean of the College of Law, after consulting with the Executive Committee of t h e College, shall appoint a Committee on Student Affairs. (c) Student discipline for students enrolled in the College of Law shall be administered by the Committee on Discipline of the Urbana-Champaign Senate in accordance with t h e provisions of Section 6 (h). The Senate Committee on Student Discipline shall, after consulting with the Dean of the College of Law, appoint a subcommittee on discipline for the students enrolled in the College. The Senate Committee on Discipline shall hear and decide cases appealed to it from this subcommittee. The provisions of Section 6 (h), relating to t h e formulation of procedures and original and appellate jurisdiction of the Senate Committee, shall apply to disciplinary cases hereunder. This amendment was proposed by the faculty of the College of Law and by a special committee appointed by the Vice-President and Provost to consider the change. There is submitted herewith a letter from the Dean of t h e College of Law explaining the background and reasons for this proposal, and a copy of said letter is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s a m e n d m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . REVISION OF CURRICULUM IN GENERAL AGRICULTURE (8) The University Senate recommends a revision of the curriculum in general agriculture to provide a common program for the first two years and a series of recognized departmental majors for the junior and senior years. The objectives of the revision are: (1) The establishment of a series of recognized departmental majors from which each student will make his choice not later than the beginning of the junior year. One of the principal merits of this program is that it will emphasize more departmental responsibility for the undergraduate teaching program and will allow the student t o identify himself more closely with an area of subject matter. This does not preclude the election of the general agriculture major at the beginning of the junior year. (2) Reduction of the number of required courses in the College of Agriculture that are primarily introductory in nature. (3) All students, except those in technical curricula, i.e., agricultural science, dairy technology, floriculture, food technology, horticultural food crops, preforestry, and restaurant management, will pursue the same general core program for t h e first two years. Upon completion of this curriculum, with an approved major, a student will be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. A total of 130 hours, including basic military training and physical education, is required. Existing grade requirements and limitations as to t h e maximum number of credit hours which may be counted in certain areas will remain in effect. Except for one course in veterinary physiology in the major in animal science, all course requirements consist of courses which are now being offered. A copy of the complete details of this revised program, including specimen programs, is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . H u g h e 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 .