Paying for college:
| Title change | Description change | Undergraduate |
| From: | ||
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| CJ 310 | Legal Research and Writing | 4 - 4 |
| To: | ||
| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| CJ 310 | Professional Writing in Criminal Justice | 4 - 4 |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Prof Writing in CJ |
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Current Course Description: An intensive writing course that focuses on legal research and writing. Students will learn to conduct legal research, write legal briefs, reports and memoranda utilizing the rules of citation, grammar and style. |
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New Course Description: An intensive writing course focusing on professional writing in all branches of the criminal justice system. Students will learn to write various types of police, court, and correctional reports and memoranda utilizing the requisite rules of citation, grammar and style. |
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Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): The new title and catalog description more accurately reflects the content of the course. |
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Students/Program affected: Primarily Criminal justice majors and homeland security minors, although the course is writing intensive and therefore may appeal to other upper-division students majoring in a social science. |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Department | Stephen Gibbons | Approved | December 14 2011 |
| 2 - Division | John Rector | Approved | January 11 2012 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Mark Henkels | Approved | January 11 2012 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | January 31 2012 |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | February 07 2012 |
| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | February 08 2012 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | February 09 2012 |
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