_cp..LIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY. NORTI-IRIDGE
March22, 1991
gQUCATIONAL POLIClES COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF MEETING:
Submitted to Exec. Comm.
Submitted to Acad. Senate
March 20, 1991
Approved by Committee
Hay 1, 1991
Approved by Exec. Comm.
Approved by Acad. Sen.
Policy Items: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MEMBERS PRESENT:
G. Dunne, T. Hoffman (for J. Kaman), R. Horgan, A. Meleka, H. Rich, K. Sato,
K. Schminke, C. Spector, E. Spielmann (Chair), A. Stasch, B. Swerkes,
M. Fieweger (Executive Secretary); M. Newcomb
GUESTS PRESENT:
T. Bader, N. Bishop, J. Bracy, J. Brame, J. Calloway, D. Cameron, R. Camp,
L. Caretta, A. Costantini, S. Dayal, G. Fonosch, E. Hekkers, R. Hiegert,
K. Kirkton, P. Klinedinst, K. Koerbling (Sundial), C. Navarro, D. Philibosian,
D. Strametz, R. Winslow, A. Wright
I.
Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 6, 1991: In item ILK. the words "raised the issue
of" were added in place of "distributed her memorandum entitled." The minutes of the March 6
meeting were then approved by unanimous consent.
II.
Announcements
A. It was announced that Associated Students representative Tom Hoffman was attending the
current meeting in the capacity of EPC student representative.
B. Effective immediately, EPC minutes will be circulated only once to Committee members, Associate Deans, and administrative offices. When the minutes are approved, Committee members
will mark their review copies accordingly and note corrections. (Corrections of EPC minutes
will continue to be specified in item I. of subsequent minutes.)
C. Two documents dealing with the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum were
distributed to Committee members and guests: a question and answer summary and a status
report, dated February 25, 1991, on implementation of the IGETC program.
D. It was announced that the Deans' Council group reviewing the creation of academic departments
and the EPC Subcommittee on the Creation of Academic Departments would hold a joint meeting
on AprilS.
E. A memorandum from Earl Weiss entitled "Administrative Withdrawal for Nonattendance" was
distributed to Committee members and guests. (See V.A. of these minutes for discussion of the
item.)
F.
The Committee agreed to consider Varsity Indoor Track- Men, and Varsity Indoor Track Women, as two new Experimental courses. (See item III. of these minutes, Department of
Intercollegiate Athletics.)
G. It was announced that the Department of Journalism had requested that EPC rescind its
motion of October 31, 1990 that had approved an increase in upper division requirements in the
Journalism B.A. major program from 25 to 28 units, effective with the Fall1991 semester. The
Committee agreed to the rescission. The unit total in the Journalism B.A. major program will
remain at 31 units, satisfying concerns expressed by the Accrediting Council on Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication. Copy for the 1991-92 University catalog will be revised
accordingly.
H. EPC's next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April3. The Committee will review the
Comprehensive Learning Experience Program, and then meet with the General Education
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Council.
Fall1991 Experimental Courses
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
1.
ATHL 296ITM Varsity Indoor Track- Men (2 units at C-19): new course.
2.
ATHL 296ITW Varsity Indoor Track- Women (2 units at C-19): new course.
MSP
to approve ATHL 296ITM and ITW as new Experimental courses, effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
School of the Arts (the vote for approval of the previously approved Experimental courses is
recorded at the end of the School's curriculum):
1.
ART3 496C/CL ART 3D Computer Workshop (1/1 unit): offered once previously.
2.
ART2 396CP Color Photography (3 units): offered once previously.
3.
ART2 496L Clothed Figure Illustration (3-3 units): offered twice previously.
4.
MUS 196A/AL Fundamentals of Music Technology (2 units at C-4; 1 unit at C-10): new course.
MSP
to approve MUS 196A/ ALas a new Experimental course, effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
5.
MUS 296G Keyboard Sightreading (1 unit): offered once previously.
6.
MUS 396G/GL String Master Class (1-1/1-1 units): offered once previously.
7.
MUS 396T Fingerboard Harmony for Guitar (1 unit): offered twice previously.
MSP
to allow the following previously approved Experimental courses for fall 1991 offering:
ART3 496C/CL, ART2 396CP, ART2 496L, MUS 296G, MUS 396G/GL and MUS 396T.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
School of Business Administration and Economics:
FIN 496FO Futures and Options: Theory and Strategy (3 units at C-4): new course. It was agreed
that the mode of instruction of the course would be changed to read "recitation." It was then
MSP
to approve FIN 496FO as a new Experimental course, effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
School of Communication, Health and Human Services (the vote for approval of the previously
approved Experimental courses is recorded at the end of the School's curriculum):
1.
CDEV 496/L Enhancing Childhood Creativity (2/1 units): offered once previously.
2.
H EC 496K Advanced Topics in Consumer Affairs (1 unit at C-5): new course.
3.
H EC 496P Consumer Advocacy and Education (3 units at C-5): new course.
MSP
to approve H EC 496K and 496P as new Experimental courses, effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
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4. JOUR 496A Documentary Photojournalism (3 units): offered three times previously.
s.
LSRC 296U /UL Leisure Service in a Multicultural Community/Lab (2 units at C-4; 1 unit at
C-13): new course. During discussion it was suggested that EPC review the existing University
policy on Academic Internships. It was then
MSP
to approve LSRC 296U /UL as a new Experimental course, effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
6.
LSRC 296V Leisure Studies Convocation (1 unit): offered once previously.
7.
LSRC 396G/GL Human Relations in Adventure Programming/Lab (2 units at C-4; 1 unit at
C-13): newcourse.
MSP
to approve LSRC 396G/GL as a new Experimental course, effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
8. RTVF 396K Public Affairs Program Production (3 units): offered once previously.
MSP
to allow the following previously approved Experimental courses for fall 1991 offering:
CDEV 496/L, JOUR 496A, LSRC 296V and RTVF 396K.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
School of Engineering and Computer Science:
1.
COMP 496KE Knowledge Engineering (3 units at C-4): new course.
MSP
2.
to approve COMP 496KE as a new Experimental course, effective fall 1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
COMP 496WIN/L Programming Window Based Software/Lab (2/1): offered twice previously.
MSP
to allow COMP 496WIN/L for fall1991 offering.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
3.
C E 496N Senior Design I (1 unit at C-16): new course.
4.
C E 496P Senior Design II (2 units at C-16): new course.
5.
IE 496N Senior Design I (1 unit at C-16): new course.
6.
IE 496P Senior Design II (2 units at C-16): new course.
MSP
to approve C E 496N, CE 496P, IE 496N and IE 496P as new Experimental courses,
effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
School of Humanities (the vote for approval of the previously approved Experimental courses is
recorded at the end of the School's curriculum):
1.
ENGL 396CWL Cold War Literature (3 units): previously approved, never offered.
2.
ENGL 496ATW Advanced Technical Writing (3 units at C-4): new course.
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MSP
to approve ENGL 496ATW as a new Experimental course, effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
3.
ENGL 496JL Journalism as Literature (3 units): offered once previously.
4.
ENGL 496NW Novel Workshop (3 units): offered once previously.
5. ENGL 496SN Strange Narratives: Dislocation in Theory and in Fiction (3 units): offered once
previously.
6.
FLIT 396K Italian Cinema, Literature and Society (3 units at C-3): new course. It was agreed
that the phrase "as shown through cinema and literature" would be added to the course
description. It was then
MSP
to approve FLIT 396K as a new Experimental course, as amended, effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
MSP
to allow the following previously approved Experimental courses for fall 1991 offering:
ENGL 396CWL, ENGL 496JL, ENGL 496NW and ENGL 496SN.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
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School of Science and Mathematics:
1.
BIOL 496M Medical Virology (3 units): previously approved, never offered.
2.
GEOL 496K Hydrogeology Lab (1 unit): offered twice previously.
MSP
to allow BIOL 496M and GEOL 496K for fall 1991 offering.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (the vote for approval of the previously approved
Experimental courses is recorded at the end of the School's curriculumunless noted otherwise):
1.
ANTH 496N Human Behavior: Evolutionary Perspectives (3 units at C-4): new course. It was
agreed that the prerequisite would be amended to read "Completion of the lower division
writing requirement." It was then
MSP
to approve ANTH 496N as a new Experimental course, as amended, effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
2.
GEOG 496G/GL Geographic Information Systems/Lab (2/2 units): offered once previously.
3.
HIST 496LL The U.S. and Latin America Since 1898 (3 units): offered three times previously.
(Note: A reclassification from C-2 to C-4 has been requested.) The request to reclassify the course
was withdrawn at the current meeting.
4.
HIST 496X Contemporary World Civilizations (3 units): offered three times previously.
(Note: A reclassification from C-2 to C-4 has been requested. In addition, a waiver of the EPC
procedure that states Experimental courses "may be taught without formal review . . . during a
six-year period" has been requested.) The request to reclassify the course was withdrawn at the
current meeting. Following discussion, it was
MSP
to allow HIST 496X for fall1991 offering, with the understanding that the course content
will be revised to reflect recent world developments.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
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5. HIST 496XL The Middle East in the Modem World-1789 to the Present (3 units): offered once
previously. (Note: a waiver of the EPC procedure that states Experimental courses "may be
taught without formal review . . . during a six-year period" has been requested.)
MSP
to allow HIST 496XL for fall 1991 offering, with the understanding that the course
content will be revised to reflect recent developments in the Middle East.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
6.
POLS 496A Politics Seen Through the Novel (3 units): offered once previously.
7.
POLS 496C The Human Impact of Political Ideologies in Contemporary Societies (3 units):
offered twice previously.
8. POLS 496D Public Policy: The Welfare State in Crisis (3 units): offered once previously.
9.
POLS 496E Environmental Politics and Policy (3 units at C-3): new course.
MSP
to approve POLS 496E as a new Experimental course, effective fall1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
10. POLS 496W Women and Politics (3 units): offered ·once previously.
11. SBS 196ABC Social Science Perspectives in a Multicultural Society (3 units): offered once
previously. Available for General Education Section D.
12. SOC 496G Sociology of Organizational Cultures: Their Significance for the Individual and for
Society (3 units at C-4): new course. It was agreed that "an upper division course in social science
or management" would be added as a prerequisite. It was then
MSP
to approve SOC 496G as a new Experimental course, as amended, effective fall 1991.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
MSP
to allow the following previously approved Experimental courses for fall 1991 offering:
GEOG 496G/GL, HIST 496LL (to remain at C-2 classification), POLS 496A, C and D, 496W
and SBS 196ABC.
(VOTE: 9 YES)
N. Consideration of Proposed University Calendar for the 1992-93 Academic Year: Committee members
directed questions and concerns pertaining to the composition of the calendar to Donald Cameron,
member of the University Calendar Committee. In particular, concern was expressed regarding
the proposed ending dates of the fall and spring semesters.
V.
Old Business
A. Review of Proposed Administrative Withdrawal Policy Revision: The E. Weiss memorandum
(see II.E. of these minutes) was reviewed. During discussion it was agreed that a subcommittee
should be formed to draft catalog language that will inform students that, although it is their
responsibility to officially drop classes, the University may withdraw them from classes
for nonattendance. Committee members Harvey Rich and Cheryl Spector, and Associate Deans
Bracy and Caretta will serve on the subcommittee and report back to EPC.
B. Review of Proposed ROTC Catalog Copy: At its meeting of February 20, 1991, the Committee
approved the following motion:
MSP to amend the University catalog sections on the Air Force, Army and Navy /Marines
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ROTC Programs so that students will be notified that it is the policy of the Armed
Services not to grant commissions to persons of homosexual orientation upon their
completion of any ROTC program; to inform students of the discriminatory practice
by quoting and including the language used in the Department of Defense policy
barring homosexuals from military service in the ROTC University catalog sections
if the language is deemed by the Committee to be as unequivocal as the statement,
"It is the policy of the Armed Services not to grant commissions to persons of
homosexual orientation upon their completion of any ROTC program."
It was noted at the current meeting that Captain Richard Clark, head of the Naval ROTC unit at
UCLA, had sent a letter dated 6 March 1991 to Admissions and Records Director Lorraine Newlon
requesting both termination of the CSUN component of the UCLA NROTC Program, effective fall
1991, with the understanding that all CSUN students currently enrolled will be allowed to
complete the UCLA NROTC Program, and deletion of the Navy /Marines ROTC paragraph from
the CSUN 1991-92 catalog. It was further noted that EPC student representative Jerry Kaman
had yet to provide the Committee with the Department of Defense language mentioned in the
February 20 motion. Following further discussion, it was
MSP
to approve the following sentence for inclusion in the Air Force and Army ROTC sections
of the 1991-92 CSUN catalog: "It is the policy of the Armed Services not to grant commissions to persons of homosexual orientation upon their completion of any ROTC program."
(VOTE: 8 YES; 1 PRESENT)
VI. New Business
A. Discussion of WASC Final Report: Associate Vice President Fieweger distributed an index
containing concerns expressed by the WASC accreditation team in its report of February 1991.
It was noted that many of the concerns expressed by WASC will be addressed by EPC, and that
much of the Committee's work during the next three years will be related to the WASC concerns.
Associate Vice President Fieweger will prepare a revised index listing those issues germane to
EPC; Committee members, Associate Deans and the Council of Chairs will be sent copies of the
revised index.
Discussion dealt with the following:
W ASC reviewers questioned the role of the Director of Academic Advisement because
the University has been slow to recognize the importance of the position, and criticized the
organization of academic advisement at CSUN.
The WASC reviewers' suggestion that General Education Section F courses be made "genuinely comparative" raises serious procedural question for EPC. How would such a change be
accomplished?
The suggestion concerning graduate study needs to be reviewed by EPC. If the graduate
teaching load were to be reduced (as compared to the undergraduate treaching load), EPC
would need to be consulted.
Associate Vice President Campbell will be invited to a future Committee meeting to explain
the budget planning and allocation process and suggest ways that the process can serve the
curriculum more effectively.
The suggestion that the mission statement of the University should be made more specific
was noted.
B. Final Report from the Program Review Committee: Committee member and Coordinator of
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Program Review Barbara Swerkes distributed a document outlining the proposed changes to the
policy and procedures governing Program Review at the University and a flow chart
highlighting aspects of the Program Review process. Discussion dealt with the following:
The proposed policy change would replace EPC/GSC Program Review representatives with a
pool of on-campus reviewers.
Previous policy and procedures governing Program Review approved by EPC were never
reviewed by the Faculty Senate.
The involvement of the Vice President for Academic Mfairs in the Program Review process is
a key element in maintaining administrative support for Program improvements.
The proposed policy would charge the Dean of the School with the writing of the Memorandum of Understanding; currently, the Associate Vice President of Academic Programs is
responsible for the Memorandum.
Assessment should be included in the Program Review process.
What is the connection between the Program Review process and the process by which
curriculum is approved?
The Committee agreed that a subcommittee should be formed to address the issues raised at the
current meeting, and that the subcommittee should include EPC and GSC representation, an
assessment expert, and the Program Review Coordinator. Committee members Karin Schminke,
Cheryl Spector, and Barbara Swerkes will serve on the subcommittee, as will Associate Dean
Navarro, Roberta Madison, and Richard Camp. The Graduate Studies Committee will be asked
to provide a representative for the group.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, April3, 1991 at 1:30 p.m. in Administration 314.