From the Interim President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the interim provost:

New Courses:
CIS 451 Data Structures and Algorithms
CIS 472 Networking Laboratory II
ENG 365 Writing and Social Justice

Course Revisions:
ENG 210 Topics in British and Irish Literature (formerly British Literature to 1700)
ENG 337 Literature in Translation (formerly Modern European Literature)
ENG 345 Modern World Literature (formerly World Literature After 1945)

From the Interim President
I have approved the following curricular item, which has been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the interim provost:

Course Revision:
ENG 491 Pathways to Publishing: Manuscript Revision and the Business of Being a Published Writer (formerly ENG 491 Senior Seminar for Writing Majors)

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From the Interim Provost
The following have been approved by SUNY System Administration and the New York State Education Department:

New Programs:
M.S.Ed. Adolescence Education, Social Studies, 7-12 with Initial Certification
M.S.Ed. Special Education: Students with Disabilities (All Grades) Initial Teaching Certification and 7-12 Students with Disabilities Subject Area Extensions (formerly Special Education: Students with Disabilities Generalist 7-12 (EXS) and Students with Disabilities 7-12 Subject Area Extensions)
Post-Master's Advanced Certificate in Special Education: Students with Disabilities (All Grades)

Program Revisions:
B.S. Dietetics
M.S. Dietetics

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The following has been approved by SUNY System Administration and forwarded to the New York State Education Department for review:

Program Revision:
M.S.Ed. English Education 7-12

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review:

Course Revision:
BXE 682 Field Experience in Bilingual General and Special Education. Prerequisite: Undergraduate or graduate standing; bilingual exceptional education major; program coordinator permission. Graduate field placement comprising college-supervised field experience providing bilingual education to English language learners/multilingual learners (ELLs/MLLs) with and without disabilities as appropriate to the teaching certificate. Application of theories and practices in bilingual general and special education. Offered every semester.

Course Revision with General Education 2023 Designation:
DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
SWK 301 Poverty and Economic Justice (formerly SWK 301 Poverty and Public Policy). Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Focus on historical and current social welfare policies; theories of poverty causation; demographics of those affected by poverty: race, age, gender, immigration status, socioeconomic status; prevention, intervention, and advocacy efforts to address poverty and promote economic justice. Requires participation in the Student Research and Creativity Conference. Offered spring semester.

From the Interim Provost
The following has been submitted to SUNY System Administration for review:

Program Revision (Title Change):
B.S. Engineering Technology Management (formerly B.S. Industrial Technology)

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review:

Program Revision:
B.A. Sociology

From the Interim Provost
The following have been approved by SUNY System Administration and the New York State Education Department:

New Program:
C.A.S. School District Business Leader

Program Revision:
B.S. Mathematics Education

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The following has been approved by SUNY System Administration and forwarded to the New York State Education Department for review:

Program Revision:
B.F.A. Interior Design

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review:

Program Revision:
Minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (formerly Minor in Women and Gender Studies)

From the Interim President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the interim provost:

New Programs:
B.A./M.S. Combined Pathway Applied Psychology/Applied Behavior Analysis
B.S./M.S. Combined Pathway Psychological Science/Applied Behavior Analysis

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From the Interim Provost
The following has been approved by SUNY System Administration and the New York State Education Department:

Program Revision:
M.S.Ed. Special Education: Students with Disabilities (All Grades) and 7-12 Students with Disabilities Subject Area Extensions (formerly Special Education: Childhood Education)

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The following have been approved by SUNY System Administration and forwarded to the New York State Education Department for review:

New Programs:
M.S.Ed. Adolescence Education, Social Studies, 7-12 with Initial Certification
M.S.Ed. Adolescence Education, Social Studies, 7-12 with 5-6 Extension with Initial Certification
C.A.S. School District Business Leader

Program Revision:
B.S. Mathematics Education

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The following has been submitted to SUNY System Administration for review:

Program Revision:
B.F.A. Interior Design

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

Course Revision:
ENG 491 Pathways to Publishing: Manuscript Revision and the Business of Being a Published Writer (formerly ENG 491 Senior Seminar for Writing Majors)

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

New Course:
ENG 365 Writing and Social Justice. Prerequisite: CWP 102. Critical exploration of how activists have used varied forms of writing and rhetoric—from op-eds to hashtags—to advocate racial, feminist, queer, economic, and disability justice; student application of these writing strategies and genres toward social issues that affect themselves and their communities. Offered occasionally.

Course Revisions:
ENG 220 Topics in American Literature (formerly ENG 220 American Literature to 1865). A study of selected themes and authors in American literature. Offered fall semester.

ENG 221 Foundations of American Literature (formerly ENG 221 American Literature since 1865). A study of foundational texts and authors in American literature. Offered spring semester.

EXE 362 Classroom Management and Positive Behavioral Approaches (formerly EXE 362 Behavior and Classroom Management). Prerequisites: EXE 100 (minimum grade of C for EXE majors); Special Education/Childhood Education or Childhood Education major; minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6 for SCE majors. Understanding the nature of behavior for students with and without disabilities in various educational settings. Development of skills in using tools and strategies for managing classroom environments and instruction, with a focus on preventing and remediating target behaviors, aiming to increase student success and independence across all domains. Teaching P-12 students effective self-management and coping strategies for academics and social interactions. Offered every semester.

Course Revision with General Education 2023 Designation:
WORLD HISTORY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS
ENG 380 The History of the Printed Book. Prerequisite: CWP 102 or equivalent. Analysis of the printed book as a physical, historical, social, aesthetic and cultural object. Course requires original bibliographical research. Offered every three years.

Change of Status: Program Deactivation:
M.S. Industrial Technology
Deactivation effective fall 2025; Buffalo State will not accept students into the program as of October 2024.

From the Interim President
I have approved the following curricular item, which has been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the interim provost:

Course Revision:
HTR 480 Practicum in Hospitality Operations