| College
of Liberal Arts
UWA Contact: Dr. R.T. Floyd rtf@uwa.edu
ext.3714, Station #14
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1. Type of Change
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2. Current details: |
3.
Proposed details: |
4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change. |
5. Academic Implications: Discuss impact on
other academic programs or areas, if any. |
6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel,
facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any. |
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I.
New
Course
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UWA
101 Freshman Seminar (2)
Provides the student with the knowledge and skills necessary
for a successful freshman year.
Course topics include time management; career
selection; campus facilities, resources, and personnel
(includes computer literacy); library skills; academic skills;
diversity; money management; health; relationships; writing;
extracurricular events; campus etiquette; ethics; test
anxiety. Two to
five special topic sessions for large groups will be scheduled
during the evening hours. |
The
Freshman Initiatives Committee of the RRTF recommends
implementing a 2-hour freshman orientation course required for
all freshmen.
To
improve freshman retention and student academic success.
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This
requirement will add to the overall number of hours for a
degree in some programs.
Other programs may utilize it as an elective. |
14
sections/classrooms.
Instructors
to be designated by the Provost, Deans, and VP of Student
Affairs.
Coordinator
to be designated.
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II.
Course Deletion
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GS
099 Academic Skills (2, non-degree credit)
A comprehensive development of academic study skills,
including time management, note-taking, reading,
comprehension, test taking, and using campus resources. Prerequisite:
freshman status or permission of the Dean. |
Delete
GS 099 |
To
be replaced by UWA 101—Freshman Seminar |
None |
None |
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III.
Course Number Change
Course
Description Change
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TY
200 Career Exploration (3)
Group and individual activities to help make career
decisions, evaluate educational and employment
opportunities, investigate major areas of study, and
develop an understanding of the requirements for entering
and advancing in a selected career field.
Course
is currently housed in the College of Business
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UWA
102 Career Exploration (2)
Group and individual activities to help make career decisions,
evaluate educational and employment opportunities, investigate
major areas of study, and develop an understanding of the
requirements for entering and advancing in a selected career
field.
Course
to be housed in the College of Liberal Arts.
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Course
content can be covered in 2 hours and the relocation and
naming provides consistency. |
None |
None |
Career
Services Office
UWA Contact: Ms.
Tammy White thw@uwa.edu
ext.3651, Station #29
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1. Type of Change
|
2. Current details: |
3.
Proposed details: |
4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change. |
5. Academic Implications: Discuss impact on
other academic programs or areas, if any. |
6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel,
facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any. |
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I.
New
Courses
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Cooperative
Education – Alternating Option
CEP
111
Alternating Cooperative Education, 1st Training
Period – No Credit Prerequisites: 24 hours of academic credit, a cumulative GPA of at least
2.5, completion of an Employability Seminar, acceptance into
the Cooperative Education Program, and payment of materials
fee.
CEP
112
Alternating Cooperative Education, 2nd Training
Period – No Credit
Prerequisite:
CEP 111
CEP
211
Alternating Cooperative Education, 3rd Training
Period – No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 112
CEP
212
Alternating Cooperative Education, 4th Training
Period – No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 211
CEP
311
Alternating Cooperative Education, 5th Training
Period – No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 212
CEP
312
Alternating Cooperative Education, 6th Training
Period – No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 311
CEP
411
Alternating Cooperative Education, 7th Training
Period – No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 312
CEP
412
Alternating Cooperative Education, 8th Training
Period – No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 411
CEP
505
Alternating Cooperative Education, 1st Training
Period – No Credit Prerequisite:
Acceptance into a graduate program, complete of an
Employability Seminar, acceptance into the Cooperative
Education Program, and payment of the materials fee.
CEP
506
Alternating Cooperative Education, 2nd Training
Period – No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 505
CEP
507
Alternating Cooperative Education, 3rd Training
Period – No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 506
CEP
508
Alternating Cooperative Education, 4th Training
Period. – No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 507 |
1.
Offer students the opportunity for practical, hands-on
training in combination with classroom instruction;
2.
Offer students opportunity to integrate classroom
theory with actual work experience;
3.
Offer students opportunity to become competitive job
candidates upon graduation.
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A
Cooperative Education Program can enhance academic programs by
allowing students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience
in their field of study.
This experience may give the students a better
understanding of the importance of classroom instruction and
encourage a better understanding of the program objectives. |
The
Cooperative Education Program will be a function of the Career
Services Office with the cooperation of the academic
department heads and deans.
Initially, costs for starting this program will be
minimal.
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II.
New
Courses
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Cooperative
Education – Parallel Option
CEP
101
Parallel Cooperative Education, 1st Training
Period – No Credit
Prerequisites:
24 hours of academic credit, a cumulative GPA of at
least 2.5, completion of an Employability Seminar, acceptance
into the Cooperative Education Program, and payment of
materials fee.
CEP
102
Parallel Cooperative Education, 2nd Training Period
– No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 101
CEP
201
Parallel Cooperative Education, 3rd Training Period
– No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 101
CEP
202
Parallel Cooperative Education, 4th Training Period
– No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 201
CEP
301
Parallel Cooperative Education, 5th Training Period
– No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 202
CEP
302 Parallel
Cooperative Education, 6th Training Period – No
Credit Prerequisite: CEP
301
CEP
401
Parallel Cooperative Education, 7th Training Period
– No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 302
CEP
402
Parallel Cooperative Education, 8th Training Period
– No Credit Prerequisite CEP 401
CEP
501
Parallel Cooperative Education, 1st Training Period
– No Credit Prerquisite:
Acceptance into a graduate program, complete of an
Employability Seminar, acceptance into the Cooperative
Education Program, and payment of the materials fee.
CEP
502
Parallel Cooperative Education, 2nd Training Period
– No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 501
CEP
503
Parallel Cooperative Education, 3rd Training Period
– No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 502
CEP
504
Parallel Cooperative Education, 4th Training
Period. – No Credit Prerequisite:
CEP 503
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1.
Offer students the opportunity for practical, hands-on
training in combination with classroom instruction;
2.
Offer students opportunity to integrate classroom
theory with actual work experience;
3.
Offer students opportunity to become competitive job
candidates upon graduation.
|
A
Cooperative Education Program can enhance academic programs by
allowing students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience
in their field of study.
This experience may give the students a better
understanding of the importance of classroom instruction and
encourage a better understanding of the program objectives. |
The
Cooperative Education Program will be a function of the Career
Services Office with the cooperation of the academic
department heads and deans.
Initially, costs for starting this program will be
minimal.
|
Department of Languages and
Literature Contact: Dr. Pat Beatty pbeatty@uwa.edu
ext.3641, Station #22
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1. Type of Change
|
2. Current details: |
3.
Proposed details: |
4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change. |
5. Academic Implications: Discuss impact on
other academic programs or areas, if any. |
6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel,
facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any. |
|
I.
Course
Description Change
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JN
599. Journalism Internship (3)
Work a minimum of fifty hours at a newspaper, magazine,
radio station, or television station. Prerequisite:
permission of the Chairperson of the Department of
Languages and Literature. |
JN
599. Journalism Internship (3)
Work
a minimum of fifty hours
with an appropriate media facility. Prerequisite:
permission of the Chairperson of the Department of Languages
and Literature. |
The
change is needed to reflect the emerging new media
opportunities available to students who might be limited by
the original specificity.
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None |
Faculty
are already available for monitoring the new opportunities, so
no further personnel are
needed.
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