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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

Program Revisions:
B.A. Mathematics (0718)
B.A. Political Science (0722)
B.S. Biology Education (7–12) (0631)
B.S. Biology Education (7–12; 5–6 Extension) (0630) Postbaccalaureate Teacher Certification Biology Education (7–12) (7013)
Postbaccalaureate Teacher Certification Biology Education (7–12; 5–6 Extension) (7016)

New Course:
SCI 545 Literacy for Teaching Science.Prerequisites: A previous literacy skills course; acceptance into a graduate science teacher degree program. Study of literacy related to secondary science. Promotion of literacy; action research project on identifying literacy levels of students; planning literacy activities based on data collection.

Course Revisions:
HIS 355 History and Culture of Argentina.Prerequisite: Upper-division status. History of Argentina from the time of colonial rule until the return of democracy in the 1980s. Cultural foundations of the nation; role of gauchos and caudillos; challenges of nation building in the nineteenth century. Rise and endurance of Peronism in Argentine politics. Military dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s; transition to democracy in 1983.

MAT 162 Calculus II. Prerequisite: MAT 161 with a minimum grade of C, or equivalent. Corequisite: MAT 164. Area accumulation functions; definition of the definite integral; fundamental theorem of calculus; integration techniques; applications of integrals; improper integrals; sequences and series; function approximation. Graphic, symbolic, and numeric representations are used throughout the course. Appropriate for math majors and students in partner disciplines requiring understanding of fundamental principles of calculus with emphasis on deductive reasoning and proof. Credit issued for either MAT 127 or MAT 162 (or equivalents), but not for both.

PSC 250 Introduction to Law. Basics of law, the judicial system, courtroom procedures, distinctions between different kinds of law, and the importance of these distinctions. Constitution and rights defined in the Constitution. Responsibilities of attorneys in the judicial system and to their clients. Skills involved in learning and practicing law; writing legal briefs; oral presentation of legal arguments.

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
ECO 490 Senior Seminar. Prerequisites: ECO 305, ECO 307, ECO 308, and senior standing. ECO 424 recommended. Capstone course required of all senior economics and finance majors. Investigation and oral presentation of findings of selected advanced topics in economics and finance. Senior thesis on a topic in economics or finance required.

Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forward to the president for review and approval:

New Course:
HPR 309 Health Sciences for Coaching

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
ENG 380 History of the Book

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
SSE 409 Student Teaching of the Social Studies in the Middle School
SSE 410 Student Teaching of the Social Studies in the High School