ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CREDITS COMMITTEE a t DATE: April 14, 1989 TO: Faculty Senate Office FROM: Gerhard W. Kalmus II. Membership Gerhard W. Kalmus Ron Hoag Miriam Quick Frank Wondolowski Tinsley Yarbrough Jo Ann Jones, ex officio Gene Owens, ex officio Mary Ann Rose, ex officio Dennis Klophaus, student (replaced Anita Douglas) III. | Committee Meetings (dates and members absent) REGULAR MEETINGS August 18, 1988 Absent: Yarbrough, Owens, Rose, Student member September 1, 1988 Absent: Yarbrough, Student member October 13, 1988 Absent: Rose, Anita Douglas (student member) February 15, 1989 Absent: Quick, Owens QPEN MEETINGS September 19, 1988 Purpose: Drop Period September 22, 1988 Purpose: Drop Period November 17, 1988 Purpose: Grading System IV. Specific Instructions: NONE Brief Statement of Committee Organization, Subcommittees, Research Activities, etc. Gerhard W. Kalmus, Chairperson Frank Wondolowski, Secretary The committee functioned primarily as a committee of the whole. On occasion subcommittees were formed to accomplish research or rewriting of a proposal. List of Committee Accomplishments. Approved recommendation that Undergraduate Catalog be chan ged to modify and clarify the section dealing with Repetition of Course Work (pg. 43). Adopted by Faculty Senate (Resolution #88-42). Disapproved a request by Robert Smith to allow additional transfer credit. Dealt with tasking by Faculty Senate (Resolution #88-34) to evaluate the length of the course drop period. Conducted two open hearings to solicit input. Recommended to Senate that no changes be made. Approved recommendation that Undergraduate Catalog be changed to require that at least one half of a student's work in his/her major area be completed at ECU (pg. 50). Adopted by Faculty Senate (Resolution #89-7). Approved recommendation that Undergraduate Catalog be changed to modify the undergraduate grading system to allow the use of +'s and -'s (pg. 46). Adopted by Faculty Senate (Resolution #89-6). Citation of the resolution(s) submitted to the Senate by the committee. Resolution #88-42, #89-6, #89-7. Proposals and/or Business to be Carried Over to Next Year. A. Proposal to clarify acceptable reasons for University Excused Absences. Evaluation of the Committee. A. Structure -- Good B. Duties -- Appropriate C. Functions -- Good D. Personnel -- Good Suggestions for Improving the Effectiveness of the Committee: None. Signed: Chairperson L ld Kal tetiin ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE 5 I. DATE: April 22, 1989 TO: Conner Atkeson, Chair of the Faculty FROM: Bill Grossnickle, Committee Chair II. Membership of the Committee (including ex-officio members). William Grossnickle, Psychology William Buckler, Geography Herbert Carlton, Political Science Donald Neal, Geology (Sec. ) E. H. Keeter, Technology, replaced mid-year by Charles O'Rear, Biology David Lunney, Chemistry Paul Topper, Music Janis Shea, Home Economics Jeannie Yount, Nursing Byron Coulter, Physics (Vice Chair) Gay Wilentz, English Ex-officio: Myra Cain (Academic Affairs) Students: Fordham and Neal (Fall), Landry and Hogg (Spring) . Committee meetings (dates and members absent): 8/18/88: Carlton, Topper 1/26/89: Lunney, Landry, Hogg 9/22/88: Coulter, Keeter, Lunney, 2/09/89: Yount, Landry, Hogg Wilentz, Yount 2/23/89: Lunney, Yount, Landry 10/13/88: Fordham, S. Neal 3/23/89: Buckler, Cain, Hogg, Landry 11/10/88: Cain, Wiletnz, Fordham, 4/13/89: Buckler, Cain, Lunney, S. Neal O'Rear 01/12/89: Buckler, Lunney, Shea, Fordham, S. Neal Date of reports to the Faculty Senate during the year: The Committee reports at every Senate meeting, save the organizational meeting, through the Committee's minutes. Only when new degrees, changed degrees, or policy changes are made is an active role of the Senate required; otherwise, the Senate votes "by acquiescence." - Specific instructions, if any, given to the Committee by the Faculty Senate, other than those found in the Committee's Constitutional charge: None A brief statement of committee organization, subcommittees, research activities, etc: An initial proposal on a specialization for teachers and other majors was prepared but withdrawn from Senate consideration. . List of committee accomplishments including recommendations made to agencies other than the Faculty Senate: The Committee performed its usual business. . New degrees/majors/options/concentrations/minors: Change degree requirements/majors/concentrations: . Delete majors or minors: majors/concentrations/minors: - Add courses: . Minor changes in courses (hours, levels, prerequisites, etc): - Delete courses: - Remove courses from the Curriculum Bank: Place courses in the Curriculum Bank: ZHZQawavoaw YS VIII. Citation of the resolution numbers of Senate resolutions that originated with the Committee: ##88-44, 89-3, 89-8, 89-9 IX. Proposals and/or business to be carried over to next year: Study the problem of credit for remedial courses and recommend a policy of credit for these courses. A few course proposals were received too late to be passed by the Senate this academic year and will be considered in the Fall. Evaluation of the Committee: Structure: Satisfactory Duties: Satisfactory Functions: Satisfactory Personnel: The Chair wishes to express his gratitude to the Committee's members for their hard work, patience, and assistance. It has been a very real pleasure to work with them. XI. Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the Committee: A. The Committee has adopted and is using the revised ''Buckler" course proposal form. B. The Committee wishes to remind units that proposals to change degrees must include a page in catalogue format showing the new requirements. If this is not done, the proposal will not be placed on the Committee's agenda. -. The Committee continues to urge that units planning changes be aware of the time requirement to obtain all approvals necessary for curriculum changes -- especially during the year when a new catalogue is to be published with its early deadline for copy. ae The Committee sees no reason to change its opinion (expressed in Dr. Ryan's report of 1976-77) that the first year of membership is essentially an orientation period and that written procedures are not an adequate substitute for experience. Chair Secretary Effective: Spring 1979