UMM

Curriculum Committee

Form A

Rev: 07/2004

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University of Minnesota, Morris

Curriculum Committee

Form A: Discipline Summary

All changes become effective with the 2005-2007 catalog.

Date: September 20, 2004

Discipline/Division: Sociology

Statistical Summary of Proposed Changes:

	(a)	(b)	(b) – (a)
	Present	Proposed	Net Change*
The Major
Total courses required for a major**:	9	9	0
Total credits required for a major**:	36	36	0
The Minor
Total courses required for a minor**:	6	6	0
Total credits required for a minor**:	24	24	0
General Education
Total General Education courses:	19	19	0
Total General Education credits:	76	76	0
Entire Discipline
Total courses taught in the discipline***:	21	21	0
Total credits taught in the discipline***:	90-92	90-92	0

*"Present" counts are to be taken from the current 2003-2005 catalog and "Proposed" counts from copy for the new 2005-2007 catalog. The "Net Change" may reflect changes made earlier between catalogs.

**Includes required courses from other disciplines. ***Does not include Directed Studies or Senior Honors Projects.

If individual course changes are part of an overall plan for change within the discipline's curriculum,

please summarize the intent of the changes in the space below.

Reorganization of courses, allows discipline to make full use of resources.

Are there any financial or staffing implications of this proposal? If so, explain.

No financial implicaitons. No financial implicaitons. In addition to 5 additional courses and 5 deleted courses, how often some courses are offered has been changed. This will allow more Soc offerings without changes in faculty workload.