The Undergraduate Council will meet on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, during X-Period, 2^nd floor library conference room.  The following items will be considered along with the January agenda items:  

Action Items:  

1.         Middle/Secondary Education & Instructional Technologies
a.         Add CHEM 1400 – Chemistry in Society as a requirement and delete CHEM 3430 – Chemistry for Middle
            School as a requirement for Middle Level Math/Science emphasis.
b.         Add WRTG 4340 – Teaching Creative Writing as a requirement for middle level BSE
c.         Delete WRTG 3305 – Advanced Composition as a requirement for BSE/Middle Level degree
d.         Delete BMED 4325 – Applications of Computers in Education and replace with MSIT 4325 – Literacy
            Development in Content Areas as a requirement for Business/Marketing Technology Education degree  

2.         BIOL 4525 – General Microbiology course level change to BIOL 4420  

3.         Writing and Speech
a.         SPCH 2320 – Introduction to Communication Research (new course)
b.         SPCH 3305 – Public Relations Techniques (new course)
c.         SPCH 4308 – Public Relations Management (new course)
d.         SPCH 4380 – Directed Study in Communication (new course)
e.         SPCH 4315 – Communication and Leadership (new course)
f.          SPCH 4305 – Public Relations Cases and Campaigns (new course)
g.         Change prefix for MCOM 3310 to SPCH 3310 – Writing for Public Relations (prefix change)                h.           WRTG 4310 – Creative Writing with Hypertexts (new course)

4.         MUS XXXX – Piccolo (new course)

5.         Curricula changes in Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program
a.        Change in degree pattern
b.         NURS 2305 – Health Assessment (new course replacing NURS 2210 – Health Assessment)
c.         NURS 2505 – Concepts of Professional Nursing (new course replacing NURS 2315 – Health
            Promotion and Nursing)
d.         NURS 3515 – Caring for Adults with Chronic Health Problems (new course replacing NURS 3410 –
            Adult Nursing II)
e.         NURS 4505 – Caring for Adults with Complex Health Problems (new course replacing NURS 4410
            – Nursing Management of Clients)

Information Items:

 1.         Prefix Changes:

              a.        CHED 4302 to MSIT 4302 – Teaching in the Middle School

2.         Course Title Changes:

              c.        SPCH 2315 – Communication Theory and Research to Communication Theory

              d.        SPCH 3301 – Communication in Organizations to Organizational Communication

              e.        SPCH 2341 – Problem Solving in Groups to Small Group Communication

              f.         SPCH 2310 – Advanced Public Address to Advanced Public Speaking

              g.        SPCH 1310 – Basic Speech to Public Speaking

              h.        NURS 2510 – Adult Nursing I to Caring for the Medical-Surgical Patient

              i.         NURS 3201 – Client Education to Nurse as Educator

              j.         NURS 3501 – Maternity Nursing to Caring for the Childbearing Family

              k.        NURS 3505 – Pediatric Nursing to Caring for Children and Their Families

              l.          NURS 3510 – Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing to Caring for Individuals with Psychiatric-Mental Health Problems

             m.        NURS 4220 – Nursing in the Social Client to Roles and Issues in Professional Nursing

 3.         Prerequisite Changes:

              a.        SPCH 2311 – Business and Professional Speaking

              b.        SPCH 2315 – Communication Theory

              c.        NURS 2510 – Caring for the Medical-Surgical Patient

              d.        NURS 3201 – Nurse as Educator

              e.        NURS 3501 – Caring for the Childbearing Family

              f.         NURS 3505 – Caring for Children and Their Families

              g.        NURS 3510 – Caring for Individuals with Psychiatric-Mental Health Problems

              h.        NURS 4210 – Advanced Health Assessment

              i.         NURS 4213 – Nursing Research

              j.         NURS 4220 – Roles and Issues in Professional Nursing

              k.        NURS 4515 – Leadership and Resources Management in Nursing

 4.         Bulletin Changes:

              a.        SPCH 2305 – Introduction to Public Relations

              b.        NURS 2510 – Caring for the Medical-Surgical Patient

              c.        NURS 3201 – Nurse as Educator

              d.        NURS 3501 – Caring for the Childbearing Family

              e.        NURS 3505 – Caring for Children and Their Families

              f.         NURS 3510 – Caring for Individuals with Psychiatric-Mental Health Problems

              g.        NURS 4210 – Advanced Health Assessment

              h.        NURS 4213 – Nursing Research

              i.         NURS 4220 – Roles and Issues in Professional Nursing

              j.         NURS 4314 – Honors in Nursing

              k.        NURS 4325 – Guide to Alternative and Complementary Health Care

              l.         NURS 4510 – Community Health Nursing

              m.       NURS 4515 – Leadership and Resources Management in Nursing

 5.         Course deletions:

              a.        SPCH 4370 – Special Problems in Communication

              b.        SPCH 4367 – Field Experience in Communication

              c.        SPCH 4360 – Directing Forensic Activities

              d.        SPCH 1131 – Parliamentary Procedure

              e.        SPCH 4301 – Advanced Small Group

              f.         SPCH 3221 – Communications Internship

              g.        SPCH 41D1 – Communication Applications (senior level)

              h.        SPCH 11D1 – Communication Applications (freshman level)

              i.         SPCH 21D1 – Communication Applications (sophomore level)

              j.         NURS 4305 – Geriatric Nursing

             

 

 

 

Subcommittee I is asked to convene and review the proposals for Middle/Secondary Education & Instructional Technologies and course level change from BIOL 4420 to BIOL 4425, and make a recommendation.

 

Subcommittee II is asked to convene and review the new course proposal MUS XXXX – Piccolo (number to be assigned) and the curricula changes in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program, and make a recommendation.

 

Subcommittee III is asked to convene and review the proposals for the Department of Writing and Speech and make a recommendation.