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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY

CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATING WITH HONORS IN ECONOMICS 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 graduating with honors in economics 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.



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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 241, in the College of Liberal Arts chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, in the section "ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES," subsection "DEPARTMENTAL HONORS PROGRAMS," make the following changes. The following text incorporates changes approved via D&P 16979—16980.

Economics Honors Program

Majors who are candidates for special honors in economics should apply to the honors adviser for admission to the honors program by the beginning of the first semester of their junior year; they must apply no later than two semesters before graduation. A University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in economics of at least 3.50 are required for admission. The requirements for graduation with special honors are (1) at least thirty-one semester hours in economics; (2) a grade point average of at least 3.30 in any three of the following five upper-division courses: Economics [320K] 420K (an honors section), 320L (an honors section), 341K, 350K (Topic 7: Applied Economic Analysis), and 354K; (3) Economics 378H and 379H with a grade of at least B in each; (4) a University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in economics of at least 3.50; and (5) completion at the University of at least sixty semester hours of coursework counted toward the degree.

Rationale:
Economics 320K is being changed from a three- to a four-hour course (see proposed changes for completing a major in economics).