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History of the Curriculum Initiative at 間眅埶AV
Early in 2000, a distinguished committee was charged with evaluating our undergraduate curriculum. This committee surveyed exemplary universities and consulted widely with students, faculty, staff and experts. Several significant changes were recommended to enhance the quality of undergraduate education at 間眅埶AV. Included in the recommendations were requirements intended to ensure that students entering 間眅埶AV were adequately prepared to do university-level course-work and, when remediation was necessary, that students obtained it before entering 間眅埶AV or early in their programs. These recommendations were presented to the Senate of 間眅埶AV in October 2002 and accepted in principle at that time.
Recognizing that the task of implementing these requirements would be complex, Senate established a Task Force, which was supplemented by three Support Groups (hereafter collectively referred to as the Implementation Committees), to recommend how the proposed changes could be implemented most effectively. In November 2003, the Implementation Committees released a Discussion Paper that contained a set of preliminary recommendations and outlined what they believed to be a workable plan for the advancement of undergraduate education at 間眅埶AV. Following the release of this document, the Implementation Committees consulted widely within 間眅埶AV and with other institutions. A Revised Discussion Paper was prepared for Senate, and motions related to the recommendations were passed at the May 2004 meeting of Senate.