FINAL WINTER 2004 CURRICULUM REPORT

Passed, as amended, by the University Senate on March 10, 2004

OVERVIEW

The body of this report consists of two major sections: Proposed Course Changes for Fall 2004 (unless stated otherwise) and Other Curricular Matters. Policies and definitions governing group and multicultural status are listed in the main body of this report. Policies and definitions governing group and multicultural general-education requirements are under Other Curricular Matters.

Changes in University Senate-approved UOCC reports take effect the following fall term unless requested by a department and stated otherwise in the report.

The committee will continue to consider new proposals and those completed since publication of the Winter 2004 Final Report. The committee will submit another quarterly report to the University in May 2004. However, only proposals that were approved in the Winter 2004 Final Report will appear in the 2005-2006 University of Oregon Catalog.

Grading, repeatability, sequence. Unless indicated otherwise, courses may be taken either pass/no pass or for letter grades. P/N only or Graded only indicates that all students must take the course as specified in the bold print. Separate grading options for majors are bracketed in this report and appear in UO class-schedule notes; they are not printed in UO catalogs. R after course credits means that the course number may be repeated for credit. “Sequence: after the description means the courses must be taken in numerical order. Changes in grading option, course description, pre- and co-requisites, conditions of repeatability, and instruction type are not necessarily included here.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Committee on Courses offers the following reminders:

ü Proposals to the Committee on Courses must be submitted on electronic forms, available on the CAS web site, http://casweb.uoregon.edu/scripts/index.asp. Arrangements for access may be made with Peter Campbell in the CAS office, knroc@cas or 6-3336. Proposals submitted on old forms will be returned, without review, to academic departments, schools, or colleges.

ü If there is any question that a proposed new or changed course might duplicate coverage in an existing course from another department or school, the proposing department must gain written confirmation that the other department has been consulted and does not object to the new or changed course.

ü Proposals for new courses should be accompanied by full syllabi.

ü For 400-/500-level courses, both proposal forms and syllabi must state explicitly the substantive and measurable differences in type and amount of work for the two levels.

ü At its May 1998 meeting, the University Senate agreed that the University Committee on Courses should include in its reports courses that should be dropped because (1) they have not been taught for three years, and (2) the department provided no reasonable explanation of why they have not been taught or whether they will be in the future.

ü The minimal requirements for general education status of a course are regarded as necessary, but not always sufficient, for inclusion of a course as part of a comprehensive general education program at the University.

Group satisfying courses are intended to provide students with a cohesive general-education program. Proposals for group satisfying status of a course should explain how the course enhances general education at the University, explicitly stating how the course would compliment other group satisfying courses, and which other courses would be especially suitable for students to take in accompaniment. Approved on March 10, 2004

According to University Senate legislation, courses submitted for group-satisfying status must be submitted to the Inter-College General Education Committee. That committee reviews all group-satisfying proposals at the end of the University Committee on Courses review period.

Proposals for undergraduate group-satisfying and multicultural courses must include written justification, regardless of whether they are new or existing courses.

Courses may not be both group-satisfying and repeatable for credit.

ü The minimal requirements for multicultural status of a course are regarded as sufficient for inclusion of a course as part of the multicultural course requirements.

Any course that might appear to satisfy the university multicultural requirements, either by title, description, or content, is carefully examined to see if it should be listed as a multicultural course. If a course might appear on its face eligible for multicultural status, the committee needs clear explanation of why the course does,--or does not--, satisfy multicultural course guidelines. Arbitrary exclusion of courses from the list of multicultural satisfying courses can engender student confusion, or cynicism. Approved on March 10, 2004.

ü The UO Committee on Courses has established the policy that the phrase "or instructor’s consent" will no longer be stated along with any other course prerequisites. The prerequisites of any course may be overridden by instructor’s consent, and need not be stated explicitly for individual courses. Academic departments are able to override any prerequisite requirements in Banner should a student qualify to enroll.

“Instructor’s consent” is reserved for use alone as a sole prerequisite to allow departments to monitor suitability of enrollment in courses for individual students, preventing enrollment without prior approval. Academic departments should be aware they need to assume enrollment management, and must preauthorize each student individually, with this option. Approved on March 10, 2004.

March 10, 2004: University Senate considers Winter 2004 preliminary report of the University Committee on Courses.

July 2004: Publication of 2004-2005 University of Oregon Catalog. The changes in this report will first appear in

the 2004-2005 catalog.

MOTION

The University of Oregon Committee on Courses moves that Proposed Course Changes for Fall 2004 (unless otherwise stated) and Other Curricular Matters be approved. If approved, changes are effective Fall 2004 unless stated otherwise. Changes in this report will first appear in the 2005-2006 catalog.

Members, University of Oregon Committee on Courses

Voting: Paul Engelking, Chair

David Boush

Virpi Zuck

Ex Officio: Jack Bennett

Herb Chereck

Toby Deemer

Frances Milligan

Student: Cory Portnuff

Staff: Linda Adkins

Gayle Freeman

College of Arts and Sciences

CHEMISTRY (CH)

NEW COURSES

(Subject previously taught as CH 410/510 in Summer 2003)

CH 657 Organometallics in Organic Synthesis (4) Graded only. Fundamental concepts in organometallic structure and bonding. Organometallic reaction mechanisms. Organometallic reactions in organic synthesis. Prerequisite: instructors consent.

(Subject previously taught as CH 410/510 in Summer 2003)

CH 658 Synthetic Organic Reactions (4) Graded only. Each day starts with lecture followed by a structured laboratory exercise to perform examples of the reaction. Different reaction each day. Prerequisite: instructors consent.

(Subject previously taught as CH 410/510 in Summer 2003)

CH 659 Advanced Synthesis Laboratory (4) Graded only. Multi-step syntheses of diverse target molecules. Prerequisite: instructors consent.