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: __Anne M. Boylan_____________________phone number__x2371________

                               

Department:  ___History____________________________email address__aboylan@udel.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  Revise major requirement________________________________________________________________

(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_______09F________________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree_____BA________________________________________________________

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

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: ___________________________________________

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

 

 

Proposed name:_____________________________________________________________

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

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

                                World History Concentration – BA

 

 

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/

 

Please see proposal to revise the History Major, where this topic is addressed.

 

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.)

 

The History Department has proposed permitting History majors to choose to take either History 101 or History 103 and History 102 or History 104.  On the assumption that the proposal will be approved, the purpose of this form is to bring the History Major with Concentration in World History into line with the new guidelines and to change the Catalogue accordingly.

 

 

 

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.)

 

New Curriculum                                                                     Current Curriculum                Credits

 

Degree: Bachelor of Arts                                              Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Major:  History                                                             Major:  History

Concentration:                                                              Concentration:

            World History                                                              World History

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS                                    MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

HIST 101 Western Civilization to 1648 OR      3          HIST 101 Western Civilization to 1648 3

HIST 103 World History I                                            HIST 102 Western Civilization1648-present     3

HIST 102 Western Civilization: 1648-present OR

HIST 104 World History II                              3

HIST 268 Seminar                                           3          HIST 268 Seminar                                           3

 

Course in Asian, African, Latin American,                     Course in Asian, African, Latin American

or Middle Eastern History                                 3          or Middle Eastern History                                 3

Seven (7) courses in the field of emphasis,                     Seven (7) courses in the field of emphasis

four of which must be history courses at                        four of which must be history courses at 

or above the 300-level.  With written                            or above the 300-level.  With written

approval of the advisor, a student may take                   approval of the advisor, a student may take

two of these courses outside the Department                 two of these courses outside the Department

of History.                                                                    of History.

At least one of these courses has to be on                     At least one of these courses has to be on

on non-Western history before 1700,    excluding          non-Western history before 1700.                     21

HIST 103.                                                                   

 

History seminar at the 400 level or above                      History seminar at the 400 level or above

(excluding HIST 464, 491 and 493                               (excluding HIST 464, 491 and 493

and Independent Study                         3          and Independent Study)                                    3

 

Electives

After required courser are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree

 

Credit to total a Minimum of                                                                                                     124

 

 

 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