Curriculum Report to Senate
May 5, 2005

The Curriculum Committee has approved the following proposals.

NATURAL SCIENCES DIVISION

Add new courses GEOL 313/314 (Earth Materials I & II) and delete old courses GEOL 250/251 (Earth Materials I & II):  A005-332, A005-333, A005-348, A005-349

• These proposals would move the Earth Materials courses from the 200 level to the 300 level.  The level of the course and amount work is appropriate for a junior level class.  Other state institutions offer these courses at the junior level. 

NURSING DIVISION

Split NU 203 (Health Assessment) into a two separate courses, NU 203 (Health Assessment) and NU 204 (Health Assessment Lab):  A005-334, A005-336

Split NU 306 (Health Assessment for RN’s) into two separate courses, NU 306 (Health Assessment for RN’s) and NU 307 (Health Assessment for RN’s Lab):  A005-343, A005-340

SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION

Add SW 386 (Research Methods) and delete SW 385:  A005-348

• This proposal would effectively change the course number of SW 385 to SW 386.  At present, this course is cross-listed with PSYC 385 and SS 385.  However, the SW version of this course involves a significantly more rigorous approach.  Changing the course number would remove the cross-listing.

Delete the SS 499A/499B (Senior Research Design/Senior Research Project & Seminar) and change the SS program to require one semester of SS 499 (Senior Research Project & Seminar):  A005-352, A005-357, A005-358

• The proposed changes are requested after an internal assessment of the program.  Student are exposed to many the educational goals of SS 499A in other courses.  The proposed changes will also allow students to take an additional course in their concentration or breadth area.