University Curriculum Committee Report
Spring Semester 2004
May 2004
New Academic Program with new courses
Post-Master’s Certificate Program in Nursing Education
Nurs 566 Curriculum Development 3 crs
Nurs 567 Teaching Strategies 3 crs
Nurs 568 Teaching Practicum 2 crs
Nurs 569 Assessment and Evaluation 3 crs
Department Title Change
Present: Neuroscience
Proposed: Clinical Neuroscience
New Courses
CIEN 313L General Surveying Laboratory 1 cr
Engl 999 Dissertation 6-18 crs
ISys 117 Personal Productivity with Information Technology 1 cr
ISys 317 Information Systems in Enterprise 3 crs
PEXS 532 Ex Physiology Lab Techniques 3 crs
T&L 586 Assessment in higher Education 3 crs
T&L 587 Technology in College Teaching 3 crs
ISys 217 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems 4 crs
Nurs 565 Teaching Practicum and Seminar 3 crs
Senate approval is not required for the following report items
Course Change Requests
Anth 441 Forensic Anthropology Field School – change credits from 6 to 1-6; change prerequisites from none to consent of instructor
CIEN 313 General Surveying – change credits from 3 to 2; change co-requisites to on-campus students must take CIEN 313L along with this class
COMM 570 Seminar in Communication – add “may be repeated when topics change” to course description
ISys 260 Operating Systems Principles – change prerequisites from ISys 217 to ISys 117
ISys 305 End-User Apprlication – change prerequisites from ISys 217 to ISys 117
PA 510 Pathophysiology for the Physician Assistant – change in frequency from S to F
PA 515 Investigative Studies for the Physician Assistant – change in frequency from F to S and F
PA 520 Methodological Approaches to Health Promotion Disease Prevention I – change title to Evidence Based Medicine I; change in course description
PA 525 Methodological Approaches to Health Promotion Disease Prevention II – change title to Evidence Based Medicine II; change in course description
PA 540 Primary Care I – change credits from 4-10 to 12; change in course description
PA 550 Primary Care II – change credits from 4-10 to 14; change in course description
PA 560 Primary Care III – change in credits from 4-10 to 14
T&L 443 Math for Primary Grades – change prerequisites from none to Admission to Teacher Education; change in course description
Program Requirements Change Requests
Business Education – delete ISys 217 from major requirements and add ISys 117 and ISys 317
Pre-Business – change core requirements from ISys 217 to ISys 117
Minor in Information Systems – delete ISys 217 from minor requirements and add ISys 117 and ISys 317 to requirements
Information Systems – delete ISys 217 from major requirements and add ISys 117 and ISys 317
Master of Science in Nursing – add nursing education specialization
Physician Assistant Program – change in total program required credits from 38 to 65; change in sequencing of courses in the program; PA 530 deleted as a required course
Recreation and Leisure Services Major – delete RLS 385 as major requirement and add RLS 385 and RLS 485
Teaching and Learning Doctoral Program – change titles of areas of emphasis from Elementary Education/ Child Study, Secondary Education/Higher Education, Research Methodologies, Special Education to Higher Education, Teacher Education, Research Methodologies and Music Education