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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY Mary Ann Rankin, Dean of the College of Natural Sciences, filed with the Secretary of the Faculty Council the proposal below for changes in degree requirements for the Department of Computer Sciences in the College of Natural Sciences chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000. The changes have been endorsed by the dean and were approved by the department and the Natural Sciences Course and Curriculum Committee. The edited proposal was received from the Office of Official Publications on February 15, 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 March 31,
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CHANGES IN DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR
On page 385, in the section "BACHELOR OF ARTS, PLAN I," subsection "MAJORS AND MINORS," make the following changes. Computer Sciences No changes to first paragraph. Major: Computer Science 307, 310, 315, 328, 336, 341, 352, 372, and at least twelve additional semester hours of approved upper-division coursework in computer sciences. Computer Sciences 370 may be counted toward the degree only once. Minor for computer sciences majors: Mathematics
408C, 408D, Philosophy 313K, [ No changes to last paragraph. Justification: The material presented in Linguistics 340 and planned for Computer Sciences 341 is really computer sciences material. The department feels that students will be better served by a presentation of the material by faculty who better understand its crucial position in computer sciences. On page 397, in the section "DEGREES," make the following changes. BACHELOR OF SCIENCES IN COMPUTER SCIENCES No changes to first paragraph. PRESCRIBED WORK No changes to requirements 1 through 5.
No changes to requirements 7 through 9.
Special Requirements The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation
requirements given on pages 16-17 and the college requirements given on
page 379. He or she must also make a grade of at least C in each
course used to fulfill requirements 8 and [ To enroll in any computer sciences course numbered above 336, all students must have completed the following courses with a grade of at least C in each: Computer Sciences 307, 310, 315, 328, 336, Mathematics 408C and 408D (or equivalent courses), and Philosophy 313K. An undergraduate may not enroll in any computer sciences course more than once without written consent of an undergraduate adviser in computer sciences. No student may enroll in any computer sciences course more than twice. No student may take more than three upper-division computer sciences courses in a semester without written consent of an undergraduate adviser in computer sciences. No changes to "Order and Choice of Work." Justification: The material presented in Linguistics 340 and planned for Computer Sciences 341 is really computer sciences material. The department feels that students will be better served by a presentation of the material by faculty who better understand its crucial position in computer sciences. |
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