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:

New Courses:
EXE 579 Field Experience: Special Education
EXE 581 Practicum in Early Childhood/Childhood Special Education

Course Revisions:
EXE 521 Foundations of Literacy for Students with Disabilities I (formerly EXE 521 Curricular and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities)
EXE 623 Assessment and Instruction in Math for Students with Disabilities (formerly EXE 623 Assessment and Instruction in Math for Students with High Incidence Disabilities)
EXE 638 Collaboration and Social Skills
EXE 690 Master’s Project in Exceptional Education (formerly EXE 690 Master’s Project)

Course Revision with General Education 2023 Designation:
WORLD HISTORY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS
HON 209 World History and Global Studies Seminar (formerly HON 209 Western Civilizations Seminar)

Change of Status: Program Deactivation
Undergraduate Certificate in Mathematical Logic
Deactivation effective December 2023; Buffalo State University will not accept new students into this program as of December 1, 2023.

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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:

Program Revisions:
M.S.Ed. Special Education: Students with Disabilities Initial Teaching Certification (All Grades) and 7–12 Students with Disabilities Subject Area Extensions (formerly Special Education: Students with Disabilities Generalist 7–12 (EXS) and Students with Disabilities 7–12 Subject Area Extensions)

M.S.Ed. Special Education: Students with Disabilities (All Grades) and 7–12 Students with Disabilities Subject Area Extensions (formerly Special Education: Childhood Program (XCE))

New Courses:
EXE 679 Practicum: Special Education All Grades. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Graduate practicum; focus on program-specific pedagogical core requirements for students with disabilities (all grades) certificate; composed of on-site hours working with individuals with disabilities, completed in a variety of educational settings. Development and implementation of evidence-based instructional strategies, guided by current standards and learners’ individual needs. Offered every semester.

MUS 645 Including Students with Exceptionalities in Music Classrooms, Ensembles, and Studios. Prerequisite: Matriculation in master of music education program. Foundation of knowledge related to successfully including students with exceptionalities in P–12 music classrooms, ensembles, and studios. Discussion of strategies that facilitate participation, music skill development, and student enjoyment. Class format includes reading, research, and collaborative lesson designs. Addresses similarities with typical peers as well as challenges for students with exceptionalities related to sensory, behavior, and social challenges that can impede positive inclusion experiences. Offered occasionally.