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Program Change:
P00888
Program Title: Geropsychology Minor
Undergraduate
Describe the proposed degree program change(s) in terms of how the changes differ from the program as currently approved and published in the latest WOU catalog (specify the latest catalog date).
The Psychology Division recently developed a Gerontology Major and created many new courses for that major. All of these courses are very appropriate for the Geropsychology Minor.
We are proposing that all GERO courses be usable to satisfy Geropsychology Minor coursework. There are two sections of electives for the Geropsychology Minor. One section covers more psychological coursework (Elective Portion A) and the other is more interdisciplinary and less psychological (Elective Portion B). We therefore have chosen some of the more psychological GERO courses to be included Elective Portion A and the non-psychological courses to be included in Elective Portion B.
GERO courses to be added to Elective Portion A
1. GERO 360 Cognitive and Physical Changes in Aging
2. GERO 370 Aging and Mental Health
3. GERO 430 Palliative Care and Chronic Illness
4. GERO 409 Practicum (up to 4 hours can count toward the major)
5. GERO 480 Alzheimer¿s Disease and Other Dementias Management
GERO courses to be added to Elective Portion B
1. GERO 460 Retirement/LTC Housing for the Elderly
2. GERO 440 Health Care Operations
3. GERO 470 Regulatory and Clinical Operations of Long Term Care
Describe the reasons for making this change:
Page 74 in 2011-2012 WOU Course Catalog
(27 credits) The geropsychology minor should be planned with a Psychology advisor.
The minor consists of 27 hours of focused coursework beyond introductory prerequisite coursework.
PSY 320 Introduction to Geropsychology (4)
Choose three (12) ELECTIVE PORTION A:
PSY 311 Developmental Psychology (4)
PSY 409 Practicum (1-4)
PSY 420 Advanced Topics in
Geropsychology (4)
PSY 446 The Psychology of Leadership (4)
PSY 451 Biopsychology (4)
PSY 460 Cognitive Neuroscience (4)
PSY 483 Adulthood and Aging (4)
PSY 484 Death, Dying, and Grief (4)
Choose courses for a total of at least 11 credits ELECTIVE PORTION B:
BA 211 Financial Accounting (4)
BA 310 Principles of Marketing (3)
BA 391 Human Resource Management (3)
COM 112 Interpersonal Communication (3)
HE 325 Nutrition (4)
HE 375 Epidemiology (4)
HE 411 Health Communication (4)
HE 434 Diseases (4)
HE 485 Bioethics and Public Health (4)
PS 350 Intro to Public Policy (3)
PS 430 The Aging Society (3)
PS 433 Healthcare Politics and Policy (3)
Note: the following phrases were add to the above Catalog wording to more easily communicate our proposal:
¿ELECTIVE PORTION A¿ and ¿ELECTIVE PORTION B.¿
For Dean Review only:
How and when will the effectiveness of these changes be determined?
On our senior survey, we might ask how many Geropsychology Minors took Gerontology courses. Every year we survey our graduating seniors and one of the questions asks how satisfied they are with the availability of elective options. We will continue to track these responses in light of these curricular changes.
Approval Queue
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Decision |
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1 - Department |
Rob Winningham |
Approved | October 14 2011 |
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2 - Division |
Rob Winningham |
Approved | October 14 2011 |
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3 - Division Curriculum |
David Foster |
Approved | October 14 2011 |
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4 - Library Dean |
David Foster |
Approved | October 14 2011 |
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5 - Curriculum Committee |
Thaddeus Shannon |
Approved | January 31 2012 |
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6 - Faculty Senate |
Gavin Keulks |
Approved | February 07 2012 |
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7 - Dean |
Stephen Scheck |
Approved | February 08 2012 |
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8 - Provost |
Kent Neely |
Approved | February 09 2012 |
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9 - President |
Dianna Nickelson |
Approved | February 10 2012 |
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Attached Files:
| Additionof GERO courses to Gero Minor.docx |
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