DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY

SEPARATE THE CZECH HONORS PROGRAM FROM THE RUSSIAN AND SLAVIC STUDIES HONORS PROGRAM 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 to separate the Czech honors program from the Russian and Slavic studies honors program 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 22, 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 7, 2000.



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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.

On page 240, in the College of Liberal Arts chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, in the section "ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES," subsection "DEPARTMENTAL HONORS PROGRAMS," add the following Czech Honors Program (previously part of the Russian and Slavic Studies Honors Program section).

Czech Honors Program

Majors who are candidates for special honors in Czech should apply to the honors adviser for admission to the honors program no later than two semesters before graduation. A University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in Czech of at least 3.50 are required for admission. The requirements for graduation with special honors are (1) Czech 679H, Honors Tutorial Course, with a grade of at least B in each half, and completion of a paper judged "Acceptable for Honors in Czech"; (2) a University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in Czech of at least 3.50; and (3) completion at the University of at least sixty semester hours of coursework counted toward the degree.

Rationale:
To separate the Czech honors program and the Russian and Slavic studies honors program in the undergraduate catalog.