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 Course:
GES 306 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

Course Revision:
THA 230 Practicum I: Introduction to Theater Technology

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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
Spring 2015 Review
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2015 review:

Program Revisions:
B.A. Biology, BA-NS BIO
M.P.A. Public and Nonprofit Management, MPA-NS PNM

Course Revision:
BIO 430 Stream Ecology. Prerequisites: BIO 212, BIO 213, upper-division standing. Biological, chemical, geomorphic, and hydrologic features affecting the ecology of flowing water systems. Emphasis on freshwater invertebrate life histories, adaptations, and community structure in shallow streams.

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Infusion (INF)
BIO 314 Advanced Cell Biology (CT, IM, W). Prerequisites: BIO 214, CHE 201. Current models of eukaryotic cell structure and function. Topics include membrane transport, electrical properties of membranes, protein targeting, membrane trafficking, cytoskeleton, cell signaling, control of the cell cycle, and cancer.

BIO 405 Evolution (CT, IM, W). Prerequisites: BIO 212, BIO 213, BIO 303 or instructor permission. The pattern of evolution including fossil, biogeographic, and genomic evidence. Phylogenies; processes contributing to changing allele frequencies in populations through time including selection, drift, mutation, migration, and nonrandom mating; models of speciation. Mendelian framework for quantitative genetics. Sexual selection, inclusive fitness, altruism, and the evolution of eusociality. Mass extinction and recent discoveries related to human origins.

CT = Critical Thinking   IM = Information Management   W = Writing

Fall 2015 Review
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2015 review:

New Course:
EXE 522 Assessment and Instruction of Behavior. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Preliminary information regarding student behavior and classroom management. Development of awareness and expertise with tools and strategies related to the assessment and instruction of student behavior.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
If you have received a request to revise your submission (a.k.a. green revisions or APRs*) from College Senate Curriculum Committee chair Karen Sands-O’Connor, please respond in a timely manner so that your curricular proposal can move forward to the final local** approval process if the expectation is for the course to be offered for fall 2015. Your associate dean must sign all routing forms and provide paper and electronic copies of updated course descriptions reflective of the revisions requested by the CSCC.

*Approved pending revisions

**All programs must meet SUNY guidelines; SUNY reviews are conducted in Albany, following local reviews. Approval or denial of all programs is at the discretion of SUNY.

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
CORRECTION APPENDED
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 Course:
PSM 603 Topics in Professional Math and Science

Course Revisions:
AED 319 Art for Elementary and Exceptional Education Teachers
AED 519 Art in the Elementary and Exceptional Education Classroom

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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 Revisions:
B.F.A. Communication Design, BFA-AH CMD
Minor in Psychology, PSY

New Courses:
MUS 341 Chamber Music for Pianists. Prerequisite: Music major. For piano students who seek to gain experience working in small and large ensemble settings. Students are assigned to a chamber or large ensemble and must attend weekly rehearsals and coaching/master class sessions. Offered every semester.

MUS 365 Introduction to Early Childhood Music and Movement. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Exploring the methods used to guide young children’s music and movement development within a wide variety of early childhood music education settings. Requires approximately 12–15 hours of field-placement activities that support course objectives. Offered annually.

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
ARA 102 Beginning Arabic II. Prerequisite: ARA 101. Fundamentals of Arabic with emphasis on aural comprehension and spoken language, as well as developing the ability to read and write. Offered annually.

Course Revision:
MUS 119 Vocal Pedagogy. Prerequisite: Music education major. Cooperative class in teaching voice for pre-music educators. Vocal process and practical teaching are examined, discussed, analyzed, and practiced.

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*Please note: Curricular items received after April 30 will not be reviewed until fall 2015. The Curriculum Committee will do its best to review all items submitted by the April 30 deadline. The committee does not meet during the summer.

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Correction: May 7, 2015
The original version of this announcement, published May 7, incorrectly recorded PSM 603 as Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations. The correct title is Topics in Professional Math and Science.

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
If you have received a request to revise your submission (a.k.a. green revisions or APRs*) from College Senate Curriculum Committee chair Karen Sands-O’Connor, please respond in a timely manner so that your curricular proposal can move forward to the final local** approval process if the expectation is for the course to be offered for fall 2015. Your associate dean must sign all routing forms and provide paper and electronic copies of updated course descriptions reflective of the revisions requested by the CSCC.

*Approved pending revisions

**All programs must meet SUNY guidelines; SUNY reviews are conducted in Albany, following local reviews. Approval or denial of all programs is at the discretion of SUNY.

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 Course:
PAD 688 Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
ARA 101 Beginning Arabic I

Course Revision:
MAT 263 Calculus III

Course Revision with Intellectual Foundations Infusion (INF)
CHE 471 Biochemical Techniques (CT, IM, W)

CT = Critical Thinking   IM = Information Management   W = Writing

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 newly redesigned College Senate website.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
If you have received a request to revise your submission (a.k.a. green revisions or APRs) from CSCC chair Karen Sands-O’Connor, please respond in a timely manner so that your curricular proposal can move forward to the final approval process. Important: All curricular items submitted to the College Senate Office, including APRs, must be approved and signed by their respective associate dean. The Senate Office will not process items submitted without an associate dean’s approval.

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.

Please send electronic copies of 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
Today is the final day to submit curricular items to the College Senate for spring 2015 review. Curricular items received after today, April 30, will not be reviewed until fall 2015. The Curriculum Committee does meet during the summer. Items received by today’s deadline will be reviewed provided submissions are accurate, in accordance with submission policy guidelines, and approved by their respective associate dean.