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Advanced to the President
The following has been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review:

Program Revision:
B.A. Geography, BA-NS GEG

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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received at the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2017 review:

Program Revision:
B.S. Applied Mathematics, BS-NS AMT

New Courses:
EXE 623 Assessment and Instruction in Math for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities. Prerequisites: EXE 501 and EXE 503. Identifying the learning characteristics of students with disabilities in math; assessing and planning evidenced-based math instruction to address skill deficits and conceptual understanding in standards-based mathematics. Offered each semester.

MAT 486 Mathematics for Financial Modeling. Prerequisites: MAT 202 and MAT 381 or instructor permission. Introduction to interest theory and stock and bond theory using probability, calculus, and linear algebra; models developed under the framework of risk neutral theory, the finite state, and mean variance models.

Course Revisions:
EXE 520 Teaching of Individuals with Severe/Multiple Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Overview of etiologies, theories, and teaching applications for students with severe/multiple disabilities and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Development of appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements. Inclusion in schools and successful transition within communities, selection and use of adaptive equipment and assistive technologies, and alternate assessment. Offered every semester.

EXE 620 Advanced Teaching of Individuals with Severe/Multiple Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Prerequisites: Graduate standing and EXE 520 or equivalent. Advanced, rigorous coursework designed to deepen educators’ skills and knowledge base when working with students who have severe/multiple disabilities and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families. Focus on disciplined inquiry, informed practice, and comprehensive methods required to teach and support individuals and families within this population of students. Offered each spring semester.

EXE 634 Applied Behavior Analysis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and EXE 502 or EXE 362 or EXE 522. Applied behavior analysis in the education of students; principles and procedures for reinforcing existing behaviors, teaching new behaviors; progress monitoring through use of student performance data; contingency management procedures for including in regular education settings. Offered each fall and spring semester.

MED 307 Uses of Technology in the Teaching of Mathematics. Prerequisites: Upper-division standing and instructor permission. Equipment and software available for use in the mathematics classroom. Effective use of technology in exploration and development of concepts, problem solving, development of lessons, and assessment of educational potential of current and new technologies. Production and evaluation of projects for use in the mathematics classroom. Offered every semester.

SOC 490 Senior Seminar. Prerequisites: SOC 100, SOC 300 or SOC 302, and SOC 400 or SOC 204; senior standing. Research in selected area(s) of sociology; designing and conducting original social research. Required for sociology majors.