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i957l UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 309
AMENDMENT OF UNIVERSITY STATUTES
(7) The University Senate recommends that the revised University of Illinois
Statutes, as approved by the Board of Trustees on January 16, 1957, be amended
by the addition to Division III, Educational Organization, a new Subdivision C-l,
Section 18-1:
C-i. Professional Colleges at Urbana-Champaign
Professional Colleges at Urbana-Champaign
Sec. 18-1. (a) The College of Law of the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University
is a professional college within the meaning of this Section.
(b) The supervision of student affairs of students enrolled in the College of Law,
excluding discipline, is the responsibility of the College of Law. The Dean of the College
of Law, after consulting with the Executive Committee of the College, shall appoint
a Committee on Student Affairs.
(c) Student discipline for students enrolled in the College of Law shall be administered
by the Committee on Discipline of the Urbana-Champaign Senate in accordance
with the provisions of Section 6 (h). The Senate Committee on Student
Discipline shall, after consulting with the Dean of the College of Law, appoint a subcommittee
on discipline for the students enrolled in the College. The Senate Committee
on Discipline shall hear and decide cases appealed to it from this subcommittee.
The provisions of Section 6 (h), relating to the formulation of procedures and original
and appellate jurisdiction of the Senate Committee, shall apply to disciplinary cases
hereunder.
This amendment was proposed by the faculty of the College of Law and by a
special committee appointed by the Vice-President and Provost to consider the
change. There is submitted herewith a letter from the Dean of the College of Law
explaining the background and reasons for this proposal, and a copy of said letter is
being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record.
On motion of Mr. Swain, this amendment was approved.
REVISION OF CURRICULUM IN GENERAL AGRICULTURE
(8) The University Senate recommends a revision of the curriculum in general
agriculture to provide a common program for the first two years and a series of
recognized departmental majors for the junior and senior years. The objectives of
the revision are:
(1) The establishment of a series of recognized departmental majors from which
each student will make his choice not later than the beginning of the junior year. One
of the principal merits of this program is that it will emphasize more departmental
responsibility for the undergraduate teaching program and will allow the student to
identify himself more closely with an area of subject matter. This does not preclude
the election of the general agriculture major at the beginning of the junior year.
(2) Reduction of the number of required courses in the College of Agriculture
that are primarily introductory in nature.
(3) All students, except those in technical curricula, i.e., agricultural science,
dairy technology, floriculture, food technology, horticultural food crops, preforestry,
and restaurant management, will pursue the same general core program for the first
two years.
Upon completion of this curriculum, with an approved major, a student will be
awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. A total of 130 hours, including
basic military training and physical education, is required. Existing grade
requirements and limitations as to the maximum number of credit hours which may
be counted in certain areas will remain in effect. Except for one course in veterinary
physiology in the major in animal science, all course requirements consist of courses
which are now being offered.
A copy of the complete details of this revised program, including specimen programs,
is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record.
I concur.
On motion of Mr. Hughes, this recommendation was approved.