April 11 , 2006

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

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Special Announcement from Chair Laurie Breakey:

This Senate Curriculum Report contains the first disciplinary team proposal brought forward as part of the implementation of the “Uniformity of Course Abbreviations within Disciplines” legislation approved by the Senate on April 26, 2005, and the President of the University on June 13, 2005. The proposal was submitted by one of 48 disciplinary teams, the Operations Management Disciplinary Team, which is comprised of faculty representatives from Altoona, Behrend, Harrisburg, Business (University Park), and University College (DuBois). Seventy courses that include the abbreviations of B A; B LOG; BUS; MANGT; MNGMT; MS&IS; OISM; and SC&IS are being consolidated. Forty courses are being dropped and 30 courses are being changed to the abbreviation of SCM (Supply Chain Management).

Expedited proposals from the Chemistry, Physics, and Psychology disciplinary teams are currently undergoing consultation.

The courses have been published in the standard format, by college, in the Senate Curriculum Report. A list of all courses changed by the legislation will be published on the Faculty Senate Curriculum Information Website. An expedited proposal submission process has been put in place for the review of disciplinary curriculum through December 2006.

For additional information, please refer to the “Implementation of Uniform Course Abbreviations’ Legislation” informational report, Appendix H, in the April 25, 2006, Senate Agenda.

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.

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August 30, 2005, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIV, Number 1
Item #005 Immunology and Infectious Disease, B.S., New, Agricultural Sciences
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost March 27, 2006--effective Summer Session 2006.
Item #019 Applied Chemistry Minor, New, Altoona (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.

October 11, 2005, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIV, Number 2
Item #111 Human Development and Family Studies, B.S., Add, Change, Drop Options, Health and Human Development
--Life Span Human Services (add)
--Life Span Developmental Science (name change)
--Children, Youth, and Family Services (drop)
--Adult Development and Aging Services (drop)
--Community Human Services (drop)
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost March 15, 2006--effective Summer Session 2006.

January 17, 2006, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIV, Number 4
Item #029 Nanotechnology Minor, New, Engineering
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost March 27, 2006--effective Summer Session 2006.
Item #048 CLJ 250W, Course Add, Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Item #068 Natural Resources Minor, New, University College (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.

February 28, 2006, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIV, Number 5
The entire Curriculum Report was approved with the following exceptions and corrections:

Item #001 Music Education, B.M.E., Change Degree, Arts and Architecture (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #002 Music Technology Minor, New, Arts and Architecture (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.

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 11, 2006. 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.

New Programs: Majors, Options, and Minors
Item #001 & 359 B.S. in Animal Science and Master of Biotechnology in Biotechnology, Name/Degree Change, Agricultural Sciences
Item #013 Interdisciplinary Digital Studio, B. Des., New, Arts and Architecture
Item #081 Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, B.S., Name Change, Add Options, Behrend College
--Computer Engineering Technology
--Electrical Engineering Technology
Item #082 Operations & Supply Chain Management Minor, New, Behrend
Item #083 Technical Sales Minor, New, Behrend
Item #181 Media Studies, B.A., Add Options, Communications
--Media Effects
--Media Law and Policy
Item # 196 Geography, Option Name Change, Earth and Mineral Sciences
--Urban and Regional Development to Human Geography
Item # 264 Special Education Minor, New, Education
Item # 302 Security and Risk Analysis, B.S., New, Information Sciences and Technology
Item # 317 French to French and Francophone Studies, B.A., Name Change, Liberal Arts
Item # 318 French and Francophone Studies, B.S., Name Change, Liberal Arts
Item # 319 French and Francophone Studies Minor, Name Change, Liberal Arts
Item # 320 Information Sciences and Technology for Labor and Industrial Relations, New, Liberal Arts and Information Sciences and Technology
Item # 321 Latina/o Studies Minor, New, Liberal Arts
Item #348 & 361 B.A. in Mathematics and Master of Applied Statistics, New IUG, Science
Item #349& 361A B.S. in Mathematics and Master of Applied Statistics, New IUG, Science
Item #360 Finance, Master of Finance, New, Penn State Great Valley

Academic Programs [Majors/Minors] Phase-Out
Business Administration (BACC), B.S., Drop, University College

Moving/Discontinuing Degree Programs Among Colleges/Campuses of the University
Electrical Engineering, Associate Degree, March 15, 2006, Penn State New Kensington is authorized to drop the major--effective Summer Session 2006.
Sociology, Minor, March 15, 2006, Penn State Schuylkill is authorized to deliver the minor--effective Summer Session 2006.
Business, B.S., March 29, 2006, University College is authorized to deliver the major currently offered at Penn State Altoona (and identical in terms of all curricular requirements, including MATH 110) with the following options--effective Summer Session 2006.
--Penn State Delaware County, Penn State DuBois, Penn State Worthington Scranton: Financial Services Option
--Penn State Beaver, Penn State Delaware County, Penn State DuBois, Penn State Fayette, Penn State Hazleton, Penn State Mont Alto, Penn State McKeesport, Penn State New Kensington, Penn State Shenango, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Penn State Worthington Scranton, Penn State York: Individualized Business Option
--Penn State Beaver, Penn State Delaware County, Penn State DuBois, Penn State Fayette, Penn State Hazleton, Penn State Mont Alto, Penn State McKeesport, Penn State New Kensington, Penn State Shenango, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Penn State Worthington Scranton, Penn State York: Marketing and Management Option
Human Development and Family Studies, B.S., March 30, 2006, University College is authorized to add an option, change the name of an option, and drop three options as follows at the following locations: Penn State Delaware County, Penn State DuBois, Penn State Fayette, Penn State Mont Alto, Penn State Shenango, Penn State Worthington Scranton, Penn State York--effective Summer Session 2006.
--Add Life Span Human Services Option
--Change Life Span Human Development and Family Relations to Life Span Developmental Science Option
--Drop Children, Youth, and Family Services Option
--Drop Adult Development and Aging Services Option
--Drop Community Human Services Option
Human Development and Family Studies, B.S., March 30, 2006, the College of Health and Human Development is authorized to add an option, change the name of an option and drop three options in the major at Penn State Altoona--effective Summer Session 2006.
--Add Life Span Human Services Option
--Change Life Span Human Development and Family Relations to Life Span Developmental Science Option
--Drop Children, Youth, and Family Services Option
--Drop Adult Development and Aging Services Option
--Drop Community Human Services Option

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

Michael Adewumi, Graduate School
Laurie P. Breakey, Chair, University College, DuBois
Joseph Cecere, Capital
Jeremy Cohen, Resource, Undergraduate Education
Richard Englund, Behrend
Christopher J. Falzone, Vice Chair, Science
Debra Freedman, Education
John J. Hannan, Engineering
Sally Heffentreyer, Resource, University Publications
Anne Hester, University College, Hazleton
James Hilton, Agricultural Sciences
Anne Kepler, Resource, University Registrar
Lee R. Kump, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Binh P. Le, Abington
Kidane Mengisteab, Liberal Arts
Kenneth Middlemiss, Behrend
Linda Musser, Libraries
Karthik Namasivayam, Health and Human Development
Robert A. Novack, Business
Mary Beth Rosson, Information Sciences and Technology
John Sanchez, Communications
David J. Spector, Medicine
Bonj Szczygiel, Arts and Architecture
Arkady Tempelman, Science
Horst von Dorpowski, ACUE, Education
Barbara Wiens-Tuers, Altoona
Robert A. Zambanini, Berks

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPENDIX A (Undergraduate)

CURRICULAR DEADLINES

2006-2007

• 294/394/494/594 - Research Topics
• 295/395/495/595 - Internships
• 296/396/496/596 - Independent Studies
• 097/197/297/397/497/597 - Special Topics
• 098/198/298/398/498/598 - Special Topics
• 099/199/299/399/499/599 - Foreign Studies

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:

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:

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

Academic Year 2006-2007

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