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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1974 Version B
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1973] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 273 Consistent with the recommendations of Master Plan I I I , the Doctor of Arts program includes the following specific elements: the development of problemsolving ability, applied work or internship experience, methods of effective communication and interpretation of information, and ability to utilize educational technology. The Graduate College at Chicago Circle, with strong university support, has assigned a high priority to such programs. The latest report from the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education urges the continued development of Doctor of Arts programs. Degree requirements A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Arts must successfully complete 144 quarter hours of graduate-level course work, including the following: 1. 48 quarter hours of course work beyond the baccalaureate in physics (which must include Physics 323, 331, 362, 401, 402, 411, 412, 441, and 461). 2. 20 quarter hours in educational methods and techniques (which must include Physics 451 and 452 and D. A. 406, plus one of the following: Physics 453, D. A. 402, 404, 408). 3. 32 quarter hours of electives. 4. Successful completion of a supervised practicum in science teaching (4 quarter hours). 5. 16 quarter hours of thesis work on an approved research topic in physics. 6. Completion of at least 24 quarter hours of thesis work on an approved topic in science education and a satisfactory examination defense of the thesis. In addition to these course requirements, the student must: 1. Satisfactorily demonstrate teaching ability before an examining committee. 2. Pass a qualifying examination similar to that required for the Ph.D. and a preliminary examination following the completion of all course work. The Chancellor at Chicago Circle and the Vice President velopment and Coordination concur in the recommendation. The Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Higher Education. for Academic DeUniversity Senates involved. Illinois Board of On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved. UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR IN LINGUISTICS, URBANA (14) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the establishment of an undergraduate major in linguistics in the Sciences and Letters Curriculum in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This program is designed to prepare students for advanced work in linguistics and the linguistic aspects of the social, cognitive, and quantitative sciences. It provides fundamental training in the major areas of linguistics and includes courses in computational linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and mathematical linguistics. Students must fulfill University and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Sciences and Letters Curriculum requirements for this program. The development of an undergraduate major in this field is the natural outcome of the growth of linguistics studies at Urbana-Champaign. This program would also provide a larger number of well-trained students from which potential graduate students could be selected. An undergraduate specialization in linguistics provides an excellent background for continued study in many disciplines. In the first year or two of operation, it is estimated that ten to fifteen undergraduate students would be involved. The estimated cost of operation in the first year is $10,420; however, the number of anticipated undergraduate majors can be absorbed into this program without additional funding. The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign and the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concur in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has advised that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. On motion of Mr. Hahn, this recommendation was approved.
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