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From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:

New Course:
GES 306 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

Course Revision:
THA 230 Practicum I: Introduction to Theater Technology

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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
Spring 2015 Review
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2015 review:

Program Revisions:
B.A. Biology, BA-NS BIO
M.P.A. Public and Nonprofit Management, MPA-NS PNM

Course Revision:
BIO 430 Stream Ecology. Prerequisites: BIO 212, BIO 213, upper-division standing. Biological, chemical, geomorphic, and hydrologic features affecting the ecology of flowing water systems. Emphasis on freshwater invertebrate life histories, adaptations, and community structure in shallow streams.

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Infusion (INF)
BIO 314 Advanced Cell Biology (CT, IM, W). Prerequisites: BIO 214, CHE 201. Current models of eukaryotic cell structure and function. Topics include membrane transport, electrical properties of membranes, protein targeting, membrane trafficking, cytoskeleton, cell signaling, control of the cell cycle, and cancer.

BIO 405 Evolution (CT, IM, W). Prerequisites: BIO 212, BIO 213, BIO 303 or instructor permission. The pattern of evolution including fossil, biogeographic, and genomic evidence. Phylogenies; processes contributing to changing allele frequencies in populations through time including selection, drift, mutation, migration, and nonrandom mating; models of speciation. Mendelian framework for quantitative genetics. Sexual selection, inclusive fitness, altruism, and the evolution of eusociality. Mass extinction and recent discoveries related to human origins.

CT = Critical Thinking   IM = Information Management   W = Writing

Fall 2015 Review
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2015 review:

New Course:
EXE 522 Assessment and Instruction of Behavior. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Preliminary information regarding student behavior and classroom management. Development of awareness and expertise with tools and strategies related to the assessment and instruction of student behavior.