University Undergraduate Programs Committee (UUPC)Minutes –February 26, 2016
Members present: ChairJerry Haky, SC; Eric Berlatsky and Barclay Barrios for James Cunningham, AL; Bruce Arneklev, CDSI; Ethlyn Williams, BA; Peggy Goldstein, ED; Dan Meeroff, EG; Jacqueline Fewkes, HC;Kristy Padrón, Library;Katherine Chadwell, NU; Edward Pratt, Dean, Undergraduate Studies; Maria Jennings and Elissa Rudolph, Registrar’s Office.
Guests:Michael Brady, Exceptional Student Education; Randy Brooks; Biology; Donna Chamely-Wiik, Chemistry; Mary Ann Gosser, University Honors Council; Theodora Leventouri, Physics; Richard Mangan, Criminal Justice; Debra Szabo, Provost’s Office.
Chair Jerry Haky called the meeting to order at 10:02a.m. A sign-in sheet was passed around to collect proper spellings of attendees’ names. Chair Haky introduced guests (see above).
- Minutes and Announcements/Discussion
- mINUTES: The minutes of the January 29, 2016,meeting were approved.
- announcements/discussion
Chair Haky reminded all that current and new syllabi must show the new name of the Office for Students with Disabilities, which is Student Accessibility Services (SAS), in the disability statement. No deadline was given, but Edward Pratt, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, noted that until the Provost’s memo on syllabi is posted, the UUPC could accept non-complying syllabi. There may be a deadline in the future.
- old business
- College of Arts and Letters
Chair Haky noted thatCOM 4302, which had been tabled,was now withdrawn.
- BUSINESS FROM THE COLLEGES
- College of Education
ED Representative Peggy Goldstein turned over discussion of the College’s 28 new courses and three new certificate programs to Guest Michael Brady, Chair of Exceptional Student Education. He began by describing certificate programs—Employment Certificate, Community Access Certificate, and the Community Living Certificate—as giving students with various disabilities opportunities for gainful employment, mobility solutions, and social inclusiveness. The overall program itself, Academy for Community Inclusion, will be offered on the Jupiter campus and is funded by a five-year grant from the Taft Foundation. Prerequisite courses for the certificate programs were approved previously.
Ethlyn Williams, BA Representative,asked if the title of ABX 1001, Personal Finance, could be changed because the College of Business has a similar course. She accepted the change to “Personal Finance for Community Living.” One other course title was changed to differentiate it from another FAU course: SLS 1331 to “Business Technology for Community Living.”The UUPC approved an amendment to the original proposal to change two new course titles to those more appropriate to the ACI program.
Ed Pratt asked how the registration for certificate programs would be handled to permit only the targeted student population. An attribute specific to these programs would be attached to the programs and their specific courses in the Banner system.
EG Representative Dan Meeroff asked if the student numbers in this program for students with disabilities would affect FAU’s metrics. The group concluded these students would not count toward the metrics because they would not be pursuing bachelor’s degrees, only certificates.
UUPC approved the three certificate programs and 28 new courses for ACI.
New Certificates / Academy for Community Inclusion:Employment Certificate, Community Access Certificate,
Community Living Certificate
ABX 1001 Form
Syllabus / Personal Finance for Community Living /
2
/ NewFFP 1820 Form
Syllabus / Emergency Preparation /
2
/ NewISS 1120 Form
Syllabus / Community Citizenship /
2
/ NewREA 1008 Form
Syllabus / Reading for Life /
2
/ NewSLS 1102 Form
Syllabus / College Experience /
2
/ NewSLS 1167 Form
Syllabus / Service Learning /
2
/ NewSLS 1201 Form
Syllabus / Personal Development /
2
/ NewSLS 1205 Form
Syllabus / Be Safe, Stay Safe /
2
/ NewSLS 1211 Form
Syllabus / Social Skills /
2
/ NewSLS 1250 Form
Syllabus / Living with Roommates /
2
/ NewSLS 1251 Form
Syllabus / Residential Experience /
2
/ NewSLS 1281 Form
Syllabus / Diverse Communities /
2
/ NewSLS 1305 Form
Syllabus / Professional Career Development /
2
/ NewSLS 1321 Form
Syllabus / World of Work /
2
/ NewSLS 1331 Form
Syllabus / Business Technology for Community Living /
2
/ NewSLS 1341 Form
Syllabus / Employability Skills /
2
/ NewSLS 1354 Form
Syllabus / Workplace Relationships /
2
/ NewSLS 1430 Form
Syllabus / Community Resources /
2
/ NewSLS 1504 Form
Syllabus / Critical Thinking /
2
/ NewSLS 1571 Form
Syllabus / Learning with Technology 2 /
2
/ NewSLS 1610 Form
Syllabus / Recreation and Leisure Skills /
2
/ NewSLS 1620 Form
Syllabus / Getting Around the Community /
2
/ NewSLS 2225 Form
Syllabus / Life Planning /
2
/ NewSLS 2252 Form
Syllabus / Personal Well-Being /
2
/ NewSLS 2340 Form
Syllabus / Professional Portfolio /
2
/ NewSLS 2601 Form
Syllabus / Effective Living /
2
/ NewSLS 2920 Form
Syllabus / Career Seminar /
2
/ NewSLS 2943 Form
Syllabus / Career Internship /
2
/ New- College of Science
College of Science Guest Randy Brooks addressed the new courses and course changes in Biology. He explained that the department is large with new faculty, and over the past two years, they have used Special Topics course numbers too often, bypassing the new course process. So now there are several new courses to consider along with course changes. EG Rep Dan Meeroff asked about the grade change of prerequisite PCB 3063 to “B” on PCB 4842. Dr. Brooks replied that in that particular course the content is high level, therefore the prerequisite grade change reflects the type of high-level student who should be taking the course. More discussion about grading changes led to the decision that the syllabi for BSC 4029 and PCB 4522 need to state that “C-“ is the minimum grade for the prerequisite course, not “C.” EG Rep Dan Meeroff closed the discussion by asking whom to contact in the Biology department to discuss a possible Bioengineering program.
The UUPC approved Biology’s new courses and course changes and the new Chemistry course.
BOT 4734C FormSyllabus / Plant Biotechnology /
3
/ Change prereqs.BSC 3864 Form
Syllabus / Conservation Biology /
3
/ NewBSC 4022 Form
Syllabus / Molecular Genetics of Aging /
3
/ Change prereqs.BSC 4029 Form
Syllabus / Genes and Development /
3
/ NewBSC 4048 Form
(new number: 3453)
Syllabus / Introduction to Honors 1
(New title: Intro. to Biological Research) /
1
/ Change title, number/level, prereqs., descriptionBSC 4049 Form
(new number: 3481)
Syllabus / Introduction to Honors 2
(New title: Biological Research) /
1-3(2)
/ Change title, number/level, credits, prereqs., descriptionBSC 4082 FormSyllabus / Principles of Human Neuroanatomy /
3
/ NewBSC 4434C Form
Syllabus / Concepts in Bioinformatics /
3
/ NewBSC 4845 Form
(New number: 2844)
Syllabus / Life of a Scientist
(New title: Life of a Biologist) / 1 / Change title, number/level, prereqs., description
OCE 4006 Form
Syllabus / Marine Science /
4
/ Change prereqs.PCB 4301 Form
Syllabus / Freshwater Ecology /
3
/ NewPCB 4301L Form
Syllabus / Freshwater Ecology Lab /
1
/ NewPCB 4522 Form
Syllabus / Molecular Genetics /
4(3)
/ Change credits, prereqs., coreqs., descriptionPCB 4842 Form
Syllabus / Cellular Neuroscience and Disease /
3
/ Change prereqs., coreqs., descriptionCHM 4350 Form
Syllabus
Consent / Structural Biochemistry /
3
/ NewDonna Chamely-Wiik, Chemistry and Director of FAU’s Undergraduate Research Initiative, discussed the two new IDS courses. She stated that with a grant from the National Science Foundation, the College of Science is offering these 1-credit research courses geared to transfer students in STEM programs. These courses do not exist anywhere right now and will give students research experience to entice them into doing more research later. Chair Haky asked how the students will be identified; Dr. Chamely-Wiik said they will have signed up for these courses through the NSF grant. The students will havean attribute in the Banner system and the courses will carry the same attribute, so that registering for the IDS courses will not be a problem. The UUPC approved the two new IDS courses.
IDS 3910C FormSyllabus / Fundamentals of Research and Inquiry /
1
/ NewIDS 3913C Form
Syllabus / Intro. to Undergraduate Research Design /
1
/ NewTheodora Leventouri, Physics, then discussed the new combined BS in Physics and PSM in Medical Physics program. She mentioned that this is an accelerated program that answers the need for professionals in the growing field of Radiation Therapy. During the discussion Dean Pratt reminded all that combined degree programs such as this one need to have a blanket statement in their descriptions to the effect that students must complete the program sequentially. Students must fulfill the BS requirements and be awarded the bachelor’s degree before being awarded the master’s degree. Only 12 credits may be double-counted for BS/MS combined programs. Dr. Leventouri responded that students in this program will definitely be tracked so that they follow the pattern of BS first, then MS; students register for the master’s degree in the spring of their junior year. The UUPC approved the new combined BS Physics/PSM Medical Physics program.
New CombinedProgram / BS Physics/PSM Medical Physics
Chair Haky discussed the change to the Environmental Science Certificate program. The change entails only the addition of one course, SYD 4510, to the current program. The UUPC approved the change to this program.
Program Change / Environmental Science Certificate- College for Design and Social Inquiry
Richard Mangan, Criminal Justice, addressed the program changes in the Bachelor of Public Safety Administration program. Four FES courses, currently part of the BPSAprogram, are to be terminated. Enrollment in these courses has been sparse or non-existent during the past five years. To realign the BPSA program once the four courses are terminated, prerequisites need to be added to PAD 4892 and two other courses added to the degree requirements. Chair Haky wondered how firemen get trained if not through courses such as those to be terminated. Dr. Mangan said that firemen and other emergency management personnel are trained through internships or community college courses toward associate’s degrees. To advance in the field, at least in our three-county area, bachelor’s degrees are not necessary. Taken en masse, the program, course change, and course terminations were approved by the UUPC.
Program Changes / Bachelor of Public Safety AdministrationPAD 4892 Form
Syllabus / Capstone in Public Safety Admin. /
3
/ Addprereqs.FES 3003 Form / Fire and Emergency Service Public Policy /
3
/ TerminateFES 3015 Form / Advanced Fire Admin. /
3
/ TerminateFES 3045 Form / Personnel and Labor Relations in Fire Admin. /
3
/ TerminateFES 3780 Form / Analytical Approaches to Fire Admin. /
3
/ Terminate4.College of Arts and Letters
Barclay Barrios, Assistant Dean, and Eric Berlatsky, English Department, discussed the two new courses. Dr. Barrios stated that Building a Web Portfolio was very popular as a Special Topics course, generating lots of interest from Architecture students.The UUPC approved both coursesafter a short discussion of the annual online student literary magazine, Coastlines, that Dr. Berlatsky said will benefit from the creation of the undergraduate Literary Editing and Publishing course.
ART 4632C FormSyllabus
Support / Building a Web Portfolio / 4 / New
CRW 4343 Form
Syllabus
Support / Literary Editing and Publishing / 3 / New
Drs. Barrios and Berlatskymentioned their views on the new Bachelor of General Studies degree offered in all colleges. They believe that adding concentrations to the general degree denigrates the actual BA in English or any other focused degree program. Their opinion is that in their college, they do not want to offer concentrations with the BGS degree. They asked for confirmation that the decision to add concentrations will be vetted through faculty governance.
5.College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dan Meeroff, EG Rep, presented the course change to the group. The UUPC approved the course change.
EGN 3311 FormSyllabus / Statics /
3
/ Change prereqs. and coreqs.6.Honors College
Jacqueline Fewkes, HC Rep, described the new Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences, which will be offered along with the Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Honors College. Students must request the BS degree when they register. Chair Haky had two concerns about this new degree: (1) Are the HC courses as rigorous as the similar courses in the College of Science? and (2) Does the Honors College have the resources to teach the BS classes? Dr. Fewkes responded that first, the courses that will be taught for the BS degree are more interdisciplinary in nature, so they are not as rigorous. Secondly, she said visiting faculty will be teaching these courses; resources will not be a problem. Dr. Meeroff, EG Rep, asked if this was a new degree. Maria Jennings, Registrar’s Office, said that the new BS is not a new degree because the name of the major is the same as the BA degree. The state listing of degrees for FAU permit us to offer a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences. Whether it is a BA or a BS is not relevant. TheUUPC approved the BS degree at the Honors College.
Add'l Degree for Existing Major / BS in Liberal Arts and Sciences7.Library
Library Rep Kristy Padrónshared that the second floor card access study area for graduate students should be open by the fall semester. There has also been discussion about a poster session in the future. She also mentioned the Library will be offering its regular workshops for students this spring.
8.College of Nursing
NU Rep Kitty Chadwell explained why the college is dropping the “C” from the course number in four of its courses. Originally the “C”stood for the clinical component, but it was logistically difficult to create the experiences within the class context, and would become more challenging with expected larger classes. In addition, this created a significant burden on faculty for one credit. The program change in the RN to BSN track entails removing the current prerequisites as admission requirements. Students coming into the program may take whatever prerequisites they need while they are studying for the BSN. TheUUPC approved all five of the course changes and the RN to BSN change.
ProgramChanges / RN to BSN Program
NUR 3119C Form
Syllabus / Foundations of Nursing Practice /
2
/ Change gradingNUR 4824C Form
Syllabus / Prof. Dev. In Nursing 1: Ethical and Legal Perspectives of Caring /
1
/ Drop “C” in course numberNUR 4833C Form
Syllabus / Prof. Dev. In Nursing 2: Designer of Caring Environments /
1
/ Drop “C” in course numberNUR 4860C Form
Syllabus / Prof. Dev. In Nursing 3: Leader/Coordinator of Caring Environments /
1
/ Drop “C” in course numberNUR 4861C Form
Syllabus / Prof. Dev. In Nursing 4: Member of a Caring Profession /
1
/ Drop “C” in course numberChair Haky mentioned that the new BS degree in Health Sciences, tabled at this meeting, will be coming back at the next UUPC meeting.
- NEXT MEETING/ADJOURNMENT
The next UUPC meeting will be Friday, April 1, 2016, from 10 am to noon, SU-80, Room 223. Video Conferencing will be available on the Jupiter and Davie campuses.
Steering meeting dates:
University Faculty Senate meeting dates:
The meeting adjourned at 11:12 am.
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