Undergraduate Student Government Academic Assembly President D. Joshua Troxell said Monday that legislation to modify the International and Intercultural Competence (GI) credit is "rapidly progressing," and a report should be presented at the March 16 University Faculty Senate meeting.

The preliminary legislation would require students to take six GI credits, but overall credits required per major would not increase. Instead, diversity credits would be built into major requirements.

"The intent of the requirement will be to infuse diversity issues into the curriculum of every major," he said.

Committee members also talked about recommending changes to the specifics of the add/drop period.

Cornelius Cornelssen, a non-voting representative from the Schreyer Honors College, suggested that professors should give a small quiz within the first few class periods to see if students are ready for the course.

"Professors would be conducive to it," he said. "It will only make classes stronger."

However, many Assembly members said that was not the purpose of the add/drop period, and discussion ceased.

The Assembly also approved USG President Ian Rosenberger's nomination of Supreme Court Associate Justice Greg Becker.

Becker (sophomore-economics and political science), a court clerk, was approved by a vote of 12-0-0.

Becker said he hopes his presence will encourage change in USG.

"I'd like to strengthen the court's relationship with USG by integrating them more," he said. "I also want to improve clerk recruitment."

Becker said he would look into the recent decision to change the membership requirement of student groups from 10 to 20. He said he would like to see the number changed to 15.

"We definitely have to look because we changed it in haste," he said. "Some groups are still at a threshold."

Troxell praised the endorsement. "He's definitely a hard worker and open to a wide of variety of viewpoints."