Summary of Curriculum Proposals from 11/13/14 Curriculum Committee Meeting for the 11/20/14 Faculty Senate Meeting
- 15-012 INTD 1200 Name Change (Information Item)
Description:The purpose of this proposal is to change the name of INTD 1200 – Introduction to Architecture to INTD 1200 – Survey of Architecture.
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Scott 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-013 INTD: Design Foundations Minor
Description:The purpose of this proposal is to add INTD 4998r – Individual Studies and INTD 4999r – Group Studies to the list of electives available to meet the requirements of a Design Foundations Minor.
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Scott 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-015 POLS 2430--program changes Syllabus Corrections have not been received
Description: Creation of new course POLS 2430 Comparative Government
Change to POLS major requirements for International/Comparative concentration to include this course
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Liang 2nd
Discussion: Needed to make corrections on syllabus on papers – approved pending corrections
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-016 POLS Information Items
Description: 1. Removal of POLS 2460 Comparative Latin American Politics from catalog
2. Removal of POLS 3410 Inter-American Relations from catalog
3. Renaming POLS 3430r from 'Comparative Government and Politics' to 'Special Topics in Area Studies'
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Liang 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-017 INTD 4230 Senior Seminar Course Description change (Information Item)
Description: Change course description for INTD 4230
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Scott 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-018 INTS 4810rIntegrated Studies Internship
Description: new course
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Walters 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-019 SAG – Sociology Undergraduate Curriculum Revision
Description: Removes BA in Sociology from catalog. Removes and adds several classes to the BS in Sociology to update the curriculum, improve community college articulation, and improve timely completion of the degree. The 33 required credit hours in the degree remains the same.
Motion for Approval: Scott 1st, Kuhn 2nd
Discussion: The question was raised asking if students would be required to take summer classes to finish this degree. The response was that it was an option particularly if you wanted to finish in three years but it was not necessary if you were completing the degree in four years.
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-039 ENGL 3360, 3370, 3365
Description: Deletion of English 3360 - The Age of Dryden, Pope and Swift
Deletion of English 3370 - The Age of Johnson
Creation of new course: English 3365 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Scott 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-042 MATH 2030- Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
Description: Adds Math 1950 to the list of pre-reqs for MATH 2030; new pre-req would be
MATH 1830 or MATH 1910 and MATH 1911 or MATH 1950 with minimum grades of C; CPSC 1100 or department head approval. Credit not allowed in this course after completion of Mathematics 3030 or 4720 with a minimum grade of C.
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Taylor 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-043 MATH 4550Applied Analysis (Information Item)
Description: remove “introduction to power series solutions of differential equations” which is covered in detail in Math 4450 and in Math 5470 from the class description of Math 4550
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Taylor 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0
- 15-055 INTS 3010- Prior Learning Portfolio Development
Description:New Course
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Walters 2nd
Discussion: A clarification was requested. Response: The portfolio development course, INTS 3010, helps students develop and organize their learning from knowledge gained through work experiences and prior learning. Credit will assessed by the program coordinator through integrated studies. She has been trained and certified as a director in prior learning assessment
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-056 Nursing-BSN Program Change
Description: replaces the requirement of CHEM 1110 and CHEM 1110L with any Chemistry with a lab
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Walters 2nd
Discussion: A clarification was requested. Many transfer students come in without CHEM 1110 and CHEM 1110L. While a Chemistry class was needed, it did not have to be CHEM 1110. This change only applies to the RN to BSN concentration. It does not apply to the Nursing BSN.
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-059 ENGL 4800 Grant Writing
Description:New Course
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Scott 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-060 ENGL 2530r- Topics in Literature and War
Description:New Course
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Scott 2nd
Discussion: Approved pending correction on grading scale points in the syllabus – the corrected syllabus has been received
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-068 INTD - Changing Name of the Major (Information Item)
Description: The purpose of this proposal is to change the name of the Interior Design major to Interior Architecture.
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Scott 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-069 ENGL Pre-1800 Rule for Lit Concentration
Description: Requires that an upper-division level elective in the concentration would have to be a course in pre-1800 English or American literature.
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Scott 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-070 INTD 1050 Remove Sketching for Interior Design - Full Proposal-Program Changes
Description: The purpose of this proposal is to remove INTD 1050 as a required course for Interior Design majors. Rationale: Interior Design sketching techniques are already being incorporated into courses throughout the interior design curriculum. Having a course with sketching as the sole focus is no longer needed. In the future this course will only be taught on demand.
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Scott 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-071 INTD 1150 Rename Course (Information Item)
Description: The purpose of this proposal is to rename INTD 1150 from Volumetric Model Studies to Volume, Space, and Form
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Scott 2nd
Discussion: none
Vote: 9-0-0 - 15-082 INTS Delete concentrations
Description: removes the Integrated Studies and Professional Studies concentrations replacing them with an Integrated Studies BIS Degree without a concentration.
Motion for Approval: Kuhn 1st, Walters 2nd
Discussion: Clarification was requested. Response - Concentrations were too restrictive and there were difficulties with the on-line class offerings.
Vote: 9-0-0