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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR
OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ASIAN CULTURES AND LANGUAGES IN THE COLLEGE
OF LIBERAL ARTS CHAPTER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG, 1998-2000, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Richard W. Lariviere, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts,
filed with the Secretary of the Faculty Council the proposal below for
changes in requirements for the bachelor of arts degree with a major in
Asian cultures and languages in the College of Liberal Arts chapter of
The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000. The faculty and the
dean of the College of Liberal Arts approved the changes on November 3,
1999. The edited proposal was received from the Office of Official Publications
on February 17, 2000. The secretary has classified this proposal as legislation
of exclusive application and primary interest to a single college or school.
If no objection is filed with the Office of the General
Faculty by the date specified below, the legislation will be held to have
been approved by the Faculty Council. If objection is filed within the
prescribed period, the legislation will be presented to the Faculty Council
at its next meeting. The objection, with reasons, must be signed by a
member of the Faculty Council.
To be counted, a protest must be received in the Office
of the General Faculty by April 4, 2000.
<signed>
John R. Durbin, Secretary
The Faculty Council
This legislation was posted on the Faculty Council
web site (http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/)
on March 24,
2000. Paper copies are available on request from the Office of the General
Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
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CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR
OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ASIAN CULTURES AND LANGUAGES IN THE COLLEGE
OF LIBERAL ARTS CHAPTER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG, 1998-2000, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
On page 254, in the College of Liberal Arts
chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, in the section "BACHELOR
OF ARTS, PLAN I," subsection "MAJORS AND MINORS," make
the following changes:
Asian Cultures and Languages
The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Asian cultures and
languages is offered with specialization in Chinese, Japanese, Hindi and/or
Urdu, Malayalam, or Sanskrit.
Major: [Eighteen] Twenty-four
semester hours, including twenty-one hours of upper-division coursework
in the language and culture of one of the areas of specialization
listed above. [specialization; at least twelve of these hours
must be in courses that are conducted primarily in the language.]
The twenty-four hours must include twelve hours of upper-division coursework
in the language of specialization and nine hours of upper-division coursework
in Asian studies related to the specialization. A list of courses that
fulfill this requirement is available in the Department of Asian Studies.
For students specializing in Japanese, the remaining three hours must
be Japanese 330; for others, the remaining three hours must be chosen
from the area of specialization or from the list of Asian studies courses
related to the specialization.
Minor for Asian cultures and languages majors:
Twelve semester hours, including at least six hours of upper-division
coursework, in any one field of study in the University. Six of the required
twelve hours must be taken in residence.
Rationale:
To maintain a strong emphasis on language courses and to strengthen the
culture and history requirements.
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