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April 12 , 2005

Volume XXXIII - Number 6

 

SENATE CURRICULUM REPORT

 

TO ALL SENATORS, THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST OF THE UNIVERSITY, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS - PROGRAMS - DIVISIONS - INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS, CAMPUS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ON UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, AND MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMS AND COURSES.

I. OLD BUSINESS

Questions concerning items that have been held must be resolved within a 90-day period following the approval date of the Senate Curriculum Report. The proposals will be returned to the presenting departments if the hold is not resolved by the end of the 90-day period unless an extension of the hold is granted by the Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs.

August 31, 2004, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIII, Number 1
Item #111 SUR 335, Course Add, Engineering
Approved--effective Spring 2005.

November 23, 2004, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIII, Number 3
Item #012 Mathematics Applications Minor, New, Altoona (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #298 Forensic Science Major, New, Science
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost March 7, 2005--effective Fall Semester 2005.

January 18, 2005, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIII, Number 4
Item #002 Agricultural Systems Management Minor, Name Change, Agricultural Sciences
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost April 4, 2005--effective Fall Semester 2005.
Item #015 Musical Theatre (B.F.A.), New, Arts and Architecture
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost April 4, 2005--effective Fall Semester 2005.
Item #017 Theatre (B.F.A.), Change Name of Option/Drop Option, Arts and Architecture
-- Design and Technology (name change)
-- Musical Theatre (drop)
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost April 4, 2005--effective Fall Semester 2005.
Item #161 Media Studies, New IUG Program, Communications (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #165 Geosciences, New IUG Program, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost April 4, 2005--effective Summer Session 2005.
Item #173 Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Change Name of Options, Engineering
-- Agricultural Engineering
-- Biological and Food Engineering
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost April 4, 2005--effective Fall Semester 2005.
Item #174 Chemical Engineering, Change Name of Option, Engineering
-- Bioprocess and Biomolecular Engineering
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost April 4, 2005--effective Fall Semester 2005.
Item #176 Engineering Mechanics, New IUG Program, Engineering
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost April 4, 2005--effective Summer Session 2005.
Item #177 Engineering Science, New IUG Program, Engineering
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost April 4, 2005--effective Summer Session 2005.
Item #229 IN SC 431, Course Add, Great Valley (HOLD)
Item #230 IN SC 463, Course Add, Great Valley (HOLD)
Item #231 IN SC 480, Course Add, Great Valley (HOLD)
Item #232 Health Policy and Administration, New IUG Program, Health and Human Development (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.

March 15, 2005, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIII, Number 5
The entire Curriculum Report was approved with the following exceptions and corrections:

Item #009 Business, New, Berks-Lehigh Valley (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #016 ADTED 456, Course Add, Education (HOLD)
Item #017 ADTED 457, Course Add, Education (HOLD)
Item #018 ADTED 458, Course Add, Education (HOLD)
Item #019 ADTED 459, Course Add, Education (HOLD)

II. NEW BUSINESS

The Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs is considering the attached proposals. New majors, options, and minors become effective following the approval of the Executive Vice President and Provost. New courses and courses being dropped become effective the first semester following the approval of this Report unless otherwise specified. Changes in existing course offerings will become effective the date of the first published Schedule of Courses listing the changed course, unless written objection is received by the University Curriculum Coordinator Sherry F. Walk (sfw2@psu.edu) at the Senate Office, 101G Kern Graduate Building (863-1202) on or before May 12, 2005. A copy of any written objection sent to the Committee must also be sent to the college representative of the sponsoring college. The University Curriculum Coordinator will communicate the objection to the Chairperson of the Committee. Any item to which written objection is made will be reconsidered by the appropriate committee and may be delayed in becoming available for scheduling; however, reconsideration of any specific item will not affect the scheduling date of other items here listed.

For Curriculum information (guidelines, forms, etc.), visit the Senate's curriculum page at http://www.senate.psu.edu/curriculum.asp.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON CURRICULAR AFFAIRS

Charles W. Abdalla, Agricultural Sciences
Laurie P. Breakey, Vice Chair, DuBois, Commonwealth
Douglas K. Brown, Chair, Altoona
Jeremy Cohen, Resource, Undergraduate Education and International Programs
Karen Duncan, Ex Officio, University Registrar
Roger A. Egolf, Berks-Lehigh Valley
Christopher J. Falzone, Science
Kelly Gregg, Student, Arts and Architecture, Spring 2005
John J. Hannan, Engineering
Abul Hasan, York, Commonwealth
Sally Heffentreyer, Resource, University Publications
Michael J. Hines, Student, Berks-Lehigh Valley
Lee R. Kump, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Binh P. Le, Abington
Alexis A. McCune, Student, Arts and Architecture, Fall 2004
Kidane Mengisteab, Liberal Arts
Karthik Namasivayam, Health and Human Development
Robert A. Novack, Business
Mary Beth Oliver, Communications
Kyle L. Peck, Education
Mary Beth Rosson, Information Sciences and Technology
Loanne L. Snavely, Libraries
David J. Spector, Medicine
Bonj Szczygiel, Arts and Architecture, Spring 2005
Arkady Tempelman, Science
Rodney L. Troester, Behrend
Horst von Dorpowski, ACUE, Education
Warren K. Wake, Arts and Architecture, Fall 2004
Mark L. Wardell, Graduate School
Matthew T. Wilson, Capital


TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPENDIX A (Undergraduate)
Abington College (No proposals submitted)
Agricultural Sciences, College of
Altoona College (No proposals submitted)
Arts and Architecture, College of
Behrend College
Berks-Lehigh Valley College
Business, Smeal College of
Capital College
Commonwealth College
Communications, College of
Dickinson School of Law (No proposals submitted)
Earth and Mineral Sciences, College of
Education, College of
Engineering, College of
Great Valley, School of Graduate Professional Studies (No proposals submitted)
Health and Human Development, College of
Information Sciences and Technology, School of
Intercollege Programs
Liberal Arts, College of the
Life Sciences Consortium (No proposals submitted)
Medicine, College of (No proposals submitted)
Science, Eberly College of

APPENDIX B

Graduate
Post-Baccalaureate Credit Certificate Programs (No proposals submitted)

APPENDIX C

College of Medicine

APPENDIX D

Dickinson School of Law

SUBCOMMITTEE ON RETENTION AND TRANSFER

CURRICULAR DEADLINES

2005-2006

Common Course Numbers (for which special titles may be given--as a one-semester offering--using one of the following letter suffixes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, K)*

All requests for special titles should be submitted to the Curriculum Coordinator, e-mail ID univfs@psu.edu, at the Senate Office four (4) weeks prior to registration:

Summer Session 2005 and Fall Semester 2005

- January 10, 2005

Spring Semester 2006

- August 14, 2006

Summer Session 2006 and Fall Semester 2006

- January 30, 2006

United States Cultures, International Cultures, and Writing-Intensive Course Proposals
All requests for one-semester United States Cultures, International Cultures, and Writing course offerings should be submitted to the Curriculum Coordinator at the Senate Office six (6) weeks prior to registration:

Summer Session 2005 and Fall Semester 2005

- January 3, 2005

Spring Semester 2006

- July 31, 2006

Summer Session 2006 and Fall Semester 2006

- January 16, 2006

Senate Curriculum Report (Blue Sheet) Schedule
All course and major/option/minor proposals are due in the Senate Office on the following dates:

Proposal Due Date

Record Publication Date

SCCA Meeting Date

August 12, 2005

for the August 30, 2005 Issue

September 13, 2005

September 23, 2005

for the October 11, 2005 Issue

October 25, 2005

November 4, 2005

for the November 22, 2005 Issue

December 6, 2005

January 3, 2006

for the January 17, 2006 Issue

January 31, 2006

February 10, 2006

for the February 28, 2006 Issue

March 30, 2006

March 24, 2006

for the April 11, 2006 Issue

April 25, 2006

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*The following alpha letters have been reserved for identifying special types of courses:
A-G,I,K - special topics courses
H - honors courses or sections
J - individualized instruction courses
L,P,R - lecture, practicum (or laboratory), recitation sections
M - honors and writing intensive courses
S - First-Year Seminar courses
T - honors and first-year seminar courses
U - United States cultures and/or international cultures and honors courses
W - writing intensive courses
X - First-Year Seminar courses and writing-intensive courses
Y - United States cultures and/or international cultures and writing courses


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