TO ALL SENATORS, THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS - PROGRAMS - DIVISIONS - INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS, CAMPUS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, DEANS OF RESIDENT INSTRUCTION, AND MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMS AND COURSES.

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Publication of the 2002-2004 Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin
Work is currently underway for the next paper publication of the Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin. The cut-off date for changes to the Bulletin is February 15, 2002. Curricular changes that are to appear in the 2002-2004 Bulletin must be through the approval process (academic and administrative) by February 15, 2002. Proposals that need to go through both the academic approval process and the administrative approval process should be submitted to the Senate Office by September 24, 2001. Other changes should be submitted by the November 5, 2001, deadline.

Prerequisite Class List
The first phase of the automated prerequisite checking system, initiated by the Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs, has been implemented. All faculty members are encouraged to use the faculty page on eLion to gain access to a list of those students who do not meet the listed prerequisites for their courses. For information on the policy regarding prerequisites and dis-enrollment, use the help link on the Prerequisite Class List page. Feedback on the usefulness of this feature would be welcome at the Senate Office.

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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.

November 23, 1999, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXVIII, Number 3
Item #070 MEDVL 108 GH, Course Change, Liberal Arts (HOLD)

November 21, 2000, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXIX, Number 3
Item #063 Mathematics, Change, Science (HOLD)

February 13, 2001, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXIX, Number 5
Item #011 Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts, Name Change, Berks-Lehigh Valley
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost March 19, 2001--effective Summer Session 2001.

March 13, 2001, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXIX, Number 6
Item #002 Digital Arts and Information Sciences and Technology, New, Arts and Architecture
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost July 31, 2001--effective Fall Semester 2001.
Item #029 French, Add Option/Drop Option, Liberal Arts
Drop of option approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost August 27, 2001--effective Spring Semester 2002.
Add of option approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost August 27, 2001--effective Spring Semester 2002.

April 10, 2001, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXIX, Number 7
Item #09 W F S 209, Course Change, Agricultural Sciences (HOLD)
Item #030 Information Sciences and Technology for Telecommunications Minor, New, Communications
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost May 21, 2001--effective Fall Semester 2001.
Item #049 Electronic and Photonic Materials Minor, New, Earth and Mineral Sciences (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #060 S T S 250, Course Add, Engineering (HOLD)
Item #062 Information Sciences and Technology for HR&IM Minor, New, Health and Human Development
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost June 6, 2001--effective Fall Semester 2001.
Item #063 Kinesiology, Change Teacher Preparation Option, Health and Human Development (HOLD)
Item #063A HD FS (AAA S) (PSY) 251 GI, Course Add, Health and Human Development (HOLD)
Item #069 KINES 446 GI, Course Add, Health and Human Development (HOLD)
Item #092 AAA S (HD FS) (PSY) 251 GI, Course Add, Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Item #107 PSY (AAA S) (HD FS) 251 GI, Course Add, Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Item #114 CAMS 140, Course Change, Liberal Arts
Approved -- effective Spring Semester 2002.
Item #115 CAMS 150, Course Change, Liberal Arts
Approved -- effective Spring Semester 2002.
Item #132 LING 001 GS, Course Change, Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Item #133 PSY 213 GS, Course Change, Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Item #169 STAT 240, Course Change, Science (HOLD)

June 15, 2001, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXIX, Number 8
The entire Curriculum Report was approved with the following exceptions and corrections:

Item #174 B A 555, Course Drop, Business Administration
Proposal withdrawn by department.

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, the date upon which changes in existing offerings will become effective is 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 Building (863-1202) on or before September 27, 2001. 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.

Phyllis F. Adams, Agricultural Sciences
R. Thomas Berner, Communications
Laurie P. Breakey, Dubois
William Brockman, Libraries
Douglas K. Brown, Altoona
Barton Browning, Liberal Arts
Garry L. Burkle, ExOfficio
Robert G. Crane, Earth and Mineral Sciences and ACUE
Gary J. Fosmire, Health and Human Development
George W. Franz, Delaware County/Commonwealth College
Louis F. Geschwindner, Chair, Engineering
Sally Heffentreyer, Resources
Darla Lindberg, Arts and Architecture
Robert A. Novack, Business Administration
Judith Ozment Payne, Abington
Sheila E. Ridley, Berks-Lehigh Valley
Howard Sachs, Capital and Graduate School
Roger C. Shouse, Education
Richard J. Simons, Hershey Medical Center
Carol Smith, Health and Human Development
Shelley M. Stoffels, Vice Chair, Engineering
James A. Strauss, Science
James B. Thomas, Information Sciences and Technology
Rodney Troester, Behrend
Joshua D. Walker, Student, Altoona
Anthony Wardle, Student, Hazleton

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPENDIX A (Undergraduate)

CURRICULAR DEADLINES

2001-2002

• 294/494 - Research Topics
• 295/395/495 - Internships
• 296/496/596 - 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:

Intercultural and International Competence and Writing-Intensive Course Proposals
All requests for one-semester Intercultural and International Competence 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: