MEMORANDUM
January 24, 2003
TO: Faculty, Staff and Students
FROM: Betty L. Siegel, President
SUBJECT: Final Actions from Fall 2002 of the Undergraduate Policies
and Curriculum Committee, the Graduate Policies and
Curriculum, and the Senate.
APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE POLICIES AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
These approvals will be reflected in the 2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog
and the 2002-2003 on-line catalog (Spring 2003 updates); copies are on
file in the Office Academic Affairs and the Horace W. Sturgis Library.
* New Undergraduate Programs *
The Board of Regents approved a new major in Biotechnology under the
existing Bachelor of Science degree at its September 11, 2002 meeting.
The Board also approved a new major in Biochemistry under the existing
Bachelor of Science degree at its November 20, 2002 meeting.
* Change in Existing Policy *
> The BDN program in the School of Nursing revises the policy previously
dismissing students from the program after two failures of a School of
Nursing required course, without a vehicle for due process. The new
policy would allow a student to appeal to the Admissions, Progression
and Retention Committee of the School of Nursing within 30 days of
notification of withdrawal from the program.
School of the Arts
> Theater major replaces prior fundamental course in technical theater
THTR 1611 (Practicum) with THTR 1713 (Stagecraft). Major also adjusts
course titles.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
> International Affairs major adds HIST 3321 (Diplomatic History of the
U.S.) to Concentration I, adds MGT 4174 (International Human Resources
Management), and deletes HIST 3321 from Concentration III. These
changes to the program: 1) increase academic coherence and selection
within select concentrations; 2) better reflect courses concentration
topical areas (i.e. international business, economics and policy);
3) update course offerings.
> Sociology major makes several changes to their program. 1) under
lower division requirements, POLS 2280 is replaced with SSRM 2301;
2) CRJU 1101 is added to the list of Area F electives;
3) under Criminology Concentration, SOCI 3365 (Profile of Serial
Offender) and SOCI 4410 (Criminal Profiling and Analysis) are
added; 4) under Spatial Analysis and Population Studies Concentration,
SOCI 4424 (Aging in a Social Context) is deleted.
* New Undergraduate Courses *
BIOL 3373. Methods in Aquatic Ecology. 2-4-4. Prerequisites: BIOL 2107/
BIOL 2108.
BTEC 3301. Introduction to Biotechnology. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: BIOL 3300.
BTEC 4455. Case Studies in Forensic Science. 3-0-3. Prerequisite:
BIOL 3300; CRJU 3320 recommended.
BTEC 4500-4549. Basic Lab Skills. 1-2. Prerequisite: BIOL 2101.
BTEC 4550-4599. General Biotechnology Lab Skills. 1-2. Prerequisite:
BIOL 2101; BTEC 3301.
BTEC 4600-4649. Cytogenetics Lab Skills. 1-2. Prerequisite: BIOL 2101;
BTEC 3301.
BTEC 4650-4699. Molecular Diagnostics Lab Skills. 1-2. Prerequisites:
BIOL 2101; BTEC 3301.
BTEC 4700-4749. Forensic DNA Analysis Lab Skills. 1-2. Prerequisite:
BIOL 2101; BTEC 3301.
HIST 3333. African American History to 1865. 3-0-3. Prerequisite:
HIST 1110, HIST 2112.
HIST 3357. Africans in Asia. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: HIST 1110.
HIST 3358. Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean. 3-0-3.
Prerequisite: HIST 1110.
HIST 3393. Emerging Themes in African History. 3-0-3. Prerequisite:
HIST 1110.
THTR 1713. Stagecraft. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: None.
* Undergraduate Course Changes *
BIOL 2101. Change in course description.
BIOL 2107. Change in prerequisite to BIOL 2101 or CHEM 1211/1211L.
BIOL 2108. Change in prerequisite to BIOL 2107.
BIOL 3300. Change in prerequisite to BIOL 2108 and CHEM 1212/1212L.
SOCI 4499. Course prerequisite change to SSRM 2301, SOCI 3300, and
completion of proposed concentration in
Criminology, Organizational and Social Change, Spatial Analysis and
Population Studies, or Cultural
Diversity Studies. Co requisite: SOCI 3309.
THTR 2193. Change in course description.
THTR 3853. Change in course title to Period Styles and course
description change.
THTR 4513. Change in course title to Theater and Performance History I:
Classical to Neoclassical and course
description change.
THTR 4523. Change to course title to Theater and Performance History II:
Baroque to Contemporary and course description change.
THTR 4953.Change in course title to Senior Seminar in Theater and
Performance Studies. Change to following statement: "This course may
be repeated more than once for credit provided that the course content
differs entirely from the previous offering." Course description
change.
* Undergraduate Course Deletions *
THTR 1611.
APPROVED GRADUATE POLICIES AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
These approvals will be reflected in the 2003-2004 Graduate Catalog and
the 2002-2003 on-line catalog (Spring 2003 updates); copies are on file
in the Office Academic Affairs and the Horace W. Sturgis Library.
* Policy Clarification *
The policy statement on course repetitions was clarified and can be
found on the 2002-2003 (fall 2002 updates) on-line catalog.
* Policy on Academic Fresh Start *
Policy statements regarding Academic Fresh Start for Readmission and
Academic Fresh Start for Second Degree were approved and will become
effective January 1, 2003.
* Change in Existing Policy *
> The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) format changed in October of 2002. The
verbal and quantitative sections remain
unchanged. In place of the analytical section of the test will be an
analytical writing section. To date, a 3.5 score for this section is
required by the following programs: Master of Science in Conflict
Management, Master of Public Administration and the Master of Arts in
Professional Writing. Other programs with the GRE requirement are also
expected to make this change.
> Change in the M.Ed. in Adolescent Education admission requirement.
The 800 minimum score on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is eliminated,
but the requirement to take the test still applies. It is noted that
although no minimum score is required, the applicantŐs GRE or MAT
scores will be considered in the competitive review process.
Master in Accounting and Career Growth MBA
Both programs eliminate the typed personal statement of objectives from
their general requirements for admission to their program.
Master of Science in Conflict Management
The Master of Science in Conflict Management curriculum has been
restructured so that the present four core courses are deleted. The same
material is now presented in a different configuration. See below for
details on new course information and course deletions.
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
A provisional admission policy was inadvertently omitted from the
original documents and is now included in the program.
*New Graduate Courses*
CM 7200. Foundations of Conflict Management. 7-0-7. Prerequisite:
admission to MSCM graduate program or permission of program director.
CM 7205. Basic Mediation Skills. 2-0-2. Prerequisite: Admission to MSCM
program or permission of program director.
CM 7300. Critical Knowledge and Skills of Conflict Management. 7-0-7.
Prerequisite: CM 7200.
CM 7305. Advanced Conflict Management Skills. 2-0-2. Prerequisite: CM
7200; CM 7205.
CM 7400. Conflict Management Research Methods. 3-0-3. Prerequisites:
CM 7200; CM 7300.
CM 7500. Conflict Management Systems Design. 3-0-3. Prerequisite:
CM 7400.
CM 7600. Study of a Specific Conflict Management Environment. 3-0-3.
Prerequisite: CM 7500.
CM 7700. The Practice of Conflict Management. 7-0-7. Prerequisite: 27
hours in graduate CM courses and approval of the program director.
CM 7705. Family Mediation Skills Training. 2-0-2. Prerequisite: CM 7205.
*Graduate Course Deletions*
CM 7720.
CM 7730.
CM 7740.
CM 7750.
FINAL ACTIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY SENATE ACTIONS-
FALL SEMESTER 2002:
The following Senate recommendations have been approved for
implementation. Where applicable, these approvals will be included in
the latest editions of the catalogs and/or handbooks of KSU.
* Information Technology Advisory Committee's (ITAC) proposal for
staggered terms for members approved.
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