The following proposals were approved by Council on Academic Affairs at their April 19, 2012 meeting:
College of Health Sciences
Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing
New Program – Departmental Certificate
Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practitioner-Family Certificate
Master of Public Health – Community Health Option
Program Revision
Master of Public Health – Community Health Option – change HEA 899 to HEA 890 due to earlier course revision.
Course Drop Page
HEA 899 Practicum in Community Health – course was replaced by HEA 890.
Occupational Therapy
New Hybrid Course
OTS 864S Early Childhood Practice
Program Revision
Occupational Therapy – Post-Professional Option – revise curriculum requirements; removecourses that are no longer offered.
College of Justice and Safety
Safety, Security and Emergency Management
New Courses
SSE 801 Academic Orientation
New course to facilitate transition of diverse student population to online graduate education
SSE 830 Organizational Continuity
New course to strengthen emergency management option and certificate
SSE 831 Evolution of Emergency Management
New course to strengthen emergency management option and certificate
SSE 860 Workers’ Compensation Administration
New course to support Option/Certificate in Labor and Employment Issues
SSE 861 Labor and Employment Issues for Safety Professionals
New course to support Option/Certificate in Labor and Employment Issues
SSE 862 Collective Bargaining & Labor Law
New course to support Option/Certificate in Labor and Employment Issues
SSE 863 Discrimination Law for Safety Professionals
New course to support Option/Certificate in Labor and Employment Issues
New Programs
Option in School Safety- create using existing courses and align with existing COE option
Certificate in School Safety-create using existing courses for non-degree seeking student
Option in Emergency Management
Certificate in Emergency Management - for non-degree seeking graduate students
Option in Labor and Employment
Certificate in Labor and Employment - for non-degree seeking graduate students
College of Business and Technology
Agriculture
New Courses
AGR 509 Agricultural Research Methods and Interpretation
AGR 709 Agricultural Research Methods and Interpretation
College of Arts and Sciences
Biology
Course Revision
BIO 529/729 Microbiology in Everyday Life – Change prerequisites
Chemistry
Program Revisions
Note: the following programs were approved contingent upon Graduate Council’s approval
B.A. Chemistry – Revise the degree program to reflect changes in the courses and add a dual degree option (3+2 option with the existing M.S. Chemistry program).
B.S. Chemistry - Revise the degree program to reflect changes in the courses and add a dual degree option (3+2 option with the existing M.S. Chemistry program).
M.S. Chemistry – Revise the current M.S. Chemistry program.
B.S. Forensic Science - Revise the degree program to reflect changes in the courses and add a dual degree option (3+2 option with the existing M.S. Chemistry program).
Government
Course Revisions – Revise catalog to implement option between applied research and field placementcomponents, in accordance with a recent accreditation review.
POL 870 Internship in Public Administration
POL 871 Field Study Applied Research in Public Administration
Program Revision
Master of Public Administration – Modify a class name and the allocation of hours between field application components of the required courses.
Mathematics and Statistics
New Courses
STA 580/780 R and Introductory Data Mining – This course is being created as a required course for the new proposed Statistical Computing option in the BS/MS inComputer Science degree.
Music
Course Revisions
MUS 520/720 Diction for Singers – Change course title and add a prerequisite.
MUS 824 Madrigal Singers – Change course title and course description
MUS 825 Concert Choir – Change the course description
MUS 826 University Singers – Add course description
Psychology
New Courses
PSY 530/730 Cognitive Development
PSY 838 Practicum in Clinical Psychology