West Virginia State UniversityEducational Policies Committee Report

February 6t,\ 2013

The Educational Policies Committee met on November 22nd and January 24th

The following proposals were approved on by the committee on November 22nd:

Department, Action Requested Comments RecommendationProposalCHEM459 New Course "Inquiry-Based Research for Approved

Education Majors"INTS 399 New Course International Studies lacked a ApprovedSpecial Topics special topics course, which is

needed to implement studyaboard programs, among otherpotential courses

GERM 399 New Course German likewise lacked a special ApprovedSpecial Topics topics course.MATH120 Revise course Minor change in description Approved

descriptionMATH 415 New Course "Differential Equations for Approved

Science and Engineering"POSC 319 Delete from ApprovedLaw and Society catalogPOSC 401 Delete from Minutes and required signatures ApprovedClassical catalog are appropriatePoliticalThinkersPOSC 407 Delete from Minutes and required signatures ApprovedAmerican catalog are appropriateJudicial SystemsPOSC 425 Delete from Minutes and required signatures ApprovedUrban Political catalog are appropriateEconomyPOSC 320 Delete from Constitutional Law: Government Approved

catalog PowersPOSC 321 Delete from Minutes and required signatures ApprovedConstitutional catalog are appropriateLaw: CivilLibertiesPOSC 400 Delete from Note Added POSC 400, below ApprovedSenior Review catalogPOSC 304 Change course title Changed from "Comparative Approved

Politics: Europe, Japan & India"to "Comparative Politics"

POSC 404 / Change course Obtained course numbers before ApprovedPOSC 335 number and revise submission to Faculty SenatePolitics and course descriptionReligion inAmericaPOSC 400 Add new course This could have be processed as a ApprovedSenior Capstone "change in course name" andExperience "change in course description"POSC 205 Add new course Obtained course numbers before ApprovedPolitical Science submission to Faculty Senateas a ProfessionPOSC 225 Add new course Obtained course numbers before ApprovedStrategic submission to Faculty SenateDecision Makingin the SocialSciencesPOSC 325 Add new course Obtained course numbers before ApprovedConstitutional submission to Faculty SenateLaw: CivilLiberties &GovernmentPowersPOSC 430 Add new course Obtained course numbers before ApprovedEmpirical submission to Faculty SenateanalysisPOSC 330 Add new course Obtained course numbers before ApprovedJudicial submission to Faculty SenateSystems/policyBachelor of Arts Revise Corrected semester hours in Approvedin Political Program/approve suggested sequenceScience requirementsPolitical Science Approve new Corrected semester hours in ApprovedPre-Law option suggested sequenceConcentrationB.A. Economics Approve Change Implementation date of Spring Approved

in Requirements 2014 may be premature.Suggest discussion to requiresignature from the businessdepartment as this program willbe effected.

The following proposals were approved on by the committee on January 24th:

Department, Action Requested Comments RecommendationProposalBachelor of Arts Approve new Adds Public Administration and ApprovedPolitical Science option Policy ConcentrationBachelor of Approve change in ApproveScience Health requirementsScienceCOMM 226 I Change course "Broadcast Management and Approve395 title, number, Operations" changed to "Media

revise course Systems Management"description.

Pre-Engineering Other: Create Pre- Non-degree program consistent ApprovedProgram Engineering with 2 plus 2 agreement with

Program WVU.ENGR 101 Add new course For the Pre-Engineering Program ApprovedEngineeringProblem SolvingIENGR 102 Add new course For the Pre-Engineering Program ApprovedEngineeringProblem SolvingIIENGR241 Add new course For the Pre-Engineering Program ApprovedStaticsENGR243 Add new course For the Pre- Engineering Program ApprovedMechanics ofMaterials

Respectfully Submitted,

Sam Swindell, Chairsswindell@wvstateu.edu, c 540.392.8497