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.

1. The Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs and its subcommittees have been diligent in reviewing all General Education proposals that have been submitted to the Senate Office. As of the January 29, 2002, committee meeting, 203 General Education courses have been recertified or, if new, approved. Based on the original college plans, this means that 449 courses which colleges expected to submit have either not been submitted or reviewed.

   Based on the original college plans, courses were to be reviewed before January 2003. Thus, it is imperative that the colleges move their course proposals along expeditiously if our students are not to suffer. In order for a course to be approved for a General Education designation by January 2003, course proposals must be received in the Senate Office no later than August 1, 2002. Even with this deadline, it will be extremely difficult for the appropriate committees to accomplish their reviews on time.

   The committees request the assistance of the colleges in helping to move the recertification process along to a reasonable conclusion.

2. The review of courses for recertification in the International and Intercultural Competence category (GI) has also been progressing quite slowly. In an attempt to assist faculty in the proposal preparation process, the International and Intercultural Competence Subcommittee reviewed the material in the Guide to Curricular Procedures to determine if revisions were needed.

   The Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs, upon recommendation of the International and Intercultural Competence Subcommittee, has approved revisions to the Guide to Curricular Procedures. We believe these revisions will assist proposal writers in preparing quality GI proposals. There have been no changes in the requirements or in the material that must be presented. We have simply reworked the statements in the Guide to better reflect the organization of the proposal that will best communicate the intent of the proposing faculty.

   Proposals already in the system will not be delayed by this revision although faculty working on the preparation of new proposals might find it useful to review this new documentation. The new guidelines for the GI course proposals may be found on the Senate Web page in the Guide to Curricular Procedures at http://www.psu.edu/ufs/guide/contents.html

3. The Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs has also reviewed the requirements for a Minor as published in the Guide to Curricular Procedures. Several clarifications have been made in those requirements and the section has been rewritten. Faculty proposing new or revised Minors are encouraged to review this new material to assist them in the preparation of proposals.

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 21, 2000, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXIX, Number 3
Item #063 Mathematics, Change, Science
Approved--effective Summer Session 2001.

April 10, 2001, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXIX, Number 7
Item #009 W F S 209, Course Change, Agricultural Sciences (HOLD)
Item #060 S T S 250, Course Add, Engineering (HOLD)
Item #063 Kinesiology, Change Teacher Preparation Option, Health and Human Development
Approved--effective Summer Session 2001.
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 #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
Item #003 Energy, Environmental, and Mineral Economics, Name Change, Earth and Mineral Sciences (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.

August 28, 2001, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXX, Number 1
Item #018 Writing Minor, New, Capital College (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.

November 20, 2001, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXX, Number 3
Item #003 Theatre (THRBA), Name Change, Arts and Architecture (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #004 Theatre (THRFA), Name Change, Arts and Architecture (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #004A Theatre Minor, Name Change, Arts and Architecture (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #008C MKTG 310, Course Change, Business Administration (HOLD)
Item #008D MKTG 327, Course Change, Business Administration (HOLD)
Item #008E MKTG 420, Course Change, Business Administration (HOLD)
Item #008F MKTG 422, Course Change, Business Administration (HOLD)
Item #008G MKTG 426, Course Change, Business Administration (HOLD)
Item #008H MKTG 428, Course Change, Business Administration (HOLD)
Item #008I MKTG 435, Course Change, Business Administration (HOLD)
Item #008J MKTG 437, Course Change, Business Administration (HOLD)
Item #008K MKTG 440, Course Change, Business Administration (HOLD)
Item #008L MKTG 450W, Course Change, Business Administration (HOLD)
Item #009 Accounting, Name Change, Capital College (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #012 English, Add two Options, Capital College (HOLD)
-- General English Option
-- Secondary Education Option
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #017 Secondary Education English, Program Drop, Capital College (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval (via Policy P-6) by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #073 Radiological Sciences, New Associate Degree Program, Capital College and Commonwealth College (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #074 Science, Change Associate Degree Program/Drop three Options, Altoona College, Capital College, and Commonwealth College (HOLD)
-- Biotechnology Option
-- General Option
-- Radiologic Technologist Radiographer Option
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #089 Meteorology, Add four Options, Earth and Mineral Sciences (HOLD)
-- Air-Quality Option
-- Climatology Option
-- Weather Forecasting & Communications Option
-- General Option
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.

January 15, 2002, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXX, Number 4
The entire Curriculum Report was approved with the following exceptions and corrections:

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 March 14, 2002. 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
Daniel T. Brinker, Arts and Architecture
William Brockman, Libraries
Douglas K. Brown, Altoona
Barton Browning, Liberal Arts
Garry L. Burkle, Ex Officio
Robert G. Crane, Earth and Mineral Sciences and ACUE
Roger A. Egolf, Berks-Lehigh Valley
Gary J. Fosmire, Health and Human Development
George W. Franz, Delaware County/Commonwealth College
Louis F. Geschwindner, Chair, Engineering
Sally Heffentreyer, Resources
Robert A. Novack, Business Administration
Judith Ozment Payne, Abington
Ravinder Koul, Great Valley
Howard Sachs, Capital and Graduate School
Roger C. Shouse, Education
Richard J. Simons, Hershey Medical Center
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: