Curricular Items

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review:

Program Revision:
B.A. Africana Studies

Course Revisions:
EXE 502 Managing Classroom Environment and Positive Behavior Supports* (formerly EXE 502 Contingency Management)
HEA 689 Research Methods in Higher Education (formerly HEA 689 Methods and Techniques of Educational Research)

*Course title was changed during the final revision process, which succeeded the November 16, 2023, Daily Bulletin.

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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review:

New Course:
EXE 691 Applied Master's Project in Special Education. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Teacher candidates plan, design, implement, and interpret results from their student-centered evidence-based intervention, grounded in professional literature. To demonstrate special education pedagogical and content knowledge and skills, candidates conduct this project in an applied setting and make data-based decisions to determine the impact on academic, behavioral, functional, or social outcomes. This work culminates in the dissemination of their written project. Offered every semester.

Course Revision:
EXE 623 Assessment and Instruction in Math for Students with Disabilities (formerly EXE 623 Assessment and Instruction in Math for Students with High Incidence Disabilities). Prerequisites: EXE 501 and EXE 503. Identifying the learning characteristics of students with disabilities in math; assessing and planning evidence-based math instruction to address skill deficits and conceptual understanding in standards-based mathematics and functional programing for grades Pre-K-12. Offered every semester.