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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Here is the update on those one unit honors classes I mentioned in the meeting on Tuesday <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Elaine Marchello, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Assistant Dean, Academic Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bart Cardon Teaching Academy Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Undergraduate Program Coordinator and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Professor of Practice <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dept. of Veterinary Science and Microbiology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Forbes 201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(520) 626-3631<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> College Academic Administrators Council [mailto:CAAC@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Baker Gonzales, Sandra - (beelers)<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 01, 2012 11:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> CAAC@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> New Upper division Honors seminars to be added to the course catalog<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Special provisions are being made to create a new 396H, 1 unit, special topics seminar course, targeting junior and senior-level Honors students beginning with the Fall 2012 term. Sophomores may enroll if granted permission by the department. Please distribute this email to department heads of your respective colleges. The information will also be distributed via the COURSES Listserv.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For inclusion, department heads should submit their consent to participate to their associate dean and/or college-level authorized signatory for course approval no later than March 5, 2012. The associate dean or college-level authorized signatory will need to forward a list of approved participating departments to Sandra B. Gonzales, <a href="mailto:beelers@email.arizona.edu">beelers@email.arizona.edu</a>, no later than March 9, 2012 to be included in the Fall 2012 schedule. No Form Link new course forms are to be submitted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Participating departments will have until March 17, 2012 to submit scheduling information for section(s). The usual scheduling information/format submitted though the RCS website should be included in an email and sent to either Fernando Chavez, <a href="mailto:fchavez@email.arizona.edu">fchavez@email.arizona.edu</a> or Sandra B. Gonzales, <a href="mailto:beelers@email.arizona.edu">beelers@email.arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This will allow courses to be created and scheduled in time for the opening of priority registration. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sample course catalog description for participating departments:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Effective term: Fall 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Course Number: XXXX 396H<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Title: “Department Name” Honors Special Topics Seminar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Long Description: An Honors special topics seminar course for Honors Active Juniors and Seniors. Course includes s<span style='color:black'>mall group discussion, research, and presentations on a variety of “department” related special topics of interest. Current research, relevant issues, historical perspectives and guest speakers may be included. Honors sophomores may enroll with consent of the department.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Minimum/Maximum Units: 1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Repeat for Credit: Max 2 units<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Course Typically Offered: Fall <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Enrollment Requirement Group: Honors Active Juniors and Seniors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Departments can manually override the Enrollment Requirement Group restriction and enroll approved sophomore-level students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>