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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
ADDITION OF THE TEXAS INTERDISCIPLINARY PLAN MINOR OPTION
FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE, PLAN I, IN
THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS CHAPTER OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2008
Dean Richard Lariviere of the College of Liberal Arts has filed with the secretary
of the Faculty Council the following addition of the Texas Interdisciplinary
Plan Minor option for the Bachelor of Arts Degree, Plan I, in the College of
Liberal Arts of the Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008. The faculty of
the school and the dean approved the proposed changes on November 4, 2005. The
dean submitted the changes to the secretary on November 21, 2005. The secretary
has classified this proposal as legislation of exclusive application and primary
interest to a single college or school.
The edited proposal was received from the Office of Official Publications on
April 10, 2006, and was sent to the Committee on Undergraduate Degree Program
Review from the Office of the General Faculty on April 11, 2006. The committee
forwarded the proposed changes to the Office of the General Faculty on May 1,
2006, recommending approval. The authority to grant final approval on behalf
of the General Faculty resides with the Faculty Council.
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 noon on May 8, 2006.
Sue Alexander Greninger, Secretary
The Faculty Council
This legislation was posted on the Faculty Council Web site ( http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/)
on May 1, 2006. Paper copies are available on request from the Office of
the General Faculty, WMB 2.102, F9500.
4758
ADDITION OF THE TEXAS INTERDISCIPLINARY
PLAN MINOR OPTION FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE, PLAN I, IN
THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS CHAPTER OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2008
| On page 272, under the heading DEGREES, in
the BACHELOR OF ARTS, PLAN I section, in the MAJORS
AND MINORS subsection
in the College of Liberal Arts chapter of the Undergraduate
Catalog, 2004-2006, make the following changes: |
Texas Interdisciplinary Plan (Texas IP) Curriculum
The Texas Interdisciplinary Plan (Texas IP) curriculum allows students
to pursue an integrated course of study with a focus on the development
and application of critical thinking skills. The eighteen-semester-hour
program of study is designed to complement the student’s major
with an interdisciplinary sequence of courses that may encompass the
humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences, and the arts.
Students have the opportunity to present an original work in a capstone
seminar. Those who plan to pursue the Texas IP curriculum should apply
to the program adviser for admission no later than the end of their
sophomore year. For more information, see http://www.utexas.edu/tip/TexasIP/
Students who complete the requirements for the Texas IP curriculum
receive a certificate. The requirements are
| 1. |
Critical Thinking Seminar:Liberal Arts 302, Philosophy
311, Natural Sciences 302, or Natural Sciences 311. Selected courses
may be substituted on a petition basis.
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| 2. |
Critical Writing Seminar: Rhetoric and Writing 309K or
309S. Selected courses in the Division of Rhetoric and Writing may be
substituted on a petition basis.
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| 3. |
Three additional courses, including at least three semester hours
of upper-division coursework, from an interdisciplinary topic area prescribed
by the Texas Interdisciplinary Plan; or, with approval of the Texas IP
Faculty Advisory Panel, a three-course interdisciplinary topic area designed
by the student. |
| 4. |
Senior Capstone Seminar: Liberal Arts 371 or Natural Sciences
371. |
In the College of Liberal Arts, the Texas IP curriculum may be used to fulfill
the minor requirements in the Bachelor of Arts, Plan I, with the exception of
majors in Latin American studies, if all eighteen semester hours are completed.
Spanish majors pursuing the Hispanic linguistics concentration are also excluded
from using the Texas IP curriculum for the minor. Final approval of the Texas
IP minor coursework rests with the College of Liberal Arts associate dean for
academic and student affairs or the associate dean’s authorized representative.
In the College of Natural Sciences, the Texas IP curriculum may be used to
complement any major. Some courses that are required by the Texas IP curriculum
will also fulfill degree requirements established by the student’s major
department and given later in this chapter; however, some of the eighteen hours
in the curriculum may be in addition to the number of hours required for the
degree.
RATIONALE:
In conjunction with the College of Natural Sciences and TIP, this proposal offers
our majors an interdisciplinary alternative to the regular minor requirement
for the BA.
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