Undergraduate Studies Committee				Minutes 3/4/04

Attending Voting Members:  M. Bauer (CS), G. Bunker (BCPS), C. Hall (BME), P. Johnson (BCPS),  J. Kallend (MMAE), J. Lederman (MSED),  J. LoCicero (ECE), K. McKee (MT), J. O’Leary (CAE), M. Poros (SocSci), G. Raman (MMAE), F. Ruiz (MMAE), J. Saletta (ECE), R. Trygstad (ITM), A. Wolach (Psyc),

Non-Voting Attendees:  B. Benner (Underg. Adm.), T. Carroll (Regist),  D. Geiger (Student Affairs), K. Hurley (OTS), T. Jacobius (IBIS), C. Orze (Ed Serv), S. Sitton (Assist. Provost), C. Stewart (Galvin Library), G. Welter (Ed Serv).

The meeting is chaired by Dean D. Ucci.
The minutes are recorded by Dean J. Snapper (for Dean C. Wark).

The minutes of the meeting of Feb 29, 2004 are approved.

The USC continued discussion of the IPRO Study Group Final Report.

It is moved and seconded that

WHEREAS: 	General Education presently requires that students take at least 
six credits of IPRO,
WHEREAS: 	Departments can require and students may elect to enroll in 
more IPROs than demanded by General Education, and
WHEREAS: 	The IPRO program is not adequately funded and academic units
are not adequately compensated for faculty resources assigned 
to the IPRO program,

BE IT RESOLVED:  
The General Education requirement be reduced to three
credits hours of IPRO.

Further discussion and possible vote on the motion is scheduled for the next meeting of the USC.

Prof. Snapper
Acting Secretary to the USC.