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:

Program Revision:
B.A. Spanish, BA-AH SPA

New Course:
EXE 623 Assessment and Instruction in Math for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities

Course Revisions:
EDU 682 Teaching Elementary School Mathematics
EXE 520 Teaching of Individuals with Severe/Multiple Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
EXE 620 Advanced Teaching of Individuals with Severe/Multiple Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders
EXE 634 Applied Behavior Analysis

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

Program Revision:
Postbaccalaureate Teacher Certification Mathematics Education (7–12), UG-PBC-NS MTS

New Courses:
EDU 322 Elementary Literacy Instruction. Prerequisite: EDU 211. Corequisites: EXE 321 and EXE/EDU 323. Opportunity for teacher candidates from the dual certification program to develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions to extend the reading and other communication abilities of diverse populations congruent with federal learning standards. Course builds on the current theories and practices of literacy methods and instruction introduced in EDU 211 to prepare teacher candidates to implement appropriate literacy methods and instructional strategies in a field setting. Teacher candidates construct curricula for children within a balanced literacy philosophy and approach to teaching. Course is designed to develop observant and reflective practitioners. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2018.

PAD 685 Performance-Based Management in the Public Sector. Prerequisites: PAD 680 and three additional PAD graduate credit hours or instructor permission. The rationale behind performance-based management (PBM) in the public sector, practical and theoretical research-methodologies, data description and preparation for hypothesis testing, conceptualizing quantitative models, modeling causal linkages, interpreting findings, developing performance recommendations and implementation, analyzing the gap between performance theory and practice, analysis of case studies using PBM in government.

SPF 618 Foundations of Social Justice. Prerequisite: Graduate student standing. Overview of the intellectual traditions informing social justice work to develop frameworks for examining issues of inequality and power within modern societies and to then apply some of this background to Buffalo, New York. Includes literature exploring the philosophical and sociological dynamics of capitalism, human consciousness, history, rationality, institutions, and ideology. Through interdisciplinary engagements with key primary texts and secondary readings in idealist and materialist philosophy, Western Marxism, cultural studies, sociology, feminism, critical race theory, and political theory, the course is imagined as a multilayered analytical framework for critical examination of social justice and inequality within and across modern societies, including our own. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

Course Revision:
EDU 211 Introduction to Literacy. Current literacy theories and practices supportive of diverse populations and congruent with federal and state learning standards. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

Course Revision with Intellectual Foundations Infusion (INF):
SWK 308 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (W). Prerequisites: Social work majors only, junior or senior standing, BIO 101, and CWP 102. Theoretical frameworks that attempt to explain behavior and enlighten effective work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Maladaptive patterns of adult psychological functioning are examined with a bio-psycho-social perspective. Focus on problematic human functioning while considering the strengths of clients along with their difficulties. Offered fall semester, beginning fall 2017.

W = Writing

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Curricular proposals submitted after April 15, 2017, will be reviewed beginning in fall 2017. The Curriculum Committee does not meet during the summer. If you are considering a proposal that you expect to be offered for fall 2017 or spring 2018, please submit proposals via KissFlow by April 15. The Curriculum Committee does not guarantee reviews because of time constraints or other unforeseen circumstances that might prohibit reviews. Please continue to consult with your associate dean or the chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee with inquiries and concerns.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Course or program challenges must be received by the College Senate Curriculum Committee chair within 15 days of their initial publication in the Daily Bulletin. Challenges will not be honored after the 15-day period.

Please note that all proposals must be submitted via KissFlow. Associate deans can provide guidance on this process. Any proposals not submitted through KissFlow will not be accepted unless previous arrangements have been made between the curricular chair and the respective associate dean. All programs and credit-bearing certificates must meet SUNY mandates.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
As part of the new curricular process, all associate deans must submit curricular proposals to the College Senate Office via KissFlow by the 15th of each month. The College Senate Office will log and forward all submissions received by the 15th to the Curriculum Committee for review. Proposals received after the 15th will be reviewed the following month. Please continue to check the curricular announcements in the Daily Bulletin on Thursdays to see when proposals have been received, reviewed, and forwarded to the president.

From the President
Advanced to SUNY and NYSED
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost. These programs will now advance to SUNY System Administration and the New York State Education Department for final review:

New Program:
M.S. Multidisciplinary Studies (Data Analytics Track), SOP

Program Revisions:
B.S.Ed. Exceptional Education and Childhood Education, BSED-SOE EXED
M.S.Ed. Childhood and Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 6), Including Initial Teacher Certification, EDU-MIITC SOE

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

New Program:
Certificate in Ambassador Honors (French or Spanish), MCL

Course Revisions:
DES 270 Visual Communication I. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 and DES 277. Introductory course in communication design involving basic design problems including logotype, stationery, and page layout. Examination of design and printing processes, as well as professional practices and issues. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

DES 271 Lettering and Typography I. Prerequisite: DES 277. Uses of typographic forms in graphic design; problems in expression and appropriate application in print and digital layout; hierarchy, type specification, indication, copy fitting; origins of the Western alphabet. Offered fall semester, beginning fall 2017.

DES 277 Computer Graphics I. Prerequisite: DES 101. Introduction to use of the computer as a design tool. Development and understanding of current hardware, digital illustration, and document layout programs. Applied theory, practice, and problems in a wide array of projects that build in complexity. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

DES 307 Color Theory. Prerequisite: DES 101. Introductory course examining design problems in relationship to color. Hands-on exploration in various media for understanding of technical and compositional effects of color leading to enhanced creative expression. Examination of social, cultural, and mass media applications. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2018.

DES 312 History of Craft: Industrial Revolution to the Present. Prerequisite: FAR 104. Limited to junior and senior craft students. Examination of the history and theoretical foundations of crafts from the Industrial Revolution to the present. Developments in crafts are considered both in relation to traditional forms and hand-based production methods and to contemporary technologies, media, and concepts of craft within specific cultural and intellectual contexts. Offered annually, beginning spring 2018.

DES 370 Visual Communication II. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75, upper-division standing, and DES 270. Design problems in visual communication. Emphasis on creative problem solving and appropriate application to promotional and editorial communication. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

DES 377 Computer Graphics II. Prerequisite: DES 277. Intermediate-level course using digital image creation and editing programs. Creative problem solving in conceptual and real-world applications, including retouching, photography, advertising, and conceptual art. Image preparation for multiple destinations such as print, web, 3-D, and gaming. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

DES 380 Illustration. Prerequisite: DES 270. Creative problem solving illustration assignments. In-depth exploration of illustration media and techniques. Examination of professional practice and business issues. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

ENG 303 Literature in Film. Prerequisite: CWP 102. The motion picture as a vehicle for literature. Analysis and comparison of verbal and pictorial forms. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2018.

ENG 304 Forms of Film. Prerequisite: CWP 102. Film as art, medium of communication, and social document. May be taken for credit more than once when content varies. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2018.

FLE 501 Reflecting on Classroom Practices in New Language Education. Prerequisite: SPA 401, SPA 410, SPA 500, SPA 516, FRE 500, or FRE 516. In-class and field-based exploration of new language pedagogy in middle and high school settings. Conducted by school and college staff. Offered fall semester.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
As part of the new curricular process, all associate deans must submit curricular proposals to the College Senate Office via KissFlow by the 15th of each month. The College Senate Office will log and forward all submissions received by the 15th to the Curriculum Committee for review. Proposals received after the 15th will be reviewed the following month. Spring 2017 review of proposals has begun. Please continue to check the curricular announcements in the Daily Bulletin on Thursdays to see when proposals have been received, reviewed, and forwarded to the president.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Course or program challenges must be received by the College Senate Curriculum Committee chair within 15 days of their initial publication in the Daily Bulletin. Challenges will not be honored after the 15-day period.

Please note that all proposals must be submitted via KissFlow. Associate deans can provide guidance on this process. Any proposals not submitted through KissFlow will not be accepted unless previous arrangements have been made between the curricular chair and the respective associate dean. All programs and credit-bearing certificates must meet SUNY mandates.

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 will be forwarded to the president for review:

New Program:
M.S. Multidisciplinary Studies (Data Analytics Track), SOP

Program Revisions:
B.S.Ed. Exceptional Education and Childhood Education, BSED-SOE EXED
M.S.Ed. Childhood and Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 6), Including Initial Teacher Certification, EDU-MIITC SOE

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

Program Revisions:
B.A. French, BA-AH FRE
B.A. Spanish, BA-AH SPA
M.S.Ed. New Language Education 7–12; 1–6 Extension), MSED-AH NLE (formerly M.S.Ed. Foreign Language Education [7–12; 1–6 Extension])

New Courses:
EXE 321 Remediating and Adapting Literacy Instruction for Students with and At Risk for Disabilities. Prerequisites: Exceptional education major; minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6; CWP 102; EDU 211 (minimum grade of C); EXE 100 (minimum grade of C); EXE 221 (minimum grade of C); one of the following: ECO 305, MAT 103, MAT 114, MAT 122, MAT 124, MAT 126, MAT 161, MAT 311, or PHI 107. Corequisites: EDU 322 and EXE/EDU 323. Developing teacher candidates’ knowledge and skills for effectively serving elementary-aged students with and at risk for disabilities in the area of literacy. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2018.

EXE/EDU 323: Field Placement in Literacy Methods for Children with and without Disabilities. Prerequisites: Exceptional education major; minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6; CWP 102; EDU 211 (minimum grade of C); EXE 100 (minimum grade of C); EXE 221 (minimum grade of C); one of the following: ECO 305, MAT 103, MAT 114, MAT 122, MAT 124, MAT 126, MAT 161, MAT 311, or PHI 107. Corequisites: EXE 321 and EDU 322. Field experience course in literacy methods emphasizing assessment and instructional design and delivery. Includes effective practices for students with typical development, at-risk, and with disabilities. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2018.

Course Revisions:
EXE 362 Behavior and Classroom Management. Prerequisites: Exceptional education or childhood education major; minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6 for EXE majors; and EXE 100 (minimum grade of C for EXE majors). Understanding the nature of behavior. Developing awareness of tools and strategies for managing the classroom environment and instruction to minimize challenging behavior. Techniques for handling challenging student behaviors. Offered every semester, beginning in fall 2017.

MUS 620 Graduate Music Theory. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Exploration of philosophical, pedagogical, and practical approaches to teaching music theory. Development of analytical tools and critical thinking skills to analyze articles, texts, and pedagogical models through the lens of a historically, sociologically, and technologically informed perspective. Offered summer semester, beginning summer 2017.

Course Revision with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology. Introduction to the study of human society, its culture, institutions, processes, and change, including an examination of socialization and relationships between and among individuals and groups in society. A prerequisite for many other courses in sociology and a requirement for all sociology majors. Useful for students planning careers in which they must interact with people of varying social and economic statuses.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Course or program challenges must be received by the College Senate Curriculum Committee chair within 15 days of their initial publication in the Daily Bulletin. Challenges will not be honored after the 15-day period.

Please note that all proposals must be submitted via KissFlow. Associate deans can provide guidance on this process. Any proposals not submitted through KissFlow will not be accepted unless previous arrangements have been made between the curricular chair and the respective associate dean. All programs and credit-bearing certificates must meet SUNY mandates.