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Program Change: P00921



Program Title: Political Science
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 request seeks to integrate two proposed new Political Science courses into the Political Science major. Place: "PS 494 Human Rights" into the "Public Policy and Law" concentration. Place: "PS 425 Native American Politics and Policy" in the "Administration and Political Processes" concentration

Describe the reasons for making this change:
Neither PS 494 or PS 425 are in the current catalog. THE REVISED CATALOG SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS: Choose two in administration and political Processes: (6) PS 325 Democracy in Theory and Practice PS 414 Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Elections PS 415 Politics and Psychology PS 416 Politics and Communication PS 419 American Presidential Elections PS 425 Native American Politics and Policy PS 426 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations PS 451 Political Theory: Plato to Marx PS 452 Political Theory: Marx to Habermas PS 454 Public Personnel Administration PS 466 Governmental Budgeting PS 469 Congress and the Presidency PS 490 Community Politics PS 495 Public Sector Labor Relations (depending on content, PS 199, 399, 406, 407, 409, 410) Choose two in public policy and law: (6) PS 423 Issues in National Policy PS 424 Policy Making in the States PS 430 Aging Society PS 432 Global Health Policy PS 435 Women and Politics PS 436 Gender and Politics PS 445 Introduction to Policy Analysis PS 446 Land Resource Politics and Policy PS 447 Environmental Politics and Policy PS 449 Environmental Values and Political Action PS 471 Immigration Politics and Policy PS 479 Constitutional Law PS 480 Administrative Law PS 484 American Jurisprudence PS 485 Legal Reasoning and Writing PS 494 Human Rights (depending on content, PS 199, 399, 406, 407, 409, 410)

For Dean Review only:
How and when will the effectiveness of these changes be determined?
The Political Science Department will evaluate the revised major each year for: 1) consistency with program goals, 2) flexibility and suitability to student graduation needs; and 3) overall quality of major and of graduating seniors.

Approval Queue

Step Approver Decision Timestamp
1 - Department Eliot Dickinson ApprovedDecember 08 2011
2 - Division John Rector ApprovedDecember 12 2011
3 - Division Curriculum Mark Henkels ApprovedDecember 15 2011
4 - Library Dean Mark Henkels ApprovedDecember 15 2011
5 - Curriculum Committee Thaddeus Shannon ApprovedJanuary 31 2012
6 - Faculty Senate Gavin Keulks ApprovedFebruary 07 2012
7 - Dean Stephen Scheck ApprovedFebruary 08 2012
8 - Provost Kent Neely ApprovedFebruary 09 2012
9 - President Dianna Nickelson ApprovedFebruary 10 2012
Attached Files:
PS program changes January 2012.doc   Download
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