UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

Revised 3-28-08

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: Eleanor Craig ________________________ phone number: 831-1904

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_______BA/BS_______________________________________________

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

Proposed change leads to the degree of: ________BA/BS__________________________

(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: Economics BA/BS and

Economics Education BA

(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)

Undergraduate minor:___Economics_______________________________

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

Graduate Program Policy statement change:____________________________

(Attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

Graduate Program of Study:__________________________________________

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

Graduate minor / concentration:______________________________________

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

We are deleting the course requirement of Econ 302 as a major/minor requirement for BA/BS in Economics and BA in Economics Education. By doing so we also need to change the credits required. We are making several changes simultaneously.

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum:

(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.

Other affected units:

(List other departments affected by this new or revised curriculum. Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

None.

Rationale:

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

We are deleting the course requirement of Econ 302 as a major/minor requirement for BA/BS in Economics and BA in Economics Education. By doing so we also need to change the credits required. We are making several changes simultaneously.

Justification:

The decision to require ECON302 - Banking and Monetary Theory, was
implemented many years ago. Advances in macroeconomic theory have
fundamentally changed the approach to teaching macroeconomics in ways
that no longer require ECON302 as a prerequisite. Therefore, the course
no longer fits our major's needs.
 
A survey of similar and liberal arts colleges found that none (of 10
surveyed) requires a course similar to our ECON302, which further
supports the assertion that requiring ECON302 is not consistent with
current curriculum practices in economics.
 
ECON302 will still be offered as an elective for ECON majors and
non-majors. Some will also be directed towards more advanced courses
which build on the material taught in ECON302, such as ECON430 -Advanced
Macroeconomic Theory, ECON435 - Contemporary Macroeconomic Theory, and
ECON443 - International Monetary Economics.

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 present curriculum.)

See attached.

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 11/03/04 /khs