Office of Academic Affairs
     
    April 15, 2005

    To:        Ed Erdmann, Faculty Senate Chair
    From:    Barbara Monfils, UCC Chair

    Re:  Transmittal of UCC Actions on April 15, 2005
     

  1. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

    2. Requisite and Description Change  (information only)
               ACCOUNT 341  Intermediate Accounting I
    ACCOUNT 451  Tax I
     
  2. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS  FROM THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT

    3. New Courses
               BIOLOGY 225  Science of Forensic Analysis
    BIOLOGY  258  Field Experience

    Change in Submajor
               Biology - Cell/Physiology (BA/BS)
               Biology - Cell/Physiology Honors (BA/BS)
               Biology - Ecology/Field (BA/BS)

    Requisite Changes  (information only)
               BIOLOGY 257  Introduction to Ecology
               BIOLOGY 303  Planning and Presenting Biological Research
    BIOLOGY 311  Microbiology
    BIOLOGY 317  Plant Physiology
    BIOLOGY 340 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
    BIOLOGY 341  Animal Development
    BIOLOGY 345   Animal Physiology
    BIOLOGY 351  The Plant Kingdom
    BIOLOGY 353  Plant Taxonomy
               BIOLOGY 361  Human Anatomy and Physiology I
    BIOLOGY 362  Human Anatomy and Physiology II
    BIOLOGY 363  Molecular Biology
    BIOLOGY 364  Biotechnology Laboratory Methods II
    BIOLOGY 370/570  Aquatic Biology
    BIOLOGY 375  Invertebrate Zoology
    BIOLOGY 412  Immunology
    BIOLOGY 415  Endocrinology
    BIOLOGY 422  Ornithology
    BIOLOGY 423  Mammology
               BIOLOGY 430  Animal Behavior
    BIOLOGY 444  Cell Biology
    BIOLOGY 446  Organic Evolution
                BIOLOGY 454  Vertebrate Field Biology
    BIOLOGY 457  General Ecology
    BIOLOGY 467  Conservation Biology
     

  3. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

    4. New Course
               BEINDP 200  Introduction to International Business
     
  4. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS DEPARTMENT

    5. New Course
               EDFOUND 230  Introduction to Human Development
     
  5. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT

    6. Change in Submajor
               Georgraphy major/Geology Emphasis (BA/BS)

    Change in Minor
               Environmental Studies Minor
               Geology Minor

    Course Revision, Description Change, Title Change, Contact Hour and/or Credit Change, Requisite Change (information only)
                From:  GEOLGY 318  Structural Geology
    To: GEOLGY 318  Geologic Structures and Field Methods

    Title Change  (information only)
               From: GEOGRPY 368  Geography of the Former Soviet Union
    To: GEOGRPY 368  Geography of Russia and the Newly Independent States

    Description Change  (information only)
               GEOLGY 317  Paleontology
               GEOLGY 319  Straitigraphy and Sedimentation

    Course Deletion  (information only)
               GEOLGY 206  Planetary Geology
                GEOGRPY 275  Geographic Concepts and Techniques for Teachers

         
  6. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION AND COACHING DEPARTMENT

    7. New Course
               PEPROF 493  Health, Human Performance & Recreation Internship

    Change in Submajor
               Physical Education:  Health, Human Performance and Recreation

    Number Change  (information only)
               From: COACHING 340  Coaching of Swimming
    To: COACHING 354  Coaching of Swimming

    Requisite Change  (information only)
               COACHING 461/661 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

    Contact Hour and/or Credit Change  (information only)
               HEALTHED 341/541  Yoga and Stress Reduction
     

  7. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

    8. Requisite Change  (information only)
              HISTRY 124  American History to 1877
     
  8. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY & HEALTH DEPARTMENT

    9. Requisite Change  (information only)
               SAFETY 481  Analysis and Design for Safety in Industrial Operations
       
  9. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

    10. Course Revision, Description Change, Title Change, Number Change (information only)
                From:  PHYSCS 280  Engineering Mechanics:  Statics
    To: PHYSCS 305  Mechanics - Statics

    Course Deletion  (information only)
               PHYSCS 173  Introductory Physics Laboratory I
    PHYSCS 175  Introductory Physics Laboratory II
    PHYSCS 210  Descriptive Physics
     

  10. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

    11. Change in Major
               Public Policy and Administration (BS)
     
  11. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLGY, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE  DEPARTMENT

    12. New Minor
               Minor in Forensic Science - Criminal Justice Track

    Change in Major
               Sociology Major (BA/BS)

    New Course
               ANTHROPL 220  Tombs, Temples & Buried Treasure:  Introduction to Archaeology
    CRIMJUS 329  Investigation of Death
    CRIMJUS 425  Advanced Forensic Anthropology:  Bioarchaeology, Trauma & Pathology
               SOCIOLGY 337  Sociology of News and the Mass Media

    Course Revision & Title Change  (information only)
                From:  CRIMJUS 325  Introduction to Forensics
    To: CRIMJUS 325  Forensic Documentation
     

  12. SPECIAL COURSES APPRROVED FROM 3/10/05 THRU 4/8/05  (information only)

    13.  
     Course #
    Title
    Term
    Approved
    CIGENRL 490/690  ** Elem Keyboard Symposium
    2051 
    4/6/05 
    CIGENRL 490/690 Teaching Elem Keyboarding
    2053 
    4/6/05 
    CIGENRL 491/691 Jamaica Service Learning
     2057
    3/22/05 
    EDFOUND 790 Prof Dev for Biling Teach
    2057 
    3/22/05 
    SCHBUSMG 790 Current Issues in School Business Management
    2057 
    6/5/05 

    **  This course was originally approved for Summer 2005, but by request of instructor has now been approved for Spring 2005 for licensure reasons.