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: David A. Barlow, PhD                          phone number   302 831-3030

                               

Department:  CAS Medical Scholars Program                        email address  Barlow@udel.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  Add SOCI 349-Aging & Society as a course option to the Medical Scholars Curriculum in II. Humanities and Social Sciences

(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______010F_____________________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree           Medical Scholars Program BALS degree                               

                                    (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:__Medical Scholars Program BALS degree

                                                                                    (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”)

This is a new SOCI course that is pending CAS/University Senate approval to be effective F’10.  This addition will expand the listing of course options required of MSP students (9 credits) in our Humanities and Social Sciences block of electives.

 

                                                                                   

 

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

 

 

 

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

See attached supporting email from the Sociology Department dated 10/30/09 (Professor Ronet Bachman).

 

 

 

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

The addition of SOCI 346 Aging & Society will provide an important and valuable elective option for students in the Medical Scholars Program.

 

 

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.)

See Attached Medical Scholars Program requirements.

 

 

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

 

Program Director                                                                                                                    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