1.     PROGRAM CHANGE: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES MINOR

 Rationale for change: 

Change the African American Studies minor curriculum to include our new course, AAS 1100 Introduction to African American Studies, and SOC 1121 Social Problems. Both courses have counted towards the minor in the past, and need to be added to our program.

Old Degree and Program Title (attach an old ER): African American Studies Minor

New Degree and Program Title (attach a new ER): African American Studies Minor

                List all changes:

One course added to the HUMANITIES CORE list: AAS 1100 Introduction to African American Studies.

One course added to the SOCIAL SCIENCE AND FINE ARTS list: SOC 1121 Social Problems.

 2.     POLICY INTERPRETATION CHANGE (SORT OF): 2^ND YEAR LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Most BA programs (I believe all) have a requirement that students EITHER have a minor OR have “2^nd year language proficiency.” Most programs and advisors have (correctly) interpreted this to mean that a student must successfully complete the 2202 level of a foreign language (2^nd semester of the 2^nd year). However, it recently came to light that the past interpretation has considered a student who completed the 2201 level (1^st semester of the 2^nd year) as having met the requirement. Therefore, this an unusual category for a CAN—a policy interpretation, not a program change nor a policy change for the catalog. In consultation with Senate Executive Committee (and the Department of English and Modern Languages), this item is on the CAN to reinforce the transparency of process and to ensure that we all agree on the meaning of “2^nd year language proficiency.” Therefore, the motion to be considered at AAC (and then Senate, etc., if approved) is the following:

 MOTION: 2^nd year language proficiency means the successful completion of the 2202 level of a foreign language.