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Show t5JGaafclQVMBElm983 Deans pass next year's curriculum THE THUNDERBIRD n Js!L BY LISA JANE LAIRD t ISsED 1 The Deans' Council approved a bevy of curriculum changes in its meeting Tuesday. Other topics included an educational testing service proposal and costs for credit by examination. Earlier, the question of credit by examination came up in reference to the ROTC program and how that credit should be classified. Provost Terry Alger and the deans decided Tuesday that ROTC credit would be charged at the same rate as other exams. In the case of prior military experience where no examination would be required, the deans said that only a recording fee w'ould be charged through Continuing Education Earlier in the month the deans were invited to be a part of a national survev to assess the outcomes of undergraduate education by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Alger said it could be a good way to evaluate departments and how well they prepare students for graduate school. Rodney Decker, dean of arts and letters, said if the ETS assessment were required for all students in a department, it could skew the results. Only students going on to graduate school tend to prepare for these kind of tests, he said. The deans were also concerned with the cost of the program, but Alger said that if they were interested he would arrange to pay a third of the total, while the department and its school would divide the rest of the cost. Decker and A1 Tait, dean of science, said they would consider the proposal. Harold Hiskey, dean of business, communication and technology, said the areas of testing did not affect his school. Dean James Miller of education said the state has a committee working on assessment and it would be advantageous to postpone the decision to see it the state would help fund the ETS. Payment for the ETS would be deterred until July 1, Alger said. The deans brought a number of curriculum changes to the meeting and approved them. The changes will take effect next school year. In addition to changes in course titles or numbering, the deans added and dropped several courses in the curriculum. In an earlier meeting, the school of education changed the titles of seven courses to fit federal guidelines. There were no other changes in that school. Decker brought several changes in the School of Arts and Letters. Beginning in the art department, Decker said they delete one course and add a different one. The history department saw several additions and reductions in the number ot credits alloted to courses. Decker said the changes w'ould help the instructors give better coverage of their ' continued on page 3) N. . V place third, beating Stanislaus in blowout action T-Bi- rds ' Biola University breezes past West Texas State in the final championship of the Holiday Inn Tournament Friday and Saturday in the Centrum Tip-o- ff x s Y -- V A pfA if - 5 : . i d S J i fe) Si ' I -- )!' ' ) . x lerry Naulls (above) drives for the bucket past Stanislaus in consolation play Saturday night in the Centrum. The guard is a junior from Wilmington, Calif. (Left) Neil Roberts, SUSC's new head coach, faces a brutal test in his first series of four-yecollegiate ball. See tournament results on page 10. ar |