1981-1982

                                Senate Document #31



                                 APC Document #28



                               Humanities 414 Credit







        Having consulted with the staff, I propose that the Academic

        Policies Committee advise the Registrar that Humanities 414 should

        count toward the graduation requirement of 30 hours credit at the

        300 and 400 level.  No catalog change is required.  The Registrar

        at present is not counting the course toward the requirement; this

        policy is based on discussion with Dr. Trullinger, the previous

        chairman, and was never written.  





        Rationale:  The course is definitely conducted at an advanced

        level.  There is extensive reading, much of it difficult, and

        extensive writing.  Students are expected to bring a base of

        knowledge from their general education, and sometimes from their

        major disciplines, to bear on contemporary problems, and they are

        asked to make connections between materials from several fields of

        knowledge.  The course is relatively demanding.  



        If it is felt that the requirement of advanced work should be

        stiffer, we should increase the number of hours rather than

        excluding Humanities 414.  The present policy is confusing to

        students and causes problems for the Registrar.