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Program Change:
P00889
Program Title: Psychology Major
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).
he Psychology Division recently developed a Gerontology Major and created many new courses for that major; we believe that five courses of those courses would be very appropriate to be used as electives for the Psychology Major or Minor.
For context, the Psychology Major is 56 credit hours, 36 of those credits are required coursework but the other 20 credits are electives. The Psychology Minor requires 27 credit hours of psychology coursework including, PSY 201, PSY 202, and at least 15 hours of upper division psychology coursework.
We are proposing that the following courses be potential electives for the Psychology Major or Psychology Minor:
GERO 360 Cognitive and Physical Changes in Aging
GERO 370 Aging and Mental Health
GERO 407 Seminar
GERO 430 Palliative Care and Chronic Illness
GERO 480 Alzheimer¿s Disease and Other Dementias
Describe the reasons for making this change:
Page 76 2011/2012 Course Catalog
(56 credits)
Minimum 40 credits upper division
PSY 201, 202 General Psychology (8)
PSY 301 Introduction to Research Methods (4)
PSY 311 Developmental Psychology (4)
PSY 334 Social Psychology (4)
PSY 360 Cognitive Psychology (4)
PSY 467 Quantitative Methods (4)
PSY 468 Advanced Research Methods (4)
Choose one: (4) PSY 443 Group Processes PSY 445 Introduction to Industrial/
Organizational Psychology PSY 446 Psychology of Leadership PSY 447 Introduction to Organizational
Development
Electives (20) Chosen with an advisor¿s assistance
For Dean Review only:
How and when will the effectiveness of these changes be determined?
On our senior survey, we might ask how many Psychology Majors 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 |
Timestamp |
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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:
| Addition of GERO courses to Psych Minor_catalog_copy.docx |
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| Addition of GERO courses to Psychology Major_catalog_copy.docx |
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