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
(X ) 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
Bachelor of Arts
Records
System Program Code
(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:
The curriculum revision
better meets the varied needs of our majors, brings the curriculum into
conformity with those of most science-based departments, and increases the
flexibility of course offerings in relation to faculty resources, interests,
and competencies. The new curriculum
includes a new methodology pre-requisite common in most University
departments. The curriculum is organized
around core competencies that represent both older and emergent areas of
psychology. The curriculum includes
specialty courses that build on the core competencies and prepare students for
graduate school or industry. We also
have changed the nature of our laboratory offerings in recognition of the
pedagogical trend in teaching Psychology toward “virtual” experiments and
experiences set in the classroom or at home.
A critical feature is that these changes enable us to offer a more
robust and dedicated Honors curriculum, featuring yearly offerings of Honors
senior seminars and of “stand alone” courses in place of add-ons.
We propose to re-number many courses. The numbering sequence will more efficiently
cue prerequisites, difficulty, and advancement in the curriculum, beginning
with 101 for the first introductory course (rather than 201 in the old
curriculum). We also propose to eliminate
course overlap and duplication in the old curriculum, which created an
administrative nightmare.
b. Summary of program:
The major requires 30
credits, which is unchanged. There are
several structural changes.
The numbering sequence starts
at 101 for the introductory course, level 200 is reserved for methods courses,
level 300 is for core competencies and independent study, level 400 is for
specialty courses primarily. Entry into
the 300- and 400-level courses requires satisfactory completion of the 100- and
200-level requirements.
In addition to a required
statistics course at the 200 level, majors must take a new course in research
methodology.
The core competencies at the
300 level are organized around courses in program areas. These areas reflect our graduate programs and
faculty groupings, including BioPsychology, Cognitive
Psychology, Developmental/Clinical Psychology, and
Social/Personality/Industrial Psychology.
Students have to take one course in each area.
We offer a variety of
specialty courses in each program area that build on previous offerings. Our History of Psychology course (415) was
required in the old curriculum, but will be optional in the new curriculum.
We will be proposing many of
the 300-level courses for Groups C and D designation in the General Education
requirements.
Current Curriculum
Proposed
Curriculum
Required
Required
201-Introductory
Psychology
100-Introductory Psychology
309-Measurement and
Statistics 207-Research
Methodology
415-History and Systems of
Psychology 209-Measurement and
Statistics
Take 1 Core
Competences: Take 4 courses
301-Personality Biopsychology:
Take 1
303-Intro to Social
Psychology
325-Child Psychology 312-Learning
and Motivation
334-Abnormal Psychology 314-Brain and
Behavior
316-Biological
Bases of Behavior
320-Behavioral Neuroscience
Take 2 Cognitive
Psychology: Take 1
310-Sensation and Perception 310-Sensation and
Perception
312-Learning and Motivation 340-Cognitive
Psychology
314-Brain and Behavior
340-Cognition
Take 1 Developmental/Clinical: Take 1
350-Developmental Psychology 350-Developmental
Psychology
370-Research in Personality 380-Psychopathology
380-Psychopathology
390-Social Psychology
Social/Personality/Industrial:
Take 1
370-Research
in Personality
386-Industrial/Organizational
Psychology
390-Social
Psychology
403-Psych of Nonverbal
Behavior 403-Psych of
Nonverbal Behavior
406-Reduction of Intergroup Conflict 406-Reduction
of Intergroup Conflict
407-Emotions and Prev Intervention 407-Emotions
and Prev Intervention
410-Bio Basis of Motiv & Emotion 410-Bio
Basis of Motiv and Emotion
414-Drugs and the Brain 414-Drugs and
the Brain
416-Psych Persps
on the Black Ameican 416-Psych
Persps on the Black American
418-Human Emotions 418-Human
Emotions
420-Mental
Illness: Crit Perspectives
424-Applied Social Psychology 424-Applied Social
Psychology
425-Family Conflict and the
Child 425-Family
Conflict and the Child
441-Computers and Cognition 441-Computers and
Cognition
444-The Psychology of
Aesthetics 444-The
Psychology of Aesthetics
445-Topics in Adolescent
Psychology 445-Topics in
Adolescent Psychology
481-Clinical Psychology 481-Clinical
Psychology
490-Social Interdependence 490-Social
Interdependence
491-Psych of Temporal
Orientation 491-Psych of
Temporal Orientation
Electives: Take 1 Electives: Take 1
365-Field Placement 365-Field
Placement
366-Independent
Study/Research 366-Independent
Study/Research
368-Independent
Study/Research 368-Independent
Study/Research
466-Independent
Study/Research 466-Independent
Study/Research
Other content courses (some
restrictions) Other
content courses (no restrictions)
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