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Syllabus Requirements List (PDF, updated May 2013)

1-Trial: COUN F694 - Ethnicity and Family Studies, 3 credits (3+0); prerequisite of COUN F666 or permission of instructor; letter graded; for offering Spring 2014 upon approval. [SEE REVISED SYLLABUS BELOW, received 9/20/2013.]
Contact: Sue Renes, x7696.
Assigned to Vince C., Michael D.
Status: Under review at GAAC.

• Revised Syllabus for COUN F694 - Ethnicity and Family Studies (9/20/2013, PDF)
  Additions are in blue typeface.

WITHDRAWN: 41-GNC:  New Course:  ANTH F659 - Language and Prehistory, 3 credits (3+0); to be crosslisted as LING F659; prerequisite of graduate student enrollment or permission of instructor; letter-graded and not repeatable; to be offered fall of even-numbered years; first offering Fall 2012; effective Fall 2012.
Contact: Mark Sicoli, x6884.
Assigned to Vince C., Lara H.
Status:    Carried over to Fall 2012 review cycle. 10/15/2012: Revisions requested; but instructor no longer here. Will this one be withdrawn or will it proceed?
11/12/2012: Course request will proceed.  Waiting on the revisions that were requested.
3/20/2013: No word from department; Vince will check again.
5/8/2013: CARRIED FORWARD AGAIN TO FALL 2013. Originally submitted in 2011-12 cycle.
9/16/2013: Department confirmed they will not need this course reviewed (instructor has left).  WITHDRAWN.

5-Trial:  Trial Course:  PHYS F694 - Core Skills for Computational Science, 3 credits (credit distribution not provided, but lecture and lab hours indicated); prerequisites include graduate standing in physical sciences, experience with FORTRAN or C programming language or permission of instructor; letter graded; to be offered Fall 2013 if approved in time for the Registrar's Office.  [This course cannot be offered as a Special Topics; it has reached the permitted limit according to the Registrar's Office.]
Contact: Curt Szuberla, x7347.
Status: 3/20/2013: assigned at GAAC.
5/13/2013:  Sent to Registrar's Office as a special topics for Fall 2013 (Fundamental Skills for Computational Science).   WILL CARRY FORWARD TO FALL 2013 GAAC.
9/16/2013:  Passed pending corrections: disability services, addition of student learning outcomes.

30-GNC:  New Course STACKED:   MIN F445 / F645 - Accidents, Emergency and Safety Management in Mines, 3 credits (3+0); undergrad prerequisites include MIN F302; concurrent enrollment in MIN F454; or permission of instructor for F445; grad prerequisites include MIN F302 or equivalent, graduate standing, or permission of instructor for F645; letter graded and not repeatable; to be offered alternate fall; effective Fall 2013.
Contact: Sukumar Bandopadhyay, x7388.
Assigned to Cheng-fu C., Amy L.
Status: To be reviewed at GAAC.
Curriculum Review Committee reviewing; changes requested.
CRC approved undergraduate level.
11/9/2012: Revised F445 syllabus received and posted below. (Course description modified; rubric added for course project.)
2/27/2013: Discussed further. Tim to follow up. 3/20/2013: Noted at GAAC that revisions have been requested and are in progress.
5/8/2013: CARRY FORWARD F645 GRAD LEVEL TO FALL 2013 GAAC review cycle.
9/16/2013: Discussed at meeting and assignment updated.

• 11/9/2012:   REVISED  Syllabus for MIN F445   (PDF)

45-GNC:  New Course:  MBA F687 - Brand Management, 3 credits (3+0); special restriction of permission of the MBA director; letter graded; effective Fall 2013.
Contact: Lily Dong, x1808.
Status: Assigned to Cheng-fu C., Amy L.
3/20/2013: Revisions requested by GAAC.
5/8/2013: CARRY FORWARD TO FALL 2013 GAAC. No revisions received as of last GAAC meeting.
9/16/2013: Assignment updated. No revisions received yet.

47-GNC:  New Course:  BIOL F6xx - Advanced Immunology, 3 credits (3+0), prerequisites include BIOL F261, BIOL F360, and BIOL F465 or equivalent or permission of instructor; to be cross-listed as a Biochemistry course; letter-graded and not repeatable based upon changed content; to be offered in fall of odd-numbered years; effective Fall 2015 upon approval.
Contact: Andrea Ferrante, x5916.
Status: Assigned to Lara H., Christina C.
5/8/2013: CARRY FORWARD TO FALL 2013 GAAC.
9/16/2013: Assignment updated.

49-GCCh.:   Course Change (Stacked):   ART F463 / F663 - Seminar in Art History,   3 credits (3+0); make both stacked sections of the course repeatable based upon changed content; effective Fall 2014 upon approval. [#154-UCCh. at Curriculum Review Committee]
Contact: David Mollett, x5657
Status: Assigned to Vince C., Donie B.
5/8/2013: CARRY FORWARD TO FALL 2013 GAAC.
9/16/2013: Assignment updated/confirmed.

50-GCCh.:   Course Change (Stacked):   ART F490 / F690 - Current Problems, 3 credits (3+0); make both stacked sections of the course repeatable based upon changed content; effective Fall 2014 upon approval. [#155-UCCh. at Curriculum Review Committee]
Contact: David Mollett, x5657
Status: Assigned to Vince C., Donie B.
5/8/2013: CARRY FORWARD TO FALL 2013 GAAC.
9/16/2013: Assignment updated/confirmed.

52-GNC:  New Course (Stacked):  BIOL F4xx / F6xx - Introduction to Biology of Cancer [SEE REVISED BELOW], 3 credits (3+0); prerequisite of BIOL F360 (formerly numbered F261) or permission of instructor; letter graded and not repeatable based upon changed content; to be offered every fall, effective Fall 2013 if approved before May 2013.
See also #157-UNC at Curric. Review Committee.
Contact: Andrej Podlutsky, x6759.
Status: Assigned to Lara H., John Y.
5/8/2013: CARRY FORWARD TO FALL 2013 GAAC.
9/16/2013: Assignment updated.
9/25/2013: Curriculum Review Committee has approved undergraduate level of course as revised.

• BIOL F4xx / F6xx - Introduction to Biology of Cancer (REVISED 9/20/2013)
  Removes BIOL F111X from prerequisites.
  

53-GCCh.:  Course Change (Stacked):   PSY F469 / F669 - Health Psychology, 3 credits (3+0); add Oral intensive designator (Format 6 submitted); update course description; remove junior standing from F469 prerequisites and add COMM F131X or COMM F141X; change frequency of offering to fall of even-numbered years; effective Fall 2014 upon approval.
Contact: Janet Schichnes, x6163.
Status: Assigned to John Y., Michael D.
4/22/2013: GAAC approved.  Still at CRC and Core Review.
4/26/2013: Revised syllabus and sample rubric received for F469. See 157-UCCh. / 15-Core.
Carry over to Fall 2013 review cycle.  
5/17/2013: Email from J. Schichnes to table this paperwork. Contact will be E. Lopez.

Priority items for Catalog production deadline of March 1, 2014 include Course Changes, Program Changes and New Programs.

1-GNP:  New Program: M.M. - Master of Music in Performance: requires a total of 36 credits consisting of 8 credits from MUS F625, MUS F601, and MUS F632), 6 credits of MUS F698 Research, 14 credits of MUS F661 - Advanced Private Lessons,  4 credits of MUS F606 - Advanced Chamber Music, and 4 credits of MUS F606 - Advanced Chamber Music (large ensemble); effective Fall 2014 pending all approvals including Faculty Senate, Board of Regents, and NWCCU.New Program:

2-GPD: Program Deletion: M.A. - Master of Arts in Music: the program is proposed to be eliminated as the department is restructuring its graduate degree program.  Effective date will depend upon GAAC, Faculty Senate and BOR actions.

3-GPCh.: Program Change: MS and PhD - Geophysics: add language to clarify the minimum required credits for the degrees; require MATH F302 for MS degree (removing it from recommended courses); remove GEOS F434/F634 and GEOS F484/F684 and ATM F413 from Remote Sensing concentration options; for the PhD clarify number of credits required from the MS coursework, add MATH F421 to Mathematical Methods coursework; effective Fall 2014 upon approval.