Rev.2-3-05                                                     ACADEMIC PROGRAM APPROVAL

 

                                                                                             CHECKLIST

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Page 2 will serve as an attachment to the Faculty Senate agenda.  Proposing department should complete form, attach as a cover page and forward to the college dean. Documentation should include copy of curriculum as it is to appear in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog.  Proposals must arrive to the Undergraduate/Graduate Committee by November in order to reach the Faculty Senate by March 1.   Proposals received after this date cannot be implemented the following year nor included in the catalog for that year.

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

1.        Proposed change leads to the degree of

 

(  ) Bachelor of Arts                                (  ) Master of Arts                  (  ) Doctor of Philosophy      

 

(  ) Bachelor of Science           (  ) Master of Science              (  ) Other ____________________

 

2.        (  ) New major/curriculum  

Title to be entered in record of students who select this program

 

(  ) New minor                                                                                                                                                                     Title to be entered in record of students who select this program

 

       (  ) Change from provisional to permanent status.

 

 

3.   ( x) Revision of existing:         (x  ) major                          (  ) minor                                 (  ) concentration

 

Present title  Political Science Education                                                                                                                                                     

 

Records System Program Code      XPC                                                                                                                              

 

( x ) Add/delete required courses/credit hours 

 

                (  ) Add concentration                                                            

Title

                (  ) Delete concentration                                                         

Title

 

4.  (  ) Deletion of existing/disestablish:    (  ) major               (  ) minor                 ( ) Other _______________________

 

      Title                                                                                                                            Code_____________________                                              

 

5.  (  )  Policy Change_____________________________________________________________________________

                                                Title/Department

 

ROUTING AND APPROVALS: (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       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                                       

 

 

 

 

 

a.         Rationale for creation, revision, or deletion:

 

  • Drop POSC 100 (Introduction to Political Science) as a required course for POSC majors. 
  • In place of POSC100, require all POSC majors to successfully complete a one credit discussion section (POSC151), which will parallel POSC150 (similar to lab sections in science courses), titled “Exploring American Politics”.  An independent grade will be assigned in the discussion section(s).
  • Require all POSC majors to complete POSC 240 (Introduction to International Relations).
  • Where students now must choose one of three core courses (POSC 240, 270, and 285), replace POSC 240 with POSC220 (Introduction to Public Policy).
  • Eliminate the POSC499 capstone requirement and replace it with a department policy that all 400-level courses include a significant writing experience and/or a significant oral communication experience.   The "capstone" requirement will remain in place but will be met through a set of 400-level senior courses, to be designated as such each semester, instead of the 1-credit independent study. This is a "ratcheting up" of the capstone requirement, not its abolition."
  • 400-level POSC courses, when appropriate, may have 100-level or 200-level prerequisites.

 

 

JUSTIFICATION:

Discussion sections will provide small group experiences for all POSC majors in the early years of their undergraduate careers, in addition to expanded opportunities for developing writing and oral communication skills within the major.  The change also anticipates the Dean’s Task Force on Undergraduate Curriculum’s interest in shifting more responsibility for skills building to individual departments.  The change will also provide needed opportunities for graduate students, who will teach the discussion sections, to improve their teaching skills by expanding their classroom experience.

 

POSC240 is required because the faculty of Political Science believes that it is very important that majors understand global politics and the world beyond the US.  It is also consistent with the University’s interest in cultivating global citizenship.  The added requirement will not change the total number credits required for the POSC major due to other changes that are being implemented.  The change also formalizes an enrollment pattern that is already largely established in practice. 

 

Adding POSC220 to the menu of core courses more accurately reflects the spectrum of Political Science and its subfields.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


b.  Summary of program:

 


POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

 

A grade of C- or better is required in all required EDUC, ECON, GEOG, HIST and POSC courses.

 

POSC 150       American Political System                                                                     3

POSC 151       Exploring American Politics                                                                   1

POSC 240       Introduction to International Relations                                        3

 

One course from:                                                                                                           3

  • POSC 220       Introduction to Public Policy
  • POSC 270       Comparative Politics
  • POSC 285       Currents in Political Theory

 

POSC 300       Data Analysis for Political Science                                                         3

 

Eighteen credits distributed as follows:                                                               18

  • Nine credits from courses at the 400-level
  • Nine credits from POSC courses at the 300 or 400-level

 

POSC ______(3)                    POSC ___­­__(3)                      POSC _____(3)

            400 level                                400-level                                  400-level

 

POSC ______(3)                    POSC _____(3)                      POSC _____(3)

 

A student must take at least one course numbered at the 300 or 400-level in four of the five fields listed below: (Detailed list of courses available from department office.)

a.       American Government and Politics  (AG&P)

b.      Comparative Government and Politics  (CG&P)

c.       International Relations  (IR)

d.      Public Administration and Public Policy  (PA&PP)

e.       Political Theory  (PT)

 

ECON 151  (3)                        HIST 104 (3)                           GEOG 120 (3)

ECON 152  (3)                        HIST 206 (3)                           GEOG ___ (3)

ECON ___  (3)                        HIST ___ (3)                           GEOG ___ (3)

 

EDUC 413 (3)                        

EDUC 414 (3)                        

EDUC 419 (3)                        

EDUC 420 (1) fall only

HIST   491 (3) fall only

EDUC 400 (9) spring only (See advisor for prerequisites)

EDUC 430 (1) spring only

HIST   493 (3) spring only

 

To be eligible to student teach, Political Science Education students must have a g.p.a. of 3.0 in their major and an overall g.p.a. of 2.75.  Students must also pass a teacher competency test as established by the University Council on Teacher Education.   

 

 

 

AUTHORIZED DEGREE TITLES

Please check the appropriate degree:

 

(   )          Bachelor of Applied Science

( x )         Bachelor of Arts

(   )          Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies

(   )          Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

(   )          Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Civil Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Computer Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Environmental Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Fine Arts

(   )          Bachelor of Liberal Studies

(   )          Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Music

(   )          Bachelor of Science

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Accounting

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Education

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Nursing

(   )          Master  of Applied Sciences

(   )          Master of Arts

(   )          Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

(   )          Master of Business Administration

(   )          Master of Chemical Engineering

(   )          Master of Civil Engineering

(   )          Master of Education

(   )          Master of Electrical Engineering

(   )          Master of Environmental and Energy Policy

(   )          Master of Fine Arts

(   )          Master of Instruction

(   )          Master of Marine Policy

(   )          Master of Materials Science and Engineering

(   )          Master of Mechanical Engineering

(   )          Master of Music

(   )          Master of Physical Therapy

(   )          Master of Public Administration

(   )          Master of Science

(   )          Master of Science  in Nursing

(   )          Doctor of Education

(   )          Doctor of Philosophy

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

This document will be retained permanently in the Faculty Senate Office.

 

Revised 04/23/01