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...Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted this evening to allow undergraduates to declare secondary fields, akin to minors, as professors overwhelmingly endorsed the first legislation to emerge from the three-and-a-half-year-old curricular review...
...despite disagreements over the finer points of the legislation, today’s vote left many professors and administrators beaming, after months of controversy dogging University President Lawrence H. Summers had delayed Faculty-wide discussion of the curricular review...
Summers also cracked jokes and appeared to be in a good mood as the curricular review, which began in the second year of his tenure but never followed his fast-paced schedule, was set to finally see its first vote...
...Ordinarily, a secondary field should require between 4 and 6 half courses. The particular structure of a program will vary by field. A secondary field must be sponsored by a new or existing department or Standing Committee with Curricular Responsibilities in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Departments or committees would not be limited to offering only one secondary field. The timing and designation of secondary fields should be determined by the department or committee, and be communicated clearly to students in advising materials. All proposals for secondary fields will be reviewed by the Educational Policy Committee...
...voted overwhelmingly at last night’s session to endorse legislation slated to be considered at today’s Faculty meeting that would establish optional secondary fields and would delay concentration choice by a semester. If the legislation passes at today’s Faculty meeting, these curricular review proposals could go into effect next year. The UC passed the Concentration Reform Act on a 32-1 vote, urging professors to approve the proposals that the Education Policy Committee (EPC) has submitted to the Faculty. Although the council’s approval is not required for the changes...