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' jT>I 1 Curriculum Liomir By BETSY CHOATE Gamecock Staff Writer The chairman of the Curriculum and New Courses Committee says he is sure "We are the busiest committee on campus." Committee chairman Gunther Hoist said the committee, comprised of seven faculty members, two student members and one ex-officio member, was developed to handle changes in course descriptions, prerequisites, number level and other curriculum changes. IN ADDITION TO its usual load of new course requests, the committee is currently investigating two problems concerning course titles. According to Hoist, the committee is "trying to get a little order into topics and independent study courses." Hoist said when a student takes an independent study course, his transcript simply reads, "independent study. It never says what the course is. 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After Norris would like to establish a law firm, h; I * gained by then the experience he deems neces I Remarkable goals for someone still in college J Norris's first plans in office include cleaning i SG senate and making appointments to st HB| committees. "I want to get rid of the circus atmosphere i BP senate and stress responsibility so something c llllCC icauis IU DUUI cheated. If a student transfers and someone is approving the transcript, the advisor can't adequately evaluate the course content." The committee would like the student and faculty members to define the independent study courses. The student's transcript would have that written definition, Hoist said. THE COMMITTEE is also working on making topic course titles less vague, he added. There are more than 200 topics courses at the university. "Departments have, in the past, listed topics courses simply as 'special topics' and the title appears this way on a student's transcript, Hoist said. "Again, this doesn't say anything. The committee recommended that the department list the topic with a suffix and a title. The student is better served by this method." THE ADDITION OF new courses is the simplest committee item, according to Hoist. "The main concern is being sure the creation of a new course in one college won't ? * ? * 1 uyvioicji uic uuujius oi an aireaay existing course in another college." The initiative to add a new course almost ICES Catch < ?5 AHySu! J Mon.&Tue: -a I Cn*?y ? Mm _/ i | ?*p?d?hrt?ip J fW VMl m j r 5 f 0( litrtf Q HOC# I trench Mm, ' gmrdon >h? VK ?sok I ST 1 1 i toBtbd /? 9 OmlMhfMd, PPWIf || tWWlM?. ft VMl'ro tov? 1 i SHAimVE #2!= j 1 JP from your | 402 S 6ELTUME BLVD 600 BUSH BVB* ROM). COU I 1220 CHARLESTON HWY , Wfitt COUMBJA 1 ,?.?J TWO NOTCH KMX OBMMttii mi l.mu il i ent has high goals i * ? ? to clean up student senate before i law, politics career accomplished," Norris said. "I have already reapportioned the seating according to districts, which should help break up the various lobbies within the man senate. Other plans include a number of rule-changes governing the senate members' actions which I vice cannot disclose now, but which I anticipate will be After passed unanimously. After that, I plan to use those I then restrictions and enforce them." >e of CONCERNING committee appointments, Norris that, stressed separating them to avoid polarization. "I aving want to avoid the control the committees by lobbies, sary. with senior senate members trying to have freshman senators vote their way," he said. "The people I lpthe appoint to a committee and the way they perform udent their job reflects on me. I don't want a bad reflection on me or the university." ui uie iNorris plans to talk to all candidates individually. *nbe See NORRIS, page 4 se changes always comes from the department, program or college. Hoist said the committee doesn't deal with course deletions often. The departments and colleges create new courses more often than they drop old ones, he said. "Some of the courses in the catalog haven't been taught in years. The departments probably haven't exhaustively reviewed their offerings in a number of years. It's not a pressing problem now, but it could become worse." THE COMMITTEE SERVES in an advisory capacity to the faculty senate. The senate may disapprove of committee recommendations, but most of the recom mendations are met with approval, Hoist said. Committee faculty members include: Hoist, Foreign Languages, Margaret Foster, USC Lancaster (representing the regional campuses); Jack Hand, Psychology; Henry Price, Journalism; David Rembert, Biology; Sue Rouse, Education and Robert Weir, History. Associate Provost William Wesson serves as an ex-officio member. Student members are Bill Brickie and Doug Light. Mir "no limit" popeciai can eat! $319 b. nights after5pm. 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