New Academic Program with New Courses

Master of Science in Technology Education (Approved by Senate Executive Committee June2003)

To be offered in partnership with Valley City State University

IT 510 Principles of Technology Education 1 cr

IT 511 Inventions and Innovations – Technology Education for Children 3 cr

IT 512 Exploring Technology 3 cr

IT 513 Applying Technology 3 cr

IT 520 Resources for Technology Education 3 cr

IT 521 Design, Technology and Engineering Technology for Children 3 cr

IT 522 Innovation and Engineering Design 3 cr

IT 523 Design for Engineering Technology 3 cr

IT 532 Technology Systems 3 cr

IT 533 Technology and Entrepreneurship 3 cr

New Courses

ART 494 Professional Exhibition 3 cr

SPST 552 History of Astronomy and Cosmology 3 cr

Senate approval is not required for the following report items

Course Change Requests

Law 440,442, 450, 452 Clinical Education I, II, III & IV – change in grading from S/U to regular grading

Nurs 597 Advanced Clinical Practicum – add prerequisite of completion of first year Anesthesia Nursing or Family Nurse Practitioner course work

T&L 453 Methods & Materials: Kindergarten – add “admission to Teacher Education” to the other prerequisites

T&L 473 ND Environment Earth Science Perspective – change in course description

Change in Program Requirements Requests

Bachelor of Fine Arts – add Art 494 under “Plus at least 9 credits in the following:”; change credits that upper level students are required to take from selected courses from 20 to 35

Elementary Education – reduce number of introductory courses that students can take to two courses instead of seven courses currently allowed

Elementary Education – general education requirements from students will drop from the department requirement of 48 to the university requirements of 39