From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2013 review and approval:

New Course:
ECO 693 Seminar in Heterodox Economics. Prerequisites: ECO 507 and ECO 508. In-depth as well as up-to-date analyses of topics in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and policy from various heterodox economic perspectives including Post-Keynesian, Institutionalist, Marxian, and social economics. Examination of historical and theoretical analysis of economic instability and crisis, control of markets and the economic system, and social welfare and economic policy for the public purpose.

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 2013 review and approval:

Program Revision:
B.S. Forensic Chemistry, BS-NS FRC

Course Revisions:
FOR 312 Chemistry and Criminalistics. Prerequisites: CHE 201, FOR 122, and MAT 311. Chemistry as an investigative aid in the process of criminal justice. Basic chemical, physical, and microscopic techniques used in criminal investigations. Relevant laws and legal issues that have an impact on scientific evidence. Professional practice and ethics in the field of forensic science. The overall function of the criminalist from the gathering of evidence to the final presentation of expert testimony.

FOR 414 Forensic Chemistry Laboratory. Prerequisites: FOR 312 and CHE 403; Prerequisite or corequisite: BIO 303 or BIO 350. Instruction and laboratory experiences in a wide range of forensic chemistry topics, including experiments in DNA for human identification, identification of illicit drugs, determination of blood alcohol, materials analysis, and arson. The practice of presenting scientific evidence in a courtroom setting.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
We encourage departments to complete revisions requested by the College Senate Curriculum Committee for proposals from spring and fall 2012 that have been “accepted pending revisions” (APR) so that they may be finalized for approval and forwarded to the Academic Affairs Office.

Please note: Program submission routing sheets (majors and minors) must be printed on yellow paper, and course submission routing forms must be printed on blue paper. The Senate Office will not accept routing sheets unless the proper forms are submitted on the correct color paper. Please check with your school’s associate dean for details.

All forms can be downloaded from the College Senate website Curriculum Committee page, under Forms and Templates. Please make sure when submitting a course revision to the Senate Office that the correct “old” version is included in both hard copy and electronic files.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Because of the revision of the Intellectual Foundations program, the College Senate Curriculum Committee will no longer accept new or revised course proposals for IF designation, effective immediately, until further notice. Course proposals submitted prior to this announcement will still be considered for IF designation; however, departments may opt to withdraw the proposal for IF designation by contacting the College Senate Curriculum Committee chair, Karen Sands-O’Connor, at cscc@buffalostate.edu. All current IF courses will remain as designated for now, but once the new IF program has been completely passed by the College Senate, the Senate Intellectual Foundations Oversight Committee will publish new procedures and guidelines for the submission of IF courses to the College Senate Curriculum Committee. Course proposal designation procedures for the new IF program will be published as soon as they are available.

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

New Program:
Minor in Urban Civic Education

New Course:
ADE 660 Grant Writing for Education and Training

Course Revision:
FRE 301 Introduction to Contemporary Francophone Culture

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Senate Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2013 review and approval:

Course Revision:
TED 450 Professional Semester (Student Teaching). Prerequisites: CWP 101, BME/CTE 301, BME/CTE 302, EDF 303, EDU 416, EXE 372, and TED 360; minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Full-time assignment in a junior and/or senior high school as a student-teaching intern working with a supervising teacher and a college supervisor; seminars on campus and in public schools to study teaching techniques, organization, management, oral communication delivery, and other aspects of teaching; technology education, guided full-time teaching experience including the use of electronic recording to analyze teaching participation in school and professional activities. Students must have completed a minimum of 105 credit hours, including all 33 credit hours of approved technology core courses applicable for the technology education certification program. Students must be prepared to accept assignment at any center and may not enroll for any other college courses.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
We encourage departments to complete revisions requested by the College Senate Curriculum Committee for proposals from spring and fall 2012 that have been “accepted pending revisions” (APR) so that they may be finalized for approval and forwarded to the Academic Affairs Office.

Please note: Program submission routing sheets (majors and minors) must be printed on yellow paper, and course submission routing forms must be printed on blue paper. The Senate Office will not accept routing sheets unless the proper forms are submitted on the correct color paper. Please check with your school’s associate dean for details. All forms can be downloaded from the College Senate website Curriculum Committee page, under Forms and Templates. Please make sure when submitting a course revision to the Senate Office that the correct “old” version is included in both hard copy and electronic files.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Because of the revision of the Intellectual Foundations program, the College Senate Curriculum Committee will no longer accept new or revised course proposals for IF designation, effective immediately, until further notice. Course proposals submitted prior to this announcement will still be considered for IF designation; however, departments may opt to withdraw the proposal for IF designation by contacting the College Senate Curriculum Committee chair, Karen Sands-O’Connor, at cscc@buffalostate.edu. All current IF courses will remain as designated for now, but once the new IF program has been completely passed by the College Senate, the Senate Intellectual Foundations Oversight Committee will publish new procedures and guidelines for the submission of IF courses to the College Senate Curriculum Committee. Course proposal designation procedures for the new IF program will be published as soon as they are available.

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

New Courses:
IDE 104 Elements and Principles of Interior Design
PLN 350 Planning for Sustainable Communities

Course Revisions:
IDE 204 Materials, Specifications, and Construction Documentation
IDE 302 Computer Applications for Interior Design I
IDE 352 Computer Applications for Interior Design II

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
NATURAL SCIENCES
CHE 111 Fundamentals of Chemistry I

WESTERN CIVILIZATION
GEG 362 Geography of the United States and Canada

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

New Programs:
Minor in Energy Systems
Minor in Film Studies

Program Revisions:
B.S. Criminal Justice, BS-SP CRJ
B.S. Dietitian Education (formerly Coordinated Program), BS-SP DEP
B.A. Physics, BA-NS PHY
B.S. Physics, BS-NS PHY
Minor in Legal Studies, LGL
Minor in Physics, PHY
Minor in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management, PUB

New Courses:
PAD 307 Metropolitan Governance
PAD 390 Research Methods in Public Administration
PLN 431 Planning Practicum

Correction:
The December 11 issue of the Daily Bulletin originally listed PAD 435 as PAD 425. The posting has been corrected.