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CEPC approved the minutes from the 10/13/04 meeting, while recommending changes to item 6a.

CEPC also adopted an amendment to the minutes from the 10/7/04 meeting, which will show that CEPC reinstated a dormant course, Physics 379.
New Courses (Hahn). After making minor editorial changes to course titles and catalog statements, CEPC approved two new courses. These will be added to a greensheet and will be submitted for approval at the November '04 faculty meeting. The two courses were:

English 395: Chaucer: Literary, Historica, and Ethical Approaches
Computer Science 315: Bioinformatics
Other Business (Booth). The committee discussed its work schedule and priorities for the remainder of the school year, based upon an agenda submitted by the Registrar's Office. That agenda included the following items:

a. Creating more flexibility in the College calendar for programs that regularly depart
from the standard calendar (i.e. nursing, teacher's ed.).

b. Revising New Course proposal forms

c. Drawing up standards for granting College credit for coursework completed in high school or through other off-campus programs.

d. Drawing up new time limits for drop/add petitions.

e. Establishing guidelines for granting Foreign Language credit (FOL) for non-native English speakers fluent in a language not offered at St. Olaf.

f. Approval of the College Calendar.

After a brief discussion, the Committee decided first to address the proposed revisions of the New Course Proposal form. Mary Cisar agreed to send the Committee a draft of the new forms for its perusal, so that it may consider it for the next meeting.

Announcements: A. Hanson (Honorary Degrees). J. Beld (ARP - Program Reviews).

Adjourned 4:125 p.m.