Rev.
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: (
) major (
x) minor ( ) concentration
Present title Political
Science
Records
System Program Code PSC
( x ) Add/delete
required courses/credit hours POSC
300
( ) 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:
Voting on a recommendation from the Department’s Undergraduate Committee, the faculty last spring agreed that POSC 300: Data Analysis (required of all Political Science, but no International Relations, majors) was not necessary to validate a student’s “minoring” in Political Science. While many students who minor in Political Science already have a required research methods course in their major field (for example, Criminal Justice and/or Sociology), our faculty agreed that other students (for example, from English, Philosophy, History, and/or Foreign Languages) who are interested in moving beyond the introductory level of Political Science and up to the requirements satisfying a minor should not be foreclosed by a methods course designed for majors. It is true that in 1998 the Department decided to make Data Analysis a requirement for all POSC majors and minors. We no longer feel that there is a sufficient academic reason why a student, who otherwise is willing to complete four substantive courses beyond the introductory American politics course, should be precluded from minoring in this field.
b. Summary of program:
The required 15 credits for a minor in Political
Science are as follows:
POSC
150 American
Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
One
course POSC course at 200-level or higher
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
One
additional POSC course at the 300- or 400-level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Two
additional POSC courses at the 400-level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
The
three additional POSC courses at the 300- and 400-level should be taken in
two of the five fields below:
a.
American
Government and Politics
b. Comparative Government and
Politics
c.
International
Relations
d. Public Administration and
Public Policy
e.
Political
Theory
AUTHORIZED
DEGREE TITLES
Please check
the appropriate degree:
( ) Bachelor
of Applied Science
( ) 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