UAC

Summer 2007 Curriculum Change Proposals approved in the 3:00 P.M., Thursday, July 19, 2007 UAC Meeting

Curriculum Changes approved by the UAC for July 19, 2007
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All proposed changes in numbers, descriptions, etc. are in UWA bold red.
College of Business	Julia Tutwiler College of Education
College of Liberal Arts	College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Division of Nursing

Office of the Provost

Contact: Dr. David Taylor ext. 3531Station # 25

1. Type of Change	2. Current details:	3. Proposed details:	4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change.	5. Academic Implications/ Approval by Appropriate Councils: Discuss impact on other academic programs or areas, if any. List date of approval by appropriate council (if applicable)	6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel, facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any.
I. Grading System Change	The University records student achievement by means of a letter-grade system based upon comparative performance. To facilitate the computing of grade averages, the University places a quality-point value on the satisfactory grades. The following table gives the letters used, their meanings, and the corresponding quality-point values: A — Excellent Four quality points per hour B — Good Three quality points per hour C — Average Two quality points per hour D — Below Average One quality point per hour F — Failure No quality points I — Incomplete No quality points P — Pass No quality points W — Withdrawn No quality points WP — Withdrawn Passing No quality points WF — Withdrawn Failing No quality points N — Non-Credit No quality points FA — Administrative Failure No quality points AU — Audit No quality points X — Absent from Examination No quality points A grade of "I" is assigned to a student who has been unable to complete all course requirements because of personal illness or circumstances judged by the instructor to warrant consideration. An "I" is not assigned for absence from examination, unless the absence has already been officially excused. The grade of "N" is assigned in certain basic curriculum and compensatory courses when a student has not earned the grade necessary to meet the requirements for that course (usually a "C"). Students are not charged with hours attempted for courses in which they receive an "N"; thus there is no GPA penalty for "N" grades. Students may continue to repeat such a course without academic penalty until they earn the requisite grade. In those cases in which a course is a prerequisite for another course, students must repeat the course in which they receive an "N" until they earn a satisfactory grade. A grade of "X" is assigned to a student who fails to take the final examination. In order to remove the "X" grade, a student must receive permission from his/her Dean to schedule a make-up examination. It is the responsibility of a student to remove grades of "I" or "X" during the next semester after receiving the grade, except that a student who makes a grade of "I" or "X" during the spring semester and does not attend during the summer semester may remove the deficiency during the following fall semester. Failure to remove the "I" or "X" grade during the specified time will result in the student’s receiving an "F" grade. The grade of "FA" is assigned to a student whose absences make it impossible for him/her to receive a passing grade in the course but who does not otherwise have a failing average on tests and other work completed. For example, a student who leaves school without officially withdrawing receives the grade of "FA" in each course which he/she is otherwise passing. The grade of "F" is given in each course in which the student has a failing average. In computing a student’s grade-point average, an "FA" is counted the same as an "F."	Effective Fall 2007, a student may receive the “N” grade only once for any given course (If a student has already received one or more “N”s in a course in which he or she is enrolled in the Fall, he or she is not eligible to receive another “N”). In the second and subsequent attempts, a student will receive a regular letter grade (A, B, C, D, F, FA).	The “N” is used only in developmental courses

College of Business

Department Accounting and Business Administration Contact: Dr. Linda Carr ext. 3471 Station # 21

1. Type of Change

2. Current details:

3. Proposed details:

4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change.

5. Academic Implications/ Approval by Appropriate Councils: Discuss impact on other academic programs or areas, if any. List date of approval by appropriate council (if applicable)

6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel, facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any.

I. Major Requirement Change

Business Professional Component
The Business Professional Component requires 36 hours and must be completed by all accounting, business administration, management, computer information systems and industrial technology majors. Students majoring in technology programs are not required to complete the Business Professional Component.
Courses	Hours
AC 211, Accounting I	3
AC 212, Accounting II	3
BA 263, Business Law and Legal Environment	3
BA 320, Business Communications	3
BA 330, Business Ethics	3
BA 450, International Business Seminar	3
FI 300, Finance	3
MG 300, Management	3
MG 390, Operations Management	3
MG 370, Management Information Systems	3
MG 490, Strategic Management	3
MK 300, Marketing	3
Total	36
Degree Total	120

Business Professional Component
The Business Professional Component requires 36 hours and must be completed by all accounting, business administration, management, computer information systems and industrial technology majors. Students majoring in technology programs are not required to complete the Business Professional Component.
Courses	Hours
AC 211, Accounting I	3
AC 212, Accounting II	3
BA 263, Business Law and Legal Environment	3
BA 320, Business Communications	3
BA 330, Business Ethics	3
BA 371, Advanced Business Statistics	3
BA 450, International Business Seminar	3
FI 300, Finance	3
MG 300, Management	3
MG 390, Operations Management	3
MG 370, Management Information Systems	3
MG 490, Strategic Management	3
MK 300, Marketing	3
Total	39
Degree Total	123

Majority of graduate programs in business (MBA, MPA, etc.) require 2 semesters of business statistics as prerequisite. Our students are forced to take additional course work prior to entering a graduate program. Currently, we only offer this as an elective and no classes have made. In order to incorporate this course in the program, it is necessary to increase the total number of hours required for graduation from 120 to 123.

This only affects programs in the College of Business.

Approved by College 7/13/2007

This will require a full time instructor for statistics AY 2008-2009 since we currently fill 2 sections of BA 271 and we can expect at least 1 full section for BA 371.

Julia Tutwiler College of Education

Department of Physical Education & Athletic Training Contact: Dr. R. T. Floyd, ext. 3714 Station # 14

1. Type of Change	2. Current details:	3. Proposed details:	4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change.	5. Academic Implications/ Approval by Appropriate Councils: Discuss impact on other academic programs or areas, if any. List date of approval by appropriate council (if applicable)	6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel, facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any.
I. Course Number Change	PE 273 - INTRODUCTION TO ATHLETIC TRAINING (3) Overview of athletic training profession with emphasis on the basic fundamentals utilized by the athletic trainer in prevention, recognition, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries. Prerequisite: PE 250.	PE 373 - INTRODUCTION TO ATHLETIC TRAINING (3) Overview of athletic training profession with emphasis on the basic fundamentals utilized by the athletic trainer in prevention, recognition, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries. Prerequisite: PE 250.	Course is usually taken by juniors and seniors in Physical Education. Currently, we need an additional one hour in upper level classes in Physical Education Teaching to meet State Department requirements. This is the most logical way of addressing both issues.	None.	None.

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