University Curriculum
Committee Report
December 2008/January 2009
New Academic Program
Request with new courses
Minor in Dance
Thea 343 Dance Composition 2
crs
Thea 441 History of Dance 3
crs
Thea 442 Choreography 3
crs
New Courses
Coun 505 History of Psychology 3
crs
Coun 552 Counseling Psychology Professional
Seminar I 1 cr
Coun 553 Counseling Psychology Professional
Seminar II 1 cr
Coun 554 Predoctoral Internship Preparation 1
cr
Coun 561 Consultation Theory & Practice 2
crs
Coun 562 Consultation Lab 1
cr
Coun 563 Advanced Application of APA Ethics 2 crs
Coun 564 Advanced Therapy Techniques 3
crs
Engl 228 Diversity in Global Literatures 3
crs
Engl 229 Diversity in U.S. Literatures 3
crs
Engl 367 American Indian Literatures 3
crs
Hist 250 The Civil Rights Movement 3 crs
IT 575 Technical Problem Solving 3 crs
Nurs 502 Evidence for Practice 3
crs
Nurs 508 Nurse Anesthesia Review Course 1
cr
Nurs 538 Psych Diagnostic Reasoning 2 crs
Nurs 551 Advanced P/CHN Practicum III 4
crs
Nurs 564 Psychopharmacology 2
crs
Nurs 583 Individual Therapy 2
crs
Nurs 584 Group and Family Therapies 3
crs
Nurs 585 Advanced Health Assessment 3
crs
Nurs 588 Management of Psychopathology I 2
crs
Nurs 589 Management
of Psychopathology II 2
crs
PT 584 Evidence in Practice 1
cr
Pols 324 Chinese Politics 3
crs
Pols 327 Transitions to Democracy 3
crs
SPED 509 IEP Development 1
cr
SPED 515 Professional Development 1
cr
SPED 521 Transition to Adult Life 3
crs
SPED 528 Advanced
Assistive Technology 1
cr
SPED 566 ASD Intensive Early Intervention 2
crs
SPED 583 Internship: Autism Spectrum Disorders 2 crs
SPED 585 Internship: Visual Impairment 1-4
crs
SPED 586 Internship: Emotional Disturbance 2
crs
SPED 587 Internship: Developmental/Cognitive
Disabilities 2 crs
SPED 588 Internship: Learning Disabilities 2
crs
SPED 589 Internship: Early Childhood Special
Education 1-4
crs
Course
Deletions
Coun 550 Ethics
and Professional Issues in Counseling Psychology 3 crs
Engl 265 Native
American Literature 3
crs
IT 593 Technical
Problems in Industrial Technology 1-3
crs
Nurs 540 APMH
Promotion Prevention 6
crs
Nurs 541 APMH
Rehab Recovery 7
crs
Nurs 542 Psychopharm
Neurophysiology 3
crs
Nurs 561 APMH
Practice Overview 1
cr
Nurs 586 Advanced
Health Assessment Across the Lifespan 3
crs
Nurs 587 Intro
to Computer Technology in Advanced Practice Settings 1 cr
T&L 460 Microteaching 3
crs
T&L 579 Seminar
Special Education 2
crs
Senate approval is not required for the following
report items
Course Change Requests
Avit 501 General Issues in Aviation/Aerospace
change in course description
Avit 502 Aviation
Economics change in course description; change prerequisites from Econ 201 or
202 to undergraduate economics course
Avit 503 Statistics
adding Psyc 541 as a possible substitution
Avit 504 Research
Methods change in prerequisites from Avit 503 to Avit 503 or Psyc 541
Avit 511 Aviation
Information Technology change in course description
Avit 512 Aviation
Environmental Concerns change in course description; delete prerequisite
Avit 514 Aviation
Management Theory change in course description
Avit 515 Human
Factors: Human Perceptions in the Aerospace Environment change title to Human
Factors: Human Perceptions in Information Systems Design; change in course
description
Avit 516 Human
Factors change title to Human Factors in Training System Design; change in
course description
Avit 517 Airline
Labor Relations and Law change in course description
Avit 520 Strategic
Airport Planning delete prerequisites
Avit 595 Aviation
Capstone change in prerequisite from Avit 514 to Avit 504
Biol 367 Cytology
change course number to 460; change title to Molecular Biology of the Cell
Coun 501 Ethics:
Counseling change title to Ethics: Counseling & Counseling Psychology;
change in course description
Coun 540 Career
Counseling Theories change title to Advanced Vocational Psychology
Coun 555 Advanced
Psychological Testing change title to Advanced Psychometrics
Coun 583 Field
Work change title to Doctoral Practicum
Engl 308 Advanced
Composition I change title to The Art of Writing Nonfiction; delete prerequisites
Engl 359 Young
Adult Literature change frequency from S/2 to S
Engl 408 Advanced
Composition II change title to Advanced Composition; delete prerequisites
IT 110 Principles
of Industrial Technology change title to Fundamentals of Technology
IT 311 PC
Hardware change title to PC Hardware and Emerging Technologies change in
course description; delete prerequisites
IT 332 3D
Design change title to Technical Design; add IT 202 to prerequisites; change
in course description
IT 397 Cooperative
Education change in course description
IT 442 Desktop
Publishing change title to Advanced Graphic Design and Print Production;
change in course description
IT 497 Directed
Studies in Industrial Technology change title to Directed Studies in
Technology; change course description
IT 500 Introduction
to Graduate Studies change in course description
IT 510 History
of Technology change in title to Historical Impact of Technology; change
credits from 3 to 2; change frequency from SS to F/2
IT 525 Research
in Industrial Technology change title to Design in Technology; change in
course description
IT 545 Seminar
in Industrial Technology change title to Seminar in Technology; change in
course description
IT 550 Industrial
Technology Management change title to Technology Management; change in course
description
IT 591
Musc 130 Diatonic
Harmony change title to Music Theory I; add corequisite: Music 131
Musc 134 Chromatic
Harmony I change title to Music Theory II; prerequisite: Grade of C or better
in Music 130; corequisite: Music 135; change in course description
Musc 135 Aural
Skills II prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Music 131
Musc 230 Chromatic
Harmony II change title to Music Theory III;
change prerequisites from Musc 133, plus 134 and 135 or permission of
instructor to Musc 133 and grade of C or better in Musc 134; Corequisite: Musc
231
Musc 231 Advanced
Aural Skills change title to Aural Skills III; prerequisite: Grade of C or
better in Musc 135; corequisite Musc 230
Musc 234 Music
Theory Since 1900 change title to Music Theory IV: Music Theory Since 1900;
change prerequisites to grade of C or better in Musc 230; corequisite: Musc 235
Musc 235 Advanced
Aural Skills II change title to Aural Skills IV; prerequisite Grade of C or
better in Musc 231; corequisite: Musc 234
Nurs 501 Complementary
Health Care Therapies change title to Complementary Therapies
Nurs 507 Anesthesia
Seminar & Clinical Practicum change in title to Anesthesia Seminar &
Clinical Practicum I; change in course description; change prerequisite to Nurs
521
Nurs 517 Anesthesia
Seminar and Practicum II change in credits from 4 to 5; change in course
description
Nurs 520 Professional
Role Development for Nurse Anesthesia change prerequisites to Nurs 521 and
Nurs 507; change corequisite to Nurs 517; change in course description
Nurs 521 Foundations
of Anesthesia Practice change credits from 2 to 3; change in course
description
Nurs 523 Health
Promotion Through the Lifespan change course title to Health Promotion;
change prerequisites from N510, 556, 586 or consent of instructor to N 510,
556, 585 or consent of instructor; change in course description
Nurs 527 Anesthesia
Seminar and Clinical Practicum III change credits from 4 to 5; change in
course description
Nurs 532 Family
Nursing: Theory, Research and Practice change in title to Family Nursing
Nurs 534 Specialization
in Family Nurse Practitioner I: Management of Health Conditions in Primary Care
change title to Illness Management I; change in course description
Nurs 535 Drug
Therapy I for Advanced Nursing Practice: Common Health Conditions change
title Drug Therapy I
Nurs 536 Specialization
in Family Nurse Practitioner II: Management of Health Conditions in Primary
Care change title to Illness Management II
Nurs 539 Drug
Therapy II for Advanced Nursing Practice: Common Health Conditions change
title to Drug Therapy II
Nurs 549 Advanced
P/CHN Practicum II change in credits from 7 to 3; change prerequisite 548 to
corequisite 548; change in course description
Nurs 550 Global
Public Health Issues delete prerequisite
Nurs 554 Managed
Advanced Nurse Practice change pre- or corequisites to Nurse Anesthesia
students need Nurs 520; All other masters students need Nurs 526 and either
552 or 553
Nurs 597 Advanced
Clinical Practicum change required credits from 31 to 29; change in course
description; prerequisite changed to completion of Nurs 517 for Nurse
Anesthesia specialization or completion of first year curriculum for the Family
Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric/Mental Health, or Gerontology specializations
PT 101 Orientation
to Physical Therapy change in course description
PT 513 Intervention
Techniques II change in course description
PT 523 Lifespan
I change in credits from 2 to 3
PT 526 Manual
Therapy II change in course description
PT 527 Critical
Inquiry II change in course description
PT 539 Prevention
and Wellness change in credits from 3 to 2; change in course description
PT 561 Seminar:
Physical Therapy change from required to elective
PT 583 Critical
Inquiry III change from required to elective
PT 591 Critical
Inquiry IV change title to Research in Physical Therapy; change in course
description
Phys 320 Introductory
Materials Science change frequency from F/S to F/2
Phys 420 Advanced
Topics in Materials Science change in course description
Pols 495 Senior
Colloquium change credits from 1 to 3; delete corequisites
T&L 570 History
of Higher Education in the
T&L 585 Scholarly
Writing change course number to 543
T&L 586 Assessment
in Higher Education change course number to 544
T&L 587 Technology
in Higher Education change course number to 547
T&L 588 The
Professoriate change course number to 548
Program Requirements Change
Requests
MS Aviation clarification
of program requirements; reflects course changes as listed above; faculty
changes
B.B.A. with major in Airport
Management delete Econ 324 required course list and replace it with choice of
one of the following: Pols 308, Pols 432, or Pols 433
B.B.A. with major in Aviation
Management add Mgmt 310 as an alternate to Mgmt 302 in the list of required
courses
Combined B.S./M.S. Chemistry Program
change first admission requirement to read completed junior year (95
semester credits) in a Chemistry baccalaureate program with cumulative and
Chemistry GPAs of 3.0 or better in upper division courses in an American
Chemical Society Certified program
B.S. in Community Nutrition
delete Biol 150/150L as an alternative to Anat 204/204L
B.S. ED with Composite Major
in Social Studies add Pols 308 and Pols 309 to choice of one under the
Political Science choices
B.A. with a major in Computer
Science reduce foreign Language requirement from Level IV to Level II; Add
Engl 209 to required courses; change statistics course requirement to
explicitly require Econ 210; eliminate minor or second major requirement
PhD in Counseling Psychology
change credits in Psychology minor from 24 to 21; required credits in
Counseling Psychology from 90 to 95; course changes as noted above
B.S. in Dietetics - delete
Biol 150/150L as an alternative to Anat 204/204L
Elementary Education majors
will be required to complete Geog 151 or Geog 161 and complete one of the
following: Hist 101, Hist 102 or Hist 103; Essential Studies academic core is
implemented into these changes
Industrial Technology
program change to include new course, course deletion and course changes as
listed above
Physical Therapy delete
undergraduate catalog copy and refer students to graduate PT section
Physical Therapy program
changes to reflect style recommendations by
Major in Political Science
reduce core curriculum from 28 to 24 credits; increase capstone requirement
from 1 to 3 credits
Secondary Education add
T&L 432 to existing program requirements; add T&L 339 as a required
course; move T&L 390 from a required course to an elective course; delete
T&L 460 from program
Teaching and Learning
updating catalog to reflect course number changes
BSIT: Technology Teacher
Certification add required elective IT 403 or Tech 416 from VCSU; remove IT
212 from selective elective listing