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March 1 , 2005
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Volume XXXIII - Number 5 |
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SENATE CURRICULUM REPORT
TO ALL SENATORS, THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST OF THE UNIVERSITY, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS - PROGRAMS - DIVISIONS - INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS, CAMPUS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ON UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, AND MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMS AND COURSES.
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.
August 31, 2004, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIII, Number 1
Item #111 SUR 335, Course Add, Engineering (HOLD)
October 12, 2004, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIII, Number 2
Item #001 Poultry and Avian Science Minor, New, Agricultural Sciences
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost December 6, 2004--effective Spring Semester 2005.
Item #003 Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts, Drop, Berks-Lehigh Valley
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost November 4, 2004--effective Spring Semester 2004.
Item #004 Information Sciences and Technology/Finance Minor, New, Capital
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost December 6, 2004--effective Summer Session 2005.
Item #009 Science, Society, and the Environment of Africa Minor, New, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost December 6, 2004--effective Summer Session 2005.
November 23, 2004, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIII, Number 3
Item #012 Mathematics Applications Minor, New, Altoona (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #037 Geobiology, New, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost February 17, 2005--effective Summer Session 2005.
Item #066 Secondary Education, Add Option and Change Name of Option, Education
-- Citizenship Education Teaching Option (name change)
-- Social Studies Teaching Option (add)
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost February 1, 2005--effective Spring Semester 2005.
Item #288 Italian B.A., Add Two Options, Liberal Arts
-- Language and Literature Option
-- Italian Studies Option
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost February 17, 2005--effective Summer Session 2005.
Item #289 Italian B.S., New, Liberal Arts
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost February 17, 2005--effective Summer Session 2005.
Item #298 Forensic Science Major, New, Science (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
January 18, 2005, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXXIII, Number 4
The entire Curriculum Report was approved with the following exceptions and corrections:
Item #002 Agricultural Systems Management Minor, Name Change, Agricultural Sciences (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #008 ENT 317, Course Add, Agricultural Sciences
Approved with prerequisite of CHEM 011 or CHEM 012, TURF 235.
Item #009 PPATH 412, Course Add, Agricultural Sciences
Approved with prerequisite of BIOL 027, CHEM 011 or CHEM 012, TURF 230, TURF 235.
Item #015 Musical Theatre (B.F.A.), New, Arts and Architecture (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #017 Theatre (B.F.A.), Change Name of Option/Drop Option, Arts and Architecture (HOLD)
-- Design and Technology (name change)
-- Musical Theatre (drop)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #035 THEA 458, Course Add, Arts and Architecture
Approved with prerequisite of Design or Visual Arts major or permission of program.
Item #131 ECNS 487 IL, Course Add, Behrend
Approved with prerequisite of ECON 002 or ECON 004 or permission of program.
Item #161 Media Studies, New IUG Program, Communications (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #165 Geosciences, New IUG Program, Earth and Mineral Sciences (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #166 EARTH 240, Course Add, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Approved with prerequisite or concurrent of KINES 045 or nationally recognized scuba certification.
Item #173 Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Change Name of Options, Engineering (HOLD)
-- Agricultural Engineering
-- Biological and Food Engineering
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #174 Chemical Engineering, Change Name of Option, Engineering (HOLD)
-- Bioprocess and Biomolecular Engineering
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #176 Engineering Mechanics, New IUG Program, Engineering (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #177 Engineering Science, New IUG Program, Engineering (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Item #229 IN SC 431, Course Add, Great Valley (HOLD)
Item #230 IN SC 463, Course Add, Great Valley (HOLD)
Item #231 IN SC 480, Course Add, Great Valley (HOLD)
Item #232 Health Policy and Administration, New IUG Program, Health and Human Development (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 March 31, 2005. 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.
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
Charles W. Abdalla, Agricultural Sciences
Laurie P. Breakey, Vice Chair, DuBois, Commonwealth
Douglas K. Brown, Chair, Altoona
Jeremy Cohen, Resource, Undergraduate Education and International Programs
Karen Duncan, Ex Officio, University Registrar
Roger A. Egolf, Berks-Lehigh Valley
Christopher J. Falzone, Science
John J. Hannan, Engineering
Sally Heffentreyer, Resource, University Publications
Michael J. Hines, Student, Berks-Lehigh Valley
Lee R. Kump, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Binh P. Le, Abington
Alexis A. McCune, Student, Arts and Architecture
Kidane Mengisteab, Liberal Arts
Karthik Namasivayam, Health and Human Development
Robert A. Novack, Business
Mary Beth Oliver, Communications
Kyle L. Peck, Education
Mary Beth Rosson, Information Sciences and Technology
David W. Russell, York, Commonwealth
Loanne L. Snavely, Libraries
David J. Spector, Medicine
Bonj Szczygiel, Arts and Architecture, Spring 2005
Arkady Tempelman, Science
Rodney L. Troester, Behrend
Horst von Dorpowski, ACUE, Education
Warren K. Wake, Arts and Architecture, Fall 2004
Mark L. Wardell, Graduate School
Matthew T. Wilson, Capital
APPENDIX A (Undergraduate)
Abington College (No proposals submitted)
Agricultural Sciences, College of
Altoona College (No proposals submitted)
Arts and Architecture, College of
Behrend College (No proposals submitted)
Berks-Lehigh Valley College
Business, Smeal College of (No proposals submitted)
Capital College
Commonwealth College
Communications, College of (No proposals submitted)
Dickinson School of Law (No proposals submitted)
Earth and Mineral Sciences, College of
Education, College of
Engineering, College of
Great Valley, School of Graduate Professional Studies (No proposals submitted)
Health and Human Development, College of
Information Sciences and Technology, School of
Intercollege Programs (No proposals submitted)
Liberal Arts, College of the
Life Sciences Consortium (No proposals submitted)
Medicine, College of (No proposals submitted)
Science, Eberly College of
APPENDIX B
Graduate
Post-Baccalaureate Credit Certificate Programs
APPENDIX C
College of Medicine
APPENDIX D
Dickinson School of Law (No proposals submitted)
SUBCOMMITTEE ON RETENTION AND TRANSFER (No proposals submitted)
CURRICULAR DEADLINES
2005-2006
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)*
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:
| Summer Session 2005 and Fall Semester 2005 |
- January 10, 2005 |
Spring Semester 2006 |
- August 14, 2006 |
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Summer Session 2006 and Fall Semester 2006 |
- January 30, 2006 |
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:
| Summer Session 2005 and Fall Semester 2005 |
- January 3, 2005 |
Spring Semester 2006 |
- July 31, 2006 |
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Summer Session 2006 and Fall Semester 2006 |
- January 16, 2006 |
Senate Curriculum Report (Blue Sheet) Schedule
All course
and major/option/minor proposals are due in the Senate Office on the following
dates:
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Proposal Due Date |
Record Publication Date |
SCCA Meeting Date |
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August 13, 2004 |
for the August 31, 2004 Issue |
September 14, 2004 |
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September 24, 2004 |
for the October 12, 2004 Issue |
October 26, 2004 |
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November 5, 2004 |
for the November 23, 2004 Issue |
December 7, 2004 |
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January 3, 2005 |
for the January 18, 2005 Issue |
February 1, 2005 |
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February 11, 2005 |
for the March 1, 2005 Issue |
March 15, 2005 |
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March 25, 2005 |
for the April 12, 2005 Issue |
April 26, 2005 |
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