Curriculum Committee Minutes 2020 April 6

Attending

Jont Allen, Ujjal Bhowmik, Subhonmesh Bose, Katherine Driggs-Campbell, Mark Hasegawa-Johnson, Erhan Kudeki, Steve Lumetta, Chris Schmitz

Time and Place

Monday, April 6, 2020, 3:00-4:00pm, https://illinois.zoom.us/j/112267137

New Business

1. Chemistry 103.  The College of Engineering is considering several options for the college-wide Chem 103 requirement.  One possibility: "All departments review their program of study and make changes as necessary (due with Academic Catalog review changes in late fall). Those who want their students to take the lab(s) will keep the requirement as is. Those who don’t mind if their students do/don’t take the lab(s) will remove the CHEM 103/105 requirement.  The extra 1 – 2 credit hours could be free elective credit or tech elective." CHEM 10x Lab Waiver.docx

Draft motion: Moved that the ECE Department remove the CHEM 103 requirement, effective with the Academic Catalog review changes in late fall  2020, and allocate the extra 1 credit hour to tech elective.

Status: Tabled (1) pending clarification of ABET requirements, and (2)  pending discussion in the CompE, Micro, Nano, and Power Research Areas.