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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

PRESIDENT'S REPORT O N ACTIONS O F T H E SENATES'

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Conversion of Master of Commerce, Master of Science in Marketing, and Master of Science in Industrial Administration (Management) to the Master of Science in Business Administration, Urbana (24) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a recommendation from the College of Commerce and Business Administration that three functionally oriented master's degree programs, the Master of Commerce, the Master of Science in Marketing, and the Master of Science in Industrial Administration (Management), be converted into one program, the Master of Science in Business Administration. Under the proposal, students will pursue a common core of courses and, in addition, a possible research focus and in-depth specialization in any one area of the Department of Business Administration. It is also expected that the proposed program will lead to a more efficient instructional pattern, with somewhat fewer courses serving more students. Revision of the Curriculum in Metallurgy and Mining Engineering, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a recommendation from the College of Engineering for a revision in the Curriculum in Metallurgy and Mining Engineering by reduction in the total number of hours for graduation from 136 to 128 and in the core of required departmental courses. The reduction in the number of hours will bring the curriculum in line with other colleges in the University and other colleges throughout the country. The revised core requirements will permit sufficient flexibility in student programming so that specific career objectives within the field may be followed. Change in Designation of Bachelor of Science in Communications, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a recommendation from the College of Communications that the degrees awarded in the three curricula of the college be designated Bachelor of Science in Advertising, Bachelor of Science in Journalism, and Bachelor of Science in Radio and Television instead of the common degree designation now used, Bachelor of Science in Communications. It was felt that the present degree title does not sufficiently describe the course of study in the three professional curricula which have different goals and content. The change would also bring the bachelor's programs into accord with the master's which now lead to degrees in advertising, journalism, and radio and television. Changes in the Curricula in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a recommendation from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Chemical Sciences that the foreign language requirement be reduced from two years to one and that the 3.5 grade-point average for juniors and seniors be eliminated for the curriculum in chemistry and the curriculum in chemical engineering and that the number of hours required for graduation in the latter be reduced from 130 to 129. The reduction in the language requirement stems from the ever-larger fraction of the chemical literature which has become available in English and the consequent reduction in the number of languages required by graduate schools. The original purpose of the 3.5 requirement was to maintain a high level of aptitude and competence for those planning careers in chemistry and chemical engineering. With increased academic qualifications in recent years, very few students who meet other requirements of these specialized curricula would fail to meet the 3.5 minimum. The requirement has thus become an administrative problem for which there is very little compensating educational merit. Revision in the Curriculum in Wood Science, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a recommendation from the College of Agriculture that the number of hours required for graduation in the

1 Certain educational matters acted upon by the University Senates and not requiring formal action by the Trustees are reported periodically as matters of special interest or as items of background information.