OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Curriculum Council
MINUTES - #00-01.10
Thursday, March 8, 2001

MEMBERS PRESENT:

T. Dick - Math Learning Center
L. Friedman - Public Health, Chair
J. Gross - Anthropology
S. Helmick for G. Olson - Human Development and Family Sciences
N. Scott - Crop and Soil Science
G. Tiedeman - Sociology

NON-VOTING MEMBERS, SUPPORT STAFF, AND GUESTS PRESENT:

B. Allen - Information Services/Library
G. Beach - Academic Affairs, Academic Program Coordinator, Ex-officio
R. Brumley – (for F. Leibowitz)/Budgets and Fiscal Planning Committee
J. Dorbolo - Information Services/Instructional Technology
M. Merickel - Information Services/Distance Education
M. Rhodes - Regristrars
L. Bulling – Assistant Catalog Editor

I.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of 2/15/01 were approved.

II.           REPORT FROM ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: (G. Beach)

1. A list of likely Proposed Academic Programs for OSU's new branch campus, OSU Central Oregon, was reviewed. Category I approvals will be on a statewide basis.  All of the prescribed review and approval steps will be followed.
   
2. A first draft of a branch campus viewbook, prepared by the Office of Admission and Orientation,  is in the works.  At some point a schedule of classes and catalog section will need to be prepared.

III.    REPORT FROM THE CHAIR: (L. Friedman)

1. The Curriculum Council may need to create a subcommittee to meet during the spring term to evaluate the current OSU Category I review process.
   
2. In reply to a questioned posed regarding the awarding of posthumous undergraduate degrees, it has been determined that the Registrar's office has no official policy regarding this matter.

IV.         NEW BUSINESS

1. The Council deferred discussion of the Category II proposal for the elimination of the Home Economics Core Curriculum until Thursday, March 15.

V.           OLD BUSINESS

1. The Council discussed the Category I proposal to initiate instruction for a M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Bioresource Engineering.  Several issues were identified which needed further clarification from the proposers.   L. Friedman will contact M. Bothwell.  Further discussion and approval was deferred until the March 15 meeting.
   
2. Barbara Moon of Distance and Continuing Education (DCE) was present to discuss the non-credit Professional Certificate programs offered through DCE.  Issues discussed included appropriate curriculum review process, policy, the level of faculty involvement.  The Council will discuss this issue further at the April 26 meeting.

VI.    ACTIONS OF THE COUNCIL VIA EMAIL - all proposals are viewable on the World Wide Web, OSU Curriculum Home page: http://osu.orst.edu/dept/academic/aa/curric/

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Change in Existing

ANS 485/ANS 585. CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (00-C384).  [change – additional cross-listing].

FW 485/FW 585. CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (00-C386).  [change – additional cross-listing].

HORT 485/HORT 585. CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (00-C387).  [change – additional cross-listing].

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Drop

CS 460.  APPLIED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (4).  Effective Fall 2001 (01-C100).

Change in Existing

CS 461. CS 462.  SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECT (4,4).  Effective Fall 2001 (01-C101) [change – prerequisite].

ME 461/ME 561.  GAS DYNAMICS (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (01-C101) [change – prerequisite].

ME 667.  COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (01-C060) [change – prerequisite].

COLLEGE OF FORESTRY

New

FOR 485/FOR 585. CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (00-C385).

COLLEGE OF HOME ECONOMICS AND EDUCATION

Drop

FCS 100.  PERSPECTIVES IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES (1).  Effective Spring 2001 (01-C102).

FCS 202.  RESOURCES AND WELL-BEING (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (01-C104).

FCS 300.  MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES (3).   Effective Spring 2001 (01-C105).

FCS 400.  PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN HOME ECONOMICS (2).   Effective Spring 2001 (01-C043).

Change in Existing

FCS 201.  INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (01-C103) [change – prefix/designator].

FCS 533.  FAMILY POLICY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (01-C106) [change – prefix/designator].

FCS 534.  FAMILY POLICY AND PROGRAM EVALUATION (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (01-C108) [change – prefix/designator].

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

New

PHL 170.  THE IDEA OF GOD (4).  Effective Spring 2001 (00-C390).

Change in Existing

ART CORE CURRICULUM.  Effective Spring 2001 (00-C283) [change - addition of ART 101 requirement].

PS 485/PS 585. CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (00-C388).  [change – additional cross-listing].

SOC 485/SOC 585. CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES (3).  Effective Spring 2001 (00-C389).  [change – additional cross-listing].

COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Drop

VM 733.  SPECIAL VETERINARY SURGERY (3).  Effective Summer 2001 (01-C061)

Change in Existing

VM 724.  LARGE ANIMAL SURGERY (3).  Effective Summer 2001 (01-C061) [change – number, credit, description].