June 13, 2006

SENATE CURRICULUM REPORT

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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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 #019 Applied Chemistry Minor, New, Altoona
Approved academically; administratively REJECTED by the Executive Vice President and Provost.

January 17, 2006, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIV, Number 4
Item #048 CLJ 250W, Course Add, Liberal Arts
Approved--effective Summer Session 2006.
Item #068 Natural Resources Minor, New, University College
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost April 26, 2006--effective Summer Session 2006.

February 28, 2006, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIV, Number 5
Item #001 Music Education, B.M.E., Change Degree, Arts and Architecture
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost May 15, 2006--effective Fall Semester 2007.
Item #002 Music Technology Minor, New, Arts and Architecture
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost May 15, 2006--effective Summer Session 2006.

April 11, 2006, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIV, Number 6
The entire Curriculum Report was approved with the following exceptions and corrections:

Item #001 Integrated B.S. in Animal Sciences and Master of Biotechnology in Biotechnology, Degree name change/Graduate (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #013 New Interdisciplinary Digital Studio, B.Des. Degree, Arts and Architecture (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #081 Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, B.S. Degree, Name Change/Major, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Approved academically; Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost June 5, 2006--effective Fall Semester 2006.
Item #082 New Operations & Supply Chain Management Minor, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #083 New Minor in Technical Sales, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #181 Media Studies, B.A. Degree, Two New Options, Communications
Approved academically; Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost June 5, 2006--effective Fall Semester 2006.
Item #196 Geography, B.S. Degree, Option name change from Urban and Regional Development to Human Geography, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Approved academically; Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost June 5, 2006--effective Fall Semester 2006.
Item #204 GEOG 425, Course Add, Earth and Mineral Sciences (HOLD)
Item #205 GEOG 434, Course Add, Earth and Mineral Sciences (HOLD)
Item #206 GEOG 436, Course Add, Earth and Mineral Sciences (HOLD)
Item #207 GEOG 439, Course Add, Earth and Mineral Sciences (HOLD)
Item #208 GEOG 440, Course Add, Earth and Mineral Sciences (HOLD)
Item #209 GEOG 493, Course Add, Earth and Mineral Sciences (HOLD)
Item #264 New Minor in Special Education, Education (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #265 EDLDR 409, Course Add, Education (HOLD)
Item #266 EDTHP 234H, Course Add, Education (HOLD)
Item #302 Security and Risk Analysis, B.S. Degree, New Major, Information Sciences and Technology (HOLD)
Approved academically; Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost June 5, 2006--effective Fall Semester 2006.
Item #316 English, B.A. Degree, Change, Liberal Arts (DENIED)
Item #317 French and Francophone Studies, B.A. Degree, Name Change/Major, Liberal Arts
Approved academically; Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost June 5, 2006--effective Fall Semester 2006.
Item #318 French and Francophone Studies, B.S. Degree, Name Change/Major, Liberal Arts
Approved academically; Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost June 5, 2006--effective Fall Semester 2006.
Item #319 French and Francophone Studies Minor, Name Change/Minor, Liberal Arts
Approved academically; Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost June 5, 2006--effective Fall Semester 2006.
Item #320 New minor in Information Sciences and Technology for Labor and Industrial Relations, Information Sciences and Technology and Liberal Arts
Approved academically; Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost June 5, 2006--effective Fall Semester 2006.
Item #321 New Minor in Latina and Latino Studies, Liberal Arts
Approved academically; Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost June 5, 2006--effective Fall Semester 2006.
Item # 348 New Integrated B.A. in Mathematics and Master of Applied Statistics, Science (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item # 349 New Integrated B.S. in Mathematics and Master of Applied Statistics, Science (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #350 Physics, B.S. Degree, Change, Science (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 July 13, 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
Items #312 and #478 Integrated B.S. in Labor and Industrial Relations and M.S. in Industrial Relations and Human Resources, New IUG, Liberal Arts/Graduate
Item #547 Community and Economic Development Post-Baccalaureate Credit Certificate Program, New Graduate Post-Baccalaureate Credit Certificate

Academic Programs [Majors/Minors] Phase-Out
None.

Moving/Discontinuing Degree Programs Among Colleges/Campuses of the University
Political Science, B.A., March 15, 2006, Penn State Harrisburg is authorized to deliver the major--effective Summer Session 2006.
Professional Writing, B.A., April 26, 2006, Penn State Lehigh Valley is authorized to drop the major. The major will continue to be offered at Penn State Berks--effective Summer Session 2006.
Professional Writing, Minor, April 26, 2006, Penn State Lehigh Valley is authorized to drop the minor. The minor will continue to be offered at Penn State Berks--effective Summer Session 2006.
Electrical Engineering, Associate Degree, April 26, 2006, Penn State DuBois is authorized to drop the major--effective Summer Session 2006.
Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S. Degree, May 2, 2006, Penn State Lehigh Valley is authorized to deliver the Elementary Education Teaching Option--effective Summer Session 2006.

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

Michael Adewumi, Graduate School
Laurie P. Breakey, Chair, University College, DuBois
Joseph Cecere, Harrisburg
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

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)*

• 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 Schedule
All course and major/option/minor proposals are due in the Senate Office on the following dates:

Academic Year 2006-2007