| Here are some highlights of changes to the 2011-12 Catalog |
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(Please see the catalog or the webpage for more details)
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| College-wide Curricular Changes: |
| FOUN100/105 – Now First Year Seminar (FYS100/FYS101) |
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Pre-Law Certificate – Now requires PHIL155
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| School of Liberal Arts: |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies Certificate – New Program |
| Certificate in Revolutionary Era Studies – revisions to curriculum |
| Minor in Italian: 18 credits, not including ITAL101/102, nor any class taught in English |
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ATDV-100 and ENVA-430 are no longer cross-listed; ENVA430 ONLY, permission of instructor required.
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| Education: |
| EDUC210 - change to "10-hr field exp"; add CDS attribute. |
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EDUC260/261- Must have Sophomore class standing to register
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| History: |
| HIST190 – Course description change |
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HIST376 – New course: Franciscan History
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| Modern Language and Classics: |
| Change SPAN310 to SPAN305- Spanish Study Tour |
| FREN/SPAN majors seeking EDUC Certification must demonstrate language proficiency via Oral Proficiency Interview prior to acceptance to EDUC program. |
| New Courses: |
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ARAB/FREN/GERM/ITAL/RUSS-305- Study Tours
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| Philosophy: |
| Discontinue Philosophy Honors Program |
| Discontinue/delete Basic Logic course (PHIL150). Major/Minor revised to reflect. |
| New courses/attributes: |
| PHIL103 – Reason and Argument - now a core course ( CDP) |
| PHIL215 - Philosophical Perspectives on Diversity |
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PHIL225 - Social and Political Philosophy
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| Political Science: |
| POSC205 – Delete prerequisite (POSC100) and junior status to register |
| POSC345 – Name change: Chinese and East Asian Politics |
| New Courses: |
| POSC178 - Political Research I |
| POSC182 - Political Research II |
| POSC357: International Negotiation |
| POSC495: Capstone Prep Seminar |
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POSC497: Senior Capstone Thesis
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| Sociology: |
| Create attribute code "SGLB" (global emphasis), assign to seven existing courses |
| Change to major: Require four SGLB courses |
| Substitute ECON-102 for required CSIS course |
| Prerequisite changes: |
| All 200-level courses will no longer have a prerequisite. |
| Prerequisite for 300 –level courses: either SOCI101/120/130 |
| Name Changes: |
| SOCI-120- Global Social Problems |
| SOCI170- Popular Cultures |
| SOCI-180 - Area Studies |
| SOCI-190- Crime and Justice |
| SOCI-220- People, Protest, Social Movements |
| SOCI-230- Gender, Power and Society |
| SOCI-240- Growing Older in a Global Environment |
| SOCI-280- Childhood and Society |
| SOCI-310- Theories of Criminology |
| SOCI-320- Global Cities |
| SOCI-370- Health and Illness |
| SOCI-375- Health Care in the Developed World |
| New Courses: |
| SOCI290 - Visual Sociology and Anthropology |
| SOCI495 -Senior Capstone Thesis |
| Description/Number Changes/Deletions: |
| SOCI130 – The Family (add WSTU attribute) |
| SOCI201/202 – renumber to SOCI304/306 – Research Methods I/II |
| SOCI270- Social Psychology- DELETED |
| SOCI285- Social and Cultural Change –DELETED |
| SOCI360 –Social Impact of Mass Media |
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SOCI390- Social Theory Seminar (formerly SOCI400)
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| Social Work: |
| Name Changes: |
| SWRK200 – Social Work Practice Skills |
| SWRK301 – Internship in Social Work |
| SWRK320 – Social Work Practice w/Individuals and Families |
| SWRK400 – Social Work Practice w/Organizations and Communities (now 3cr) |
| SWRK440 – Social Welfare Policy |
| New Course: |
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SWRK415 - Social Work Practice w/Groups
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| Women's Studies: |
| New Course: |
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WSTU499- Women’s Studies Independent Study (1-3 cr)
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| School of Business: |
| School of Business will charge a Technology Fee to all School of Business students |
| BUDV482 Internship changed to standard grading from P/F. |
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Change requirements for BUDV 482 : minimum of 45 hours (including at least 12 credits in the Business Core) and a 2.5 GPA.
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| Management: |
| All MKMG courses have changed their prefixes to MRKT or MGMT to reflect separation of departments /majors |
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MKMG425 (MGMT425) - Leading Organizational Change – add prerequisite MKMG336
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| Marketing: |
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MKMG435 (MRKT435) – Marketing Management – add prerequisites: MRKT324, MKMG336
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| Accounting: |
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ACCT450- Advanced Cost Accounting – change prerequisites to ACCT300 and ACCT350
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| Quantitative Business: |
| QBUS200- Attribute changed from BUS to ARTS and change from Common BUS Core-BUS to Common Bus Core-ARTS |
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QBUS300 and 310 - Change prefix; now MGMT300 and MGMT310
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| Economics: |
| New Courses: |
| ECON335 – Political Economy |
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ECON325- Health Economics
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| School of Science: |
| Biology: |
| BIOL040 - Students receive 3 credits for achieving a 4/ 5 on AP BIOL Exam |
| BIOL 110/120; or BIOL170/180; or BIOL130/140 are prerequisites for BIOL220, BIOL225, 230, 240, 255, 265, 325, 330, 335, 340, 400 and SCDV210. This also applies to BIOL235 and 245, though their prerequisites are superseded by required "permission." |
| BIOL170, BIOL180, BIOL325, BIOL420 have ‘Lab Fee’ added to descriptions |
| BIOL350 – Ichthyology: delete course |
| BIOL400 – Advanced Topics - name changed |
| New Course: |
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BIOL200 – Intermediate Topics in Biology
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| Chemistry: |
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CHEM040 – Change description; Students recieve 3 credits for achieving 4/5 on AP CHEM Exam
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| Environmental Science: |
| The ENVA B.A. has many significant changes including: |
| Foundational courses (ENVA100, ENVA120, and ENVA140) required |
| Changes to auxiliary courses |
| Addition of an Arts & Humanities Block (6 credits) |
| Total required credits to complete the B.A. increased from 32 to 38 |
| New Degree: B.S. in Environmental Science added |
| Change to Course |
| ENVA450/BIOL465 - Conservation Biology: change of format: add lab and field component |
| New Courses |
| ENVA305 - Intermediate Topics in Environmental Studies |
| ENVA205 – Environmental Field Techniques |
| Change of Prerequisites |
| ENVA400 – need ENVA205 and 210 |
| ENVA410 - need ENVA205 and 210 |
| ENVA420 - need ENVA205 OR BIOL225/ENVA250 |
| ENVA440- need ENVA205 and 210 |
| ENVA460- need ENVA210 |
| Change of description/department: |
| Remove ENVA cross listing from BIOL-240, 230, 235 and 245; revise descriptions |
| Remove ENVA255, 260, 272, 274 |
| ENVA380- Delete cross listing as SOCI-380 (inactivate ENVA380; SOCI380 remains) |
| ENVA020 – Biological Diversity: change description |
| ENVA025 - Change to CHEM-025 |
| ENVA050 – Earth Science: change description |
| ENVA055 - Change to PHYS-055 |
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ENVA110 – Environmental Policy: renumber to ENVA-390; add prerequisites ENVA100, 120 and 140
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| Physics: |
| Change to minor: |
| SCDV230- Electronics, added to list of PHYS courses from which to take a minimum of twelve additional hours |
| Changes of description/requirements |
| PHYS010- change description |
| PHYS055- change description |
| PHYS132 - Allow enrollees in PHYS110 (as well as the PHYS130) to enroll in this non-credit review session |
| PHYS142 - Allow enrollees in PHYS120 (as well as the PHYS140) to enroll in this non-credit review session |
| PHYS390 - Intro to Astrophysics I; continue prerequisites of PHYS-140; Eliminate PHYS250 and PHYS260 |
