University Curriculum
Committee Report
Spring Semester 2009
February 2009
New Academic Program
B.S.A. with a major in
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Change in Department Title
Current:
Department of Physics
Proposed: Department of Physics and Astrophysics
Change in Minor Title
Current: Chemical Use/Abuse
Awareness
Proposed: Chemical Dependency
Program Termination
B.S. Ed with Combined Major
in Elementary Education and Early Childhood
New Courses
AtSc 100 Atmospheric
Sciences Orientation 1
cr
AtSc 120 Severe
and Hazardous Weather 3
crs
Avit 485 Aviation
Senior Capstone 3
crs
ChE 315 Statistics
and Numerical Methods in Engineering 3
crs
ChE 420 Capstone
in Sustainable Energy 3
crs
CIEN 202 Introduction
to Digital Terrain Modeling 1 cr
CSci 130 Introduction
to Scientific Programming 4
crs
CSci 230 Systems
Programming 3
crs
COUN 526 Educational
Collaboration 3
crs
COUN 527 School-Based
Family Counseling 3
crs
C J 341 Criminal
Law 3
crs
C J 342 Criminal
Procedure 3
crs
C J 430 Developmental
Perspectives on Adolescent Problem Behavior 3
crs
C J 491 Orientation
to Administrative Internship 1
cr
EDL 538 Auxiliary
School Functions 3
crs
EDL 556 College
Students and the Law 3
crs
Geol 106 Global
Warming: the Facts and Myths 3
crs
Phil 330 Environmental
Ethics 3
crs
Rels 355 Islam 3
crs
Rels 480 Religion
Capstone 3
crs
SpSt 505 Spacecraft
Systems Engineering 3
crs
SpSt 512 Human
Performance in Extreme Environments 3
crs
SpSt 528 Space
Environment and the Sun 3
crs
SpSt 529 Introduction
to Radio Astronomy 3
crs
SpSt 581 Field
Visit to Space Centers 1-3
crs, repeatable to 3
T&L 523 Literacy
Instruction for English Language Learners 3
crs
T&L 525 Writing
in the Classroom 3
crs
T&L 528 Childrens
Literature in the Classroom 3
crs
Course
Deletions
ChE 333 Basic
Experimental Strategies 1
cr
CSci 250 Assembly
Language Programming 4
crs
CSci 351 Introduction
to File Processing 3
crs
COUN 531 Psy
of Women, Gender & Develop 3
crs
COUN 533 Couples
and Family Counseling 3
crs
C J 353 Law
for the Criminal Justice System 3
crs
SpSt 438 Volcanism:
A Planetary Process I 3
crs
SpSt 538 Volcanism:
A Planetary Process II 3
crs
T&L 517 Creative Expression in the Elementary School 2 crs
T&L 532 Teaching of Reading in the Intermediate Grades 2 crs
Senate approval is not required for the following
report items
Course Change Requests
A&S 450 Capstone Experience & Development
change title to Capstone Experience & Development for Nonprofit
AtSc 355 Surface Transportation Weather
change in prerequisites from AtSc 310 to AtSc 210 and AtSc240; change frequency
from S to F/2
AtSc 455 Surface
Transportation Weather II change prerequisites to AtSc 310 and AtSC 355;
delete corequisite; change frequency from S to S/2
AtSc 460 Mesoscale
Dynamics change frequency from F to S
AtSc 492 Senior Project change in credits
from 1 to 1 to 2 credits, must be repeated for a total of 3 credits; change in
course description
Avit 260 ATC: Tower Operations I add
prerequisite Avit 103
Avit 346 Aerodynamics and Performance
Helicopter change from 3 to 4 credits
Avit 402 Airport Planning and Administration
delete prerequisite
Avit 403 Aerospace Law delete prerequisite;
change in course description
Avit 405 Airline Operations and Management
delete prerequisite
Avit 407 General Aviation Operations and
Management delete prerequisite
Avit 428 Transport Category Aircraft Systems
change in course description
Avit 468 ATC: Non-Radar Procedures change
in credits from 2 to 4; change in course description; frequency added
Avit 490 Methods
and Materials in Teaching Aviation change title to Methods and Materials in
Teaching Aviation I; add or consent of the instructor to prerequisites; change
in course description
Avit 491 Methods
and Materials in Teaching Aviation II add or consent of the instructor to
prerequisites; change in course description
ChE 201 Stoichiometry
change title to Chemical Engineering Fundamentals
ChE 303 Chemical
Engineering Thermodynamics change prerequisites to ChE 201 or GeoE 351
ChE 331 Chemical
Engineering Laboratory II change prerequisites to ChE 201, 206 and 315
ChE 332 Chemical
Engineering Laboratory III change prerequisites to ChE 331
ChE 340 The
Role of Engineers and Applied Scientists in a Global Society change title to
Professional Integrity in Engineering; change in course description
ChE 421 Chemical
Engineering Reactor Design change course number to 321; delete Chem 465 from
prerequisites; change frequency from F to S
CSD 536 Stuttering
Intervention change in credits from 3 to 2
CSci 161 Computer
Science II change prerequisites from CSci 160 and
to CSci 130 or CSci 160
CSci 260 Advanced
Programming Languages change credits from 1-3 to 3
CSci 289 Social
Implications of Computer Technology delete prerequisites; change term from S
to F
CSci 327 Data
Communications change prerequisite from CSci 250 and Math 208 to CSci 230 and
Math 208
CSci 365 Organization
of Programming Languages delete CSci as a prerequisite
CSci 384 Artificial
Intelligence change frequency from S to F
CSci 445 Mathematical
Modeling and Simulation change frequency from S/2 to F/2
CSci 446 Computer
Graphics I change frequency from S/2 to F/2
CSci 448 Computer
Graphics II change frequency from F/2 to S/2
CSci 451 Operating
Systems I change frequency from F to S
CSci 455 Database
Management Systems change frequency from F to S
CSci 457 Electronic
Commerce Systems change prerequisite from CSci 363 to CSci 260; change
frequency from on demand to S/2
CSci 463 Software
Engineering change frequency from F to S
CSci 465 Principles
of Translation change prerequisites to CSci 365 and CSci 370
CSci 370 Computer
Architecture change credits from 3 to 4; change prerequisites from CSci 250
to 230; change in course description; change frequency from S to F
COUN 581 School
Counseling Practicum change credits from 3 to 4; remove or 550 or 506 from
prerequisites; change in course description
COUN 589 Internship
in School Counseling change title to School Counseling Internship; change in
course description; change credits from 3-4 to 2 to 3 per semester (6-8 total)
C J 397 Cooperative
Education change credits from 1-8, repeatable to 16 to 1-6, repeatable to 12;
change in course description
C J 401 Administration
of Criminal Justice Systems change in course description
C J 497 Administrative
Internship change credits from 2-12 to 1-6 credits, repeatable to 12; change
in course description
Econ 504 Advanced
Price Theory change prerequisites to Econ 308 and co-requisite or
prerequisite Econ 416
Econ 524 Applied
Economic Analysis I change in course description
Econ 575 Advanced
Special Topics change credits from 2-4 to 1-3
EDL 501 Leadership,
Planning and Organizational Behavior change title to Leadership and Org
Behavior
EDL 511 Personal
Communication and Ethics change title to Effective Administrative
Communications; change in course description
EDL 513 Curriculum,
Instruction & Learning Theory change title to Leading Curriculum &
Learning
EDL 514 Personnel,
Supervision and Staff Development change title to Supervision and Staff
Development
EDL 515 Education
Law & Organizational Structure of Schools change title to Education Law
and Ethics; change in course description
EDL 516 Policy
and Educational Finance change title to Education Finance and Policy; change
in course description; change credits from 2 to 3
EDL 520 Middle
School Principalship change title to Middle School Principal Field Study
EDL 521 Elementary
School Principalship change title to Elementary Principal Field Study
EDL 522 Secondary
School Principalship change title to Secondary Principal Field Study
EDL 523 The
Educational Plant change credits from 2 to 3; change in course description
EDL 535 Administration
of Elementary School Curriculum change title to Admin of Elem Schl Curriculum
EDL 536 Administration
of Middle School Curriculum change title to Admin of Mid Schl Curriculum
EDL 537 Administration
of Secondary School Curriculum change title to Admin of Sec Schl Curriculum
E E 480 Senior
Design I change in course description
E E 481 Senior
Design II change in course description
FIN 440 Valuing
Real Assets and Financial Strategy remove FIN 360 from prerequisites; change
in course description; change in frequency from F to S
Mgmt 300 Principles
of Management delete Acct 201, Econ 202, Econ 210 and declared and pre-CoBPA
majors only from prerequisites/corequisites
Mgmt 433 Logistics
change title to Logistics in the Supply Chain; change requisites to prerequisites
or corequisites: Mgmt 309; declared CoBPA major; change in course description;
change in frequency from S to F
Musc 136 Keyboard Skills II add a grade of C
or better in to Musc 133 prerequisite
Musc 233 Keyboard Skills III add a grade of
C or better in to Musc 136 prerequisite
Musc 236 Keyboard Skills IV add a grade of C
or better in to Musc 233 prerequisite
Musc 446 Instrumental Classroom Methods and
Materials change frequency from S/2 to F/2
Phil 283 Asian Philosophy change course
number to 383
Rels 102 Introduction to Religion (East)
change title to Religions of Asia; change in course description
Rels 228 Early
Christian Traditions change course number to 328; change course title to
Development of Christian Doctrine
Rels 238 Christianity
in the Modern World change course number to 338; change title to Contemporary
Christianities; change in course description
Rels 247 Introduction
to Judaism change course number to 334; change title to Judaism
Rels 315 Religion
and Philosophy in
Rels 320 Religion
and Philosophy in
Rels 345 Death
and Dying change course number to 245
SWK 255 Social
Work in a Modern Society change title to Introduction to Social Work
SWK 257 Human
Behavior in the Social Environment I change title to Human Behavior and the
Social Environment I; change in course description
SWK 311 Child
Welfare change in course description
SWK 317 Social
Work Research change prerequisite or corequisite to SWK 255; change in course
description
SWK 357 Human
Behavior in the Social Environment II change title to Human Behavior and the
Social Environment II; change in course description
SWK 424 Generalist
Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families change in course
description
SWK 434 Generalist
Social Work Practice with Task and Treatment Groups change in course
description
SWK 454 Generalist
Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations change in course
description
SWK 481 Field
Instruction I change in course description
SWK 483 Field
Instruction II change in course description
SWK 489 Senior
Honors Thesis change credits from 1-8, repeatable to maximum of 9 to 3
credits, repeatable to a maximum of 6
SWK 493A, 493B Special Topics change repeatable from
a maximum of 6 credits to maximum of 9
Soc 351 Corrections
change prefix and course number to C J 270; change title to Introduction to
Corrections
SpSt 405 Advanced
Space Mission Design change title to Space Mission Design grad section
SpSt 420 Space Science and Exploration
change course number to 220; delete from grad section
SpSt 435 Global Change change in course
description
SpSt 451 History of the Space Age change
course number to 270
SpSt 502 Survey of Space Studies II change
in course description
SpSt 522 Satellite
Information Processing change in title to Remote Sensing Principles; change
in course description
SpSt 523 Advanced
Image Processing change title to Remote Sensing Applications; change in
course description
SpSt 526 Advanced
Observational Astronomy change prerequisites to SpSt 425, SpSt 501 and Math
165
T&L 524
T&L 530 Foundations
of Reading Instruction change in course description
T&L 533
T&L 534 Basic
Reading Diagnosis and Remediation delete prerequisites; add corequisite:
T&L 583;
T&L 536 Teaching
& Supervision of Elementary Language Arts delete co or prerequisite
T&L 583 Reading
Clinic change credits from 1-4 to 2; delete prerequisites; add corequisite
T&L 534
Program Requirements Change
Requests
B.S.A. with a major in Air
Traffic Control, Commercial Aviation, Flight Education and Aviation Technology
Management delete Avit 302 from the program requirements and replace it with
Avit 485
B.S.A. with a major in Air
Traffic Control - remove Econ 201, Comm 212 and ISYS 117 as required courses to
allow for more student electives; adding option for student to choose among
ISBE 320, Engl 226 or Engl 308
B.S. Atmospheric Sciences
AtSc 100 required course; reduce Technical Electives from 6 to 5 credit hours;
reduce Free Electives from 12 to 11 credit hours; AtSc 492 from 2 to 3 credits
Aviation Programs Avit 485
will replace Avit 302 as a requirement
Biology Graduate Program
remove GRE subject test in Biology for M.S. and Ph.D. applicants; remove 60th
percentile cut-off on the GRE test for potential Ph.D. students; allow direct
entry to Ph.D. program with undergrad degree; inserting a minimum of in front
of degree credits required; new grad student assessment plan
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
change in course requirements for degree
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
add Sustainable Energy Engineering Concentration and requirements for the
concentration
M.S. in Chemical Engineering
changes to reflect specific course requirements for the degree
Major in Chinese Studies changing
course title of Rels 315
Minor in Chinese Studies:
Culture and Business changing course title of Rels 315
Minor in Chinese Studies:
Language & Culture changing course title of Rels 315
B.S. Civil Engineering
remove CIEN 201 and replace with CIEN 202; add Comm 110; drop requirement to
take either I T 211 or E E 206
B.S. in Computer Science
requirements for B.S./M.S. combined program in Computer Science
B.A. and B.S. in Computer
Science replacing CSci 250 with CSci 230 and making necessary changes in
program to reflect this change
Computer Science Minor
delete CSci 250 and increase elective credits from 9 to 12
Computer Science Network and
Operating Systems Analysis Specialization (Information) delete CSci 351 and
replace with CSci 363
Computer Science Network and
Operating Systems Analysis Specialization (Software Engr) add CSci 130, 230
to requirements; removed CSci 250
Computer Science Network and
Operating Systems Analysis Specialization (Network) Increase in credits for
CSci 370; changing CSci 260 required course to CSci 230
B.S.A. with a major in
Commercial Aviation remove Econ 201, Comm 212 and ISYS 117 as required
courses to allow for more student electives; adding option for student to
choose among ISBE 320, Engl 226 or Engl 308
M.A. in Counseling (School
Counseling Emphasis) program revisions after accreditation visits
Criminal Justice Studies
updating elective course list and CJ courses
Educational Leadership M.S.
(Higher Ed Emphasis) Drop EDL 501, 511; Add EDL 556, 559; require 4 of 4
courses rather than 3 of 4; increase total credits from 33 to 34
Educational Leadership M.ED.
(P-12 Emphasis) change courses to reflect course changes made above; add one
curriculum administration course; increase total credits from 32 to 34
Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate programs changes to reflect designation of Essential Studies
required courses; listing more options for ethics elective; computer science
focus changes to reflect changes made by Computer Science Department
B.A. in English: Teacher
Licensure changes to reflect Educational Standards and Practices Board
requirements
Environmental Engineering
Certificate change in admission requirements; change in degree requirements
B.S.A. with a major in Flight
Education - remove Econ 201, Comm 212 and ISYS 117 as required courses to allow
for more student electives; adding option for student to choose among ISBE 320,
Engl 226 or Engl 308
B.S. Graphic Design
Technology change I T prefix to TECH
B.S. Industrial Technology
change course prefix from I T to TECH
B.S. Industrial Technology
(Technology Teacher Certificate) change course prefix from I T to TECH
M.S. in Industrial Technology
change course prefix from I T to TECH
B.B.A. with major in
Management reflects Mgmt 433 title change
B.B.A. with major in
Operations and Supply Chain Management add Mgmt 433 as a business elective
B.A. with major in Philosophy
& Religion: Religion concentration requires studies to take classes from
five areas of religious studies
Minor in Philosophy &
Religion: Religion concentration change in minor requirements to include Rels
100 and 21 total credits
Clinical Psychology &
General-Experimental Ph.D. programs addition of language to clarify for
prospective graduate school applicants requirements for Masters degree in Gen
Psyc and continuing in the Ph.D. program
Reading Education, M.S.
listing T&L 524, 525, 530, 534 and 583 as core requirements for major
Reading Education, M.Ed.
listing T&L 524, 525, 530, 534 and 583 as core requirements for major
Undergrad Social Work program
change in advisement policy; GPA entrance requirement changed to 2.75; progression
through the program and graduation requirements changes; Chemical Use/Awareness
minor name change
Space Studies undergraduate
minor eliminate SpSt 491 requirement; addition of six classes to the elective
courses
Space Studies M.S. minor
word changes in admission requirements; clarification on completion of capstone
course
Undergraduate Teacher
Education Acceptance into student teaching will require all candidates to
have taken the appropriate Praxis II content exam
Denied Requests
Lang 101 First Year Language
I
Lang 102 First Year Language
II
Lang 201 Second Year Language
I
Lang 202 Second Year Language
II