| TO: | Dr. Rick Kerper Faculty Senate Chairperson |
| FROM: | Dr. Vilas A. Prabhu Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| DATE: | April 27, 2005 |
| SUBJECT: | APPROVAL OF FACULTY SENATE CURRICULAR RECOMMENDATIONS |
As the President's designee, I am informing you of the approvals of the following Faculty Senate Curricular Actions.
Faculty Senate action at March 15, 2005, meeting:
PSYC 537 - Ethics and Professional Practice
Approved, effective Summer 2005
New Graduate Course(s):
EDFN 621 - Developing Principles of Teaching in Urban Schools
Approved, effective Fall 2005
EDFN 622 - Essential Strategies for the Urban Classroom
Approved, effective Fall 2005
Changes in Graduate Courses/Curricula:
M.S. Psychology, Clinical Option
| Proposed Changes MS PSYC CLIN - 42 credit program Students not seeking licensure Or seeking doctoral study After graduation |
Proposed Changes MS PSYC CLIN - 48 credit program Students seeking licensure as "professional counselors" |
Analysis/Implications |
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Core Courses: 9 credits PSYC 530, 612, 635 Skills I Courses: 6 credits PSYC 630, 631 Skills II Courses: 6 credits PSYC 671, 673 Skills III Advanced Therapies: 6 credits PSYC 632, 634, 636, 637, 638 *PSYC 637 Family Therapy may be taken for 3 credits as an elective or 6 credits as an advanced therapy course with clients assigned. Practicum: 6 credits After having completed at least ONE assessment course (from Skills II) and at least ONE advanced therapy course (from Skills III), students may do their practicum for a minimum of 240 hours. (Students seeking licensure are encouraged to complete 300 hours.) Elective Courses: 42 Credit (non-licensure) Option: 9 credits of elective courses PSYC 515, 517, 526, 536, ADD - PSYC 537, 547, 566, 613, 637, SCCN 630, 645, 657 |
Core Courses: 9 credits PSYC 530, 612, 635 Skills I Courses: 6 credits PSYC 630, 631 Skills II Courses: 6 credits PSYC 671, 673 Skills III Advanced Therapies: 6 credits PSYC 632, 634, 636, 637, 638 *PSYC 637 Family Therapy may be taken for 3 credits as an elective or 6 credits as an advanced therapy course with clients assigned. Practicum: 6 credits After having completed at least ONE assessment course (from Skills II) and at least ONE advanced therapy course (from Skills III), students may do their practicum for a minimum of 240 hours. (Students seeking licensure are encouraged to complete 300 hours.) 48 Credit Licensure Option Courses (9 credits): Students planning on pursuing licensure will likely take the National Counselor Exam (NCE) as one component of the PA licensure process. To take the NCE, the following courses MUST be on the graduate transcript: ADD - PSYC 537 SCCN 630 SCCN 645 Elective Courses: 48 credit (licensure) Option: 6 credits of elective courses PSYC 515, 517, 526, 536, 547, 566, 613, 637, SCCN 657 |
Optional 6 additional credits enables graduate students to prepare for the National Counselor Exam and for graduate students preparing to become professional counselors to meet new regulations for licensure. |
Approved, Effective Fall 2005
Undergraduate Academic Policy
Incomplete Grades
An Incomplete (I) grade is used to denote course work that is unfinished due to circumstances beyond a student's control, such as personal illness, accident, or death in the family. It is a privilege granted by the instructor because of circumstances, not a right to be expected by the student. The instructor may assign an incomplete (I) grade if the student is passing the course and can complete the remaining requirements without attending classes. If additional class attendance is required to complete course requirements, the instructor must issue a final grade.
A student must petition the course instructor to assign an incomplete grade. The student, in consultation with the course instructor, will complete the appropriate form indicating the reason the incomplete is being requested and clearly specifying the work to be completed, its completion date (the time granted for completion of this work may be less than the maximum time allowed), and the default grade that will be assigned in the event the course requirements are not satisfied. The instructor, advisor, department chairperson, and dean must approve this form. If approved, the student will retain a copy of this form and submit it when the course work is completed.
An incomplete grade issued to a student on academic probation will not prevent or delay academic action for dismissal. A student's cumulative grade point average will be calculated based on all completed course work.
A student is encouraged to complete the required work as soon as possible. The deadline for making up an incomplete is 8 weeks from the completion of the term in which the incomplete was granted [Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer (calculated from the last day of Summer Session III)]. The instructor must submit either
An instructor may recommend an extension of time to complete the course requirements when extenuating circumstances exist. Extensions require the approval of the department chairperson and dean of the school offering the course. If the instructor does not submit a final grade by this deadline or request an additional extension, the dean will notify the registrar to change the incomplete (I) to the default grade.
A faculty member may petition the school dean for a retroactive administrative withdrawal (W) from a course in which an incomplete grade cannot be resolved due to extraordinary circumstances, e.g., disability or death of the student or faculty. If the petition is approved, the dean will notify the registrar to record an administrative withdrawal for the course.
If a student repeats a course in which an incomplete grade was earned, the incomplete grade will remain on the transcript, and the most recent grade for the course will be included in calculating the cumulative GPA. Students will not be graduated with unresolved incomplete grades that were recorded beginning with the Fall 2004 term. Degree candidates are notified of the outstanding degree requirements. The degree is not conferred until all requirements have been met.
An Incomplete (I) grade is used to denote course work that is unfinished due to circumstances beyond a student's control, such as personal illness, accident, or death in the family. It is a privilege granted by the instructor because of circumstances, not a right to be expected by the student. The instructor may assign an incomplete (I) grade if the student is passing the course and can complete the remaining requirements without attending classes. If additional class attendance is required to complete course requirements, the instructor must issue a final grade.
A student must petition the course instructor to assign an incomplete grade. The
student, in consultation with the course instructor, will complete the appropriate
form indicating the reason the incomplete is being requested and clearly
specifying the work to be completed, its completion date (the time granted for
completion of this work may be less than the maximum time allowed), and the default
grade that will be assigned in the event the course requirements are not satisfied.
The instructor, advisor, department chairperson, and dean must
approve this form. If approved, the student will retain a copy of this form and
submit it when the course work is completed.
An incomplete grade issued to a student on academic probation will not prevent or delay academic action for dismissal. A student's cumulative grade point average will be calculated based on all completed course work.
A student is encouraged to complete the required work as soon as possible. The deadline for making up an incomplete is 8 weeks from the completion of the term in which the incomplete was granted [Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer (calculated from the last day of Summer Session III)]. The instructor must submit either:
An instructor may recommend an extension of time to complete the course requirements when extenuating circumstances exist. Extensions require the approval of the department chairperson and dean of the school offering the course. If the instructor does not submit a final grade by this deadline or request an additional extension, the dean will notify the registrar to change the incomplete (I) to the default grade.
A faculty member may petition the school dean for a retroactive administrative withdrawal (W) from a course in which an incomplete grade cannot be resolved due to extraordinary circumstances, e.g., disability or death of the student or faculty. If the petition is approved, the dean will notify the registrar to record an administrative withdrawal for the course.
If a student repeats a course in which an incomplete grade was earned, the incomplete grade will remain on the transcript, and the most recent grade for the course will be included in calculating the cumulative GPA.
Students will not be graduated with unresolved incomplete grades that were recorded
beginning with the Fall 2004 Spring 2005 term. Degree candidates
are notified of the outstanding degree requirements. The degree is not conferred
until all requirements have been met.
Approved, effective SPRING 2005
New Undergraduate Course(s):
EDFN 386, 387, 388 - Topics in Educational Foundations
COMMENT: Department will have to provide the registrar's office the pre-requisites every the time the course is offered. Cannot assume the registrar's office has the pre-requisites since they may vary course to course. (Corrections: Course listed as EDSE - typo and effective term should be summer 2005, not fall 2005.)
Approved, effective SUMMER 2005