TO:	Dr. Joel Piperberg Faculty Senate Chairperson
FROM:	Francine G. McNairy Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
DATE:	December 23, 2002
SUBJECT:	APPROVAL OF FACULTY SENATE CURRICULAR RECOMMENDATIONS

As the President's designee, I am informing you of the approval of the following Faculty Senate Curricular Actions:

Faculty Senate action at October 15, 2002, meeting:

New Graduate Course:

COMM 510--Communication in Organizations

• 3 credits
• Course may function as an elective for MBA program

Approved, effective Spring 2003

New Undergraduate Course:

GEOG 245 - Geography of Pennsylvania

• 3 credits
• 200-level General Education course
• G3 General Education Liberal Arts Core course
• Elective in Geography major and minor

Approved, effective Spring 2003

COMMENT: Course designed for the Secondary Education program; hopefully to elevate knowledge about Pennsylvania geography in training elementary and secondary teachers. Enrollment proposed at 40-45 students. It is projected that 1 or 2 sections will be offered in 3 semesters out of every 2-year period.

Changes in Courses/Curricula:

CSCI 450 - Artificial Intelligence

• Current pre-requisites: CSCI 362
• Add CSCI 240 - Computing Models as a pre-requisite to CSCI 450

CSCI 380 - Operating Systems

• Current pre-requisite: CSCI 362
• Add CSCI 270 - Computer Architecture as a pre-requisite to CSCI 380

CSCI 476 - Parallel Programming

• Current pre-requisite: CSCI 362
• Add CSCI 270 - Computer Architecture as a pre-requisite to CSCI 476

COMMENT: Computer Science majors are required to take CSCI 140, 161, 162, 240, 270, 330, 362, 380. Required electives are 16 semester hours. CSCI 450 and CSCI 476 are two possible choices from a list of twelve courses for required electives for the Computer Science program. These additional pre-requisites do not increase requirements for Computer Science majors.

Approved, effective Spring 2003

Faculty Senate action at November 19, 2002, meeting

Change in Course/Curricula:

EDUC 535 - Literature for Children and Young Adolescents

• Re-number and change title of EDUC 633 - Children's Literature to EDUC 535 - Literature for Children and Young Adolescents
• Re-numbering allows for dual numbering with EDUC 333 (credit may not be earned for EDUC 333 and EDUC 535)
• Re-numbering inactivates course number EDUC 633
• 3 credits
• Pre-requisites: admission to the post-baccalaureate program in elementary education or permission of the instructor
• Course replaces EDUC 633 in Required Education Courses in the post-baccalaureate certification in Elementary Education programs
• Elective course in the Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education programs

Approved, effective Spring 2004

New Graduate Course(s):

EDUC 536 - Picture Book Communication

• 3 credits
• Additional course for Required Reading Education Block for M.Ed. in Reading and Language Arts Education

Approved, effective Spring 2004

EDUC 636 - Literature and Response

• 3 credits
• Course replaces EDUC 633 in Required Reading Education block for M.Ed. in Reading and Language Arts Education

Approved, effective Spring 2004

ELED 576 - Assessment for Instructional Planning

• 3 credits
• Pre-requisites: ELED 502, EDFN 545, RDED 621, 2 college level math courses
• Replace EDUC 671 - Curriculum Development in the School with ELED 576 in the Post-Baccalaureate Certification in Elementary Education programs

COMMENT: If Assessment for Instructional Planning is offered as a topics in education course prior to the approval of ELED 576, it will satisfy the requirement of ELED 576 in the Post-Baccalaureate Certification in Elementary Education programs.

Approved, effective Spring 2004

BIOL 667 - Human Genetics: Analysis and Applications

• 3 credits
• Pre-requisites: BIOL 644
• Dual number with BIOL 467 (credit may not be earned for BIOL 467 and BIOL 667)

Approved, effective Fall 2003

Faculty Senate action at December 3, 2002, meeting:

New Undergraduate Course(s):

BIOL 467 - Human Genetics: Analysis and Applications

• 3 credits
• Pre-requisites: BIOL 365, ENGL 110
• Elective for Biology minors, BA Biology, BSE Biology, BS Biology and these options: Botany, Molecular Biology/Biotechnology, Medical Technology, Nuclear Medicine Technology and Optometry majors
• NON-Liberal Arts Core Course
• "W": writing-across-the-curriculum designation
• Dual number with BIOL 667 (credit may not be earned for BIOL 467 and BIOL 667)

Approved, effective Fall 2003

Faculty Senate action at November 19, 2002, meeting:

New Undergraduate Course(s):

ESCI 350 - History of Meteorology

• 3 credits
• Perspectives course
• Pre-requisites: ENGL 110 and at least 24 credit hours in Liberal Arts Core, ESCI 107 or 109 or 241; and HIST 101 or 102 or 106 or 340

COMMENT: ESCI 379.01 (crn-9622) - History of Meteorology is currently being offered in Spring 2003 as an experimental course.

Approved, effective Spring 2003

SOWK 313 - Family Violence

• 3 credits
• Perspectives course
• Pre-requisites: ENGL 110 and at least 24 credit hours in Liberal Arts Core
• Elective for Social Work majors

Approved, effective Spring 2003

Faculty Senate action at December 3, 2002, meeting:

New Undergraduate Course(s):

ENGL 347 - Studies of Ethnicity in Film-Ethnicity *

• 3 credits
• Pre-requisites: COMM 100, upper-level writing course
• Elective course for English majors
• G1 Liberal Arts Core designation
• "W": writing-across-the-curriculum designation
• 200-level General Education course
• *Title will incorporate the semester's focal ethnicity. Course is repeatable based on different course ethnicity.

Approved, effective Spring 2003

ENGL 484 - Brave New Worlds: Exploring Technology in Film

• 3 credits
• Pre-requisites: COMM 100, upper-level writing course
• Elective course for English majors
• G1 Liberal Arts Core designation
• "W": writing-across-the-curriculum designation
• 200-level General Education course

Approved, effective Spring 2003

COMMENT: Dean will carefully review ENGL 347 and 484 before adding to the schedule. The University is limited on additional resources.

SOCY 310 - Sociology of Religion

• Existing General Education Course
• REMOVE G3 and W designations
• ADD Perspectives designation (P)

COMMENT: Two sections of SOCY 310 are currently on the schedule for Spring 2003. Students currently enrolled in SOCY 310 for the Spring 2003 may be taking the course to satisfy the G3 Liberal Art Core and Writing requirements. If students wish to have the course count as a Perspectives course for Spring 2003, they may complete the Request For Exception to Graduation Requirements form, requesting the course count in Perspectives and not as a G3 and Writing requirements course. Deans are encouraged to honor students' requests. The formal implementation for the change will occur in Summer 2003.

Approved, effective Summer 2003

New Certificate Program:

Program Specialist - ESL Certificate Program

• Four Required courses: EDUC 561, 562, 563, 564

COMMENT: These courses will provide prospective and practicing teachers with tools to understand the process of second language acquisition, effective teaching for second language learners, and the promotion of equity in diverse classrooms.

Approved, effective Summer 2003

New Graduate Courses for Program Specialist - ESL Certificate Program:

EDUC 561 - Second Language Acquisition: Theory, Programs and Assessment

EDUC 562 - Methods for Teaching English Language Learners

• Pre-requisite: EDUC 561

EDUC 563 - Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom

EDUC 564 - Current Trends in Local Urban Areas: Seminar and Community Services

• All 3 credit courses

Approved, effective Summer 2003

cc: Ms. Frances Axsmith, Assistant Registrar, Lyle
Ms. Rachael Wywadis, Associate Registrar, Lyle
Ms. Candae Deen, Acting Registrar, Lyle
Dr. Micehlle White, Director, Academic Advisement, Lyle

Dr. Jane Bray, Dean- EDUC, Stayer
Dr. John Short, Assoc. Dean-HMSS, McComsey
Dr. Edward Shane, Dean-SCMA, Science & Technology Building
Graduate Dean, Lyle Hall
Dr. Carol Phillips, Assoc. Provost, Biemesderfer
Dr. John Bello-Ogunu, Asst. Provost, Lyle
Chairs:
Communication/Theatre Department
Geography Department
Computer Science Department
Biology, S.T.B.
Earth Sciences, Lancaster Hse
Social Work, Chester Hse
English, Chryst Hall
Sociology/Anthropology, Susquehanna Hse
Elementary Education, Stayer