University Curriculum Committee Report

February 2010

New Program Requests

Graduate Certificate in Community-Based Literacy as Applied Linguistics

New Program Request with New Courses

M.ED. in English Language Learner (ELL) Education

Graduate Certificate in English Language Learner (ELL) Education

T&L 513          Linguistics for ELL Teachers                                                   3 crs

T&L 514          Introduction to Multilingual Education                                                3 crs

T&L 537          ELL Methods and Materials                                                     3 crs

T&L 550          Assessment and Evaluation in ELL Education                         3 crs

T&L 551          Second Language Acquisition for ELL Teachers                                 3 crs

T&L 567          Language Structure and Analysis for ELL Teachers                3 crs

T&L 568          Research and Advocacy in TESOL                                          3 crs

New Courses

Anat 514          Gross Anatomy II                                                                    3 crs

Anat 516          Histology II                                                                              2 crs

Anat 519          Developmental Biology and Human Embryology II                2 crs

AtSc 110L       Meteorology I Laboratory                                                        1 cr     

CSD 461          Senior Seminar in Communication Disorders                          3 crs

Hist 402           British North America                                                              3 crs

PA 501            Medical Terminology, Part I                                                    1 cr

PA 502            Medical Terminology, Part II                                                   1 cr

PA 517            Introduction to Pharmacology                                                  1 cr

Course Deletion

CSD 460          Senior Seminar                                                                                    1 cr

Hist 403           The United States: The Colonial Period                                               3 crs

Hist 404           The United States: Revolutionary Era, 1760-1789                   3 crs

PA 500            Introduction to the PA Role                                                     1 cr

Senate approval is not required for the following report items

Course Change Requests

Anat 513          Gross Anatomy – change title to Gross Anatomy I; change credits from 7 to 3; change in course description

Anat 515          Histology – change in title to Histology I; change in credits from 3 to 2; change in course description

Anat 518          Developmental Biology and Human Embryology – change title to Developmental Biology and Human Embryology I;  change in credits from 6 to 2; change in course description

Anat 522          Neuroscience – change in course description

AtSc 110          Meteorology I – change in credits from 4 to 3

Biol 364           Parasitology – remove pre- and co-requisites

PA 505            Anatomy and Medical Terminology – change title to Anatomy Review I; change credits from 3 to 2; change in course description

PA 506            Anatomy and Medical Terminology Part II – change title to Anatomy Review II; change in course description

PA 511            Pathophysiology for the Physician Assistant, Part II – change credits from 2 to 3

PA 516            Introduction to Pharmacology and Basic EKG’s – change title to Introduction to Basic EKGs; change credits from 2 to 1; change in course description

Program Requirements Change requests

M.S. in Anatomy and Cell Biology – rearticulate admission requirements including requiring submission of GRE Subject Test scores; deleting requirements Anat 515, Anat 518 and BiMD 515; increase combined credits for Anat 593 and Anat 998 to 20; in addition to required coursework require a minimum of 6 credits from Anatomy & Cell Biology graduate level elective courses

Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology - rearticulate admission requirements including requiring submission of GRE Subject Test scores; deleting requirements Anat 515, Anat 518 and BiMD 515; no longer require choice between Anat 513 and Anat 522; increase the number of combined credits for Anat 593 and Anat 999 to 68; in addition to required coursework require a minimum of 9 credits from Anatomy & Cell Biology graduate level elective courses

Atmospheric Sciences – changing CSci 120 requirement to CSci 130 and changing AtSc 110 (4 crs) to AtSc 110 (3 crs) and AtSc 110L (1 cr)

M.S. in Aviation – amend program admission criteria to allow applicant to have either a PPL or have applied aviation industry experience

B.A. with a major in Communication Sciences and Disorders – deleting CSD 460 and adding CSD 461

Physician Assistant Program – correction of previous error in credits for Pathophysiology II and reformatting of three courses into six primarily because of technology and content issues