2003-2004 FACULTY SENATE
OF
California State University, Sacramento

Minutes
March 25, 2004

ROLL CALL [+ indicates alternate]

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the program change proposals found at Attachment A.

Carried unanimously.

Note:  At its meeting of February 19, 2004, the Faculty Senate removed FS 04-10 from the consent calendar and recommitted it back to the Curriculum Subcommittee.  The Curriculum Subcommittee responded to the concerns of the Senate in Attachment B. 

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The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program change proposal:

American Sign Language

The current Certificate in ASL requires only completion of EDS 150-152 (ASL 1-3: Beginning to Intermediate). These three courses also correlate with the Foreign Language requirement at CSUS. Currently, students are basically rewarded with a certificate for simply completing their Foreign Language requirement. In addition, the current level now allows students to receive the Certificate after having completed only intermediate level coursework in ASL. It is proposed that the requirement be raised to include completion of EDS 153 (ASL 4: Advanced ASL: Instructing and Informing). In addition, students will be required to have completed at least 7 units of ASL, including EDS 153, at CSUS in order to receive a Certificate. Further, a minimum grade of "C" or better G.P.A. of 2.0 must be maintained in each of the four courses for receipt of the certificate. With this change, it is felt that the Certificate will have more value to its holders and prospective employers examining candidates’ credentials.

Carried unanimously.

Carried unanimously.

The Faculty Senate recommends dividing FS 04-18/GEP/GRC, Ex., Foreign Language Graduation Requirement so that the following will be considered as a separate motion:

MEETING THE REQUIREMENT BEFORE ENROLLING AT CSUS:

In order to meet the foreign language requirement before enrolling at CSUS, students must meet the requirement in one of the following ways:

1. OLD. Completion of the fourth year of a foreign language in high school (grade of “C” or better)

NEW. Completion of the third year of a foreign language in high school (grade of “C-” or better).

Rationale:
1] Three years of high school language study is still a higher standard than the CSUS admission requirement and more stringent than the graduation requirement of 20 of our 22 CSU sister campuses.

2] Rationale for change in acceptable grade: consistency with the admission requirement of C- . This is consistent with grade minimum in other basic courses; for example Math 30 requires four years of high school mathematics… with a grade of “C-” or better.

Carried.

The Faculty Senate recommends amending the foreign language graduation requirement as follows:

MEETING THE REQUIREMENT BEFORE ENROLLING AT CSUS:

In order to meet the foreign language requirement before enrolling at CSUS, students must meet the requirement in one of the following ways:

1. OLD. Completion of the fourth year of a foreign language in high school (grade of “C” or better)

NEW. Completion of the third year of a foreign language in high school (grade of “C-” or better).

Rationale:
1] Three years of high school language study is still a higher standard than the CSUS admission requirement and more stringent than the graduation requirement of 20 of our 22 CSU sister campuses.

2] Rationale for change in acceptable grade: consistency with the admission requirement of C-. This is consistent with grade minimum in other basic courses; for example Math 30 requires four years of high school mathematics… with a grade of “C-” or better.

Carried (hand vote:  Yes = 29; No = 10)

The Faculty Senate recommends recommitting the matter of FS 04-18/GEP/GRC, Ex., Foreign Language Graduation Requirement back to the General Education Policies/Graduation Requirements Committee and the Executive Committee to reorganize the remaining items:  1)  the areas in which students can test out, and 2)  the number of semesters of college-level coursework required to satisfy the requirement.

Carried.

Having reached the hour of adjournment, the following items will receive a first reading at the April 15 meeting:

INFORMATION

1. California State University, Sacramento Mission Statement Draft
2. Broad Principles for Budget Reductions, CUP Planning Committee
3. Faculty Senate's home page:  www.csus.edu/acse, or, from the CSUS home page, click on Administration and Policy, then Administration, then Faculty Senate.
4. Actions of the 2003-2004 Faculty Senate:  http://www.csus.edu/acse/03-04_actions.htm
5. Upcoming Senate meetings: 

April 8, 2004 - Spring break April 15, 2004 - 3:00-3:30: nomination of 2004-2005 Senate Officers; 3:30-5:00: 2003-2004 Senate meets April 22, 2004 - tentative April 29, 2004 - 3:00-3:30: election of 2004-2005 Senate Officers; 3:30-5:00: 2003-2004 Senate meets

Tuesday, May 4, 2004 - Outstanding Community Service and Lifetime Achievement Awards Reception May 6, 2004 - no meeting--Outstanding Teaching and Service Awards Reception May 13, 2004 - tentative

The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.

*Presidential approval requested.