University Curriculum Committee Report

Fall Semester 2008

October 2008

Program Termination Request

B.S. in Physical Therapy

B.S.E.D. with Combined Major in Elementary and Middle Level Education

Program Title Change

Current title: Aviation Systems Management

Proposed title: Aviation Technology Management

New Courses

Biol 415 Genomics 4 crs

Coun 250 Dialogue on US Diversity 3 crs

Geol 205 Surviving on Planet Earth 3 crs

Nurs 306 Palliative Care 2 crs

Course Deletions

Biol 338L Animal Behavior Laboratory 2 crs

Biol 370 Vertebrate Zoology 3 crs

Biol 371 Anatomy and Adaptations Laboratory 2 crs

Senate approval is not required for the following report items

Course Change Requests

Avit 371 Global Perspectives – change in credits from 2 to 3

Biol 333 Population Biology – add Math 102 or higher to prerequisites

Geog 334 Climatology – change in credits from 4 to 3

Hum 271L Integrated Studies General Science Lab – add Hum 271 as prerequisite

Nurs 326 Research – change course title to Evidence for Practice

Nurs 350 Nursing in Transition – change in course description

Nurs 405 Introduction to Nursing Informatics – change course title to Informatics in Nursing

Psyc 405 History and Systems of Psychology – add “and senior status” to prerequisites

Soc 331 Rural Sociology – change in prerequisites from consent of instructor to Soc 110

T&L 320 Infant and Toddler Development and Learning – change course title to Infant & Toddler; add prerequisites T&L 252 or Psyc 250 or permission of instructor

T&L 322 Organization and Leadership in Early Childhood Education – change course title to Administration and Leadership in Early Childhood Education

T&L 338 Home School Relations – change title to Home, School and Community Relations

T&L 345, 350, 386, 400, 460 – change prerequisite T&L 325 to T&L 250

T&L 410, 430, 440, 470, 486 – change prerequisite T&L 330 to T&L 250

Thea 242 Tap Dance – change in credits from 2 to 1

Program Requirements Change Requests

B.S. in Biology – add Psyc 241 as option to meet statistical methods requirement; add Biol 415 to B.S. requirements; add Biol 415 and 450 to Pre Health Sciences emphasis elective courses; add Biol 415 to B.S. in Biology with Ecology and Evolutionary Biology option; B.S. in Fish and Wildlife Biology curriculum updated

B.S.E.D. with major in Early Childhood Education – add T&L 339 to program requirements

B.S.E.D. with major in Middle Level Education – add T&L 339 to program requirements

B.S.E.D. with major in Elementary Education – add T&L 339 to program requirements

Secondary Teacher Certification in Geology (Earth Science) – additional 24 hours of electives must include at least one Biology course with an accompanying lab

Secondary Certification in the School of Communication – termination of secondary certification

Denied – Program Requirements Change Request Minor in Military Science – add MSCI 499 as credit option