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: ______Judith W. Herrman, PhD,
RN______phone number___831-8380__
Department: _________Nursing__________________email
address_jherrman@udel.edu____
Action: ________________Revise undergraduate nursing major requirements_________________________
(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_________Fall08______________________________________________________________________________
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current
degree_________________________BSN___________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: ____Same______________________________
(Example: BA,
BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed name:__________________Same______________________________________
Proposed new name for revised
or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit
(if applicable)
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration:__Nursing
NURS_____________________
(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”)
A new course, entitled Biomedical Research Ethics (proposed NURS413), is proposed to serve as a student option to fulfill one of the nursing electives as required in the current nursing curriculum. At this time NURS 411 and NURS412 courses are accepted for this requirement. The new course provides students with information and the opportunity to learn skills as intended by the Nursing Elective: Topics in Health Care Delivery requirement.
Explain, when appropriate,
how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate
education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
This course supports several of the general education
goals, including fostering thinking, collaboration, scientific inquiry, written
communication, and ethical practice.
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
None will be impacted.
Students from other majors may take this course with instructor
permission.
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
The new course is proposed to serve as an honors course for
nursing students and will provide an in-depth inquiry into bioethical
practice. It will be open to nursing and
non-nursing undergraduate majors.
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.)
No change in curriculum. Approval of this course will allow it to “count”
toward nursing elective credits in the undergraduate curriculum.
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