The L&S Curriculum Committee will meet THURSDAY, October 18, 2012 @2:15 p.m. in White 6C

1. Approval of the October 4, 2012 minutes
2. Announcements
3. Biology
   1. New course – BIO 420 Biological Nanotechnology
4. History
   1. Add Cross-listing-  HISTRY 130 with ASIANSTD 130 East Asian Tradition
   2. Add Cross-listing – HISTRY 131 with ASIANSTD 131 East Asia Since 1800
   3. Add Cross-listing – HISTRY 385 with ASIANSTD 385 Modern China
   4. Add cross-listing –  HISTRY 386 with ASIANSTD 386 Modern Japan
5. Languages and Literature- English
   1. New Course – ENGLISH 266 Gender in Film
   2. New Course -  ENGLISH 305 Literature of Disability
6. Languages and Literature- Foreign Language
   1. Prerequisite change-  SPANISH 322 Advanced Spanish Language Study
   2. Course Description, Pre-Req & Titles changes- SPANISH 331 Intro Literature Spain I
   3.  Course Description, Pre-Req & Titles changes – SPANISH 332 Intro Literature Spain II
   4. Course Description, Pre-Req & Titles changes – SPANISH 333 Intro Lit Latin America I
   5. Course Description, Pre-Req & Titles changes – SPANISH 334 Intro Lit Latin America II
7. Languages and Literature –Intensive English Program (Information Only.  Final Proposals will be submitted for Nov 1 meeting).   Please read the following links:  1) Cover document for CIE course proposals and 2) Appendix ACT Compass ESL Level Descriptors 
   1. New course – English 051 Beginning Listening and Conversation
   2. New Course – English 053 Beginning Reading and Writing
   3. New Course – English 055 Beginning Grammar
   4. New Course – English 061 Integrated Academic English Skills 2
   5. New Course – English 063 Academic Vocabulary Development
   6. New Course – English 065 Culture and Academic Conversations
   7. New Course – English 069 Special Topic
   8. New course – English 071 Integrated Academic English Skills 3
   9. New Course – English 073 Oral Presentation Skills
   10. New Course - English 075 -  Advanced Pronunciation and Speech Skills
   11. New Course – English 079 Special Topic
   12. Change in Existing Course – English 161 English for International Students
   13. Change in Existing Course -  English 162 English for International Students
   14. New Course –English 163  US Culture and Society
   15. New Course – English 164 Special Topics
8. Political Science Department
   1. New Course – Political Science 331 U.S. Disability Politics and Policy
   2. Change in Major – Political Science Honors Emphasis BA/BS
   3. Change in Major – Political Science BA/BS
   4. Change in Major – Political Science Education BSE
   5. Change in Minor – Political Science
9. Old Business
   1. Discussion items from April 26, 2012 CCC meeting
      1. Preliminary report from the sub-committee looking at writing intensive courses
      2. Possible guidelines for determining level for new course