The Daily Bulletin

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review:

Course Revisions:
SLP 424 Speech-Language Pathology Programs in Schools
SLP 516 Diagnostic Principles and Procedures

General Education 2023 Designation:
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SPF 203 School and Society

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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review:

New Program:
M.S. Human Resources

New Course:
EXE 659 Adapting Curriculum and Instruction to Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities. Prerequisites: EXE 521 and EXE 623. Corequisite: EXE 504. Prepares educators to design and implement specially designed and systematic instruction for students with disabilities. Candidates learn how to support students across instructional settings by providing accommodations, creating modifications, and using assistive technology to increase access and mastery within the general and alternative curriculums. Course content emphasizes methods and curriculum that benefit students with varying support needs across the continuum of service delivery settings. Offered every semester.

Course Revisions:
BUS 473 International Management. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Various concepts, discussions, and tools for analyzing international management practices around the world. Students gain an understanding of the variations and nuances of global management cultures, goals, and corporate structures. Offered every semester.

EXE 503 Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities (formerly EXE 503 Instructional Strategies for Individuals with Mild Disabilities). Prerequisite: EXE 100 or EXE 500 or equivalent. Foundational knowledge in effective instructional practices for students with disabilities. Understanding of essential principles of effective instruction for students with disabilities including implementation of curricular concepts and evidenced-based teaching practices such as explicit instruction and cognitive strategy instruction and learning strategies. Additional focus on the role of technology integration within direct/explicit instruction for students with special needs. Offered every semester.

EXE 619 Advanced Literacy for Students with Disabilities II (formerly EXE 619 Advanced Assessment and Instruction in Reading for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities). Prerequisite: EXE 521 or equivalent. Prepares candidates for working with students who demonstrate significant struggles in literacy, including those with disabilities and linguistically diverse learners. Candidates learn to use a cognitive model of reading to interpret diagnostic assessment information and plan targeted instruction. Offered every semester.  

MUS 390 University Philharmonia (formerly MUS 290 Philharmonia Orchestra). Prerequisite: Audition required. The Philharmonia is a college-community orchestra composed of qualified students and experienced community musicians. This orchestra serves as the primary source for the development and nurturing of orchestral rehearsal practice and concert performance, knowledge of symphonic repertoire, and orchestra performance protocol. Offered every semester.

Course Revision with General Education 2023 Designation:
THE ARTS
MUS 311 Survey of World Music Cultures (formerly MUS 208 Survey of World Music Cultures). Survey of representative folk, art, and popular music cultures of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Lectures and listening assignments. Concert attendance required. Offered every semester.