MEMORANDUM
June 9, 2003
TO: Faculty, Staff and Students
FROM: Betty L. Siegel, President
SUBJECT: Final Actions from Spring 2003 of the Undergraduate Policies
and Curriculum Committee, the Graduate Policies and
Curriculum Committee, and the Senate.
APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE POLICIES AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
These approvals will be reflected in the 2004-2005 Undergraduate Catalog
and the 2003-2004 on-line catalog (Fall 2003 updates); copies are on
file in the Office of Academic Affairs and the Horace W. Sturgis Library.
School of the Arts
>B.A. in Music program adds following to their descriptor paragraph:
“Music majors in the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music may elect to
fulfill the related studies component of the degree program as a
specific ‘concentration’ in Musical Theatre. To establish this
‘concentration’, students will take the following 12 hours of course
work from the Department of Theatre: THTR 3703, THTR 3203, THTR 3713,
and DANC 3000.
> Major in Theatre makes the following changes: 1) adjusts two course titles-
THTR 3203. Acting I: Principles of Acting and THTR 3223. Acting II:
Intermediate; 2) adjusts once prefix/course title-DANCE 3000. Musical
Theatre Dance: Styles I; 3) insertion of one new course into existing
Performance Track: THTR 3194. Storytelling III: Personal Narrative;
4) clarification of suggested related studies courses in both the Design/
Technology Track and Musical Theatre Track; 5) new location of suggested related
studies courses for Musical Theatre Track students (directly below the Musical
Theatre Track rather than at the end of the degree; 6) correction to update
title of Senior Seminar in Theatre and Performance Studies.
Bagwell College of Education
> Admission in Teacher Education Programs policy makes changes to include a
new course EDUC 2202 required of Secondary and Middle Grades Education
majors and removal of a requirement to complete a minimum of nine semester
hours at KSU prior to admission to teacher education programs. These
changes in policy will strengthen seamless transition and articulation of
transfer and second-degree students at KSU.
College of Health and Human Services
> Sports Management, B.S. degree replaces BLAW 2200 with a new course HPS 2220
Legal Aspects of Sport.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
> B.S. in Communication updates to the Related Studies requirement with the following:
“Select 12 hours of upper division course work (3000-4000 level) outside of
communication. These hours do not have to be taken in a single discipline but
should relate to a particular interest or career goal. Students should determine
prerequisites for upper-division elective courses and take them as electives in
lower division major requirements or free electives. Completion of a Formal Minor or
Certificate Program would also satisfy the Related Studies requirement.”
> B.S. in Political Science makes several changes to program including:
1) changing POLS 3323 to POLS 2270; 2) clarification of the wording of the
foreign language or math/computer science requirements to minimize confusion;
3) removal of GEOG 3330 and GEOG 3320 from Non-Political Science courses, and
move PHIL 3301, PHIL 3305 and POLS 4499 to Upper-Division Major Requirements;
4) deletion of two courses-POLS 4421 and POLS 4422 and create a new course POLS
4427; 5) deletion of two courses POLS 4425 and POLS 4426 and creation of a new
course POLS 4427; 6) establishment of a common core at upper-level: “Upper-
Division Major Requirements; 7) establishment of four career-oriented Major
Concentration.
College of Science and Mathematics
> Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry drops B.S. in Chemistry Education degree
as a separate degree and will offer a Chemistry Education Track under the
General Chemistry Degree. The Chemistry Education degree program that KSU
currently offers only graduates one or two students a year. Since this degree
is a separate degree, an average of ten graduates a year is required for a
viable degree program. Therefore, anticipation of required program closure was
one driving force for developing this new track. However, the Chemistry and
Biochemistry Department believes that more students can be recruited for the
Chemistry Education Track of the General Chemistry Degree because the students
will have a degree in Chemistry that prepares them for other professional
positions.
•Changes in Certificate Programs•
Alternative Dispute Resolution removes COM 3345 and replaces it with ANTH 4410 to
ensure that ADR Certificate students will have a strong foundation in
understanding cross-cultural behavior and communication, essential areas in
effective dispute resolution.
* New Undergraduate Courses *
CSIS 4491. Advanced Topics in Computer Science. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: CSIS 3600 and
CSIS 3530.
DANC 3001. Musical Theatre Dance: Styles II. 0-6-3. Prerequisite: DANC 3000 or
permission of instructor.
DANC 3100. Musical Theatre Dance: Ballet I. 0-4-2. Prerequisite: THTR 1107, ART
1107, or MUSI 1107.
DANC 3200. Musical Theatre Dance: Jazz I. 0-4-2. Prerequisite: THTR 1107, ART 1107,
or MUSI 1107.
DANC 3300. Musical Theatre Dance: Modern I. 0-4-2. Prerequisite: THTR 1107,
ART 1107, or MUSI 1107.
ENGL 3107. Writing Short Films. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: 2110.
ENGL 3108. Feature Film Writing. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: 2110.
HPS 2220. Legal Aspects of Sport. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: None.
POLS 4423. Great Political Thinkers. 3-0-3. Prerequisites: POLS 1101.
POLS 4427. American Political Thought. 3-0-3. Prerequisites: POLS 1101.
SOCI 4434. Emerging Social Issues in Africa. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: SOCI 2201 or
SOCI 2104 or permission of instructor.
THTR 3194. Storytelling III. Personal Narrative. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: ENGL 2110.
Corequisites: THTR 3093 or THTR 3193.
* Undergraduate Course Changes *
EDMG 4401. Change in course title to Teaching Mathematics in Middle Grades Education.
EDMG 4402. Change in course title to Teaching Science in Middle Grades Education.
EDMG 4403. Change in course title to Teaching Social Studies in Middle Grades
Education.
EDMG 4404. Change in course title to Teaching Language Arts in Middle Grades.
EDMG 4405. Change in course title to Curriculum and Instruction in Middle Grades.
EDMG 4475. Change in course title to Student Teaching in Middle Grades.
HIST 4425. Change in prerequisite to HIST 2212.
HIST 4426. Change in prerequisite to HIST 2212 and course description.
POLS 3323 Change in course number to POLS 2270.
PSYC 3355. Change in course description.
THTR 3203. Change in course title to Acting I: Principles of Acting.
THTR 3223. Change in course title to Acting II: Intermediate Acting and course
description change.
THTR 3233. Change in course number to DANC 3000. Change in course title to Musical
Theater Dance: Styles I. Change in course prefix to DANC, repeatability for
credit and change in course description.
THTR 4813. Change in prerequisite to THTR 3813.
THTR 4833. Change in prerequisite to THTR 3813.
* Undergraduate Course Deletions *
CSIS 4680.
POLS 4421.
POLS 4422.
POLS 4425.
POLS 4426.
APPROVED GRADUATE POLICIES AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS:
These approvals will be reflected in the 2003-2004 Graduate Catalog; copies
are on file in the Office of Academic Affairs and the Horace W. Sturgis
Library.
Master of Science in Applied Computer Science
> Changes to program include a new course CS 8630 Database Administration,
prerequisite changes for CS 8628 and CS 8625, and modifications to the MSACS
curriculum to incorporate the new course.
> Under admission requirements, the GRE minimum test score requirements is
eliminated, but the requirement to take the test still applies. It is noted that
although no minimum score is required, the applicant’s GRE score will be
considered in the competitive review process.
*New Graduate Courses*
CS 8639. Database Administration. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: CS 8422.
*Graduate Course Changes*
CS 8625. Prerequisite change to CS 8628, CS 8422, CS 8512.
CS 8628. Prerequisite change to CS 8630.
FINAL ACTIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY SENATE ACTIONS-SPRING 2003:
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.
* The Conflict Resolution Policy for faculty was approved and will replace the
previous Grievance Procedures in the 2003-04 KSU Faculty Handbook, under Section
even—Dispute Resolution, p. 7. 67.
* The Policy on Scientific Misconduct was approved and will be added to the 2003-04
Faculty Handbook under Section Seven: Workplace Policies.
* Changes to the Faculty Handbook regarding the makeup of the Teacher Education
Council was passed and will be updated in 2003-2004 Faculty Handbook in Section
Two: Governance and Committees.
* Lecturer positions at KSU were approved and will be included in KSU Faculty
Handbook in the following sections:
- Section One, Page 1.3—I. Faculty Membership at Kennesaw State University
- Section Five, Page 5.22 –VII. General Institutional Expectations for
Appointment and Promotion of Lecturers
- Section Seven, Page 7.3- I. Faculty Appointments
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