Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 8/6/19
Iowa State University

Curriculum Committee
Records, 1932-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator:

Iowa State University. Curriculum Committee

title:

Records

dates:

1932-[ongoing]

extent:

3.78 linear ft. (9 document boxes)

collection number:

RS 8/6/19

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Iowa State University, Curriculum Committee Records, RS 8/6/19, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

The Curriculum Committee is responsible for reviewing catalog offerings and recommending curricula changes. It is also charged with developing policies and procedures related to University-wide curricular standards and degree requirements. The committee is part of the Faculty Senate.

 

Collection description

This collection (1932-[ongoing]) includes course catalog changes, correspondence, meeting minutes, news clippings, and reports.

 

Organization

The collection is listed chronologically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

2

"A Report Listing in a Form for Ready Comparison the Advantages and Arguments for the Semester and Quarter Systems"

1932

1

3

Catalog Changes for 1935-1936

1934

1

4

Catalog Changes for 1936-1942

1935-1940

1

5

Objectives of Iowa State College

1938-1939

1

6

Correspondence

1940

1

7

Correspondence

1941-1942

1

8

Meeting Minutes and Notes

1941-1949

MAP

CASE

"An Analysis of Educational Objectives" Chart

1942

1

9

Catalog Changes for 1943-1944

1942-1943

1

10

Correspondence

1942-1943

1

11

"Objectives of Iowa State College"

1943

1

12

"Objectives of Iowa State College"

1944

1

13

Correspondence

1944-1949

2

1

Catalog Changes for 1947-1951

1947-1950

2

2

Catalog Changes for 1951-1955

1950-1953

2

3

Correspondence

1950-1960

2

4

Meeting Minutes

1952-1960

2

5

Catalog Changes for 1955-1961

1954-1959

2

6

Catalog Changes for 1961-1967

1960-1965

3

1

Correspondence

1960-1965

3

2

Meeting Minutes

1960-1965

1

1

News Clippings

1961-1988

3

3

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1965-1969

3

4

Catalog Changes for 1967-1969

1966

3

5

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1967-1969

3

6

Catalog Changes for 1969-1971

1968

3

7

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1969-1970

3

8

Catalog Changes for 1971-1973

1970

3

9-10

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1970-1971

4

1

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1971-1972

4

2

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1972-1973

4

3

Catalog Changes for 1973-1977

1972-1974

4

4

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1973-1974

4

5

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1974-1975

4

6

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1975-1976

4

7

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1976-1977

4

8

Catalog Changes for 1977-1979

1977

5

1

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1977-1978

5

2

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1978-1979

5

3

Catalog Changes for 1979-1983

1979-1980

5

4-5

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1979-1980

5

6

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1980-1981

5

7

Responsibilities and Procedures

1980-1983

5

8

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1981-1982

10

2

Minutes, Agenda, and Meeting Materials

1981-1982

10

1

New Program Proposal: Agricultural History and Rural Studies

1982

10

4

New Program Proposal: Linguistics BA

1982

10

3

New Program Proposal: Social Work B.A./B.S.

1982

6

1

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1982-1983

10

5

Minutes, Agenda, and Meeting Materials

1982-1983

10

8

1985-1987 Catalog Preparations

1983

10

7

New Program Proposal: Applied Physics M.S. and Ph.D.

1983

10

6

New Program Proposal: Bio/Pre-Medical Illustration U.G.

1983

6

2-3

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1983-1984

10

9

Minutes, Agenda, and Meeting Materials

1983-1984

10

14

1985-1987 Catalog Preparation: College Reports

1984

10

10

New Program Proposal: Community Health Education B.S.

1984

10

11

New Program Proposal: Computer Engineering M.S. M.E. and Ph.D.

1984

10

13

New Program Proposal: Gerontology U.G. Minor

1984

10

12

New Program Proposal: Toxicology M.S. and Ph.D.

1984

12

6

Graduation Approval Slip Problems

1984-1985

6

4-5

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1984-1985

10

21

Minutes, Agenda, and Meeting Materials

1984-1986

10

19

1987-1989 Catalog Preparation

1985

10

17

New Program Proposal: Genetics U.G.

1985

10

15

New Program Proposal: Latin American Studies Grad Minor

1985

10

20

New Program Proposal: Public Policy Ph.D.

1985

10

16

New Program Proposal: Telecommunicative Arts B.A. and B.S.

1985

10

18

New Program Proposal: Veterinary Parasitology Master and Minor

1985

12

7

English Comp Issue

1985-1986

6

6-7

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1985-1986

11

4

Minutes, Agenda, and Meeting Materials

1985-1986

12

5

Requests for Special GPA Requirements

1985-1986

11

13

Development of International Studies Major and Minor

1985-1988

12

17

Minors: General Information

1985-1989

12

9

Faculty Council Academic Affairs Report

1986

11

7

New Program Proposal: Civil Engineering M.S. and Ph.D.

1986

11

10

New Program Proposal: Civil Engineering M.S. and Ph.D.

1986

11

1

New Program Proposal: Criminal Justice Studies Minor

1986

11

3

New Program Proposal: Fine Arts Degree MFA

1986

11

6

New Program Proposal: Industrial Engineering Ph.D.

1986

10

22

New Program Proposal: Management of Information Systems B.B.A.

1986

11

2

New Program Proposal: Master of Business Administration

1986

11

9

New Program Proposal: Master of Computing

1986

11

8

New Program Proposal: Operations Research M.S. (joint)

1986

10

23

New Program Proposal: Speech Communication: Communication Disorders, Theatre Arts, Interpersonal and Rhetorical Communication

1986

12

8

Off Campus Credit Courses: Issues and Problems

1986

12

11

490 Issues and Policies

1986-1987

12

10

Library 160

1986-1987

7

1

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1986-1987

11

11

Minutes, Agenda, and Meeting Materials

1986-1987

11

5

Miscellaneous

1986-1987

12

18

Correspondence

1986-1989

12

15

Experimental Course Information

1986-1989

12

4

Post Audit Review: Policies and Correspondence

1986-1989

15

6

Agriculture Minutes

1986-1990

15

5

Business Administration Minutes

1986-1990

15

4

Design Minutes

1986-1990

15

3

Engineering Minutes

1986-1990

15

7

Family and Consumer Sciences Minutes

1986-1990

15

2

Graduate Minutes

1986-1990

15

1

Science and Humanities Minutes

1986-1990

14

15

Veterinary Medicine Minutes

1986-1990

11

12

New Program Proposal: Plant Physiology M.S. and Ph.D.

1987

7

2

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1987-1988

12

19

Minutes, Agenda, and Meeting Materials

1987-1988

12

16

Minors: Correspondence

1987-1989

13

11

1989-1991 Catalog Blue Book Additions and Corrections

1988

13

10

1989-1991 Catalog Preparation, Correspondence, and Materials

1988

13

6

1989-1991 Catalog: Environmental Studies

1988

13

8

1989-1991 Catalog: Foreign Studies

1988

13

9

1989-1991 Catalog: Gerontology

1988

13

7

1989-1991 Catalog: International Studies

1988

13

5

1989-1991 Catalog: Technology and Social Change

1988

13

4

1989-1991 Catalog: University Studies

1988

12

13

Core Curriculum Consideration

1988

12

12

Diploma Recognition of Second Majors

1988

13

13

New Program Proposal: Ecology of Evolutionary Biology

1988

13

3

New Program Proposal: Textiles and Clothing Ph.D.

1988

12

14

Peat Marwick Program Duplication

1988

12

20

Post Audit Review: Agricultural History and Rural Studies

1988

13

2

Post Audit Review: Architectural Studies

1988

13

1

Post Audit Review: Consumer Food Science

1988

12

21

Post Audit Review: Occupational and Traffic Safety Education

1988

13

12

Post Audit Review: Social Work

1988

12

1

Committee Responsibilities and Procedures

1988-1989

7

3

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1988-1989

14

2

Minutes, Agenda, and Meeting Materials

1988-1989

12

3

Approval of New Programs: University and Regent Forms

1989

12

2

Discontinuation of Programs

1989

13

14

Post Audit Review: Applied Physics

1989

13

16

Post Audit Review: Biological/Pre-Med Illustration

1989

14

4

Post Audit Review: Community Health Education

1989

14

6

Post Audit Review: Computer Engineering

1989

14

3

Post Audit Review: Gerontology (first review)

1989

14

5

Post Audit Review: Linguistics

1989

13

15

Post Audit Review: Religious Studies

1989

14

1

Program Approval: Combined B.S./M.S. Degree in Biochemistry

1989

7

4-5

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1989-1990

14

11

Discontinuation of Four Engineering Programs

1990

15

8

New Program Proposal: Advertising B.A. and Minor

1990

14

14

New Program Proposal: International and Comparative Politics and Public Administration Ph.D.

1990

14

12

New Program Proposal: Neuroscience Interdepartmental

1990

15

9

New Program Proposal: Professional Agriculture

1990

14

13

New Program Proposal: Rhetoric and Professional Communication Ph.D.

1990

14

7

Post Audit Review: Business Administration

1990

14

8

Post Audit Review: Gerontology (second review)

1990

14

10

Post Audit Review: School Mathematics

1990

14

9

Post Audit Review: Toxicology

1990

15

10

Curriculum Committee - correspondence, information

1990-1991

8

1

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1992-1993

8

2-3

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1993-1994

8

4-6

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1994-1995

8

7

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence (1 of 2)

1995-1996

9

1

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence (2 of 2)

1995-1996

9

2-6

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1997-1998

9

7

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1998