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.

August 31, 1999, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXVIII, Number 1
Item #066 HIST 458W, Course Change, Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Item #068 L I R 458W, Course Change, Liberal Arts (HOLD)

November 23, 1999, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXVIII, Number 3
Item #067 HIST 107 GH/MEDVL 107 GH, Course Change, Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Item #069 MEDVL 107 GH/HIST 107 GH, Course Change, Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Item #070 MEDVL 108 GH, Course Change, Liberal Arts (HOLD)

January 11, 2000, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXVIII, Number 4
Item #016 Human Resources Management Option and Minor Option, New, Management Major, Business Administration
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost August 30, 2000, with the name of the proposed Minor Option changed to the General Management Option--effective Fall Semester 2000.

April 11, 2000, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXVIII, Number 7
Item #004 Wildlife Option and Fisheries Option, New, Wildlife and Fisheries Science Major, Agricultural Sciences
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost October 2, 2000--effective Fall Semester 2001.
Item #048 Information Sciences and Technology for EMS Minor, New, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost August 31, 2000--effective Fall Semester 2000.
Item #073 Information Sciences and Technology in Health Policy and Administration Minor, New, Health and Human Development
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost August 31, 2000--effective Fall Semester 2000.
Item #090 Information Sciences and Technology for Speech Communication Minor, New, Liberal Arts
Approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost August 31, 2000--effective Fall Semester 2000.

June 5, 2000, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXVIII, Number 8
Item #020 Integrated B.A./M.A. Program in Comparative Literature, Adding M.A., Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice Prsident and Provost.

August 29, 2000, Senate Curriculum Report, Volume XXVIII, Number 8
The entire Curriculum Report was approved with the following exceptions and corrections:

Item #001 V SC 432, Course Add, Agricultural Sciences (HOLD)
Item #005 Graphic Design and Photography Major, Change, Arts and Architecture (HOLD)
Item #053 Nursing Major, Change/Drop Options, Health and Human Development (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice Prsident and Provost.
Item #054 Nursing for Registered Nurses, Major, Add, Health and Human Development (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice Prsident and Provost.
Item #068 CMLIT 153 GH;GI, Course Add, Liberal Arts (HOLD)
Pending review by the Intercultural and International Competence Subcommittee
Item #084 Information Sciences and Technology for Mathematics Minor, New, Science (HOLD)
Approved academically; pending administrative approval by the Executive Vice Prsident 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 Graduate Building (863-1202) on or before November 9, 2000. 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
Alison C. Altman, Student
Kevin Berland, Commonwealth College
Ronald Bettig, Communications
Douglas K. Brown, Altoona
Barton Browning, Liberal Arts
Garry L. Burkle, ExOfficio
Jeremy Cohen, ACUE -- represenative for Fall 2000
Robert G. Crane, Earth and Mineral Sciences/ACUE -- representative for Spring 2001
Brian Curran, Arts and Architecture
Gary J. Fosmire, Health and Human Development
William Frank, Earth and Mineral Sciences -- representative for Fall 2000
George W. Franz, Delaware County
Louis F. Geschwindner, Chair
Sally Heffentreyer, Resources
J. Daniel Marshall, Vice Chair/Education
Robert D. Minard, Science
Robert A. Novack, Business Administration
Judith Ozment Payne, Abington
Sheila E. Ridley, Berks-Lehigh Valley
Howard Sachs, Capital and Graduate School
Richard J. Simons, Hershey Medical Center
Shelley M. Stoffels, Engineering
James B. Thomas, Information Sciences and Technology
Erik B. Traver, Student
Rodney Troester, Behrend
Diane Zabel, Libraries

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPENDIX A (Undergraduate)

CURRICULAR DEADLINES

2000-2001

• 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: