Undergraduate Curriculum Council
April 3, 2009
Minutes
Members Present:
Donna
Burlingame DeeDee Larson
Amanda Dahl Tammie McCoy
Irene Pintado Barbara Moore
Meshack Afitlhile Glenn Rhyne
Dorothy Kerzel Rochelle Hughes
Ex-Officio Members Present:
Sandra Jordan
Eric Daffron
Cay Lollar
Bobby Fugitt
Guests Present:
Joyce Hunt
Tom Richardson
Richard Millikin
The Undergraduate Curriculum Council met on April 3, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. in the Welty Boardroom. Donna Burlingame led the meeting. The minutes of the March 13, 2009 meeting were approved by a unanimous vote.
University Administration Actions
Dr. Limbert approved the Council Actions from the March meeting concerning the following:
College of Arts and Sciences
1. Create a New Curriculum – Minor in American Studies involves courses from several disciplines within the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Sociology within the College of Education and Human Sciences. The minor evolved from discussions in meetings of the American Studies Teaching Circle and includes study in history, society and culture. It would require no new courses or additional resources.
2. Modify an Existing Curriculum – Modification of the major in History includes requiring HIS 101 and 102 for history majors not obtaining teacher certification in Social Studies.
3. Modify an Existing Course – Renumbering of existing course History of the United States HIS 209 to HIS 109 was proposed to reflect appropriate level and sequence for general education requirement. There is no change in course content or in the History or Social Science programs.
4. Modify an Existing Course – Renumbering Pathophysiology BSB 455 to BSB 255 was proposed to better represent the course content and eliminate confusion among Biology majors for whom this course does not count as an advanced elective.
5. Modify an Existing Course –BSM 452 Immunology – This proposal involves changing the symbol BSM to BSB to accurately reflect course content. The suspension of the Microbiology major (to be deleted in 2011), the BSM course prefix would be incongruent
6. Modify an Existing Curriculum – Modification of the major in Biology involves adding BSM 456 Pathogenic Microbiology to the list of advanced courses from which Biology majors must select four to meet degree requirements.
College of Business
7. Modify an Existing Course – Renumbering BU 305 Government and Non-Profit Accounting to BU 405 was proposed to better reflect the senior status of the course and to provide a course number higher than the prerequisite.
8. Delete an Existing Course – BU 305 Government and Non-Profit Accounting
With the approval of renumbering BU 305 to BU 405 the old number must be deleted.
College of Nursing and Speech Language Pathology
Associate of Science in Nursing Program
9. Modify an Existing Course – NU 115 Nursing I Clinical. This modification will increase the 1 credit hour to 2 credit hours.
10. Modify an Existing Course – NU 125 Nursing Clinical II. This modification will decrease the 3 credit hours to 2 credit hours.
11. Modify an Existing Course – NU 225 Nursing Clinical IV. This modification will decrease 4 credit hours to 3 credit hours.
12. Modify an Existing Course – NU 235 ASN Preceptorship. This modification will increase 2 credit hours to 3 credit hours.
13. Modify an Existing Curriculum – Deletion of NU 226 Nursing Role IV involves eliminating overlap of content in role courses and using the two hours for the NCLEX-RN Review course.
14. Modify an Existing Course – NU 228 NCLEX-RN Review. This modification will change the 1 credit hour to 2 credit hours and change the course designation from elective to required course.
15. Modify an Existing Curriculum – Deletion of the HKC requirement for the ASN Nursing is proposed due to required FN 325 Nutrition for the health-related course requirement under the new core curriculum.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
16. Modify an Existing Curriculum – Deletion of General Chemistry I with lab (4 hours) and the addition of a Human Pathophysiology (3 hours) course will meet accreditation standards and the new general education curriculum lab based sciences requirement.
17. Create a New Course – NU 296 Intro to Pathophysiology for Nursing
This three credit hour course will meet the BSN prerequisite for Human Pathophysiology. It will be open to anyone in the college or by permission to others outside the college.
RN to BSN Advanced Placement Option (APO) Curriculum
18. Modify an Existing Course – NU 467 Leadership/Mgmt in Healthcare
This modification involves increasing the credit hours from 4 to 6 (4 theory and 2 clinical) and reflects more in-depth content to meet accreditation requirements.
19. Create a New Course – NU 459 Theory, Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Professional Nurses I. The new three hour course will replace NU 425 for the RN/BSN students and expand information on research to evidence-based practice.
20. Create a New Course – NU 464 Theory, Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Professional Nurses II. This new three hour course will replace NU 449 for the RN/BSN students and will contain expanded information on research to evidence-based practice for second semester senior level RN/BSN students.
21. Create a New Course – NU 471 Professional Nursing Capstone. This six hours course will increase theory instruction from .5 to 2.5 hours, allowing increased review and evaluation of knowledge used in nursing practice.
One information item was presented:
1. Informational item related to authorization to plan a new degree program was heard. The College of Business and Legal Studies is requesting from IHL the authorization to develop a Bachelor of Technology Degree. The degree would allow individuals who hold an associate degree in an approved technical field to earn a baccalaureate degree in an academic discipline that has developed a program for this degree.
Council Actions for April 4, 2009
College of Arts & Sciences
1. Offer a New Course- BSB 141 and BSB 142
Dorothy Kerzel presented this proposal which creates the BSB 141 and 142 sequence which replace the separate Human Anatomy and Human Physiology courses. Since both courses will require labs, they will fulfill the lab-based science requirement in the new general education curriculum. Dee Dee Larson made a motion to accept both proposals as presented. Eric Daffron seconded the motion. The motion passes unanimously.
2. Modify an Existing Curriculum- Interdisciplinary Studies
Tom Richardson presented a proposal to include Geography and Women’s Studies in Interdisciplinary Studies which is especially important for our relationship with China Women’s University. Dee Dee Larson made a motion to accept the proposal as presented. Glenn Rhyne seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
College of Business
1. Informational Item: Appendix 8: Offer a New Degree: Bachelor of Technology
Dee Dee Larson presented this informational item to offer a new degree pending IHL approval of Appendix 7 in the May meeting. Appendix 8 lists the major for this degree as Professional Studies. If passed by IHL, the college will come back in the Fall with specific courses for this degree. Cay Lollar made the motion to support Appendix 8. Rochelle Hughes seconded the motion. The proposal passed unanimously.
2. Informational Item: Appendix 8: Offer a New Degree: Public Safety Administration with a concentration in Fire Science Management
Dee Dee Larson presented this informational item to offer a new degree program to be housed under the College of Business pending IHL approval of Appendix 7. If passed by IHL, the college will bring forth new course proposals. Cay Lollar made the motion to support Appendix 8. Rochelle Hughes seconded the motion. The proposal passed unanimously.
College of Education and Human Sciences
1. Modify an Existing Curriculum- Exercise Science
Irene Pintado presented a proposal to modify the exercise science curriculum since many students begin the program pre-Physical Therapy but don’t end up having the required GPA to get into Physical Therapy school. This proposal allows for ease of those students into exercise science major. Cay made a motion to accept this proposal with a change of FN 325 to FN 225. Dee Dee Larson seconded the motion. The proposal passed unanimously.
2. Modify an Existing Curriculum- Exercise Science Physical Therapy
Irene Pintado presented a proposal to modify this curriculum to better reflect changes made in Physical Therapy school requirements. Dee Dee Larson made a motion to accept this proposal with the addition of Item #6 (reduction of upper level science courses from 2 to 1). Dorothy Kerzel seconded the motion. The proposal passed unanimously.
3. Modify an Existing Curriculum- General Studies
Irene Pintado presented a proposal to include Religion in Focus Group VI and Speech Language Pathology in Focus Group X. Cay Lollar made a motion to accept the proposal as presented. Dee Dee Larson seconded the motion. The proposal passed unanimously.
4. Modify an Existing Curriculum- Kinesiology-Teacher Education
Irene Pintado presented a proposal to change this curriculum to allow for more flexibility with skills and Social Sciences requirements in the new core. Cay Lollar made a motion to accept this proposal with a change in effective date to Fall 2009. Rochelle Hughes seconded the motion. The proposal passed unanimously.
5. Offer a New Course- HKH 382: Women’s Health Issues
Irene Pintado presented a proposal to offer a new course which will focus primarily on health issues affecting women. This course will be offered as an elective for H & K students and will be attractive to Women’s Studies students as well as those choosing Health Related Studies as a focus group in General Studies. Dorothy Kerzel made a motion to accept this proposal with the addition of Junior Standing as a prerequisite. Glenn Ryhne seconded the motion. The proposal passed unanimously.
6. Suspension of Family Studies Teacher Certification Program
Richard Millikin presented a proposal to suspend this program since it is understaffed and has low enrollment. Currently, there are only 6 students in this program. Current students will have a 3 year window to complete their degree. The suspension period will begin in May 2009 and end May 2012. Rochelle Hughes made a motion to pass this proposal as presented. Glenn Rhynne seconded the motion. The proposal passed unanimously.
Culinary Arts
1. Delete Existing Courses- FN 325 Nutrition and FN 326 Nutrition for Culinary Professionals
Amanda Dahl presented a proposal to delete FN 325 and FN 326 which have been renumbered to FN 225 and FN 226, respectively. Rochelle Hughes made a motion to accept both proposals as presented. Glen Rhynne seconded the motion. The proposal passed unanimously.
2. Modify an Existing Curriculum- Culinary Arts
Amanda Dahl presented a proposal to modify the curriculum for Culinary Arts to reflect the number change in the required nutrition course, FN 226 as well as the requirement for BSB 141 for nutrition/wellness emphasis area students. Cay made a motion to accept the proposal with the correction that BSB has no BSB 141L component and that FN 225 & 226 cant both be taken for credit. Dee Dee Larson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Old Business
None
New Business
Catalog copies due to Registrar by April 20, 2009.
Adjournment
Donna Burlingame adjourned the meeting.
The next meeting will be May 1 at 1:30 p.m. in the Welty Board Room. Proposals will be due on April 22.