THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate Document Number 1307F
Date of Senate Approval 11/29/07
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC
Document 10: Add new
courses, LANG 368 and 466 to list of available courses for the Creative Writing
minor;
Add
an application to the process for declaring a minor in Creative Writing
Effective Date: Fall 2008
1.
Delete: On pg. 170, under the heading, Minor in Creative Writing:
18
hours in Literature and Language courses: LIT 241, 6 hours selected from LIT
321, 322, 323, 324; 9 additional hours selected from LANG 353, 361, 363, 365,
366, 367, 461, 463, 465 (at least 3 of these hours must be at the 400 level).
Add: On
pg. 170, in place of deleted entry:
18
hours in Literature and Language courses: LIT 241, 6 hours selected from LIT
321, 322, 323, 324; 9 additional hours selected from LANG 353, 361, 363, 365,
366, 367, 368, 461, 463, 465, or 466. At least 3 of these hours must be at the
400-level. Students wanting to minor in Creative Writing should follow the
application procedures listed under Declaration of Major in Literature and
Language.
Impact: The proposed changes will have minimal impact on
departmental resources. The only impact will be on the three members of the
faculty chosen each year to review applications to the creative writing
concentration.
Rationale: The proposed changes will help us maintain high
standards for the creative writing program.
They will signal to prospective students that the study of creative
writing is rigorous and demanding. They
should help all students make a more informed decision about whether to pursue
the concentration in creative writing.
They will also give faculty an opportunity to turn away students who
show neither the discipline nor the talent necessary to pursue the study of
creative writing at the university-level.