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: _Laura Glass__________________________ phone number_831-1647________
Department: _School of Education_____________________
email address_lglass@udel.edu__
Date: November 11, 2010____________________________________________
Action: _Revise
the Special Education concentration within the Elementary Teacher Education 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___11F______________________________________________________________________________
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current degree__BSED_________________________________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: __NA_____________________________________
(Example: BA,
BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed name:___ NA_________________________________________________________
Proposed new name for revised or new
major / minor / concentration / academic unit (if applicable)
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration:_Elementary Teacher Education major/Special
Education concentration
(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/
The proposed change does not address additional goals
for the Elementary Teacher Education major.
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
The Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS)
is affected by the proposed changes. Their support for the proposal is
documented in the email below from Dr. Lynn Worden who coordinates the HDFS
minor.
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
Elementary Teacher
Education (ETE) students who pursue the Special Education concentration
currently choose one of three options to fulfill 15 credits: 1) a
“mini-concentration” in English, math, science or social studies, 2) a
“mini-concentration” in urban education or 3) the Disabilities Studies minor. We
are proposing to add the Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) minor as a
fourth option for special education students. This minor is similar to the
Disabilities Studies minor and the urban education mini-concentration where all
three options broaden the students’ understanding of issues that are important
to children. Specifically, the HDFS minor provides students with the
opportunity to engage deeply in the areas of human development, family studies,
relationships and diverse communities.
One of the
requirements in the 18-credit HDFS minor is to take an elective from the list
of courses in the “Development within Diverse Communities” category. One of the
courses in this category is EDUC 258 Cultural Diversity, Schooling and the
Teacher. ETE students are required to take this course or EDUC 259 Cultural
Diversity in Community Contexts for their program. The Department of Human
Development and Family Studies is currently submitting a program revision
proposal to add EDUC 259 to the list of courses in the “Development within
Diverse Communities” category. When this course is added, ETE students will
automatically satisfy the requirement for this category and only need to take
15 more credits to complete the minor. Having the minor become 15 credits will
allow special education students to fit it into their program.
A benefit of adding
this minor to the list of options for special education students is that the
Disabilities Studies Minor is very popular and fills up quickly. For example,
the coordinator for the minor is currently only accepting freshmen because the
seats are filled for the next three graduating cohorts. Adding the HDFS minor to
the list of options will give special education students an alternative in case
the Disabilities studies Minor fills for their cohort.
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 Special Education Requirement Proposed Special
Education Requirement
|
Special Education EDUC 410 Assistive Technology……………………………...3 EDUC 431 Applied Behavioral Analysis……………………...3 EDUC 432 Curriculum for School-aged Exceptional
Children..3 EDUC 435 Educational Evaluation for Exceptional Children…3 EDUC 400 Student Teaching: Special Education……………...5 In addition, students will be required to complete the
Disabilities Studies Minor (15 credits) or 15 credits in the areas of
English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, or Urban Education. See
list of courses in 120 Willard Hall. |
Special Education EDUC 410 Assistive Technology……………………………...3 EDUC 431 Applied Behavioral Analysis……………………...3 EDUC 432 Curriculum for School-aged Exceptional
Children..3 EDUC 435 Educational Evaluation for Exceptional Children…3 EDUC 400 Student Teaching: Special Education……………...5 In addition, students take 15 credits to complete the
Disabilities Studies Minor or Human Development and Family Studies Minor or 15
credits in the areas of English, mathematics, science, social studies or urban
education. See list of courses in 120 Willard Hall. |
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
From: Lynn Worden
Sent:
To: Laura Glass
Cc: Donald G. Unger, Ph.D.
Subject: RE: program change approval
Laura,
The HDFS
faculty voted unanimously at our meeting on Friday to approve adding EDUC 259:
Cultural Diversity in Community Contexts as a choice for the Development within
Diverse Communities requirement for the HDFS minor so that ETE students with a
Special Education concentration will be able to add the HDFS minor as an
option. We felt that the content of EDUC 259 was an excellent fit for the
requirement.
Can you
please verify that your department will allow students in the HDFS minor who
are not ETE majors take EDUC 259 if they choose to use that course to complete
the Development within Diverse Communities requirement? Thank you for your
quick action in making this change happen.
Lynn
Worden, Ph.D.
Assistant
Professor
Undergraduate
Coordinator
Department
of Human Development and Family Studies
107 Alison
West
Phone:
302-831-1922
Fax:
302-831-8776
From: Laura Glass
Sent:
To: Lynn Worden
Subject: program change approval
The
proposal to include the HDFS minor as an option for special education students
is attached. Could you let me know if you support the proposal or if you have
any edits?
Thanks!
Laura
_________
Laura
Glass, Ph.D.
Associate
Director,
Assistant
Professor, Mathematics Education
_________