Paying for college:
| Prerequisite change | Undergraduate |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| CJ 252 | American Courts | 4 - 0 |
| To: | ||
| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| CJ 252 | American Courts | 4 - 0 |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) CJ 252 American Crts |
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Current Course Description: In depth examination and analysis of the American court system. Students will be exposed to the new emerging ¿problem solving courts¿ and the school of legal thought referred to as Therapeutic Jurisprudence. |
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New Course Description: An examination of various courts within the United States to include a review of criminal courts at both the state and federal level, civil courts, family court, juvenile courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. This course will focus on case law and the judicial branch of government. Prerequisite: CJ 213, Introduction to Criminal Justice. |
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Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): This is a required course for all criminal justice majors. Many students who had not taken introductory course in criminal justice were unfamiliar with basic terms used in this course. Due to the focus on jurisprudence, students should have completed introductory course to familiarize themselves with foundations of criminal justice system to ensure greater success in this class. |
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Students/Program affected: All undergraduate criminal justice majors. |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Stephen Gibbons | Approved | March 20 2011 |
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Comments: The change in course description is necessary to more clearly reflect the content of the course. |
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| 2 - Division | John Rector | Approved | March 22 2011 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Shaun Huston | Approved | March 30 2011 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Robert Monge | Approved | April 19 2011 |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | April 21 2011 |
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Comments: approved in executive committee |
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| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | April 22 2011 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | April 25 2011 |
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