UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

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: Donald G. Unger, Ph.D. phone number 831-6852

Department: Individual and Family Studies email address unger@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: No change.

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

Proposed name: No change.

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

(if applicable)

Revising or Deleting:

Undergraduate major / Concentration: Human Services - Clinical Services, and

Administration and Family Policy concentrations

degree 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”)

IFST 472: Substance Abuse and the Family will add an important content area to the Human Services curriculum and provide additional choice for students when individualizing their programs of study. (This course is concurrently being submitted for approval).

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

Greater choice of course options supports students’ abilities to: a) understand the foundations of U.S. society including the significance of its cultural diversity (Goal 9); and b) expand understanding and appreciation of human creativity and diverse forms of aesthetic and intellectual expression (Goal 8).

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.)

1 Changing the wording from “disabilities” to “at risk” in the title of a content requirement will broaden the area of the course requirement to all at risk populations. However, the option for a student to choose a course that focuses on developmental disabilities and families will remain.

2. The addition of IFST 331 (Youth-At-Risk) as an option for the “Individuals and Families at Risk” requirement will provide additional course options to meet this requirement.

3. The addition of IFST 472 (Substance Abuse and the Family) will provide instruction in an important content area and result in an additional course option by providing an alternative to IFST 475 (Topics in Individual & Family Studies), which typically is only offered once a year.

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.)

CURRENTLY Major: Human Services Concentration: Clinical Services Concentration: Administration & Family Policy	REVISED: Major: Human Services Concentration: Clinical Services Concentration: Administration & Family Policy
One “Individuals and Families with Disabilities” course chosen from:……………………..…..3 IFST 270 Families and Developmental Disabilities IFST 470 Families and Children at Risk	One “Individuals and Families at Risk” course chosen from:………………………………..3 IFST 270 Families and Developmental Disabilities IFST 331 Youth-At-Risk IFST 470 Families and Children at Risk
IFST 475 Topics in Individual & Family Studies………………………………..……..3	IFST475 Topics in Individual & Family Studies, or IFST 472 Substance Abuse and the Family………………………………….…..3

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 Programs & Planning Date

Provost Date

Board of Trustee Notification Date

Revised 5/02/06 /khs