January 9, 2007

Curriculum Committee Minutes

Members present: Susan Cordes Green, Karissa Enger, Stephen Grollman, Gregg Muilenburg, Logan Richman, Elna Solvang (Chair), Bill Todt, Jonathan Steinwand

The minutes for December 5 were approved.

The first item of business was a request for a change in major requirements for Spanish: to add the language: "Study Abroad/Language Immersion Requirement: A minimum of one semester of study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country."

This change was approved with a change in language of "one semester of study in a Spanish-speaking country."

The second request was for a change in change in major requirements for the following area: Elementary Education Major: Spanish Specialization Again to add the language:"Study Abroad/Language Immersion Requirement: A minimum of one semester of study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country." The motion was unanimously approved, and the word "abroad" was again deleted from the phrase.

The next item came from the music department as a request for a course modification: To change the grading system from S-U (Pass-Fail) to a standard letter grading system in the following diction courses:

• MUS 121 English Diction   (.25)

• MUS 122  Italian Diction   (.25)

• MUS 123  German Diction (.25)

• MUS 124  French Diction    (.25)

All course modifications were unanimously approve

The next items of business concerned the requirements for receiving a minor in foreign language education with liscensure. It was requested to drop the minor in the following areas because the MN BOT does not allow minor preparation for a teaching liscence:

• German education minor with a teaching license grades K-12: elimination of minor approved.

• Latin education minor with a teaching license grades K-12: elimination of minor approved.

• Spanish education minor with a teaching license grades K-12: elimination of minor approved.

A number of world languages departments requested a further change in their majors to accommodate the new course: "EDUC 362: Secondary Methods of Teaching in World Languages (1 credit) should substitute for the current course, "EDUC 388 Methods of Teaching in Modern and Classical Languages (0.5 credit). The language majors in question were as follows:

• German Education Major with a Teaching License, grades K-12. Substitution of EDUC 362 for 388; total credits move from 8.5 to 9.0. The change was approved

• French Education Major with a Teaching License, grades K-12. Substitution of EDUC 362 for 388; total credits move either from 9.5 to10 or from 10 to 10.5 (depending on May seminar chosen). The change was approved

• Spanish Education Major with a Teaching License, grades K-12. Substitution of EDUC 362 for 388; total credits move from 9.5 to 10. The change was approved

The committee adjourned at 5:30pm

Respectfully submitted,

Stephen Grollman