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.S. Chemistry, BS-NS CHE
B.S. Forensic Chemistry, BS-NS FRC
M.A. Biology, MA-NS BIO
M.P.A. Public and Nonprofit Management, MPA-NS PNM

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
HUMANITIES
PHI 111 Ethics for Scientists

Course Revision with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ARTS
THA 106 Introduction to Theater

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
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:
B.S. Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics, BS-SP DPND

New Course:
HEA 703 Professional Development and Communities of Practice in Higher Education

Course Revision:
FRE 201 Intermediate French I

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
ARTS
DAN 224 Dance Appreciation

WESTERN CIVILIZATION
ENG 380 History of the Printed Book

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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:
Minor in Urban and Regional Planning, PLN

New Courses:
EXE 519 Foundations of Effective Assessment and Instruction in Special Education. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Foundational knowledge in effective assessment and instructional practices for students with disabilities. Understanding of different types of assessment and how to interpret assessment information to form goals and objectives related to individualized instruction. Understanding of essential principles of effective instruction for students with disabilities.

PAD 688  Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. A comprehensive foundation for understanding the nature of leadership in public and nonprofit organizations. Theoretical and practical knowledge, readings in leadership, historical studies, practical skills in leading public and nonprofit organizations. Improving leadership capabilities and developing leadership styles in public or nonprofit organizations.

SOC 325 Media and Society. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 6 credit hours in sociology. Thinking sociologically about mass media. The role of film and photography on social interactions and memories, the contradictions and challenges of social media, the social and political potential of various media, the saturation or oversaturation of media in our lives. Key texts from Roland Barthes, Walter Benjamin, Guy Debord, Dave Eggers, Dominic Pettman, and others.

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.S. Chemistry, BS-NS CHE
B.S. Forensic Chemistry, BS-NS FRC
M.A. Biology, MA-NS BIO
M.P.A. Public and Nonprofit Management, MPA-NS PNM

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
HUMANITIES
PHI 111 Ethics for Scientists

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ARTS
THA 106 Introduction to Theater

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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 Program:
Minor in English Education

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
ARA 101 Beginning Arabic I. Rudimentary fundamentals of Arabic with emphasis on the spoken and written language. Offered annually.

Course Revision:
CHE 471 Biochemical Techniques. Prerequisites: CHE 204, CHE 301; Prerequisite or corequisite: CHE 470. Techniques used in the collection and analysis of experimental data on biochemical systems. Participation in laboratory experiments illustrating biochemical techniques and general biochemical principles. Practice in recording and disseminating data collected in a modern biochemistry laboratory, including record keeping via a laboratory notebook, organizing and writing a scientific report, and giving an oral presentation on scientific results.

Course Revision with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
HUMANITIES
FRE 202 Intermediate French II. Prerequisite: FRE 201. Further development of the speaking, writing, reading, and listening comprehension skills acquired in FRE 201. Exploration of the geography, culture, and society of France, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria, including urban life, travel skills, and the role of technology. Taught in French. Offered every semester.

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 review:

New Course:
PSM 603 Topics in Professional Math and Science. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Examination of topics in business and management to develop strategic thinking about quantitative information and aid in improving business and leadership skills for mathematicians and scientists within a variety of settings (e.g., industrial, managerial, academic, research).

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ORAL COMMUNICATION and HUMANITIES
HUM 200 History of Rhetoric. Rhetorical theory and practice from Aristotle to the present. Techniques of rhetorical analysis, critical thinking, and oral presentation. Offered annually.

Course Revision:
MAT 263 Calculus III. Prerequisite: MAT 162 with a minimum grade of C, or equivalent. Multivariable spaces and functions, multivariable derivatives, multivariable integrals, and vector analysis.

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ARTS
DAN 214 Introduction to Dance Techniques. Studio course designed to introduce the novice student to the cultural and aesthetic values of dance. Physical practice of a variety of dance techniques: body as the instrument for dance, kinesthetic awareness, a codified terminology, and the influential aesthetic elements that define various dance techniques. Live dance performance attendance required. Offered every semester.

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. Psychology, BA-NS PSY
B.S. Urban and Regional Planning, BS-NS URP (formerly B.S. Urban and Regional Analysis and Planning)

New Courses:
CEL 301 Community Perspectives and Experiences
EXE 521 Reading Assessment/Instruction for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities

Course Revisions:
PSY 392 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 393 Abnormal Child Psychology

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Important: All curricular items submitted to the College Senate Office must be approved and signed by their respective associate dean. The Senate Office will not process items submitted without an associate dean’s approval.

The College Senate Curriculum Committee (CSCC) reviewing process has resumed for spring. 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. 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.

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

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HON 309 Western Ideals of Excellence