Faculty Senate-Minutes 2008-09

Report: Curriculum Committee

FACULTY SENATE REPORT

University Curriculum Committee meeting of March 4, 2009

This report will be taken up by the Faculty Senate at its March 9, 2009 meeting. (Unless otherwise noted, course additions/revisions/deletions will take effect in Spring 2010; program changes may take effect as early as Fall 2009.)

III. Unfinished Business

A. Proposed course and program changes

Special Education

Action taken / notes

Program Addition

Autism Spectrum Disorder Official Certificate Program

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Tabled. The committee could not move forward on the proposal because the necessary course revision forms have not yet been filed.

B. Amend course deletion list to indicate that HIST 568 should be retained.

IV. New Business

A. Proposed course and program changes

Biomolecular Sciences					Action taken /notes
2a	Course Addition	BMS	321	Experimental Developmental Biology	2 credits, Irregular Prerequisites: BMS 201 or permission of department chair Description: Laboratory-based course introducing students to the techniques biologists use to understand fundamental processes of embryonic development. Investigations will include gene and protein expression, morphogenetic processes that shape embryos, genetic manipulations of development and effects of environmental toxicants on development. Two two-hour laboratories per week.
Counseling & Family Therapy
3a	Course Addition	CNSL	564	Rehabilitation and Disability Case Management Practices	3 credits, Spring Prerequisites: CNSL 560 Description: Rehabilitation and disability case management process and community resources used in working with individuals with various disabilities. Principles and practices of private sector rehabilitation with individuals experiencing occupational and non-occupational injury and disability.
3b	Course Addition	CNSL	575	Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Counseling	3 credits Prerequisites: CNSL 568 and CNSL 571 Description: Unique etiology, treatment, and recovery concerns of persons diagnosed with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. Forensic and legal issues working with persons mandated or coerced into treatment.
3c	Program Revision			Professional and Rehabilitation Counseling	Change program description to: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION WITH SPECIALIZATION IN PROFESSIONAL AND REHABILITATION COUNSELING The Professional and Rehabilitation Counseling specialization prepares students to pursue employment in a variety of rehabilitation and mental health agencies. Students may choose a track in either Rehabilitation Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling with a drug and alcohol recovery focus, or Mental Health Counseling. The Professional and Rehabilitation Counseling specialization provides the foundational coursework necessary for individuals interested in national certification as Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC)and/or meeting State of Connecticut Department of Public Health requirements for becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). The curriculum is also approved by the Connecticut Certification Board for students pursuing credentials as a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC). There are additional post-master’s training requirements for both LPC and LADC candidates. The Professional and Rehabilitation Counseling specialization is accredited by the Commission on Rehabilitation Education (CORE). Core (30 credits): CNSL 500 The Dynamics of Group Behavior 3 CNSL 501 Theories and Techniques in Counseling 6 CNSL 503 Supervised Counseling Practicum 3 CNSL 504 Professional Studies in Counseling 3 CNSL 507 Methods of Group Facilitation 3 CNSL 521 Career Counseling and Development 3 CNSL 522 Appraisal Procedures in Counseling 3 CNSL 568 Alcohol and Drug Counseling 3 CNSL 598 Research Methods in Counseling 3 Students in the Mental Health track are required to take an additional 24 credits: CNSL 525 Multicultural Counseling 3 CNSL 560 Intro. to Rehabilitation Counseling 3 CNSL 561 Advanced Rehabilitation Counseling 3 CNSL 563 Medical Aspects of Rehabilitation Counseling 3 CNSL 564 Rehabilitation and Disability Case Management OR MFT 541 Introduction to Theories of Family Systems 3 CNSL 571 Mental Health Counseling 3 CNSL 575 Co-Occuring Disorders and Mental Health Counseling 3 CNSL 580 Special Topics Seminars 1-3 OR CNSL 599 Thesis 3 (see Plan A capstone) Students in the Rehabilitation Counseling track are required to take an additional 24 credits: CNSL 525 Multicultural Counseling 3 CNSL 560 Intro. to Rehabilitation Counseling 3 CNSL 561 Advanced Rehabilitation Counseling 3 CNSL 563 Medical Aspects of Rehabilitation Counseling 3 CNSL 564 Rehabilitation and Disability Case Management 3 CNSL 571 Mental Health Counseling 3 CNSL 575 Co-Occuring Disorders and Mental Health Counseling 3 CNSL 580 Special Topics Seminars 1-3 OR CNSL Thesis 3 (see Plan A capstone) Students in the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Counseling track are required to take an additional 24 credits: CNSL 525 Multicultural Counseling 3 CNSL 560 Intro. to Rehabilitation Counseling 3 CNSL 561 Advanced Rehabilitation Counseling 3 CNSL 563 Medical Aspects of Rehabilitation Counseling 3 CNSL 564 Rehabilitation and Disability Case Management 3 CNSL 571 Mental Health Counseling 3 CNSL 575 Co-Occuring Disorders and Mental Health Counseling 3 CNSL 580 Special Topics Seminars 1-3 OR CNSL 599 Thesis 3 (see Plan A capstone) In addition, all students are required to take: Internship (6 credits): CNSL 594 Supervised Clinical Practice Professional Counseling 3 (two semesters Fall & Spring for a total of 6 credits) Capstone (0-3 credits): Plan A: CNSL 599 Thesis 3 or Plan B: Comprehensive Exam (consists of a major case presentation done in conjunction with the student’s internship experience) 0 Note: It is expected that prior to beginning the supervised counseling practicum (CNSL 503) all Professional and Rehabilitation Counseling students will complete PSY 512. Students in the drug and alcohol recovery program must also complete PSY 454 (Drugs & Behavior) prior to beginning practicum. Proposed credits: 60

B. The following two FYS 103 courses were approved for Study Area III.

(Syllabi available upon request.)

FYS103– Learning from Life and Learning in School: Making the Transition to College

This course is designed for veterans who are returning to college after spending time on active duty in military service. The course focus is on the transferability of learning from experience based learning in the field to academically based learning in the classroom. Students will assess their preferred learning styles, the learning styles they used as members of military teams and methods for translating experiential learning skills into college learning skills which are more individual and intellectual. Topics to be discussed include brain-based learning, the action/reflection approach to learning, the role of community dialogue in the creation of knowledge. Students will also practice study skills, time management, conducting library research and complete a group project in which they present elements of what they have learned in the military in an academic setting.

FYS 103 - 4Mat 4 First Year Students

The study of learning style and its relation to the natural learning cycle. Identification of learning style and specific strategies for success including linear and holistic thinking, the use of graphic organizers, and study skills.

C. The proposal to eliminate the [c] designator in the catalog was approved unanimously.

D. Proposal to switch to entirely online catalog.

The motion to go to an exclusively online, searchable, HTML, biannual, locked-down catalog to be implemented starting with the 2009-2011 version undergraduate catalog passed by a vote of 12 for and 7 against. This exclusively online catalog will be implemented in conjunction with a shadow catalog, a read-only draft catalog (of the course and program sections of the catalog) to be updated monthly, inaccessible to the public, intended to shorten the production time needed to produce the biannual catalog and assist faculty making program revisions with the most up-to-date information.