UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

Revised 2-22-08

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: ___Lynn Worden_____________________phone number___831-1922_____

                               

Department:  ___IFST_______________________________email address__worden@udel.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  _____________Revise major _________________________________

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term___________08F______________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree________BS____________________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: _________N/A___________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:_________N/A_________________________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:____Early Childhood Education BS

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________

                                                                  (Must attach  your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________

 

 

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

 

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

None

 

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

 

Not applicable

 

 

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

None

 

 

 

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

 

Currently Early Childhood Education (ECE) majors must fulfill a humanities requirement from a list of courses that are decided by the IFS department. The current list includes many subject areas as well as individual courses in Women’s Studies and CSCC. Using such broad categories inadvertently allows inappropriate (i.e. non-humanities) courses to be included. In addition, the list needs to be revised every year to ensure that courses are still being taught and that the numbers are correct. The proposed change would require students to take an Arts and Sciences group A requirement or a foreign language to fulfill the humanities elective requirement. This change would ensure that the courses that students in the major choose fit the intention of the requirement.

 

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)

 

Current Catalog

Proposed Changes

BREADTH REQUIREMENTS

Humanities

Art, Art History, Comparative Literature, English, Foreign Language (including: CHIN, FREN, GREK, GRMN, HEBR, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, PORT, RUSS, SPAN), Foreign Languages and Literatures, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Museum Studies, Music, Philosophy, Theater, Women’s Studies (WOMS 203, 205, 210, 216, 222, 318, 320, 326, 328, 330, 353, 380, 381, 382, 389, 465, 480), Science and Culture (CSC 229, 241, 246, 250, 330, 365, 368, 369, 444).

[Remove BREADTH REQUIREMENTS section.]

Fine Arts/Humanities Course …………….3

(Select from art, art history, theater, music or foreign language)

College of Arts and Sciences Group A Course or Foreign Language Course (including: CHIN, FREN, GREK, GRMN, HEBR, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, PORT, RUSS, SPAN) ….…………..3

Earth Science course ……………………..4

Earth Science course (GEOL 105 and 115, 107, or 113)…………………………………4

Physical Science course …………………..4

Physical Science course (SCEN 101, 012; PHYS 104 and 139, or 133)…………………4

 

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & International Programs                                               Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 10/23/2007   /khs