CHANGE TO MINOR POLICY

A change to the academic minor policy was voted upon at the October 20 Academic Senate meeting. Though no concerns against the old policy were put forward, a desire had been expressed by faculty to “clean up” the current document. It will require proposers of new minors to research and inform the Academic Senate of what majors should be banned from minor programs, on the grounds of programs not being a “broadening experience,” as is required by the current policy.

The proposal was met with quite a bit of opposition. Those opposed to the change, led by Academic Senate Vice Chair Tim Engström, were concerned with the clarity of the term “broadening” experience, and who would be qualified to determine this. The lack of specific criteria and vague wording lead to some minor rewording prior to approval of the change.

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