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: Annette Giesecke, Chair of the FLLT  USC  phone number  831-0545

 

Action: revise major

(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  06F

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree  BA

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

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: BA

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

 

 

Proposed name: Foreign Languages and Literatures, Three Languages Major

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

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration: Foreign Languages and Literatures, Three Languages BA

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:_______________________________________________

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

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:____________________________

                                                                        (Attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:__________________________________________

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

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:______________________________________

 

 

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

 

  1. The number of required credits for the Three Languages Major will be raised from 54 to 57.
  2. The “related work” credit will be eliminated.
  3. Six credits at the 300 and 400 level will be added to Language One.
  4. Three credits at the 200 level or above will be added to Language Three.
  5. Participation in a study abroad program is now strongly encouraged.

 

 

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum:

 (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”)

 

 

No new courses will be required.

 

 

 

Other affected units:

(List other departments affected by this new or revised curriculum.  Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

No other units will be affected by this change.

 

 

 

Rationale:

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures wishes both to enhance the academic rigor of this major and to reflect the philosophy driving the major on the curricular level. The idea behind the Three Languages Major is to provide students with expertise in three languages but to do so in a graduated manner. That is, Language One is intended to be the language in which students will gain the greatest expertise; this is to be their “focus” language. For this reason, course requirements for Language One were enhanced so as to differentiate it from Language Two. The requirements for Language Two were felt to be rigorous enough. Requirements for Language Three, the language of least emphasis on the students’ part, were enhanced but not so as to overshadow Language Two.

Students selecting this major would, as a result of our proposed changes, acquire linguistic competence in three languages but be truly expert in Language One and very competent in Languages Two and Three.

 

 

Program Requirements: 

 

Proposed Curriculum    (curricular changes are bolded, and the current curriculum is provided below for comparison)

 

Major: Foreign Languages and Literatures

Concentration: Three Languages

 

Major Requirements

First Language

Six first-language elective credits at the 200-level and above………..6

Nine credits in literature at the 300 and 400-level…………………..9

(at least three credits at each level)

Nine additional credits at the 300 and 400-level…………………….9

Second Language

Six second-language elective credits at the 200-level and above……..6

Nine credits in literature at the 300 and 400-level…………………..9

(at least three credits at each level)

Three additional credits at the 400-level……………………………3

 

Third Language

Twelve to fifteen credits  of third-language courses

(at least six credits at or above the 200-level for Western languages)…….12-15

 

Notes:

*Selection of First and Second Languages is limited to those languages in which the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers a major.

Also:

*Students enrolled in the Three Languages Major are strongly encouraged to participate in at least one of the study abroad programs sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

___________________________________________

Current Curriculum (for comparison)

Three Languages Major, FLL

First Language

Six first-language elective credits at the 200-level and above………..6

Nine credits in literature at the 300 and 400-level…………………..9

(at least three credits at each level)

Three additional credits at the 400-level…………………………….3

Second Language

Six second-language elective credits at the 200-level and above……..6

Nine credits in literature at the 300 and 400 level…………………..9

(at least three credits at each level)

Three additional credits at the 400-level…………………………….3

Third Language

Nine to twelve credits of third-language courses (at least three

Credits at or above the 200-level for Western languages)……………9-12

Related Work

Six credits from 200-,300-,400- level courses…………………………6

(including courses in translation) in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Comparative Literature, or Linguistics selected in consultation with the advisor.

 

 

 

 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 Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 11/03/04   /khs