Based on the findings of 2003-04 assessment cycle, the undergraduate 
committee was  charged to study the feasibility of offering a required 
introductory course to give students a broad overview of Computer 
Science and Information Technology. Additionally, during 2004-05 
assessment cycle, we identified the need to institute a senior year 
project course (capstone) in order to improve our students' training in 
System Development and to be able to directly measure the students 
learning at the program level.

Both the introductory course and the senior capstone course was 
discussed and approved by the undergraduate committee and forwarded to 
the faculty for their consideration last Spring. Theses items, however, 
are still pending because the faculty chose to discuss the 
reorganization matters during the faculty meeting that was scheduled for 
considering these and other curriculum matters. We need to consider 
these items early this Fall semester. I ask that the curriculum 
committee complete this task by October 28.