From the Chair of the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee Advanced to the President The following has been approved by the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the interim president for review: General Education: CRJ 201 Criminal Law --------------------------------------------- Announcements from the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee: 1. Course Leaf (CIM) will be decommissioned on May 19, 2025.   2. Please return Approved Pending Revisions (APR) proposals to CIM before May 19, 2025; otherwise, proposals will need to be saved and submitted to Academic Affairs as a PDF.     3. The deadline for submitting proposals into the CIM system was April 1, 2025.

From the Interim President I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the Buffalo State Senate, and the provost:   Course Revisions: BIO 699   Capstone Experience in Biology DES 114   Workshop in Crafts DES 230   Introduction to Jewelry Making ENT 342   Advanced Circuit Analysis ENT 445   Power Electronics EXE 510   Cognition, Language, and Literacy Development in Young Children with Disabilities EXE 612    Behavior Support Strategies for Young Children with Disabilities FAR 361   Caravaggio and His Century: The First Revolutionary Art FAR 362   Nineteenth-Century Art in a Global World HPR 488   Coaching and Physical Education Internship HTR 200   Foodborne Illness Prevention and Food Safety HTR 380   Inclusive Hospitality Trainings and Certifications   HTR 455   Advanced Talent Management in Hospitality and Tourism   HTR 470   Legal Tactics for Hospitality and Tourism HTR 485   Seminar and Alumni Networking in Hospitality Program Revision: M.S.Ed. Special Education: Early Childhood  New Minor: Business Administration

From the Chair of the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee Advanced to the President The following have been approved by the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the interim president for review: Program Revisions: Art Education (PK–12, B.F.A.) Journalism, B.A. Course Revisions: CRJ 406 Correctional Institutions and Programs ENT 401 Stress Analysis EXE 650 Assessment of Young Children with Disabilities EXE 652 Intervention in Early Childhood Special Education HTR 100 Introductory to Multicultural Tourism HTR 110 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism HTR 305 Applied Culinary Arts --------------------------------------------- Announcements from the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee: 1. Course Leaf (CIM) was decommissioned on May 19, 2025.   2. Please return Approved Pending Revisions (APR) proposals in the .docx form you submitted to your school to buonanl@buffalostate.edu. 3. The deadline for submitting proposals into the CIM system was April 1, 2025.    

From the Provost The following location has been forwarded to SUNY Administration for review and approval: New Location: International Graduate Programs for Educators (IGPE) – M.S. Multidisciplinary Studies  American International School of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil  

From the Interim President I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the Buffalo State Senate, and the provost.   Course Revision with General Education 2023 Designation: Social Sciences CRJ 201 Criminal Law Course Revisions: CRJ 406 Correctional Institutions and Programs ENT 401 Stress Analysis EXE 650 Assessment of Young Children with Disabilities EXE 652 Intervention in Early Childhood Special Education HTR 100 Introductory to Multicultural Tourism HTR 110 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism HTR 305 Applied Culinary Arts Program Revision: Journalism, B.A.

From the Chair of the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee Advanced to the President The following has been approved by the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the interim president for review: Course Revision: EDU 211 Introduction to Literacy --------------------------------------------- Announcements from the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee: 1. Course Leaf (CIM) was decommissioned on May 19, 2025.   2. Please return Approved Pending Revisions (APR) proposals in the .docx form you submitted to your school to buonanl@buffalostate.edu. 3. The deadline for submitting proposals into the CIM system was April 1, 2025.

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 interim president for review:

New Course:

SWK 426 Solution-Focused Case Management

Course Revisions:

BXE 682 Field Experience in Bilingual General and Special Education

EXE 362 Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Supports (formerly Behavior and Classroom Management)

FTT 488 Internship/Field Experience

Program Revisions:

Minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (formerly Women and Gender Studies)

Postbaccalaureate Teacher Certification Program English Education (7-12)

B.A. Sociology

Program Deactivations:

Minor in Environment and Society

Deactivation effective fall 2025; Buffalo State will not accept new students into the program as of May 2025.

Minor in Exercise Science

Deactivation effective spring 2025; Buffalo State will not accept new students into the program as of November 2024.

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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 Programs:

Master's in Bilingual Inclusive Education

Master's in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Program Revisions:

B.S. Urban and Regional Planning

New Course:

MUS 619 Graduate Vocal Pedagogy. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission. Seminar course in theoretical and applied concepts of vocal pedagogy for music educators. Vocal anatomy, process, and practical teaching practice will be examined, discussed, analyzed, and researched. Offered every other summer. 

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee

The last day for curricular submissions for the 2024-2025 academic year will be Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Proposals received after that date cannot be guaranteed a review.

 

The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the interim president for review:

 

Course Revisions:

CIS 361 Advanced Programming (formerly Fundamental Concepts in Object-Oriented Programming)

ENG 220 Topics in American Literature (formerly American Literature to 1865)

 

Course Revision with General Education 2023 Designation:

DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

SWK 301 Poverty and Economic Justice (formerly Poverty and Public Policy)

 

Change in Status (Program Deactivation):

Minor in Deviance

Deactivation effective fall 2025; Buffalo State will not accept new students into the program as of May 2025.

Undergraduate Certificate in Foundations in Theatrical Directing

Deactivation effective fall 2025; Buffalo State will not accept new students into the program as of June 1, 2025.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee

The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the interim president for review:

 

Course Revisions:

ENG 221 Foundations of American Literature (formerly American Literature Since 1865)

ENG 315 Shakespeare (formerly Shakespeare I)

 

Course Revision with General Education 2023 Designation:

WORLD HISTORY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS

ENG 380 History of the Printed Book

 

Program Revision:

Political Science/Law 3+3 Combined Pathway

 

Change in 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 Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the interim president for review:

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)

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The following have been received in the Senate Office, and have been logged and will be reviewed by the curriculum committee:

New courses:
SWK 426 Solution Focused Case Management. Prerequisite: SWK 230. Focus on applied advanced social work case management practice including philosophy, skills and interventions for implementing solution focused case management and supportive advocacy. Case management practice simulations included. Offered: Occasionally.

Change in status: Program deactivation:
Minor in Exercise Science. Effective Spring 2025; Buffalo State will not accept new students into the program as of November 2024.
Minor in Deviance. Effective Fall 2025; Buffalo State will not accept new students into the program as of May 2025.
Minor in Environment and Society. Effective Fall 2025; Buffalo State will not accept new students into the program as of May 2025.
Undergraduate Certificate in Foundations in Theatrical Directing. Effective Fall 2025; Buffalo State will not accept new students into the program as of June 1, 2025.