THE

UNIVERSITY

OF RHODE ISLAND

FACULTY SENATE

CURRICULAR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

AGENDA for the fifth meeting of the 2008-09 academic year to be held on Monday, January 26, 2009 in Library Conference Room A.

I. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.

Consent Agenda items are labeled with a C. Any member can request that a consent item be discussed.

II. Disposition of Minutes of Meeting #4, December 15, 2008

 III. REPORTS

IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

. College of Arts and Sciences (Meeting #4, December 2, 2008)

` Department of Computer Science & Statistics

. Addition of CSC 414

V. NEW BUSINESS

. A. College of Pharmacy

Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Addition of a new Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS), including the addition of the following new courses:

1) BPS 442

2) BPS 405

3) BPS 443

4) BPS 451

5) BPS 503

B. College of Arts and Sciences (January 2009)

Department of Political Science

Revision of Political Science Curriculum

1) Addition of the following new courses:

a)   PSC 210

                                    b) PSC 211

c) PSC 212
                                  d) PSC 320

                                    e)   PSC 371

f) PSC 422*

g) PSC 435*

2) Changes to the following courses

a. PSC 113,

b. PSC 116

c. PSC 201

d. PSC 288,

e. PSC 303

f. PSC 305,

g. PSC 341

h. PSC 342

i. PSC 350

j. PSC 365,

k. PSC 368

l. PSC 369

m. PSC 370,

n. PSC 377

o. PSC 402*

p. PSC 403*

q. PSC 406*

r. PSC 407*

s. PSC 431*

t. PSC 434*

u. PSC 440*

v. PSC 443*

w. PSC 461*

x. PSC 472*

3) Deletion of the following courses:

C a) PSC 210

C b) PSC 211,

C c) PSC 212

C d) PSC 320

C e) PSC 371

C f) PSC 422*

C g) PSC 435*

4) Change in major

5) Addition of a minor in Political Science

*May require action by the Graduate Council.

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