He noted changes approved at the last faculty meeting had been incorporated in the draft distributed to the faculty. No significant questions were raised. The by-laws were approved. Review of restricted distribution course development by academic deans. Provost David Auston reported that the deans have worked hard to follow the faculty's mandate to develop a list of restricted distribution courses that all students could take for the purpose of general education in broad fields.
Engineering believes that it can currently comply with the mandate.
Social Sciences will continue to teach Foundations of Social Sciences but not require this option, adding to it others currently taught. These three or other introductory courses usually offered would be accepted as fulfilling the requirement, and Group Three majors would choose from the regular list of introductory courses rather than from the new sequence of three courses. Alan Grob observed that the proposed solution would return the University to the situation that had prompted the faculty to request the creation of a restricted list in the first place. Students would be able to choose introductory courses with a narrow disciplinary focus and avoid gaining a general introduction to the sciences. To give time for discussion of these important questions, an additional meeting will be held to discuss restricted distribution courses and general education.