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 Professional French, PF

Program Revision:
Minor in French and Francophone Culture, FRE

New Courses:
CRS 530 Creative Teaching and Learning in Formal and Informal Settings
FAR 105 Art Appreciation
PLN 410 Sustainable Transportation Planning

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
NON-WESTERN CIVILIZATION
ANT 383 Ethnography of Turkey

Course Revision:
COM 641 Research Methods in Public Relations

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
NON-WESTERN CIVILIZATION
ANT 350 Global Marriage Practices

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

New Program:
Minor in Professional French (PFR)

Program Revision:
Minor in French and Francophone Culture (FRE 1709) 

New Courses:
CRS 530 Creative Teaching and Learning in Formal and Informal Settings
FAR 105 Art Appreciation
PLN 410 Sustainable Transportation Planning

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
NON-WESTERN CIVILIZATION
ANT 383 Ethnography of Turkey

Course Revision:
COM 641 Research Methods in Public Relations

Course Revision with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
NON-WESTERN CIVILIZATION
ANT 350 Global Marriage Practices

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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 review:

Program Revision:
B.S. Dietitian Education Program, SP-DEP BS

New Course:
ADE 575 Family Violence and Adult Education. Prerequisite: Graduate status. In-depth examination of the impact of family violence on adult education, with a focus on interpersonal violence and rape/sexual assault. Through weekly discussions, personal-journal writing, small-group dialogue, and independent research, students gain an understanding of the dynamics of violence against women and families, and best practices for addressing such violence within adult education settings.

Course Revision:
GEG/PLN 405 Urban Analysis Using GIS. Prerequisites: GEG 309 and GEG 325 or instructor permission. Data and techniques for analyzing urban systems and urban areas using GIS. Implementation of urban models introduced in GEG 309.

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:
M.S. Urban Education

New Course:
BIO 330 Science Writing

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

Program Revisions:
B.A. Spanish, BA-AH SPN (formerly Spanish Language and Literature)
B.S. Spanish Education (7–12), BS-AH SPS
PTCP Spanish Education (7–12), PBC-AH SPS

Course Revisions:
ENG 404 Studies in Cinema
SLP 400 Language and Literacy for Speech-Language Pathologists

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
If you are submitting a course proposal, please make sure that the prefix number you are choosing has not been used in the past. The Registrar’s Office requires that all prefixes be new and previously unused. If a prefix must be changed after you’ve submitted a course proposal to the College Senate Office, you do not need to resend the routing form. The number can be changed on the submitted routing form; however, this must be done before the review and approval process is complete to ensure that the correct number will be entered in Banner.

All curricular templates and routing forms for courses, major programs, and minor programs are now featured on their own page on the College Senate website.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The College Senate Curriculum Committee has resumed its review process for the fall semester. If you have received a request to revise your submission (a.k.a. green revisions or APRs) from the committee chair, Karen Sands O’Connor, please respond in a timely manner so that your curricular proposal can move forward to the final approval process. Your associate dean must approve and sign all curricular items before they are sent to the College Senate Office. Please make sure that the routing form information and the information on the proposal documents are correct. The Senate Office occasionally receives these with contrasting information. This delays the process and may also cause incorrect information to be passed on in the approval process. The originating submitter is responsible for making sure this information is correct before it is signed by the associate dean and submitted to the Senate Office.

The CSCC received many curricular items over the summer and asks for your patience during the review process. Note: Please remember to send electronic copies of all APR revisions, as well as any new items submitted for initial review, to the Curriculum Committee.

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 Program:
M.S. Urban Education

New Course:
BIO 330 Science Writing

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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 review:

New Courses:
CEL 301 Community Perspectives and Experiences. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Community experiences contextualized through readings on contemporary social issues and social justice as they relate to the city of Buffalo historically and currently. Students serve 100 hours at a community organization over the course of one semester. Offered every semester.

DAN 301 Kinesthetic Learning Methods and Practices. Prerequisites: CWP 102 and instructor permission. Examination, application, and analysis of the methods and benefits of the kinesthetic teaching style including educational theory, purpose, and practice. Research in designing, developing, and implementing psychomotor, cognitive, and affective skill-building lesson plans using kinesthetic methods. Attendance at a live dance performance is required. Offered annually.

Course Revision:
ENT 332 Electrical Circuits and Devices II. Prerequisite: ENT 331 or equivalent. Advanced electrical circuit concepts, both DC and AC, including linear bilateral elements and transformers; advanced circuit theorems and their applications; and electrical instrumentation and computer analysis tools used in performing laboratory experiments. Required for electrical engineering technology majors.

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:

Program Revisions:
B.A. Spanish, BA-AH SPN (formerly Spanish Language and Literature)
B.S. Spanish Education (7–12), BS-AH SPS
PTCP Spanish Education (7–12), PBC-AH SPS

Course Revisions:
ENG 404 Studies in Cinema
SLP 400 Language and Literacy for Speech-Language Pathologists

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

New Course:
PLN 350 Planning for Sustainable Communities. Prerequisite: PLN 215. Theoretical and methodological examination of the role planning plays in creating sustainable communities. Focus on land use and urban design, housing, green buildings, transportation, food systems, and water resources. Relevant plans and policies at varying geographical scales. Measures of sustainability.

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

Program Revision:
M.S. Professional Applied and Computational Mathematics

Course Revisions:
PLN 315 Principles of Urban and Regional Planning
PLN 340 Land Use Planning and Zoning
PLN 401 Comprehensive Planning Strategies

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:

Program Revision:
M.S. Professional Applied and Computational Mathematics, MS-NS 

Course Revisions:
PLN 340 Land Use Planning and Zoning
PLN 315 Principles of Urban and Regional Planning
PLN 401 Comprehensive Planning Strategies

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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 review:

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HON 309 Western Ideals of Excellence. Prerequisite: Muriel A. Howard Honors Program (MAH) students only. The history and development of Western conceptions of ethics and personal excellence, from the Greeks to the present day.

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
GEG 362 Geography of the United States and Canada. Prerequisite: One social science course. Basic geographic elements of North American, including the natural environment, natural resources, economic activities, population, and urbanization.

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From the Associate Vice President for Assessment and Curriculum
The following have been approved by SUNY System Administration:
Program Revisions (Name Change Only):
From B.S. Dietetics: Didactic Program to B.S. Dietetics: Didactic Program in Dietetics and Nutrition
From B.S. Dietetics: Coordinated Program to B.S. Dietetics: Dietitian Education Program (DEP)

I have approved the following:
Program Revision (Name Change Only)
From Minor in English to Minor in Literary Studies