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 Eisenman___________phone number___x0532_____________

Department: _____Education__________________email address___eisenman@udel.edu____

Action: ______graduate program policy change__________________________________________________________

(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______M. Ed. Exceptional Children & Youth_____________________

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

Proposed change leads to the degree of: __________same____________________

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

Proposed name:___________n/a_______________________________________________

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

(if applicable)

Revising or Deleting:

Undergraduate major / Concentration:________n/a___________________________

(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)

Undergraduate minor:_____________n/a____________________________________

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

Graduate Program Policy statement change:______yes;__see attached___________

(Must attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

Graduate Program of Study:___________n/a_______________________________

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

Graduate minor / concentration:_________n/a______________________________

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.

Attached. See proposed changes highlighted on page 6 of 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”)

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

n/a

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 proposed change would affect those students with a current teaching certificate who are pursuing the M.Ed. only (“traditional” students). The change would not include students pursuing an initial teaching certificate along with the M.Ed. through the Master’s Plus Certification Program (MPCP).

We propose to permit traditional students to take one of three existing methods courses that best aligns with their specialty area (EDUC 679 elementary, EDUC 674 secondary, EDUC 625 severe disabilities) and apply that course toward the core degree requirements. At present, all students must take EDUC 679 as part of their core requirements, and those in the secondary and severe specialty areas must then take their specialty methods course as an elective. In the past, when most of the traditional students worked in elementary special education, the core requirement of EDUC 679 worked well. However, growing numbers of students have expressed interest in severe disabilities or secondary special education, and EDUC 679 is designed only to address advanced curriculum and methods appropriate for elementary children with high incidence disabilities. Traditional M.Ed. students would continue to have the option to take additional methods, courses as part of their electives, but would not be required to take the elementary methods course as part of the core. Traditional students who select the Special Education Technology specialty area would also select the methods course that best aligned with their program goals. We would continue to require MPCP students to take EDUC 679 and the other methods courses required for their specialty to ensure they have appropriate background for the Delaware K-12 special education certificate per our state-approved program and NCATE requirements.

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.)

Change would be to content on p. 321 of current catalog regarding Required Core Courses (18 credit hours) for persons who enter the program with teaching certification.

Current: Proposed:

EDUC 623 EDUC 623

EDUC 680 EDUC 680

EDUC 681 EDUC 681

EDUC 682 EDUC 682

EDUC 745 EDUC 745

EDUC 679 EDUC 679 or 674 or 625

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