Educational Programs and Policies Committee
Minutes of February 11, 2008
Present: Bruce Conrad, Mary Anne Gaffney (Chair), Terry Halbert, Phil Harris, Jackie Resavage, Michele O’Connor, , K. Sadeghipour, Barbara Thornbury,, Anthony Defusco, Catherine Schifter, Rob Drennan, Orin Chein, and Patti Vorndran present as a guest.
Meeting convened at 2:45pm.
- Approval of minutes with corrections of December 10, 2007 deferred until later in meeting in order to expedite discussion of concerns of guests.
- Terry Halbert presented GEEC update;
- General Education Science and Technology requirements for native students:
- Completion of two Science and Technology (GS) courses
- Completion of one introductory level Science course and one Science and Technology Gen Ed (GS) course
- Completion of an approved two-semester Science and Technology sequence.
- Reviewed Gen Ed policy considerations that were approved (handout)
- GIG Update
- 94 courses will be approved by end of week if Mosaic I and II are approved.
- Currently examining the array of courses across departments to ensure mix is appropriate.
- Working on the assessment piece
- Will focus eventually on online Gen Ed courses, Learning Communities, and Information Literacy.
- Reviewing challenges for repeat policy posed by same Gen Ed courses in different departments.
K. Sadeghipour asked if students take sequences as part of the curriculum would students receive waiver?
- Michele discussed CST proposal to require placement testing for transfer students who need to continue math sequences as part of their program at Temple.
- Discussed rationale; reviewed plan by math department to ensure success of all students by providing additional required opportunities as part of the course schedule.
- Discussed next steps.
- Patti Vorndran provided an update on the certification process for Core-to-Core
- 5. The EPPC supported the decision not to accept transfer credits designated with grade of CP (Collegiate Partnership).
Next meeting 2/25 in Conwell 3A.
