UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

The Graduate School

CURRICULAR REPORT FROM THE GRADUATE COUNCIL TO THE FACULTY SENATE:

REPORT NO. 2001-2002-8

At meeting No. 379 held April 29, 2002, the Graduate Council considered and approved the following curricular matters which are now submitted to the Faculty Senate for information or confirmation as indicated.

I. Matters Requiring Confirmation by Faculty Senate

A. College of Engineering

1. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

a. Add (New):

CVE 652 Advanced Topics in Bridge Engineering 3 Load and resistance factor design of prestressed concrete bridges. Analysis and design of segmental concrete bridges using the span-by-span and the cantilever methods of construction. Time dependent effects. Long span bridges. Bridge condition assessment and rating. (Lec) Pre: CVE 651 or permission of instructor

b. Change:

CVE 667 Probabilistic Methods in Structural Engineering - change title to read:

CVE 667 Structural Reliability

B. College of Human Science and Services

1. School of Education

a. Change:

Change catalog section to read:

Program requirements: adult education specialization; and a minimum of 34 credits for reading education. Specializations: Reading education - program leading to advanced certification as reading specialist/consultant. Applicants must hold initial teaching certification in early childhood, elementary, or secondary education. Application materials can be obtained from the Graduate Admissions Office, University of Rhode Island, 55 Lower College Road Suite 2, Kingston, RI 02881. A resume of experience must be submitted with an application