Bronx Community College Academic University Report Detail June 2020

Section AIII: Changes in Degree Programs AIII.1: The following revisions are proposed for the Nursing Degree Program. Program: AAS in Nursing Program HEGIS Code: 5208.10 Program Code: 00388 Effective: Fall 2020 Proposed Changes: Credit changes to NUR 101, 201, 301. From Course Description Required Core A. English Composition ENG 10 Fundamentals of Composition and Rhetoric OR ENG 11 Composition and Rhetoric I 3 B. Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning MTH 23 Probability and Statistics 3 C. Life and Physical Sciences BIO 23 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Flexible Core A. World Cultures and Global Issues SOC 11 Sociology 3 C. Creative Expression ART 11 Introduction to Art History or MUS 11 Introduction to Music 3 D. Individual and Society COMM 11 Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication 3 E. Scientific World BIO 24 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 CHM 17 Fundamentals of General Chemistry I 4 SUBTOTAL 27 Major Requirements PEA Physical Education-one activity course 1 PHM 10 Pharmacology Computations 2 PSY 11 Introduction to Psychology 3 BIO 28 Microbiology and Infection Control 4 NUR 100 Gerontological Nursing 2

To Course Description Required Core A. English Composition ENG 10 Fundamentals of Composition and Rhetoric OR ENG 11 Composition and Rhetoric I 3 B. Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning MTH 23 Probability and Statistics 3 C. Life and Physical Sciences BIO 23 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Flexible Core A. World Cultures and Global Issues SOC 11 Sociology 3 C. Creative Expression ART 11 Introduction to Art History or MUS 11 Introduction to Music 3 D. Individual and Society COMM 11 Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication 3 E. Scientific World BIO 24 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 CHM 17 Fundamentals of General Chemistry I 4 SUBTOTAL 27 Major Requirements PEA Physical Education-one activity course 1 PHM 10 Pharmacology Computations 2 PSY 11 Introduction to Psychology 3 BIO 28 Microbiology and Infection Control 4 NUR 100 Gerontological Nursing 2

NUR 101 Nursing Care Across the Lifespan Level I 5 NUR 201 Nursing Care Across the Lifespan Level II 8 NUR 301 Nursing Care Across the Lifespan Level III 8 NUR 401 Nursing Care Across the Lifespan Level IV 5 NUR 402 Transition into Nursing Practice 2 SUBTOTAL 40 TOTAL 67

NUR 101 Nursing Care Across the Lifespan Level I 7 NUR 201 Nursing Care Across the Lifespan Level II 7 NUR 301 Nursing Care Across the Lifespan Level III 7 NUR 401 Nursing Care Across the Lifespan Level IV 5 NUR 402 Transition into Nursing Practice 2 SUBTOTAL 40 TOTAL 67

Rationale: For compliance and accreditation, clinical hours must be converted consistently to credits for all NUR courses in the Nursing program. The credit/hour changes to NUR 101, 201, and 301 (as reflected in detail on individual course CURs) will allow for standardization of credit to clinical hours to credits at a 3:1 ratio. Section AIV: New Courses AIV.1 Experimental

CUNYfirst Course ID Department(s) Social Sciences Career [X ]Undergraduate [ ]Graduate Academic Level [X ] Regular [ ]Compensatory [ ] Developmental [ ]Remedial Subject Area Economics Course Prefix & Number

ECO 20

Course Title Consumer Economics Catalogue Description

Consumer Economics prepares students to manage their current and future economic affairs while providing a solid understanding of the concepts, techniques and principles necessary to successfully manage such affairs and avoid economic pitfalls. The course will be seen through the prism of a market-based economy where the role of government is explored in detail. Such details include fiscal policy and monetary policy; government spending, taxation, borrowing and subsidies; determination of interest rates and the necessity of government bonds; government regulation of financial markets and the promotion of economic stability and growth. Topics to be covered include: economic/financial planning; tax policies/strategies; consumer credit; identity theft; financial instruments including savings, insurance, home purchasing, stocks, bonds, mutual funds; retirement planning and estate planning

Prerequisites Co-Requisites ENG 02 or RDL 02, if required

Credits 3.0 Contact Hours 3.0 Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, Honors, etc)

Course Applicability ____ Major ____ Gen Ed Required __X__ Gen Ed - Flexible

____ English Composition ____ World Cultures ____ Mathematics ____ US Experience in its Diversity ____ Science ____ Creative Expression _X___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Term Fall 2020 Rationale:

1. The course will provide vital life skills for students to become more economically and financially literate. 2. In Economics, we primarily teach ECO 11 (Microeconomics) and ECO 12 (Macroeconomics). Over the last 10 years (2008-09

through 2018-19), offerings in ECO 11 have increased 93% and ECO 12 offerings have increased 300%. Offering an additional course in Consumer Economics (ECO 20) is warranted based on student enrollment and interest.

3. Consumer Economics is a course taught at other CUNY colleges (LaGuardia CC, Hunter, Lehman, NYC Tech, College of Staten Island), as well as Nassau CC, Westchester CC, and multiple Community Colleges in New Jersey and Connecticut. It is time for Bronx Community College to be participating as well.

This course has been approved by CUNY Office of Academic Affairs with a Pathways designation of “Individual and Society” while running as an experimental course.

Section AV: Changes in Existing Courses AV.1.1 Changes to be offered in the Department of English FROM TO Departments English Departments NC Course 110: Fundamentals of Composition and

Rhetoric Course 110: English Composition I: Fundamentals

of Writing and Rhetoric Credits 3 Credits NC Hours 5 rec 1 conf/rec Hours NC Prerequisite A combined score of 48-55 on the CUNY

Assessment Test in Writing or successful completion of ENG 1 or ENG 9, if required, and either a passing score on the CUNY Assessment Test in Reading or successful completion of RDL 2, if required, or with Chairperson’s permission.

Prerequisite NC

Co-requisite Co-requisite Description Fundamental principles of expository

organization, rhetoric, and grammar, with an emphasis on essay development, unity and clarity, and the use of various rhetorical styles. Selected readings. Approximately eight compositions required, including a research paper with MLA documentation using library resources. This course is identical in academic content and in assessment to ENG 111, but it adds 2 developmental hours to allow faculty to work with students to improve college composition skills.

Description NC

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Date Fall 2020 Rationale: The name change better conveys 1) that ENG 110 and ENG 111 are equivalent to one another as “English Composition I” and 2) that the course constitutes the initial step in the first-year writing sequence that begins with English Composition I (ENG 110 or ENG 111) and culminates with English Composition II (ENG 112-116). AV.1.2 Changes to be offered in the Department of English FROM TO Departments English Departments NC Course 111: Composition and Rhetoric I Course 111: English Composition I: Writing and

Rhetoric Credits 3 Credits NC Hours 3 rec 1 conf/rec Hours NC

Prerequisite Either a passing score on the CUNY Assessment Test in Writing or successful completion of ENG 2, if required, and either a passing score on the CUNY Assessment Test in Reading or successful completion of RDL 2, if required.

Prerequisite NC

Co-requisite Co-requisite Description Fundamental principles of organization and

rhetoric; practice in expository writing; selected readings, mainly nonfiction; approximately eight papers required, including one research paper with MLA documentation using library resources.

Description NC

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Date Fall 2020

Rationale: The name change better conveys 1) that ENG 110 and ENG 111 are equivalent to one another as “English Composition I” and 2) that the course constitutes the initial step in the first-year writing sequence that begins with English Composition I (ENG 110 or ENG 111) and culminates with English Composition II (ENG 112-116).

AV.1.3 Changes to be offered in the Department of English FROM TO Departments English Departments NC Course

112: Composition and Rhetoric II Course 112: English Composition II: Writing and

Rhetoric Credits 3 Credits NC Hours 3 rec 1 conf/rec Hours NC Prerequisite ENG 110 or ENG 111 Prerequisite NC Co-requisite Co-requisite Description Study and application of the principles of

organization, rhetoric, and literary analysis; expository writing and research based on thematically linked readings; development of critical thinking. Research paper with MLA documentation required.

Description NC

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression

___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Date Fall 2020 Rationale: The name change better conveys 1) that the course is first and foremost an English Composition course and 2) that the course is parallel to and equivalent with all other courses in the ENG 112-116 range. AV.1.4 Changes to be offered in the Department of English FROM TO Departments English Departments NC Course 113: Writing about Literature Course 113: English Composition II: Writing about

Literature Credits 3 Credits NC Hours 3 rec 1 conf/rec Hours NC Prerequisite ENG 110 or ENG 111 Prerequisite NC Co-requisite Co-requisite Description General introduction to prose fiction,

poetry and drama as well as the application of principles of organization, rhetoric, and literary analysis; expository writing and research based on literary texts; development of critical thinking. Research paper with MLA documentation is required. Recommended for all English majors.

Description NC

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Date Fall 2020 Rationale: The name change better conveys 1) that the course is first and foremost an English Composition course and 2) that the course is parallel to and equivalent with all other courses in the ENG 112-116 range. AV.1.5 Changes to be offered in the Department of English FROM TO Departments English Departments NC Course 114: Written Composition and Prose

Fiction Course 114: English Composition II: Writing about

Fiction Credits 3 Credits NC Hours 3 rec 1 conf/rec Hours NC Prerequisite ENG 110 or ENG 111 Prerequisite NC Co-requisite Co-requisite Description Continued emphasis on the writing of

clear, effective expository prose based on readings in short stories and novels. Research paper required.

Description NC

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Date Fall 2020 Rationale: The name change better conveys 1) that the course is first and foremost an English Composition course and 2) that the course is parallel to and equivalent with all other courses in the ENG 112-116 range. AV.1.6 Changes to be offered in the Department of English FROM TO Departments English Departments NC Course 115: Written Composition and Drama Course 115: English Composition II: Writing about

Drama Credits 3 Credits NC Hours 3 rec 1 conf/rec Hours NC

Prerequisite ENG 110 or ENG 111 Prerequisite NC Co-requisite Co-requisite Description Continued emphasis on the writing of clear,

effective expository prose based on readings in world drama. Research paper required.

Description NC

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Date Fall 2020 Rationale: The name change better conveys 1) that the course is first and foremost an English Composition course and 2) that the course is parallel to and equivalent with all other courses in the ENG 112-116 range. AV.1.7 Changes to be offered in the Department of English FROM TO Departments English Departments NC

Course 116: Written Composition and Poetry Course 116: English Composition II: Writing about Poetry

Credits 3 Credits NC Hours 3 rec 1 conf/rec Hours NC Prerequisite ENG 110 or ENG 111 Prerequisite NC Co-requisite Co-requisite Description Continued emphasis on the writing of

clear, effective expository prose based on readings in poetry. Research paper required.

Description NC

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Liberal Arts [ X ] Yes [ ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc.)

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

General Education Component

____Not Applicable __X_ Required

__X_ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Date Fall 2020 Rationale: The name change better conveys 1) that the course is first and foremost an English Composition course and 2) that the course is parallel to and equivalent with all other courses in the ENG 112-116 range.

AV.2 Changes to be offered in the Department of Engineering, Physics, and Technology FROM TO Departments Engineering, Physics, and Technology Departments NC

Course NMT 81 Orientation in Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Course NC

Credits 3 lecture Credits NC Hours 3 hours Hours NC Prerequisite Completion of Pre-NMT sequence Prerequisite NC Co-requisite Co-requisite Description Orientation to the hospital environment

and various phases of Nuclear Medicine Technology; hospital administration and procedures; introduction to the mathematical principles of Nuclear Medicine and radioactive decay.

Description Orientation to the hospital environment and various phases of Nuclear Medicine Technology. Introduction to hospital administration and procedures, the mathematical principles of Nuclear Medicine and radioactive decay, and medical informatics and healthcare information systems utilized within the medical setting.

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ ] Yes [ x ] No Liberal Arts [ ] Yes [ x ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc)

General Education Component

__x__ Not Applicable __ __ Required

____ English Composition ____ Mathematics ___ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures

General Education Component

_x___ Not Applicable ____ Required

____ English Composition ____ Mathematics _ __ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures

___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective : Fall 2020

Rationale: As hospital technology systems have become an integral part of the Nuclear Medicine Technology field, our program’s accreditor, the Joint Requirements Commission on Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT), is now requiring it be formally incorporated into our course content. Therefore, in addition to the original content of this course, we would now like to introduce basic content on medical informatics as well as healthcare information systems utilized within the field. AV.3.1 Changes to be offered in the Department of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences FROM TO Department Nursing Departments nc Course NUR 101 Nursing Care Across the Life Span

Level I Course nc

Credits 5 Credits 7 Hours 3 LEC, 6 CLN, 2 LAB Hours 3 LEC, 6 CLN, 4 LAB Prerequisite Successful Completion of Pre-clinical

sequence Prerequisite nc

Co-requisite NUR 100 Co-requisite nc

Description This course will focus on foundational concepts and the use of patient-care technologies necessary for safe, patient-centered nursing care across the life span while integrating legal/ethical responsibilities of the nurse. The course introduces the importance of evidence-based nursing practice that is developmentally and culturally appropriate in the care of adult, older adults and pediatric patients/clients with well-defined conditions. Critical thinking in nursing, the nursing process, acquisition of beginning nursing skills, and therapeutic communication techniques used when interacting with patients/clients, families, significant others, and members of the interprofessional team are covered. The concepts of health promotion/illness, prevention and teaching/learning are integrated as major responsibilities of the professional nurse. Student learning experiences are provided in on-campus laboratories, in-patient clinical, and out-patient community settings.

Description nc

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ ] Yes [ x ] No Liberal Arts [ ] Yes [ x ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc)

General Education Component

__X__ Not Applicable ____ Required

____ English Composition ____ Mathematics ___ Science

General Education Component

__X__ Not Applicable ____ Required

____ English Composition ____ Mathematics ___ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Fall 2020

Rationale: For compliance and accreditation, clinical hours must be converted consistently to credits for all NUR courses in the Nursing program. The changes to NUR 101 lab hours will allow for standardization of credit to clinical hours to credits at a 3:1 ratio. Additionally, increasing lab hours for NUR 101 will address the following issue with the current structure of 2 lab hours: depending on the skill being taught, all students may not have an opportunity to do a return demonstration. Increasing the lab to 4 hours would allow critical thinking activities to be incorporated into the lab and all students would have an opportunity to participate in the return demonstration or scenario. AV.3.2 Changes to be offered in the Department of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences FROM TO Department Nursing Departments nc Course NUR 201 Nursing Care Across the Life

Span Level II Course nc

Credits 8 Credits 7 Hours 4 LEC, 6 CLN, 2 LAB Hours nc Prerequisite NUR 100 and NUR 101 or NUR 41 and

NUR 42 Prerequisite nc

Co-requisite None Co-requisite nc Description This course focuses on care of

patients/clients with psychiatric and stable health alterations across the life span. Students will learn how to provide safe, competent and compassionate patient-centered care for patients/clients and families/support person(s) across the life span based on current evidence-based nursing practice. Students will participate in collaboration and teamwork within the complex healthcare environment, utilizing informatics, to communicate and participate in quality improvement/performance activities within the ethical and legal framework of nursing practice. Through the clinical experiences

Description nc

provided, students will be expected to develop clinical reasoning/nursing judgment skill which will build on basic concepts learned in the level I nursing courses. Clinical learning experiences will take place in psychiatric, pediatric/adult medical surgical and community healthcare settings.

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ ] Yes [ x ] No Liberal Arts [ ] Yes [ x ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc)

General Education Component

__X__ Not Applicable ____ Required

____ English Composition ____ Mathematics ___ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

General Education Component

__X__ Not Applicable ____ Required

____ English Composition ____ Mathematics ___ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Fall 2020 Rationale: For compliance and accreditation, clinical hours must be converted consistently to credits for all NUR courses in the Nursing program. The changes to NUR 201 credits will allow for standardization of clinical hours to credits at a 3:1 ratio.

AV.3.1 Changes to be offered in the Department of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

FROM TO Department Nursing Departments nc

Course NUR 301 Nursing Care Across the Life Span Level III

Course nc

Credits 8 Credits 7 Hours 4 LEC, 6 CLN, 2 LAB Hours nc Prerequisite NUR 201 or NUR 43 and NUR 44 Prerequisite nc Co-requisite None Co-requisite nc Description This course focuses on concepts related to

the provision of safe effective patient-centered care for women’s health issues, maternal-child care, and the care of patients/clients with acute, unstable health alterations across the life span. The student demonstrates effective communication techniques, the use of informatics/patient technologies and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Students integrate critical thinking and the nursing process as bases for clinical reasoning/decision-making using current evidence-based practice. The role of the professional nurse as a patient advocate and collaborative member of the interprofessional team is reinforced through clinical experiences on in-patient units and in community settings.

Description nc

Requirement Designation

Requirement Designation

Liberal Arts [ ] Yes [ x ] No Liberal Arts [ ] Yes [ x ] No Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc)

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, etc)

General Education Component

__X__ Not Applicable ____ Required

____ English Composition ____ Mathematics ___ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

General Education Component

__X__ Not Applicable ____ Required

____ English Composition ____ Mathematics ___ Science

__ Flexible

__ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ____ Scientific World

Effective Fall 2020

Rationale: For compliance and accreditation, clinical hours must be converted consistently to credits for all NUR courses in the Nursing program. The changes to NUR 301 credits will allow for standardization of clinical hours to credits at a 3:1 ratio.