Curriculum Document

 

Academic Department:

LASS

School Document Number:

LSS 04-17

Document Author:

S. LERNER

Approved by School Date:

03/07/2005

Date: 

2/10/05

CEP Review:

 

Type of Document: 

Addition

 

Faculty Senate Approval Date:

 

Deletion

 

Revisions

X       XX

 

Select Section A or Section B for this document

A. Check All Items That Apply to this Form 40 Addition, Deletion or Revision. (attach form)

 

Addition of a:

New Course?

X

Existing course offered

at another campus?

 

CURRICULUM REVISION—FORM 40 NOT REQUIRED.

 

PRESENT PROGRAM:

 

School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Associate of Arts Degree(63 credits)

 

English Requirements (six credits):

________  ENGL 104

________  ENGL 105

 

Science and Mathematics (six credits):

________

________

 

Humanities and Social Sciences

Humanities (one introductory course in each of three of the following subjects):

 

________  aesthetics________  history________  literature________ philosophy

 

Social Sciences (one introductory course in each of three of the following subjects):

 

________  com.________  pol. science________  psychology_______  sociology.

           

Concentration (15 credits in one of the following areas—see catalog description):

 

Child and Family Services         ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Foreign Languages                    ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

History                         ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Literature                                  ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Philosophy                                ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Political Science                        ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Popular Culture                        ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Prof. Speech Comm. Skills       ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Sociology                                 ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Tech./Business Writing  ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Women’s Studies                     ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

 

Electives (18 credits, chosen with the approval of the academic advisor):

 

_________     _________     _________     _________     _________     _________

 

PROPOSAL:

 

School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Associate of Arts Degree(64-66 credits)

Effective Date:  8/2005

English Requirements (six credits):

________  ENGL 104

________  ENGL 105

 

Science and Mathematics (six credits):

________

________

 

Freshman Experience class (1 to 3 credits)

 

Humanities and Social Sciences

Humanities (one introductory course in each of three of the following subjects):

 

________  aesthetics________  history________  literature________ philosophy

 

Social Sciences (one introductory course in each of three of the following subjects):

 

________  com.________  pol. science________  psychology_______  sociology.

           

Concentration (15 credits in one of the following areas—see catalog description):

 

Child and Family Services         ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Foreign Languages                    ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

History                         ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Literature                                  ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Philosophy                                ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Political Science                        ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Popular Culture                        ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Prof. Speech Comm. Skills       ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Sociology                                 ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Tech./Business Writing  ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Women’s Studies                     ________     ________     ________     ________     ________

Electives (18 credits, chosen with the approval of the academic advisor):

 

_________     _________     _________     _________     _________     _________

 

Justification: The change represented by this proposal is only the addition of the Freshman Experience class.  The Freshman Experience class has become a Campus-wide general education requirement and, therefore, its inclusion in all academic programs that involve incoming freshmen

is mandatory.

 

Impact on Students:         Students will be obliged to take the Freshman Experience class in their respective discipleines.

 

Impact on Other Academic Departments:          None, other than the addition of some students to their Freshman Experience Classes.

 

Summary of Discussions with Other Academic Department: None, but the idea was discussed in the LASS Council.

 

Impact on University Resources: None

 

Impact on General Education Requirements:    This change is designed to fulfill a General Education requirement.

 

Revised:2/10/05