FORMAT 3B
Submit originals and one copy to the Faculty Senate Office 
Email electronic copy (with scanned signatures) to jbharvie@alaska.edu
REQUEST FOR A NEW MINOR

SUBMITTED BY:
Department	
 	
College/School	

Prepared by	
 	
Phone	

Email Contact	
 	
Faculty Contact	

	
See http://www.uaf.edu/uafgov/faculty-senate/curriculum/course-degree-procedures-/  for a complete description of the rules governing curriculum & course changes.

 PROGRAM IDENTIFICATION:

TITLE OF MINOR:	

*Number of credits required for completion (minimum is 15):
*”Unless otherwise specified by the appropriate academic unit, a course may be used more than once toward fulfilling degree, certificate, major and minor requirements.  Credit hours for these courses count only once toward total credits required for the degree or certificate.  Certifying that [the student has] met all major and minor requirements is the responsibility of [the student’s] department faculty, who notify the Registrar’s Office.”  From the General University Requirements section of  “How to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree” in the UAF Catalog.	

Do all the required courses currently exist?	

If not, list the corresponding New Course paperwork associated with this request:	

	

	

A.  DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MINOR. Include reasons justifying its creation; objectives of the minor and relationship of the required courses to those objectives.

	

B.  PROPOSED MINOR REQUIREMENTS AS THEY WILL APPEAR IN THE CATALOG:
See samples provided on page 3 of this form. 

	

C.  ESTIMATED IMPACT
WHAT IMPACT, IF ANY, WILL THIS HAVE ON BUDGET, FACILITIES/SPACE, FACULTY, ETC.	

	

D.  IMPACTS ON PROGRAMS/DEPTS:
What programs/departments will be affected by this proposed action?
Include information on the Programs/Departments contacted (e.g., email, memo)	

	

F.  PERSONNEL DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE MINOR:
List faculty currently teaching the required and elective (if any) courses, with a brief statement of duties and qualifications.	

	

G.  RELATIONSHIP OF THE PROPOSED MINOR’S OBJECTIVES TO THE “PURPOSES OF THE UNIVERSITY”.
Include additional justifying information to support creation of the minor such as projected and present enrollments; need or public demand for the minor; support of other programs by the minor’s creation, etc.

	

APPROVALS:

Date	

Signature, Chair, Program/Department of:	

	
Date	

Signature, Chair, College/School Curriculum Council for:	

	
Date	

Signature, Dean, College/School of:	

	

ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE GOVERNANCE OFFICE

Date	

Signature, Chair, UAF Faculty Senate Curriculum Review Committee	

Final approval will be at the level of the Chancellor or Chancellor’s Designee, following vote of approval by the Faculty Senate.
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SAMPLE MINORS FOR REFERENCE FROM THE UAF CATALOG – 2009-2010:
Taken from page 134, Art Degree Program:
Minor
1.	Complete the following:*
ART F105—Beginning Drawing—3 credits
ART F262—History of World Art—3 credits
ART F365—Native Art of Alaska—3 credits 
2.	Complete one of the following:*
ART F161—Two-Dimensional Design—3 credits
ART F162—Color and Design—3 credits
ART F163—Three-Dimensional Design—3 credits 
3.	Complete one of the following:*
ART F201—Beginning Ceramics—3 credits
ART F211—Beginning Sculpture—3 credits
ART F268—Beginning Native Art Studio—3 credits 
4.	Complete one of the following:*
ART F207—Beginning Printmaking—3 credits
ART F209—Beginning Metalsmithing and Jewelry—3 credits
ART F213—Beginning Painting (Acrylic or Oil)—3 credits
ART F371O—Digital Photography and Pixel Painting—3 credits 
5.	Minimum credits required—18 credits 
* Student must earn a C grade or better in each course.
Note: A minor in art for the B.A. or B.S. degree is available only to non-art majors.

Taken from Page 142, Communication Degree Program:
Minor
1.	Complete the following:
COMM F180—Introduction to Human Communication—3 credits
COMM F330—Intercultural Communication (3)
or COMM F351—Gender and Communication—3 credits 
2.	Complete communication electives at the F300-level or above—9 credits 
3.	Minimum credits required—15 credits 
Note: Courses designated as social science or humanities that are taken for the minor may also be used to fulfill social science and/or humanities distribution requirements for the B.A. degree.

These samples are for your reference and may be deleted from your submitted paperwork.