Electronic Course Authorization System (ECAS)

Electronic Course Authorization System (ECAS)
IS 1001 - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL

Approvals Received:

Department
on 04-21-08
by Jeri Squier
(mullinjl@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

New: 1089 - Fall 2008
Old: 1039 - Fall 2003

Course:

IS 1001

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MCAA - Academic Affairs

Department:

227 - UMM-Academic Services

General

Course Title Short:

First-Yr Sem: Human Diversity

Course Title Long:

First-Year Seminar: Human Diversity

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

2.0 to 2.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

New: This first-year course aims to facilitate students' transition from high school to a collegiate environment. Special emphasis is placed on themes that help sensitize students to the spectrum of ideas within the academic setting as well as contemporary society. Includes an evening convocation in early September.
Old: This first-year course aims to facilitate students' transition from high school to a collegiate environment. Special emphasis is placed on themes that help sensitize students to the spectrum of ideas within the academic setting as well as contemporary society. Includes an evening convocation in early September and an all-day Jamboree on Thursday during the 12th or 13th week of the term.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

Grading Basis:

Stdnt Opt

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most frequently offered:

Every academic year

Term(s) most frequently offered:

Fall

Component 1:

LEC (with final exam)

Auto-Enroll Course:

Graded Component:

LEC

Academic Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
2.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
2.0 credit(s)

Repetition of Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course Prerequisites
for Catalog:

Course Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent Requirement:

No required consent

Enforced Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

002332 - First Year Students

Editor Comments:

Rationale: The description is being expanded to include events scheduled out of the regularly assigned class period.

Proposal Changes:

History Information:

Assessment and Goals:

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

New: BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE DISAPPEARING TASK FORCE THERE WILL NOT BE A JAMBOREE FOR FYS FALL 2008. THERE WILL STILL BE A CONVOCATION.
Old: <no text provided>

General Education

Faculty Sponsor Name:

Requirement this course fulfills:

FYS - FYS First Year Seminar

Provisional Approval:

Not Requested

Regular Approval:

New: Requested on Apr 21, 2008
Old: Received on Mar 19, 2007