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.

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
Approved--effective Summer Session 2000.

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

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 (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 #133 PSY 213 GS, Course Change, Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Item #150 Biostatistics Option, Add, Statistics Major
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost November 29, 2001--effective Spring Semester 2002.
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 #007 Art Minor, Drop, Arts and Architecture
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost December 4, 2001--effective Spring Semester 2002.
Item #018 Writing Minor, New, Capital College (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.

October 9, 2001, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXX, Number 2
Item #001 Equine Science Minor, New, Agricultural Sciences
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost November 29, 2001--effective Spring Semester 2002.

November 20, 2001, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXX, Number 3
The entire Curriculum Report was approved with the following exceptions and corrections:

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 (HOLD)
Item #008D MKTG 327 (HOLD)
Item #008E MKTG 420 (HOLD)
Item #008F MKTG 422 (HOLD)
Item #008G MKTG 426 (HOLD)
Item #008H MKTG 428 (HOLD)
Item #008I MKTG 435 (HOLD)
Item #008J MKTG 437(HOLD)
Item #008K MKTG 440 (HOLD)
Item #008L MKTG 450W (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.

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 February 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: