UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
Kingston, Rhode Island
Faculty Senate
February 25, 2004
Faculty Senate Curricular Affairs
Committee
Four Hundred Twenty-Second
Report
At the February 16, 2004 meeting of the Curricular Affairs
Committee the following matters were considered and are now presented
to the Faculty Senate.
SECTION I
Informational Matter
College of Human Science and Services
School of Education
CHANGE: Description for EDC 102 by adding "Diversity,
writing and speaking focus."
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S E C T I O N II
Curricular Matters Which Require
Confirmation by the Faculty Senate
A. College of Human Science and Services
CHANGE: Curricular requirements for the Secondary
Education program by adding EDC 402 to the professional sequence of
courses and increasing the major credits to "38." The degree
requirement remains 120 credits.
B. College of Pharmacy
CHANGE: English Communication requirement for the
Pharm.D. to "COM 100 and WRT 104 or 105."
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S E C T I O N III
Joint Report of the Curricular
Affairs Committee and Graduate Council on 400-level courses
At the Curricular Affairs Committee's meeting of February 16,
2004 and the Graduate Council's meeting of February 6, 2004, the
following matters were considered and are now presented to the
Faculty Senate.
A. Informational Matters
College of Human Science and Services
School of Education
1) CHANGE: Title, description and prerequisite for the following
courses:
a) EDC 402 Educating Students with Special Needs in
Inclusive Settings (3)
Legislative, judicial, social and psychological issues related to
assessment, identification, and education of students with special
needs in general education classrooms. (Lec. 3) Pre: acceptance into
a teacher preparation program or teacher certification.
*b) EDC 452 Evaluation of Elementary & Middle School Students
(3)
Purposes and means of evaluating elementary and middle school
children will be critically analyzed. Types of tests and measurement
tools will be examined, such as observation checklists, sociograms,
rating scales, and portfolios. (Seminar) Pre: 453, 454 and acceptance
into the elementary education program. Not for graduate credit.
*c) EDC 455 Language Arts Methods in Elementary & Middle
School Teaching (3)
Language arts and reading principles and practices of guiding
children in the skillful use of basic means of communication
(speaking, listening, writing, and reading) in the elementary and
middle school classroom. (Lec. 2) Pre: 452, 456 and 457 acceptance
into the elementary education program. Concurrent enrollment in 458
and 459. Not for graduate credit.
*d) EDC 456 Mathematics Methods in Elementary and Middle School
Teaching (2)
Principles and practices of developing knowledge and skills in
mathematics with elementary and middle school children. Service
learning. (Lec. 2) Pre: 453, 454; acceptance into the elementary
education program. Concurrent enrollment in 452 and 457. Not for
graduate credit.
*e) EDC 457 Science Methods in Elementary and Middle School
Teaching (2)
Principles and practices of developing knowledge and skills in
science with elementary and middle school children. (Lec. 2) Pre:
453, 454; acceptance into the elementary education program.
Concurrent enrollment in 452 and 456. Not for graduate credit.
*f) EDC 458 Social Studies Methods in Elementary and Middle
School Teaching (2)
Principles and practices of developing knowledge and skills in
social studies with elementary and middle school children. (Lec. 2)
Pre: 452, 456 and 457; acceptance into the elementary education
program. Concurrent enrollment in 452 and 459. Not for graduate
credit.
2) CHANGE: Prerequisite for the following courses:
*a) EDC 453 Individual Differences (3) to "Pre:
acceptance in the elementary education program . Not for graduate
credit."
*b) EDC 454 Individual Differences Field Component (1) to "Pre:
acceptance into the elementary education program and concurrent
enrollment in 453. Not for graduate credit."
B. Curricular Matters Which require confirmation by the Faculty
Senate
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
CHANGE: Level, number and prerequisite for BIO 466 to
BIO 366 (466) Vertebrate Biology (3) Š Pre: 262 recommended.
*No action by the Graduate Council. Not for graduate credit.