WAC Committee Minutes
2/20/08

Present: Bonn, Cassidy, Matthews, Preston, Snavely, Wallace

Several courses were brought by the committee:

Instructor Course & Number Action

Cynthia Allen Methods and Materials EXSS 420 passed
Mark Petering Music Technology & Industry MUS 117 provisional pass
Brian Schwartz Experimental Physics PHYS 406 passed
Aaron Trautwein Linear Algerbra MATH 200 renewed
Ellen Hauser SOCI 271 tabled
Ellen Hauser SOCI 271 tabled

The committee discussed what to do in the event the course caps are violated. Consensus was that the committee should send a letter to the faculty member, copied to the department chair, division chair and Dean of the College reminding about the importance of maintaining the integrity of the 22 student limit on WI course enrollments.

The committee reviewed petitions by students requesting exemption from WI:

Student Reason Action

Xuelean Peak no course offered before graduation granted
Yuen Shing Ka unclear tabled for clarification

Two other petitions were distributed to committee members to be voted on by email (Joanna Huszla and Kevin Kaminski).

Meeting adjourned at 2:20