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: __Janice Selekman___________________phone
number__1256________
Action: ___revise
concentration (Clinical Nurse Specialist –MSN)______________________
(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____05F____________________________________________________________________________
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current
degree___MSN________________________________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: ____MSN__________________________________
(Example: BA,
BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed name:__________________________________________________________
Proposed new name for revised
or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit
(if applicable)
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration:_________________________________
(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:_Nursing: MSN______________________
(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD
Economics: MA Economics: PHD)
Graduate minor / concentration:______________________________________
List program changes for
curriculum revisions:
Delete Nursing 660 (2 credits)
Add one credit each to the first two clinical courses for
each Clinical Nurse Specialist course
The result is one less course but NO change in the credit
requirments
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”)
NONE
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”)
NONE
Rationale:
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
Nursing 860
(now Nursing 660) is 2 credits and was initially developed to increase the
number of clinical hours needed for graduates to meet national accreditation
standards. Students from multiple specialties were together but had to contact
their specialty advisors for guidance for clinical objectives.
Each of the 4
tracks (Nursing of Children, Women’s Health, Adult Health, and Psychiatric
Nursing) requires 2 clinical courses, 3 credits each.
The same goal
can be accomplished by adding one credit to each of the 2 specialty clinical
courses – making them 4 credits each and deleting Nursing 660.
Benefits:
decreased need for one course
Decreased
fragmentation of clinical experiences
No
change in program credits
Program Requirements:
(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the
Course Catalog. If this is a revision,
be sure to indicate the changes being made to the present curriculum.)
Delete Nursing 660
Amend: Nursing 650, 651, 654, 655, 671, 672, 636, 646 to be 4 credits each
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