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SECTION TITLE
UPDATE Description of latest update
ADG Academic Discipline Guidelines
SAF System Area IVs
MIN Transfer of Credit Committee Minutes
1. Comprehensive and Special Purpose Universities
1.01 Georgia Institute of Technology
1.01.01 GIT College of Architecture
1.01.02 GIT College of Engineering
1.01.03 GIT College of Management
1.01.04 GIT College of Science and Liberal Studies
1.02 Georgia State University
1.02.01 GSU College of Arts and Sciences
1.02.02 GSU College of Business Administration
1.02.03 GSU College of Education
1.02.04 GSU College of Health Sciences
1.02.05 GSU College of Public and Urban Affairs
1.03 Medical College of Georgia
1.04 University of Georgia
1.04.01 UGA College of Agriculture
1.04.02 UGA College of Arts & Sciences
1.04.03 UGA College of Business Administration
1.04.04 UGA College of Education
1.04.05 UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences
1.04.06 UGA College of Journalism and Mass Communication
1.04.07 UGA College of Pharmacy
1.04.08 UGA School of Environmental Design
1.04.09 UGA School of Forest Resources
1.04.10 UGA School of Social Work
2. Regional University
2.01 Georgia Southern University
2.02 Valdosta State University
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3. Senior Colleges
3.01 Albany State College
3.02 Armstrong State College
3.03 Augusta College
3.04 Clayton State College
3.05 Columbus College
3.06 Fort Valley State College
3.07 Georgia College
3.08 Georgia Southwestern College
3.09 Kennesaw State College
3.10 North Georgia College
3.11 Savannah State College
3.12 Southern Technical Institute
3.13 West Georgia College
4. Two-Year Colleges
4.01 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
4.02 Atlanta Metropolitan College
4.03 Bainbridge College
4.04 Brunswick College
4.05 Dalton College
4.06 Darton College
4.07 DeKalb College
4.08 East Georgia College
4.09 Floyd College
4.10 Gainesville College
4.11 Gordon College
4.12 Macon College
4.13 Middle Georgia College
4.14 South Georgia College
4.15 Waycross College
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4.05 Dalton College
4.10 Gainesville College
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4.12 Macon College
1.04.01 UGA College of Agricutural and Environmental Sciences
1.04.05 UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences
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1.04.01 UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
1.04.02 UGA College of Arts and Sciences
1.04.04 UGA College of Education
1.04.06 UGA College of Journalism and Mass Communication
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MIN Adds August, 1994 Transfer of Credit Minutes
ADG Academic Discipline Guidelines for 100-200
4.11 Gordon College
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1.04.01 UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
2.01 Georgia Southern University.
3.04 Clayton State College.
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SAF System Area IVs, Computer Science and Systems Analysis.
ADG Academic Discipline Guidelines for 100-200.
MIN Adds February, 1994 Transfer of Credit Minutes.
1.04.02 UGA College of Arts & Sciences.
1.04.04 UGA College of Education.
1.04.05 UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
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4.10 Gainesville College.
4.11 Gordon College.
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ADG Academic Discipline Guideines for 100-200
SAF System Area IVs, Home Economics
MIN Adds October, 1993 Transfer of Credit Minutes
1.04.02 UGA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
1.04.05 UGA COLLEGE OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
3.03 Augusta College.
3.07 Georgia College.
4.05 Dalton College.
4.11 Gordon College.
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ADG Academic Discipline Guidelines for 100-200
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ADG Academic Discipline Guidelines for 100-200
MIN Adds January, 1993 Transfer of Credit Minutes
1.02.01 Georgia State University
2.01 Georgia Southern University
3.04 Clayton State College
1/8/93
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1.04.04 UGA College of Education.
1.04.06 UGA College of Journalism & Mass Communication.
3.05 Columbus College.
3.07 Georgia College.
4.01 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
4.05 Dalton College.
4.12 Macon College.
4.13 Middle Georgia College.
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MIN Adds October, 1992 Transfer of Credit Committee Minutes.
1.04.01 UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences.
1.04.05 UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
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3.08 Georgia Southwestern College.
4.02 Atlanta Metropolitan College.
4.06 Darton College.
4.07 DeKalb College.
4.12 Macon College.
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ADG Amends Academic Discipline Guidelines (Fine and Applied
Arts and Mathematical Subjects).
MIN Adds April, 1992 Transfer of Credit Committee Minutes.
1.04.01 UGA College of Agriculture.
1.04.02 UGA College of Arts and Sciences.
1.04.03 UGA College of Business Administration.
1.04.04 UGA College of Education.
1.04.05 UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
1.04.06 UGA College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
1.04.09 UGA School of Forest Resources.
1.04.10 UGA School of Social Work.
3.07 Georgia College.
3.09 Kennesaw State College.
3.13 Valdosta State College.
4.13 Middle Georgia College.
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SAF System Area IVs. (Economics, Health Information Management,
Nuclear Medicine Technology)
MIN Adds January, 1992 Transfer of Credit Committee Minutes
1.04.01 UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences.
1.04.02 UGA College of Arts and Sciences.
1.04.03 UGA College of Business Administration.
1.04.04 UGA College of Education.
1.04.05 UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
1.04.06 UGA College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
1.04.08 UGA School of Environmental Design.
1.04.09 UGA School of Forest Resources.
1.04.10 UGA School of Social Work.
2.01 Georgia Southern University.
3.04 Clayton State College.
3.07 Georgia College.
3.09 Kennesaw State College.
3.13 Valdosta State College.
4.07 DeKalb College.
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SAF System Area IVs. (Music)
MIN Adds April, 1991 Transfer of Credit Committee Minutes
3.04 Clayton State College. (Business Administration Area IV)
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1.02.01 GSU College of Arts and Sciences.
1.02.02 GSU College of Business Administration.
1.02.03 GSU College of Education.
1.02.04 GSU College of Health Sciences.
1.02.05 GSU College of Public and Urban Affairs.
1.04.02 UGA College. of Arts & Sciences.
1.04.10 UGA School of Social Work.
3.03 Augusta College.
3.05 Columbus College.
3.06 Fort Valley State College.
3.07 Georgia College.
3.08 Georgia Southwestern College.
3.09 Kennesaw State College.
3.10 North Georgia College.
3.11 Savannah State College.
3.13 Valdosta State College.
3.14 West Georgia College.
4.02 Atlanta Metropolitan College.
4.04 Brunswick College.
4.05 Dalton College.
4.06 Darton College.
4.07 DeKalb College.
4.08 East Georgia College.
4.09 Floyd College.
4.10 Gainesville College.
4.11 Gordon College.
4.13 Middle Georgia College.
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8/3/94 LEVEL COURSE OFFERINGS IN THE CORE CURRICULUM
The following guidelines have been recommended by the Academic Committees
of the University System Advisory Council and approved by the
Administrative Committee on Transfer of Credit for the offering of lower
division (100-200 level) courses in the Core Curriculum leading to the
transfer associate degree and the baccalaureate degree in the University
System of Georgia. These guidelines do not apply to courses numbered at
the 100-200 level which are not designed to satisfy or transfer toward the
requirements of a baccalaureate degree, i.e., remedial,
institutional-credit, career or terminal courses.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (3/86)
1. Biological science courses which may be taught at the 100-200
level are:
Principles of Biology
General Botany
General Zoology
Invertebrate Zoology
Vertebrate Zoology
Environmental Studies Introduction to Field Studies (various
disciplines such as Entomology, Plant Identification, etc., but
not including Ecology)
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Microbiology
(Specialized courses which are not transferable or which are
applicable only to programs unique to a college in the System).
2. Biological science courses which may fulfill the Area II
laboratory science sequence are:
Principles of Biology (10 hour sequence)
General Botany (10 hour sequence)
General Zoology (10 hour sequence)
General Botany and General Zoology (10 hour sequence),
if designed by the faculty to constitute a sequence.
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3. Biological science courses (laboratory or non-laboratory) which
may fulfill an Area II science elective beyond the laboratory
science sequence are:
- Any course approved as a laboratory science sequence for Area II
(#2 above)
- Environmental Studies
- Introduction to Field Studies (various disciplines such as
Entomology, Plant Identification, etc., but not including
Ecology)
- Principles or survey of biology
Note: No course designed for a special group of students may be
used to satisfy Area II requirements.
4. All biological science courses listed in #1 above may be applied
in Area IV.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS (4/86, 10/87)
1. Economics courses which may be taught at the 100-200 level are:
Introduction to Economics (survey of general economics)
Principles of Economics (macro and micro)
Economic Development
Contemporary Economic Problems
Consumer Economics
A. In Area III, only Principles of Economics and Introduction to
Economics may be applied.
B. All economics courses listed above may be applied in Area IV.
2. Business Administration courses which may be taught at the
100-200 level (for Area IV) are:
Basic Accounting Principles and Procedures
Introduction to Business
Computer Systems and Applications to Business*
Legal Environment
Communications
Mathematical Analysis for Business (applied calculus)
*To be defined by Committee in 1986-87.
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CHEMISTRY (4/87)
1. Chemistry courses which are appropriate to be taught at the
100-200 level are:
A. General Chemistry
1) A 15 hour track for Chemistry majors and minor programs
2) A 10 hour sequence not applicable for major/minor
programs
B. Inorganic Analytical Chemistry
Quantitative
5 hour survey course
C. Organic Chemistry
Up to 10 hours of Organic Chemistry
2. Area II Laboratory Sequence:
A 10 hour sequence from 1-A
3. Area II Science elective beyond the lab science sequence:
Any course in 1-A or 1-B above
4. Area IV (Chemistry major only):
All courses in 1-A or 1-B above
5. Area IV (General non-major/minor):
All courses in 1-A, 1-B, and 1-C
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (4/85)
1. Any computer science course having as a prerequisite any
Core-level mathematics course that has high school algebra II or
equivalent developmental studies as a prerequisite and whose
major emphasis is problem solving and algorithmic development,
including the design, coding, and successful execution of
programs in a high-level language may fulfill the Area II
five-hour elective. (Jointly recommended by Academic Committee
on Mathematical Subjects, 4/85).
2. Any computer science course appropriate for Area II of the Core
Curriculum or any computer science course which has as a
prerequisite a computer science course appropriate to Area II
may be used in Area IV.
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ENGLISH (2/86)
1. English courses which may be taught at the 100-200 level are:
Freshman English (Composition)
Survey of World Literature
Survey of American Literature
Survey of British Literature
Technical Writing
Creative Writing
2. All of the above courses except Technical Writing and Creative
Writing may be applied in Area I and all of the listed courses
beyond freshman composition may be applied in Area IV.
FINE AND APPLIED ARTS (2/85), (10/93)
1. Fine Arts courses which may be taught at the 100-200 level for
inclusion in Area I. Introductory Fine Arts courses in Area I
of the Core Curriculum shall be multidimensional in nature and
involve the development of conceptual skills and perceptual
modes of communication. This approach shall include analytical,
historical, critical, and appreciative realms and may have a
creative component. Courses which are primarily studio or
performance in nature are not allowed:
Art Appreciation
Introduction to Art
Survey of Art History courses
Interdisciplinary courses on fine arts
Drama appreciation
Drama survey courses
Survey or history of Dance
Introduction to Music Literature courses
Music appreciation
Music survey
Introduction to Cinema
Introduction to or fundamentals of Speech
Survey of mass communication studies oriented toward the
humanities
2. All the above courses may be taught at the 100-200 level for
inclusion in Area IV.
3. Other Fine Arts courses which may be taught at the 100-200 level
and which may be included in Area IV:
Courses in drawing, painting, two and three dimensional work and
design, computer graphics.
Courses in music theory, applied music and music ensemble.
Courses in speech, drama, and dance.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGES (4/86)
Foreign language courses acceptable for 100-200 level credit in Area
I and Area IV of the Core Curriculum include all beginning
(introductory, elementary) and intermediate language courses.
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND GEOGRAPHY (11/85)
1. Geography courses acceptable for 100-200 level credit in the
Core Curriculum are:
Introduction to World Human Geography (Area III)
World Regional Geography (Area III)
Man and Environment (Area III)
Introduction to Physical Geography (with or without lab) (Area
II) Introduction to Weather and Climate (with lab) (Area II)
Introduction to Landforms ( with lab) (Area II)
Introduction to Biogeography and Soil (with lab) (Area II)
2. All of the above courses may be applied in Area IV.
3. Geology courses acceptable for 100-200 level credit will be
defined later by the Geology subcommittee.
HISTORY (8/3/94)
1. History courses acceptable for 100-200 level credit in Area III:
The standard surveys of American History - no more than 10 hours
The standard surveys of World/Western Civilization - no more
than 15 hours.
Introduction to Local/Georgia History - no more than 5 hours
(This course alone will not satisfy the legislative
requirement regarding instruction in the essentials of U. S.
history and Georgia history.)
African and African-American History and Culture.
2. History courses acceptable for 100-200 level credit in Area IV:
The standard surveys of American History
The standard surveys of World/Western Civilization
Introduction to Local/Georgia History
Introduction to Asia, Africa, Europe or Latin America
Minorities in American History
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MATHEMATICAL SUBJECTS (4/86)
1. Mathematics courses acceptable for 100-200 level credit in Area
II are:*
College Algebra (R) (Maximum of 5 hours)
(Course description to be provided by ACMS)
College Trigonometry (R or E)
Analytical Geometry (R or E)
Pre-Calculus (R or E)
Combination of above four courses (R or E)
Mathematics for Liberal Arts (R or E)
(Typical topics may include elementary number theory,
probability, statistics, elementary set theory, logic,
consumer math, graphing, problem solving, and history
of mathematics)
Calculus 1, 2 (R or E)
Calculus 3, 4, 5 (R or E)
Elementary Linear Algebra (R or E)
Elementary/Applied Statistics 1, 2 (E)
Finite Mathematics (R or E)
Decision Mathematics 1, 2 (R or E)
Discrete Mathematics (R or E)
Survey of Calculus (R or E)
(Minimum prerequisite of College Algebra)
Computer Science (E)
(See course description under Computer Science guidelines.)
Foundations of Number Systems (E)
Informal Geometry (E)
2. All of the above courses, except College Algebra, may also be
applied in Area IV. In addition, the following 100-200 level
mathematics courses may be applied in Area IV:
Elementary Differential Equations
Boolean Algebra
3. All 100 and 200 level mathematics courses listed above must have
a minimum prerequisite of Algebra I and II or equivalent
developmental studies.
* R = Mathematics course required in Area II of the Core Curriculum.
* E = Elective mathematics of science course in Area II of the Core
Curriculum.
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PHILOSOPHY (10/87)
Philosophy courses which may be taught at the 100-200 level are:
1. Area I: Logic and Critical Thinking, Survey of Philosophical
Thought
2. Area II: Symbolic Logic - approved as a fourth or elective
course in Area II and may not be substituted for a
required mathematics course.
3. Area III: Introduction to Philosophical Issues Introduction to
Ethic Approved interdisciplinary coursework
4. Area IV: Any course listed for Areas I, II, III.
PHYSICS, PHYSICAL SCIENCE, ASTRONOMY (5/87)
1. Physics/Physical Science/Astronomy courses which may be taught
at the 100-200 level are:
General Physics - Trigonometry based
General Physics - Calculus based
Physical Science
Astronomy
2. Physics/Physical Science/Astronomy courses which may fulfill the
Area II laboratory science sequence are:
General Physics - Trigonometry based (10 hour sequence)
General Physics - Calculus based (10 hour sequence)
Physical Science (10 hour sequence)
Astronomy (10 hours sequence)
3. Physics/Physical Science/Astronomy courses (laboratory or
non-laboratory) which may fulfill an Area II science elective
beyond the laboratory science sequence are:
Any course approved as a laboratory science sequence course for
Area II (#2 above)
Any course approved as a science course for Area II (#1 above)
Note: No course designed for a special group of students may
be use to satisfy Area II requirements.
4. All science courses listed in #1 above may be applied in Area IV
for majors other than Physics. The calculus based sequence will
apply in Area IV for Physics majors.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science courses acceptable for 100-200 level credit in Area
III and Area IV of the Core Curriculum are:
American Government
Introduction to Political Science
Introduction to International Relations
Introduction to Comparative Government
Introduction to State and Local Government
PSYCHOLOGY (2/94)
1. Psychology courses which may be taught at the 100-200 level are:
A. An introductory, survey course in general psychology (e.g.,
General Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Principles
of Psychology, Survey of Psychology.)
B. A course covering basic constructs in personal adjustment
(e.g., Psychology of Personal Adjustment.)
C. An introductory survey of classes of abnormal behavior,
including basic coverage of assessment and treatment issues
(e.g., Introduction to Abnormal Psychology, Introduction to
Abnormal Behavior.)
D. An introductory course in the applications of psychology to
the workplace (e.g., Introduction to Applied Psychology,
Introduction to Industrial Psychology.)
E. An introductory course in the development of behavior
(e.g., Developmental Psychology, Life-span Developmental
Psychology, Growth and Development, Child Psychology, Human
Development.)
F. An introductory course covering the basic principles of
individual behavior in a social context (e.g., Introduction
to Social Psychology.)
G. An introductory course in research methodology in the
behavioral sciences (e.g., Research Methods in Psychology,
quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences,
Methodology and Technological Foundations of Behavior.)
This course must have a Statistics or Mathematics pre-
requisite requirement to count as an Area IV requirement).
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PSYCHOLOGY (2/94) (con't)
2. In area III, only a broad survey course (IA above) may be
applied.
3. All courses listed above may be applied to Area IV.
4. No more than fifteen hours of psychology can be used to satisfy
Area IV core curriculum requirements.
RELIGION (8/94)
Religion courses which may be offered in Area I:
Religion courses at the 100-200 level suitable for Area I
include
introductory courses that are multi-dimensional (cover more than
one Religious tradition) and approach the material analytically,
critically, and comparatively.
Examples of such courses include:
1. Introduction to the Religious Traditions of the World
2. Introduction to the Western Religious Traditions (e.g.,
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)
3. Introduction to the Eastern Religious Traditions (e.g.,
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism,
and Shinto)
Religion courses which may be offered in Area III:
Religion courses at the 100-200 level suitable for Area III must
involve an interdisciplinary approach to religion with reference
to its historical, philosophical, sociological, psychological,
anthropological and/or ethical significance. Single discipline
courses such as the Anthropology of Religion, Philosophy of
Religion, and Sociology of Religion will not satisfy the
requirement.
Religion courses which may be offered in Area IV:
Any courses listed for Areas I and III.
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SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK (10/85)
1. Courses in sociology, anthropology and social work acceptable or
100-200 level credit in the Core Curriculum are:
Introduction to Anthropology
Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Introduction to Archeology
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Marriage and the Family
Introduction to Social Problems
Introduction to Social Welfare
Introduction to Social Work
2. Courses acceptable in Area III are:
Introduction to Anthropology
Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Marriage and the Family
Introduction to Social Problems
3. All courses listed in #1 above may be applied in Area IV.
INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES
General Technology (1/93)
- Area II - elective beyond the ten hour laboratory science
sequence.
Energy Use and the Environment (1/93)
- Area II elective beyond the ten hour laboratory science
sequence.
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2/24/94 APPROVED AREA IV's
Agricultural Engineering
Biological sciences 5 hours
Mathematics 10 hours
Physics 5 hours
Graphics 5 hours
Computer Science 5 hours
30 hours
Agriculture
Biological sciences 5 - 10 hours
Choose from the following areas:
accounting, agriculture, agricultural economics,
agricultural engineering, biological sciences,
chemistry, computer science, economics, forestry,
geography, geology, journalism, mathematics,
physics, statistics 20 - 25 hours
30 hours
Anthropology
Introduction to Anthropology or
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 5 hours
Courses from the following areas:
biology, computer science, economics,
foreign language, geography, geology,
history, introduction to cultural anthropology,
introduction to physical anthropology/archaeology,
introduction to sociology, linguistics,
mathematics, philosophy, political science,
psychology, statistics 25 hours
30 hours
Art
Courses from the following areas:
survey of art history, drawing, painting, two-
three dimensional work and design 20 hours
Courses from the following areas or from above:
foreign language, teacher education or elective
courses appropriate to the goals of the
art-oriented student 10 hours
30 hours
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Biological Sciences
Biological sciences 10 hours
Courses from the following areas:
languages, mathematics, science, and
computer science (one course only) 20 hours
30 hours
Business Administration, Industrial Management or Economics
Introductory micro economics 5 hours
Introductory macro economics 5 hours
Basic accounting principles and procedures 10 hours
Business Information Systems 5 hours
Five hours from one of the following areas:
introduction to business, legal environment,
communications (may include speech), and mathe-
matical analysis for business (applied calculus)
5 hours
30 hours
Business Education*
Behavioral sciences such as anthropology, psychology,
and sociology 5 hours
Foundation of education and orientation to the
profession 5 hours
The arts of music, art, crafts, speech and drama 5 hours
Courses from the following areas:
business administration, office administration,
secretarial science, economics 15 hours
30 hours
*Individuals pursuing teaching certification should follow the
Teacher Education Area IV. The Business Education Area IV is currently
being reviewed for its appropriateness for students not pursuing
teacher certification.
Chemistry
Chemistry 10 - 20 hours
Mathematics 0 - 15 hours
Physics 0 - 15 hours
Other natural sciences 0 - 20 hours
Computer Science 0 - 10 hours
30 hours
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Computer Information Systems*
Principles of Computer Programming I 5 hours
Principles of Computer Programming II 5 hours
Introduction to File Processing and File Structures 5 hours
Principles of Accounting I 5 hours
Principles of Accounting II 5 hours
One course from the areas of
Mathematics, Statistics or
Information Systems 5 hours
30 hours
*This Area IV is for students pursuing a degree in Computer
Information Systems offered as a Bachelor of Science by a school, division
or department of Mathematics and/or Computer Science. Students pursuing a
degree in Information Systems which is offered as a Bachelor of Business
Administration by a school, division or department of business should
follow the Area IV for Business Administration, Industrial Management or
Economics.
Computer Science
Principles of Computer Programming I 5 hours
Principles of Computer Programming II 5 hours
File to File Structures and File Structures 5 hours
Calculus 10 hours
One course from the following areas:
mathematics, statistics, and accounting 5 hours
30 hours
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice courses 0 - 20 hours
Humanities 0 - 10 hours
Courses from the following areas:
mathematics, computer science, social science,
natural science, economics, and accounting 0 - 20 hours
30 hours
Dental Hygiene
Speech 5 hours*
General Chemistry with Laboratory 5 hours*
Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory 5 hours
Additional Chemistry, or Biology or
Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory 5 hours
Elective 0 - 20 hours
30 hours
* (If not taken in Area I)
** (If not taken in Area II)
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Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Physics: Two Courses. (one should include Heat,
Light, and Sound) 10 hours
Pre-Calculus 5 hours
Anatomy and Physiology I and II 10 hours
Elective 5 hours
30 hours
Economics*
Principles of Economics (Macro and Micro) 10 hours
A basic Statistics course 5 hours
Either 10 hours of a Foreign Language
or 10 hours of Calculus 10 hours
Arts and Sciences elective 5 hours
30 hours
*Students pursuing a degree in business should follow the Area IV for
Business Administration.
Engineering Technology*
Calculus I 5 hours
Chemistry 5 hours
One course in each of the following
areas: Computer Programming (BASIC, PASCAL,
or FORTRAN), Engineering Graphics, and
Technical Writing. 10 - 15 hours
Selected courses appropriate to the major:
physics, graphics, calculus/statistics 5 - 10 hours
30 hours
*These requirements assume that a two-course sequence in physics and
courses in college algebra and trigonometry have been taken in Area
II.
English
Foreign Language (a student with a major or a teaching
concentration in English should show a competence
in a foreign language through the intermediate
level) 10 - 20 hours
Courses from the following areas:
anthropology, art, classics, drama, education,
English, foreign language, history, humanities,
journalism, linguistics, music, philosophy,
psychology, religion, speech, introduction
to computer science 10 - 20 hours
30 hours
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Environmental Design and Landscape Architecture
Courses from the following subject-matter areas:
Art, biology, botany, geography,
introductory horticulture, computer science,
engineering graphics, introductory surveying 30 hours
30 hours
Foreign Languages
Major language (including at least one course
at the intermediate level) 10 - 20 hours
Courses from the following areas:
a second foreign language, anthropology, art,
classics, drama, economics, geography, history,
journalism, linguistics, literature, music,
philosophy, political science, psychology,
sociology, speech 10 - 20 hours
30 hours
Forestry
General Chemistry sequence or Principles
of Biology sequence 10 hours*
Computer Science (with high level language) 5 hours
Pre-Calculus 5 hours
Analytical Geometry and Calculus 5 hours
One course from the following: 5 hours
Organic Chemistry
General Physics-trigonometry based
Vertebrate Zoology
30 hours
*If the Chemistry sequence was taken in Area II, then the Biology
sequence should be taken in Area IV and vice versa.
General Studies
Approved Electives 30 hours
Geography
Foreign language 0 - 20 hours
Geography 10 - 15 hours
Courses from the following areas
computer science, mathematics, including
statistics, sciences, social sciences (geography
excluded) 10 - 20 hours
30 hours
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Geology 0 - 10 hours
Biology 0 - 15 hours
Chemistry 0 - 15 hours
Foreign languages 0 - 15 hours
Mathematics through calculus 0 - 20 hours
Physics 0 - 15 hours
Health Information Management (Formerly Medical Records Administration)
College Algebra (or math that includes algebra) 5 hours*
Anatomy and Physiology with laboratory 10 hours
Chemistry 5 hours*
Accounting 5 hours
Electives
(Choose from data processing, accounting, management,
philosophy, psychology, sociology, economics) 5 - 15 hours
30 hours
* (If not taken in Area II) 30 hours
Health and Physical Education*
Human anatomy or human anatomy and physiology 5 hours
Courses appropriate to the academic goals of the
health and physical education teacher 15 hours
Teacher education preparation:
behavioral sciences such as psychology, sociology,
and anthropology 5 hours
Foundations of education and orientation to the
profession 5 hours
30 hours
*Individuals pursuing teaching certification should follow the
Teacher Education Area IV. The Health and Physical Education Area IV is
currently being reviewed for its appropriateness for students not
pursuing teacher certification.
History
Foreign languages 0 - 10 hours
History 10 - 20 hours
Courses from the following areas:
anthropology, computer science, economics,
elementary statistics, geography, political
science, psychology, sociology, introduction 10 - 20 hours
to philosophy, introduction to religion 30 hours
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Home Economics (10/93)
*Home economics courses from:
family relations, food, clothing, and home
furnishings 5 - 20 hours
Courses specified for a particular major including
but not limited to:
art, introduction to education, and physical or
social sciences, as needed 10 - 25 hours
30 hours
*In institutions where home economics courses are not available,
courses from the following areas may be taken as appropriate to a
particular major: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics,
economics, psychology, sociology.
Journalism
Foreign Language 15 hours
Social sciences, exclusive of journalism 0 - 10 hours
Humanities 0 - 5 hours
Journalism 0 - 10 hours
30 hours
Mathematics
Calculus
(The student must complete course work including
but not restricted to a study of limits, differentiation,
integration, sequences, series, multiple
integrals and partial derivatives) 10 - 20 hours*
Foreign languages
(French, German, or Russian recommended) 0 - 20 hours
Electives
(Choices can be restricted by individual
instructions) 0 - 20 hours
30 hours
*Unless exempted
Medical Record Administration ( See Health Information Management)
Medical Technology
Statistics 5 hours*
Biology (to include 5-10 hours of Anatomy
and/or Physiology) 10 - 15 hours*
Organic Chemistry 5 hours
Electives 5 - 15 hours
30 hours
* (May be taken in combination with Area II)
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Music
Applied music 6 hours
Music Theory 13 - 18 hours
Ensemble 6 hours
Basic music literature 0 - 5 hours
30 hours
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Chemistry 10 hours*
Anatomy and Physiology I and II 10 hours
Pre-Calculus 5 hours*
Introductory Computer Programming 5 hours
(BASIC and/or FORTRAN)
Electives 0 - 15 hours
30 hours
*(If not taken in Area II)
Nursing
Anatomy and physiology 5 - 10 hours
Microbiology 5 hours
Chemistry, biology, or physical science 0 - 10 hours
Anthropology, philosophy, psychology, or sociology 0 - 10 hours
Professional nursing courses 0 - 20 hours
30 hours
Occupational Therapy
Biology Sequence with laboratory 10 hours*
General Chemistry with laboratory 5 hours*
Physics (or Physical Science that includes Physics) 5 hours
Abnormal Psychology (or equivalent) 5 hours
Advanced Sociology 5 hours
Electives
(Select from anthropology, economics, growth and
development, statistics or additional humanities
or sciences courses) 0 - 15 hours
30 hours
*(If not taken in Area II)
Pharmacy
Organic Chemistry 10 hours
General physics 10 hours
General biology 10 hours
30 hours
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Philosophy
Philosophy 5 - 10 hours
Foreign Language - including competency through 10 hours
the intermediate level (4th quarter).
In addition, students should provide themselves
with as strong a lower division base in
those areas which they intend to pursue in
philosophy for their upper division program.
For humanistically oriented students these
courses should be in arts and for students
intending to specialize in logic, the phil-
osophy of science and epistemology, these
courses should be in mathematics and either
in social or natural sciences 0 - 15 hours
30 hours
Physical Therapy
Biology 15 hours*
(Select two laboratory courses in general biology,
zoology, comparative anatomy, embryology, and genetics.
The third biology course does not necessarily require a
laboratory. Only one botany course will be accepted in
this area.)
Chemistry 5 hours**
Physics with laboratory
(Select two courses with laboratories covering
mechanics and electricity.) 10 hours
Elective 0 - 20 hours
30 hours
* (May be taken in combination with Area II)
** (If not taken in high school with a grade of C or higher, or if
not taken in Area II)
Physician Assistant
General Biology (for Science Majors) 10 hours*
Chemistry with laboratory (for Science Majors) 10 hours*
Organic Chemistry (Survey Course Preferred) 5 hours
Electives 5 - 20 hours
30 hours
*(May be taken in combination with Area II)
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Physics
Calculus-based physics (through third course) 5 - 15 hours
Mathematics (including, but not limited to,
differential and integral calculus,
partial differentiation, line integrals,
multiple integration, matrices, and
determinants) 5 - 15 hours
Chemistry (the chemistry as required for science
or engineering majors at University System
institutions) 0 - 10 hours
30 hours
Political Science
Courses from the following areas:
accounting, anthropology, computer science,
criminal justice, economics, foreign languages,
geography, history, philosophy, political science,
psychology, sociology, statistics (five hours only),
studies abroad 30 hours
30 hours
Psychology
A course in introductory psychology 5 hours
Courses from the following areas:
humanities, mathematics, natural sciences or 25 hours
social sciences 30 hours
Recreation and Leisure Studies
Courses related to enhancement of student's
knowledge of human behavior, to include,
but not limited to, psychology, sociology,
and/or anthropology 5 hours
Historical, sociological, philosophical foundations
of recreation and leisure studies 5 hours
Courses related to student's professional emphasis
within recreation and leisure studies including,
but not limited to, courses in program skills,
planning skills, and/or management skills 10 hours
Electives appropriate to the academic goals of the
recreation and leisure studies major (no more
than fifteen hours may be taken in courses
specific to recreation and leisure studies) 10 hours
30 hours
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Respiratory Therapy
Biological Sciences 15 hours*
Select from laboratory courses only in general
biology, microbiology, zoology (vertebrate
preferred), comparative anatomy, and genetics.
Chemistry with laboratory 10 hours*
Physics 5 hours
Select from laboratory courses only in mechanics,
heat, light, sound, electricity and magnetism. Students
must have an understanding of the gas laws.
Electives 0 - 15 hours
30 hours
* (May be taken in combination with Area II)
Secretarial Science or Office Administration
Accounting principles and problems 10 hours
Economic principles and policies 5 - 10 hours
Courses from the following areas:
typing 0 - 10 hours
shorthand 0 - 10 hours
business communication and/or
report writing 0 - 5 hours
introduction to business 0 - 5 hours
data processing or computer science 0 - 5 hours
30 hours
Social Work
Courses from the following areas:
introduction to anthropology, introduction to cultural
anthropology, introduction to psychology, principles of
economics, introduction to sociology, statistics, intro-
duction to social welfare, introduction to social work*,
introduction to marriage and the family, introduction to
social problems, criminal justice, foreign language,
urban studies, computer science, and human biology
and anatomy. 30 hours
30 hours
*For transfer of credit to an accredited bachelor's of social work
program, Introduction to Social Work must be taught by an M.S.W.
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Sociology
Introduction to sociology 5 hours
Courses from the following areas:
introduction to social problems, introduction to
marriage and the family, anthropology, computer science,
economics, foreign language, geography, history,
linguistics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, political
science, psychology, statistics, introduction to
social welfare. 25 hours
30 hours
Speech and Drama
Foreign language 0 - 20 hours
Speech and drama 5 - 30 hours
Elective courses appropriate to the goals of the
speech/drama oriented student 0 - 10 hours
30 hours
Teacher Education
THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOR AREA IV ARE APPLICABLE TO ANY PROGRAM
OF STUDY LEADING TO A RECOMMENDATION FOR A T-4 CERTIFICATE:
Orientation/Introduction to Education 5 hours
Human Growth and Development 5 hours
Courses selected from those included
in the System's "Academic Discipline
Guidelines for 100-200 Level Course
Offerings in the Core Curriculum." 20 hours
30 hours
Technology (Deleted by 11-11-88 Action of the Transfer of Credit
Committee)
Urban Life
Economics 5 hours
Psychology 5 hours
Sociology 5 hours
Courses from one of the following:
behavioral sciences and economics
or criminal justice or humanities 15 hours
30 hours
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4/1/95 University System of Georgia
March 1, 1995
Statewide GSAMS Teleconference
Minutes
Members Present:
Dr. Harry S. Carter, (Chair)
Dr. Hugh Bailey
Dr. Wayne E. Bell
Dr. Ernest W. Benson
Dr. Edward D. Jackson
Mr. Larry A. Peevy
Dr. Michael E. Thomas
Dr. Robert T. Trammell
Members Absent:
Dr. Barry D. Goldstein
Dr. William F. Prokasy
Also Present:
Dr. David M. Morgan, Central Office
Mr. David Tucker (representing Dr. Barry D. Goldstein)
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by Dr. Carter. The minutes
of the October 26, 1994 meeting were adopted as distributed.
Dr. Carter suggested and the Committee agreed to reverse the order of the
proposed agenda and review first institutional requests for changes in
Core courses. The Committee took the following action:
Endorsed several new subject areas for courses in the Area IV for the
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University
of Georgia.
Endorsed the addition of several courses in Areas II and IV of the
College of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia.
Endorsed the listing of several computer science courses to fulfill
the five hour elective in Area II at Macon College.
The Committee then discussed a proposal by Vice President Prokasy entitled
"Core Curriculum and Transfer of Credit." Dr. Carter offered prefatory
comments regarding a conversation which he had had with Interim Senior
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Joan Elifson. She had noted that the
Semester Conversion Policy Directive called for the establishment of a
Council on Undergraduate Education which would parallel the Council on
Graduate Education. One idea would be that both the Transfer of Credit
Committee and the Academic Discipline Committees would report to this
Council which, in turn, would report to the Administrative Committee on
Academic Affairs.
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Several members expressed the belief that the current composition of the
Transfer of Credit Committee, with representation from chief academic
officers, presidents, and records and admissions, had served the System
well through the years and provided a unique method for balancing the
interests of various constituencies in the University System. There was
concern that changing this composition in order to have the "transfer
oversight function" entirely within the purview of the Administrative
Committee on Academic Affairs might upset that balance.
There was uniform agreement that it would be appropriate to bring these
and other concerns to the attention of Dr. Elfison and/or Chancellor
Portch. Dr. Carter agreed to talk with Dr. Elifson about how this
communication should occur.
Dr. Carter indicated that Dr. Prokasy's proposal will be on the agenda of
the Administrative Committee on Academic Affairs during its May 1-2
meeting in Augusta. The Committee then agreed to withhold comments on Dr.
Prokasy's proposal until after members had talked further with Dr. Elifson
and/or the Chancellor.
The Committee then reviewed the appropriateness of CS 101 Introduction to
Information Processing and Microcomputers at the University of Georgia in
Area II of the Core Curriculum. It was agreed that this course should be
reviewed by the Academic Committee on Computer Science and Systems
Analysis.
In regard to several psychology courses which had been approved for Area
III in the University of Georgia's Core Curriculum in 1989, the Committee
directed that the Academic Committee on Psychology be consulted about the
current appropriateness of these courses. Finally, the Committee
requested that the Academic Committee on Business Administration,
Management and Economics be invited to review the appropriateness of the
Transfer of Credit Committee's 1994 action endorsing an agricultural
economics course in Area III.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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08/03/94 University System of Georgia
August 3, 1994
Lake Lanier Islands Hilton Resort
Minutes
Members Present:
Dr. Harry S. Carter, (Chair)
Dr. Wayne E. Bell
Dr. Ernest W. Benson
Dr. Barry D. Goldstein
Dr. William F. Prokasy
Dr. Michael E. Thomas
Dr. Edwin A. Thompson
Dr. Robert T. Trammell
Members Absent:
Dr. Hugh Bailey
Dr. Edward D. Jackson
Mr. Larry A. Peevy
Also Present:
Dr. David M. Morgan, Central Office
Dr. Thomas Wilkerson (representing Dr. Edward D. Jackson)
The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Chairman Carter. The
minutes of the February 4, 1994 meeting were adopted as distributed.
Committee Reports
The Committee reviewed the reports of three ad hoc committees which had
been formed as a result of action taken at the February 4 meeting:
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: Finding that it could not develop an anatomy
and physiology sequence with content that satisfied both biologists
and health professionals, the committee recommended:
"The career Bachelor of Science programs in the Health Sciences may
satisfy the required 20 hours of Core Area II by using Anatomy and
Physiology I and II."
Committee members approved the recommendation subject to a review at
their next meeting of a list of applicable baccalaureate programs.
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RELIGION COURSES: The Committee adopted the committee's report,
which developed for inclusion in the Academic Discipline
Guidelines the following statement regarding the applicability
of religion courses in Areas I, III, and IV of the Core
Curriculum.
Area I
Religion courses at the 100-200 level suitable for Area I
include introductory courses that are multi-dimensional (cover
more than one religious tradition) and approach the material
analytically, critically, and comparatively. Examples of such
courses include:
1. Introduction to the Religious Traditions of the World
2. Introduction to the Western Religious Traditions (e.g.,
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)
3. Introduction to the Eastern Religious Traditions (e.g.,
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism,
and Shinto)
Area III
Religion courses at the 100-200 level suitable for Area III must
involve an interdisciplinary approach to religion with reference
to its historical, philosophical, sociological, psychological,
anthropological and/or ethical significance. Single discipline
courses such as the Anthropology of Religion, Philosophy of
Religion, Psychology of Religion, and Sociology of Religion will
not satisfy the requirement.
Area IV
Any courses listed for Areas I and III.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE: The Committee endorsed the recommendation that an
introductory course in Criminal Justice not be added to
Area III of the Core Curriculum. The Committee also
discussed other concerns expressed by the ad hoc committee.
Next, the Committee reviewed a request from Acting Vice Chancellor Elifson
that it review a recommendation of the Student Advisory Council that the
University System establish an Environmental Studies course in the Core
Curriculum. The Committee agreed to ask for a reaction to this proposal
from the Academic Committees on Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and
Geologic Sciences and Geography.
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Institutional Requests
The Committee reviewed the requests of Gordon College and the University
of Georgia for changes in their Core Curriculums. It approved Gordon
College's request and asked that the Academic Committee on Mathematical
Subjects review the University's request for an Area II course entitled
MAT 205, 206 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers and the Academic
Committee on Teacher Education review an Area IV course entitled Learning
and Motivation to be offered as an alternative to Human Growth and
Development. Both Committees will be asked to respond by the middle of
the fall quarter.
Committee members discussed several possibilities for meeting locations
and dates and the possibility of using distance technology for an upcoming
meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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February 25, 1994
Continuing Education Conference Room
Macon College
Minutes
Members Present:
Dr. Harry S. Carter, (Chair)
Dr. Hugh Bailey
Dr. Wayne E. Bell
Dr. Ernest W. Benson
Dr. Edward D. Jackson
Dr. Barry D. Goldstein
Mr. Larry A. Peevy
Dr. Edwin A. Thompson
Dr. Robert T. Trammell
Members Absent:
Dr. Joan M. Elifson
Dr. William F. Prokasy
Dr. Michael E. Thomas
Also Present:
Dr. Mike Donahue, Armstrong State College
Dr. David McGill (representing Dr. Michael Thomas)
Dr. William Megathlin, Armstrong State College
Dr. David M. Morgan, Central Office
Dr. Dennis Murphy, Armstrong State College
Dr. James Whitney (representing Dr. William Prokasy)
The meeting was called to order at 10:10 a.m. by Chairman Carter. He
introduced guests in attendance and expressed appreciation to Macon
College for hosting the meeting. Without objection he moved the agenda
item submitted by Armstrong State College to the beginning of the meeting.
Dr. William Megathlin described the desire of the institution and that of
the Academic Committee on Criminal Justice for an Introduction to Criminal
Justice course to be allowed in Area III of the Core Curriculum. He
indicated that this issue had come before the Administrative Committee on
Transfer of Credit several times, and each time it had been rejected on
the basis that it was a course for a specific profession and it was not a
broad-based social science course.
Drs. Donahue and Murphy each made short presentations about the
Introduction to Criminal Justice course offered at Armstrong State
College. It was stated that such a course was very useful to students in
their becoming productive members of society, and the course was based on
foundations just as broad as criminal justice.
Administrative Committee
on Transfer of Credit
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Copies of course syllabi and other material were distributed to members.
There followed a brief period of discussion, after which the Committee
followed the order of its printed agenda.
Next the minutes of the November 30, 1993 meeting were amended. Dr.
Thompson should have been shown as present. The next to the last
paragraph on page two should have indicated that there was disagreement
among representatives of the Academic Committees on Biological Sciences
and Health Professions as to whether a ten hour sequence in Anatomy and
Physiology could be taught at the freshman level with no prerequisites
which would also address many of the topics currently covered in a biology
sequence. The minutes were then approved as amended.
Old Business
The Committee then approved with minor editorial changes the
recommendation of the Academic Committee on Psychology that a list of
courses allowable in Area IV of the Core Curriculum. The Psychology
section of the Academic Discipline Guidelines will now read:
1. Psychology courses which may be taught at the 100-200 level are:
A. An introductory, survey course in general psychology (e.g.,
General Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Principles
of Psychology, Survey of Psychology.)
B. A course covering basic constructs in personal adjustment
(e.g., Psychology of Personal Adjustment.)
C. An introductory survey of classes of abnormal behavior,
including basic coverage of assessment and treatment issues
(e.g., Introduction to Abnormal Psychology, Introduction to
Abnormal Behavior.)
D. An introductory course in the applications of psychology to
the workplace (e.g., Introduction to Applied Psychology,
Introduction to Industrial Psychology.)
E. An introductory course in the development of behavior
(e.g., Developmental Psychology, Life-span Developmental
Psychology, Growth and Development, Child Psychology, Human
Development.)
F. An introductory course covering the basic principles of
individual behavior in a social context (e.g., Introduction
to Social Psychology.)
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G. An introductory course in research methodology in the
behavioral science (e.g., Research Methods in Psychology,
quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences,
Methodology and Technological Foundations of Behavior.)
This course must have a Statistics or Mathematics pre-
requisite requirement to count as an Area IV
requirement).
2. In area III, only a broad survey course (IA above) may be
applied.
3. All courses listed above may be applied to Area IV.
4. No more than fifteen hours of psychology can be used to satisfy
Area IV core curriculum requirements.
The Committee then reviewed a staff report on the offering of religion
courses in the Core Curriculum. It was reported that several institutions
are currently offering religion courses in both Areas I and III of the
Core Curriculum. Because religion courses are not contained in the
Academic Discipline Guidelines, the Committee approved the naming of an
interdisciplinary subcommittee to review whether religion courses should
be allowed in the Core and, if so, in which Area(s).
Following the November 30, 1993 meeting of the Committee, at which it
approved the offering of Anatomy and Physiology in Area II, Chancellor
Propst requested the input of the Administrative Committee on Academic
Affairs. Dr. Morgan reported that the Academic Affairs Committee on
January 28 voted that Anatomy and Physiology should not be offered in Area
II. He also stated that Acting Chancellor Downs had concurred with the
recommendation of Acting Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Elifson that
the issue should be returned to the Transfer of Credit Committee to
determine whether it might be possible to develop an Anatomy and
Physiology sequence that would satisfy the needs of both biologists and
health professionals. Following this report, the Transfer of Credit
Committee approved the creation of a subcommittee to review this issue in
more depth. The subcommittee, which will contain representatives from the
Academic Committees on Biological Sciences and Health Professions, will be
asked to look objectively at the possibility of creating this new
sequence. The subcommittee will also be asked to look at how other states
handle this issue.
New Business
The Committee next discussed the June 7, 1993 Report of the Workgroup on
Undergraduate Education. The Workgroup, which was one of seven such
groups charged by the University System Strategic Planning Committee,
identified "several key issues facing undergraduate education in Georgia,
establishe[d] a context in which those issues can be addressed, and
outline[d] a vision of what could be."
Of particular interest to the Committee was the report's proposal for a
new competency based approach to general education and a restructuring of
the committee structure of the University System. Members applauded the
Workgroup for facing tough questions and developing an excellent written
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report. Concerns voiced by members included the need to keep students'
ability to transfer within the System as a vital ingredient in any reform
movement. Members also expressed their understanding that many System
institutions would like to develop their own Core Curriculum, but that the
unique ability of students in Georgia to transfer in a seamless manner
should not be overlooked. Several members expressed concern that it would
be very difficult for higher education to move away from a credit-based
system.
Following the discussion, members requested their Chair to write to the
Chancellor requesting that all presidents and chief academic officers
receive a copy of this document and further requesting that actions not be
taken to implement the recommendations of this report without giving the
Transfer of Credit and others the opportunity to respond.
Reports and Recommendations from Academic Committees
The Committee reviewed a 1992 recommendation from the Academic Committee
on Biological Sciences that Physical Anthropology not be accepted in Area
II. Dr. Morgan indicated that the Committee had already taken the action
being recommended, based on the recommendations of other academic
committees.
The Committee approved the recommendation of the Academic Committee on
Computer Science and Systems Analysis that the third course of Area IV for
both Computer Science and Systems Analysis be changed to "Introduction to
File Processing and File Structures." The rationale for the change from
"File Processing" was that File Structures needs to be included and the
course should be "language independent" whereas COBOL is predominant now.
(A copy of the complete recommendation is attached.)
Institutional Requests
The Committee discussed the presentation it had heard from Armstrong State
College representatives earlier in the meeting. It determined that an
interdisciplinary subcommittee should be formed to study this issue.
Membership will include representatives from the Transfer of Credit
Committee, several social science committees and the Criminal Justice
Committee.
The Committee approved the request of the University of Georgia that Math
102 College Algebra in its College of Arts and Sciences be deleted as a
course which would satisfy the math requirement for B.F.A. students. The
University stressed in its request that students transferring in will
continue to receive Area II transfer credit for College Algebra and will
not be required to take more total hours for their degrees than do native
students.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
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10/20/93 University System of Georgia
October 20, 1993
Regents' Board Room
Minutes
Members Present:
Dr. Harry S. Carter, (Chair)
Dr. Hugh A. Bailey
Dr. Wayne E. Bell
Dr. Ernest W. Benson
Dr. Joan M. Elifson
Dr. Barry D. Goldstein
Mr. Larry A. Peevy
Dr. Robert T. Trammell
Members Absent:
Dr. Edward D. Jackson
Dr. William F. Prokasy
Dr. Michael E. Thomas
Dr. Edwin A. Thompson
Also Present:
Dr. Bernard J. Abbott, Medical College of Georgia
Dr. David M. Morgan, Central Office
The meeting was called to order at 1:10 p.m. by Chairman Carter. He
welcomed all members, especially Dr. Elifson who was attending her first
meeting. He also indicated that Dr. Jackson had recently been appointed to
the Committee by the Chancellor but had an unavoidable conflict with today's
meeting.
The minutes of the January 14, 1993 meeting were adopted as written.
Under Old Business, the Committee reviewed the fact that the Academic
Committee on Psychology had not developed a list of courses at the 100-200
level appropriate to Area IV of the Core Curriculum, despite repeated
requests. Therefore, the Committee approved the appointment of a committee
made up of several members of the Transfer of Credit Committee and several
psychologists to develop the needed list. The Chair asked Dr. Bell to chair
the ad hoc committee and Dr. Trammell to serve as a member.
Under New Business the Chair recognized Dr. Goldstein to discuss his
proposal that anatomy and physiology be included in Area II. Dr. Abbott,
Medical College of Georgia Registrar, mentioned that, once students transfer
to the Medical College of Georgia, there are many courses for them to take,
and if A & P were allowable in Area II, it would make it easier for students
to complete their programs. This would especially help non-traditional
students and those who were changing careers. Dr. Goldstein pointed out
that he was requesting this flexibility only for Medical College of Georgia
students. Several members noted that the rationale for excluding A & P
courses in Area II was that these were specialized courses for a major area
which, by definition, were not to be included in Areas I, II, and III of the
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Core. A motion was made and seconded that anatomy and physiology be
accepted for the science sequence in Area II regardless of major. This
motion was amended instead to invite members of the Biological Sciences and
Health Professions Committees to participate in a discussion regarding this
issue at the Committee's next meeting. This latter motion effectively
tabled the original motion.
Also under New Business was a discussion of the fact that religion courses
are not addressed in the Academic Discipline Guidelines, although many
institutions offer religion courses in the Core Curriculum. In order for
the Committee to understand more about this issue, Dr. Morgan agreed to
provide to members by the time of the next meeting, a listing of courses by
Area by institution which are already in the Core Curriculum.
The Committee then reviewed two pieces of correspondence in which receiving
institutions suggested to sending institutions which specific courses
students may want to take in the Core. In both instances, the Committee
requested that letters be sent to the receiving institutions underscoring
the need for them to accept in transfer a completed Core, even though they
may have preferences as to which courses students should take. If they
choose to require students to take additional courses, they must make
certain that transfer students do not have to take more total hours for the
degree than do native students.
Regarding an issue raised by a computer science faculty member, the
Committee agreed to notify the Chair of the Computer Science and Systems
Analysis Committee that it may be useful to poll committee members to
determine the extent to which all institutions are following the Computer
Science Committee's guidelines for Core Curriculum courses.
The Committee then reviewed recommendations from various academic committees
and took the following action:
Committee Action
English The following courses not be included in Area
I: Eng 110--Introduction to Literature; Eng
240--Non-Western Literature; Eng 241--Afro-
American Literature; Eng 245 Pan-American
Literature. Also, the Committee approved the
removal of the word Western in a course which
the English Committee had previously approved
entitled Western World Literature. (However,
World Literature has previously been approved
for inclusion in Area I.)
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Fine and Applied Arts Approved a new prefatory statement for 100-
200 level fine arts courses offerings in Area
I. This statement was amended by the
Transfer of Credit Committee to read:
Introductory Fine Arts courses in Area I of
the core curriculum shall be multi-
dimensional in nature and involve the
development of conceptual skills and
perceptual modes of communication. This
approach shall include analytical,
historical, critical, and appreciative realms
and may have a creative component. Courses
which are primarily studio or performance in
nature are not allowed.
History/ The Committee affirmed its longstanding
Political Science policy, as recommended by these two academic
committees, that students are required to
take both history and political science
courses in the Core Curriculum. Students
cannot be excused from taking this coursework
simply because they successfully pass an
institutional examination in history and/or
government in order to fulfill a legislative
requirement. The Core requirement is
separate and apart from the legislative
requirement.
Home Economics The Committee approved the recommendation
that the hours distribution in Area IV
Courses Related to Major be changed from "15
credits in Home Economics courses and 15
credits in other courses" to "5 to 20 credits
in Home Economics courses and from 10 to 25
credits in other courses appropriate to the
intended major."
The Committee then reviewed and approved a request from Dalton College for
a change in its Core Curriculum. It also reviewed a request from the
University of Georgia that Math 102 "College Algebra" no longer be used to
satisfy the Area lI mathematics requirement for native students pursuing the
A.B. and B.S. degrees. The Committee reaffirmed that College Algebra is an
acceptable course for satisfying Area II, that transfer students will
continue to receive Area II transfer credit for College Algebra, and that
transfer students will not be required to take more total hours for their
degrees than do native students. The University may wish to indicate that
College Algebra is a prerequisite for other courses or that it serves as a
University graduation requirement.
The Committee agreed to meet next on November 30 at 1:00 p.m.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
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January 14, 1993
Regents' Board Room
Minutes
Members Present:
Dr. Maurice Townsend, Chair
Dr. Wayne Bell
Dr. Ernest Benson
Dr. Barry Goldstein
Dr. Harrison Carter
Dr. Thomas LaBelle
Mr. Larry Peevy
Dr. Michael Thomas
Dr. Edwin Thompson
Dr. Robert Trammell
Dr. Jerry Williams
Members Absent:
Dr. Hugh Bailey
Dr. William Prokasy
Also Present:
Dr. Gordon Finnie, West Georgia College
Dr. David Morgan, Central Office
Ms. Diane Burns, Graduate Student, Georgia State University
Chairman Townsend convened the meeting at 1:00 p.m. The minutes of the
October 15, 1992 meeting were adopted with one revision: the spelling of Dr.
Goldstein's representative was corrected to read Mr. Jimmy McLeod.
The Chair then introduced Dr. Gordon Finnie, Registrar of West Georgia
College, who represented the Administrative Committee on Records and
Admissions. Dr. Finnie supported a recommendation of his committee that the
policy on the acceptance for transfer credit of "D" grades in Core
Curriculum courses be modified to indicate that such hours must "meet the
receiving institution's minimum cumulative grade point average for transfer
students." Points which were made in favor of this proposal were: 1) Many
institutions have had a policy that transfer students must have a 2.0
cumulative average in courses accepted for transfer credit. 2) Transfer
students in some cases would benefit from non-acceptance of Core "D" grades
because their previous poor performance at another institution would be
wiped away. 3) This proposal would treat transfer students equitably with
native students who are required to have a cumulative 2.0 GPA for
graduation. On the other hand, members pointed out that the proposal would
allow native but not transfer students to apply Core Curriculum "D" grades
to their academic programs. Further, some members stated that it is not
equitable to require transfer students to achieve a 2.0 cumulative grade
point average at the point of transfer, while native students do not have to
achieve this standard until the point of graduation.
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The Committee expressed its thanks to the Administrative Committee on
Records and Admissions for its work in addressing this issue. It voted to
maintain current System policy and to indicate to institutions which had not
revised their policies that there were several different approaches
institutions could take to implement this policy.
The Committee then reviewed the January 7, 1993 report of the Ad Hoc
Interdisciplinary Subcommittee. The Committee approved the addition of the
following two interdisciplinary courses to the Core Curriculum. (Both
courses were to be added to a new section of the Academic Discipline
Guidelines titled "Interdisciplinary Courses.")
General Technology - Approved as an Area II elective beyond the ten
hour laboratory science sequence.
Energy Use and the Environment - Approved as an Area II elective beyond
the ten hour laboratory sequence.
Next the Committee considered a proposal from Georgia State University to
add to Area III an elective course titled "African and African-American
History and Culture." There was disagreement whether this course had been
approved by the Academic Committee on History. The Committee voted to
approve the course contingent on the determination that it had received the
endorsement of the History Committee.
Dr. Goldstein requested further consideration of the position taken at the
Committee's last meeting that completion of history/government legislative
exemption tests could satisfy Core requirements in history and government.
The Committee agreed to reconsider this issue at its next meeting, scheduled
for April 15.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
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11/03/92 University System of Georgia
October 15, 1992
Regents' Board Room
Minutes
Members Present:
Dr. Maurice Townsend, Chair
Dr. Hugh C. Bailey
Dr. Wayne Bell
Dr. Ernest Benson
Dr. Harrison Carter
Dr. Thomas J. LaBelle
Mr. Larry Peevy
Dr. William F. Prokasy
Dr. Michael Thomas
Dr. Robert Trammell
Dr. Jerry Williams
Members Absent:
Dr. Barry D. Goldstein
Dr. Edwin A. Thompson
Also Present:
Mr. Billy McCloud (representing Dr. Goldstein)
Dr. Peter Hoff, Central Office
Dr. David Morgan, Central Office
Chairman Townsend convened the meeting at 1:00 p.m. The minutes of the
April 9 meeting were revised to correct two errors: the minutes failed to
reflect that Dr. Barry Goldstein was in attendance at the meeting, and
the word "not" in the English section on page five was moved to appear
before the clause "be approved in Area I of the Core." The minutes were
then adopted as amended.
The Committee then reviewed the report of the Ad Hoc Interdisciplinary
Subcommittee. Comments included the statement that there appears to be
honest disagreement as to whether some fields of study are disciplines,
and it appears that it might be difficult to apply some of the criteria
listed by the Subcommittee. It was suggested that, in addition to the
need to augment the Subcommittee with one or more science representatives
in order to review a science-related course now before the Subcommittee,
it may be helpful to have representation from research universities and
professional schools. The Committee adopted the report of the
Subcommittee.
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The Committee reviewed a request from an institution to rule on the issue
of whether Human Anatomy and Human Physiology could be offered in Area II.
The Committee directed that the institution be notified that this
coursework is currently not included on the list of courses approved for
Area II. The Committee indicated that the institution may wish to
approach the Academic Committee on Biological Sciences directly if it
believed there should be modification to this section of the Academic
Discipline Guidelines.
The Committee received a letter from the chair of the Academic Committee
on English, indicating he had been unable to obtain a broad-based response
to his inquiry about the appropriateness of specified English courses in
the Core Curriculum. The Committee voted to return these courses to the
Committee and renew its request for a ruling on these courses and
appropriate rationale.
The Committee then reviewed requests from the following institutions for
changes in their Core Curricula. Specific approvals and areas of concern
were to be transmitted directly to the institutions:
DeKalb College
Clayton State College
University of Georgia -College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
There were two general issues raised as part of the institutional review.
One related to an institution's question of the meaning of that part of
the Core which states: "Area III. Social Sciences, including but not
limited to, history and American Government." The question was raised of
whether satisfactory completion of a test for the purpose of satisfying a
Georgia/United States history and/or Georgia/United States constitution
legislative requirement would exempt students from the need for completing
coursework in history and government in the Core. The Committee voted
that completion of these exemption tests could satisfy Core requirements
in history and government, but students would be required to take other
courses in Area III to complete the 20 hour requirement.
The Committee also agreed to establish potential meeting dates for the
winter and fall quarters, in the event there was sufficient business to
have a meeting. Those dates are January 14 and April 15, 1993.
Dr. Morgan updated the Committee on the status of the "D" grade issue. He
indicated that the Administrative Committee on Records and Admissions, to
which the Committee had referred this issue, would receive a report from
its subcommittee on this topic at its November meeting.
Dr. Morgan discussed with members a proposal regarding the transfer of
general education credit from Commission on Colleges-accredited technical
institutes which was to be discussed the next day at the meeting of the
Advisory Council. There were a number of practical issues raised
regarding the inability of institutions to act independently regarding
transfer of credit when a sister University System institution has already
accepted it and entered it on a student's transcript. Others indicated
that the proposed policy would require institutions to become accrediting
agencies.
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Based upon the recommendations of the Subcommittee report adopted at the
April 9 meeting, Dr. Morgan presented several possible actions which could
streamline the review and response to committee and institutional
requests. The committee discussed these ideas and Dr. Williams, Chair of
the Administrative Committee on Academic Affairs, agreed to ask Chief
Academic Officers to review these items.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
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University System of Georgia
April 9, 1992
Regents' Board Room
Minutes
Members Present:
Dr. Maurice Townsend, Chair
Dr. Wayne Bell
Dr. Ernest Benson
Dr. Thomas J. La Belle
Dr. Martha Nesbitt
Mr. Larry Peevy
Dr. Edwin Thompson
Dr. Robert Trammell
Members Absent:
Dr. Hugh Bailey
Dr. William Prokasy
Dr. Harrison Carter (represented by Mr. Mike Deal)
Dr. Michael G. Thomas (represented by Dr. E. Jo Baker)
Also Present:
Chancellor H. Dean Propst, Central Office
Dr. David Morgan, Central Office
Chairman Townsend called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. and requested
additions or corrections to the minutes of the January 9, 1992 meeting.
There being none, the minutes were approved as previously distributed.
Dr. Townsend then indicated to the Committee that he had invited
Chancellor Propst to attend the meeting and renew the charge which should
guide the Committee's deliberations.
Dr. Propst stated that the Core Curriculum and its transferability defines
the University System of Georgia as a system of public higher education.
He believed that the Core provides protection to students who enroll at
University System institutions close to their homes. Such students have a
reasonable expectation that their coursework will be honored when they
transfer. He also stated that, while transfer rules may seem onerous to
some, they are extremely important: the ability to transfer freely within
the System is of more value that the ability of one department or one
institution to be able to offer a unique course in Areas I, II, or III.
Because of the Core's importance, he has continued the practice of
previous chancellors of appointing a committee to oversee the transfer of
Core Curriculum courses among University System institutions. He stated
that he had delegated to the Committee oversight responsibilities to make
certain that whatever is done within the Core Curriculum at institutions
falls within the rules of the Board of Regents and does not provide any
undue burden to transferring students.
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The Chancellor stated that, although there may be some reporting line
ambiguity in the Advisory Council Statutes, he desires that the Transfer
of Credit Committee continue reporting directly to him. He indicated
that, on occasion, the Committee may wish to request assistance or
reaction from other individuals or committees, but that it should continue
to have the specific responsibility to provide final recommendations to
him regarding the transfer of Core Curriculum credits. Chancellor Propst
indicated that major issues would be directed to the presidents for their
reaction.
In response to a question about whether innovative coursework should be
encouraged in the Core, the Chancellor stated that there has always been a
natural tension in the Core between a lock-step and an innovative
approach. He believed that innovation was important, but he stated that
great care must be taken to insure that the benefits of the current Core
are not lost. He stated that he would fight every attempt to bifurcate
the System and have 34 separate Cores which might endanger
transferability. He stated further that, in most cases, a student's Core
Curriculum was their general education. He agreed that, ideally, students
should have more general education than that required in the Core
Curriculum, but it would be extremely difficult to ever get common
agreement among all institutions and all disciplines as to what that
should be.
In viewing the purpose of the Core Curriculum, the Chancellor stated that
the concept of "general education" should be kept at the forefront.
Within this context, only courses which are broadly developed and broadly
grounded should be included in the Core, and every effort should be made
to avoid the inclusion in the Core of narrowly-focused courses. He stated
that, if specialized courses were allowed in the Core, there could easily
be a natural tendency for one or more disciplines and institutions to go
to extremes in which coursework would be allowed. This in turn, would
result in a move by institutions to restrict which Core courses a student
could transfer.
Subcommittee Report
Chairman Townsend then called on Dr. La Belle to make the report of the ad
hoc subcommittee which had been requested to review several Core transfer
issues. Dr. La Belle explained the process by which he and Mr. Peevy and
Dr. Bell--along with Dr. Morgan as Central Office liaison--conducted the
work of the subcommittee. He then presented the following report:
1. What should be the review process for proposals which overlap or
are outside the purview of the existing system academic committees
(e.g. Humanities 101: Afro American Culture I)?
This issue was addressed by the Transfer of Credit Committee of
October 12, 1989. Specifically, the minutes of that meeting indicate
that Transfer of Credit Committee agreed to establish an Ad Hoc
subcommittee to review requests for the approval of interdisciplinary
and innovative coursework as additions to the Core which fall outside
of the purview of existing academic committees. The subcommittee
would include the chairs of the English, Fine and Applied Arts
History, Philosophy and the chair of one of the behavioral sciences.
This group was to be augmented through the addition of other chairs,
as voting members, as the substance of any proposed coursework dictated.
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2. What should be the position of the system on special topics
courses (e.g., English 221: The Short Story; Women's Studies 201:
Introduction to Women's Studies)?
All additions to Areas I, II and III of the Core Curriculum must
demonstrate an integral relationship to the knowledge base of a
discipline, be broad based, introductory and survey oriented. Thus,
additions must be comparable to, and meet the standards of, the
Academic Discipline Guidelines associated with courses already
serving as part of the Core.
a. For regular, single discipline based courses, it should be the
responsibility of the proposing institution to secure the endorsement
from the appropriate academic committee, through the Assistant Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs (see 3a below), for any course not
included in the Academic Discipline Guidelines.
b. Regarding multi-disciplinary, interdisciplinary or innovative
courses, institutions should request, though the Office of the
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, a review by the Ad
Hoc Subcommittee for Interdisciplinary Courses established by the
Transfer of Credit on October 12, 1989 and mentioned in the response
to #1 above.
3. What can be done to expedite the review process which at times
has resulted in delays of a year or more between the submission of
the proposal and consideration by the system academic committee?
a. All proposed additions/changes to the Core Curriculum should be
discussed with and/or forwarded to the Assistant Vice-Chancellor for
Academic Affairs. Such proposals will subsequently be forwarded by
that office to: 1) the corresponding academic committee; 2) the Ad
Hoc Subcommittee for Interdisciplinary Studies; 3) referred directly
to the Transfer of Credit Committee for review/approval; or 4) be
returned to the recommending institution which advice regarding
appropriate steps for facilitating the review process.
b. After receiving recommendations from academic committees, or from
the Ad Hoc Subcommittee for Interdisciplinary Studies, the Assistant
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs should exercise discretion by
mailing to the members of the Transfer of Credit those proposed
additions to the Core that might be expedited through such a process.
If, after fifteen days, the Assistant Vice Chancellor receives no
objections from one or more members of the Committee, that office may
assume that the Transfer of Credit Committee approval has been
granted.
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c. The office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs will
facilitate the establishment of meeting dates of the Transfer of
Credit Committee and the Administrative Committee on Academic
Affairs, for the subsequent academic year, by January 1st of each
year. The Transfer of Credit Committee should be scheduled no sooner
than fifteen days following a given Administrative Committee for
Academic Affairs meeting. Deadlines for the submission of
recommended additions to the Core from academic committees should
then be scheduled fifteen days prior to the meeting of the
Administrative Committee for Academic Affairs. Finally, institutions
should be informed that their recommendations to academic committee
should be submitted at least forty-five days prior to the meeting of
the Administrative Committee for Academic Affairs.
d. Academic committees unable to scheduled a meeting to review
additions to the Core within the thirty day period between the
deadline for institutional submissions and the deadline for
recommendations to the Administrative Committee for Academic Affairs
will need to identify alternative ways to conduct such reviews (e.g.
telephone conference calls, through the mail, or through alternative
organizational approaches such as the establishment of a standing
executive committee to act for the full committee).
4. What kind of communication (and at what stages) is needed between
the Administrative Committee on Transfer of Credit and institutions
which are developing and implementing innovative coursework in the
Core Curriculum?
This issue was addressed by an Ad Hoc Subcommittee of the
Administrative Committee of the Transfer of Credit. It suggested at
its meeting of October 4, 1990 that a subcommittee be appointed to
work with the institution proposing changes in general education and
the core. Specifically, the subcommittee"...will keep itself fully
informed about the progress of the development of the innovative
program of general education, provide advice and consultation to the
unit on issues of transferability, provide a careful review of the
impact upon the Core Curriculum, and report to the ACTC..."
Following a period of discussion, the Committee unanimously approved the
report as presented. Dr. Townsend indicated that he would appoint a
subcommittee to implement the Committee's recommendations.
Next Dr. Trammell requested that the Committee revisit the action taken at
its January meeting regarding the transfer of "D" grades. Dr. Trammell
indicated that there appeared to some confusion as to what was intended by
the Committee's action and a potential conflict between two policies: 1)
The Committee's rule that the receiving institution must have the same
policy for both transfer and non-transfer Core Curriculum "D" grades; and,
2) A rule promulgated by many institutions that students must have a 2.0
or better average on work which they transfer. Following discussion, the
Committee voted to refer this issue for a recommended resolution to the
Administrative Committee on Records and Admissions.
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New Business
The Committee then reviewed reports from several academic committees and
took the following actions:
Committee Action
English Endorsed the recommendation that courses titled
"Western Literature I, II" be included in Area I
of the Core. Requested a rationale from the
English Committee regarding its recommendations
that courses titled "Non-Western Literature" not
be approved and "Introduction to Literature" and
"Afro-American Literature" be approved in Area I
of the Core. It also wished to know how the
Academic Discipline Guidelines would be amended
to reflect these recommended changes.
Fine & Applied Arts Approved a course titled "Introduction to
Cinema" for Area I of the Core and agreed to
add this course to the Area I section of the
Academic Discipline Guidelines. (The
membership of the Fine and Applied Arts
Committee was deadlocked on this issue.)
Mathematical Subjects Endorsed the recommendation that the
Academic Discipline Guidelines be amended by
deleting "Foundations of Arithmetic
(Elementary Education Mathematics) (E)" and
replacing it with "Foundations of Number
Systems (E)." The Committee agreed that it
should be emphasized that this course is an
elective, which be may taken only in
addition to one of the mathematics courses
allowed to fulfill the mathematics
requirement for Area II.
The Committee then reviewed requests for revision in the Core Curriculums
of the following institutions, directing that specific approvals be given
as well as areas of concern noted:
Georgia College
Middle Georgia College
University of Georgia - Colleges of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, Arts and Sciences, and Business
Administration
Valdosta State College
A copy of Chancellors Propst's January 24, 1992 letter approving the
Committee's recommendation that Kennesaw State College's revised general
education program should be approved and added to the Core Curriculum
Handbook with several understandings.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
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January 9, 1992
Regents' Board Room
Minutes
Members Present:
Dr. Maurice Townsend, Chair
Dr. Hugh Bailey
Dr. Wayne Bell
Dr. Ernest Benson
Dr. Harrison Carter
Dr. Barry Goldstein
Dr. Thomas La Belle
Mr. Larry Peevy
Dr. Michael Thomas
Dr. Edwin Thompson
Members Absent:
Dr. William Prokasy
Dr. Robert Trammell
Also Present:
Dr. Ivery Clifton (representing Dr. Prokasy)
Dr. Peter Hoff
Dr. David Morgan
Dr. Edwin Rugg
Chairman Townsend called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. and requested
amendments to the minutes of the April 18, 1991 meeting. The minutes were
corrected to reflect the fact that Dr. Bernard Abbott represented Dr.
Goldstein at this meeting. The minutes were approved as amended.
Dr. Townsend then invited Vice President Rugg to make an opening
presentation regarding Kennesaw State College's proposed changes in Areas I
and III of its Core Curriculum. A discussion period followed during which
a number of issues were raised by Committee members: transfer arrangements,
course hours, the perception and practice of University System transfer
guidelines, and the approval process for changes in the Core Curriculum.
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The Committee then approved a motion to recommend to the Chancellor that
full approval be given to Kennesaw State College's proposal with the
following understandings:
-The economics and geography elective courses would be removed from
Area III and made an institutional requirement;
-The Administrative Committee on Transfer of Credit will conduct an
evaluation of Kennesaw's revised Core Curriculum in four years; and,
-Kennesaw State College will assure the Administrative Committee on
Transfer of Credit that incoming transfer students will be given every
benefit of the doubt regarding transcript evaluation so that students
do not have to take more than 20 hours to satisfy Areas I and III.
Old Business:
Dr. Morgan discussed several Committee procedures which needed clarification
and review. These included: speed of decision-making, the method of
soliciting academic committee reaction to proposals, the method for
reviewing interdisciplinary proposals and innovative Cores, and the
Committee's approach to special topics courses. The Committee then adopted
a motion to form an ad hoc subcommittee to review these issues and provide
recommendations back to the full Committee at its spring 1992 meeting.
Chairman Townsend appointed the following members to this subcommittee: Dr.
La Belle, chair, Dr. Bell, and Mr. Peevy.
New Business:
The Committee reviewed requests from various Academic Committees and took
the following action:
Committee Action
Computer Science & Systems Analysis Endorsed the
recommendation that the
File Processing course
of Area IV of Computer
Science no longer
require that the
supporting computer
language be COBOL.
Criminal Justice Did not endorse a
recommendation that
criminal justice courses
be allowed in Area III
at the discretion of a
discipline.
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History Reviewed its decision not to accept
a "Minorities in American History"
course as an Area III elective.
The Committee requested that its ad
hoc subcommittee further review
this issue within the broader
context of special topics courses.
Home Economics Did not endorse the recommen-
dation that a course in Human
Nutrition be accepted in Area II.
The Committee also approved a new Area IV in Economics which is oriented to
the liberal arts. The following Area IV, which was developed by an ad hoc
committee of faculty members at the invitation of the Administrative
Committee on Transfer of Credit, was endorsed by the Academic Committee on
Business Administration, Management and Economics:
Economics*
Principles of Economics (Macro and Micro) 10 hours
A basic Statistics course 5 hours
Either 10 hours of a Foreign Language
or 10 hours of Calculus 10 hours
Arts and Sciences elective 5 hours
30 hours
*Students pursuing a degree in business should follow
the Area IV for Business Administration.
The Committee approved a request from the Medical College of Georgia that
the System Area IV in Medical Records Administration be renamed Health
Information Management to be consistent with the change of name of this
career area.
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The Committee also endorsed the following revised System Area IV for Nuclear
Medicine Technology:
Chemistry 10 hours*
Anatomy & Physiology I & II 10 hours
Pre-Calculus 5 hours*
Introductory Computer Programming 5 hours
(BASIC and/or FORTRAN)
Electives 0-15 hours
30 hours
* (if not taken in Area II
The Committee then reviewed requests for revision in the Core Curriculums of
the following institutions, directing that specific approvals be given as
well as areas of concern noted:
Georgia College
Georgia Southern University
Kennesaw State College
North Georgia College
Southern College of Technology
University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
College of Journalism & Mass Communication
Philosophy courses in all Schools and Colleges
Valdosta State College
Dr. Morgan updated members on the success of making the Core Curriculum
Handbook accessible via computer. University System personnel can view or
print the latest version of the Handbook by using either the Faculty
Information System or by using a modem or PeachNet to log onto the Cyber in
Athens. This change will give users the confidence that they are looking at
the latest version of the Handbook.
Finally, the Committee discussed an issue related to Core Curriculum "D"
grades. Dr. Morgan indicated that there was a question as to the impact of
the following Core Curriculum rule on institutional rules regarding minimum
transfer grade point averages:
The receiving institution must have the same policy for both transfer
and non-transfer Core Curriculum "D" grades. The policy that applies
to on-campus Core Curriculum "D" grades will apply to transfer Core
Curriculum "D" grades.
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The Committee agreed that if institutions accept a student in transfer, they
should also accept any "D" Core Curriculum grades the student has previously
earned if "D" grades are acceptable in Core Curriculum classes for native
students. Committee members commented that students should not be admitted
then informed that their Core Curriculum "D" grades cannot be accepted, if
native students' "D" grades for the same courses are acceptable.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
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University System of Georgia
April 18, 1991
Regents' Board Room
Minutes
Members Present:
Dr. Maurice Townsend, Chair
Dr. Hugh Bailey
Dr. Wayne Bell
Dr. Ernest Benson
Dr. Harrison Carter
Dr. Thomas J. La Belle**
Dr. Martha Nesbitt
Mr. Larry Peevy
Dr. William Prokasy
Dr. Edwin Thompson
Dr. Robert Trammell
Dr. Barry D. Goldstein**
Members Absent:
Dr. Michael Thomas
Also Present:
Dr. David Morgan, Central Office
Chairman Townsend called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. and requested
amendments to the minutes of the August 16, 1990 meeting.
There were none and the minutes were approved as distributed.
Dr. Townsend then indicated to the Committee that he had recently met
with Chancellor Propst to discuss the request of Kennesaw State College
to revise its general education program. He stated that Chancellor Propst
had requested that the Transfer of Credit Committee place this proposal on
hold until a review of the Clayton State College general education program
could be completed. This review is to be conducted by a committee appointed
by the Chancellor.
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Old Business:
Dr. Morgan discussed with Committee members several issues which had been
raised regarding the Core Curriculum. Regarding one of these, the Committee
concurred that the Core Curriculum and general education were not necessarily
synonymous terms and that institutions could have general education require-
ments which exceeded the Area I, II, and III requirements in the Core
Curriculum.
Dr. Morgan also shared with members the newly updated version of the Core
Curriculum Brochure. Members requested that the copies be distributed to the
campuses immediately.
New Business:
The Committee reviewed requests from various Academic Committees and took
the following action:
Committee Action
Fine and Applied Arts Approved a revision to the list of Fine Arts
courses which may be included in Area IV.
Approved a change in the Music Area IV.**
Foreign Language Endorsed the recommendations that courses in
Linguistics not be allowed in Area I.
Psychology Endorsed the recommendation that a course
titled "Psychology: A Black Perspective" be
included with a list of Psychology courses
approved for inclusion in Area IV of the Core
Curriculum; however, the Committee is awaiting
the comprehensive list of Psychology courses
appropriate to Area IV from the Psychology
Committee.
Sociology, Anthropology Endorsed the recommendation that courses
and Social Work titled "Introduction to Urban Life" and
"Introduction to Human Sexuality" not be
approved for Area III of the Core Curriculum.
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The Committee then reviewed requests for revision in the Core Curriculums
of the following institutions, directing that specific approvals be
given as well as areas of concern noted:
Armstrong State College
Augusta College
Atlanta Metropolitan College
Brunswick College
Clayton State College
Columbus College
Dalton College
Darton College
DeKalb College
East Georgia College
Floyd College
Fort Valley State College
Gainesville College
Georgia College
Georgia Southwestern College
Georgia State University
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Business Administration
College of Health Sciences
College of Public & Urban Affairs
College of Education
Gordon College
Kennesaw State College
Middle Georgia College
North Georgia College
Savannah State College
University of Georgia
College of Arts & Sciences
School of Social Work
Valdosta State College
West Georgia College
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
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CORE CURRICULUM
AREA 1 - - - HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS - - - 20 HOURS REQUIRED
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS
Institution currently has this Area under review.
AREA II - - - MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE - - - 20 HOURS REQUIRED
MATHEMATICS
Mathematics 1507, 1508 or 1517, 1518 10 hours
NATURAL SCIENCES
Chemistry 1101 or 1100, 1102, or 1111, 1112 10 hours
(Building Construction)
Physics 2111, 2112, 2113 (Architecture and
Industrial Design) (12)
AREA III - - - SOCIAL SCIENCE - - - 20 HOURS REQUIRED
SOCIAL SCIENCE
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College of Engineering
CORE CURRICULUM
AREA I - - - HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS - - - 20 HOURS REQUIRED
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS
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AREA II - - - MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE - - - 20 HOURS REQUIRED
MATHEMATICS
Mathematics 1507, 1508, or 1517, 1518 10 hours
Mathematics 1711, 1712 (Textiles majors only)
NATURAL SCIENCES
Chemistry 1101 or 1100, 1102 or 1111, 1112 10 hours
AREA III - - - SOCIAL SCIENCE - - - 20 HOURS REQUIRED
SOCIAL SCIENCE
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College of Management
CORE CURRICULUM
AREA I - - - HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS - - - 20 HOURS REQUIRED
HUMANITITES/FINE ARTS
Institution currently has this Area under review.
AREA II - - - MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE - - - 20 HOURS REQUIRED
MATHEMATICS
Mathematics 1507, 1508 or 1518 (Management Science and 10 hours
Economics)
Mathematics 1711, 1712 (Management)
NATURAL SCIENCES (At least one ten-hour sequence required)
Chemistry 1101, 1102, or 1111, 1112 10 hours
Biology 1110, 1111, 1112
Physics 2121, 2122, 2123, or 2111, 2112, 2113
AREA III - - - SOCIAL SCIENCE - - - 20 HOURS REQUIRED
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Institution currently