CORE CURRICULUM ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Core Inclusion Applications & Syllabi

Submission Deadline, February 15, 2013

College of Business
Dept	Course #	Title	Syllabus Lecture
Business Comm & Legal	BCM 247	Business Communication	247
Economics	ECO 231	Principles of Macroeconomics	231
Economics	ECO 232	Principles of Microeconomics	232

College of Education
Dept	Course #	Title	Syllabus
Kinesiology	DAN 140	Dance Appreciation	140
Human Sciences	HMS 203	Humand Development Infancy thru Adolescence	203
Human Sciences	HMS 239	Nurtitional Science	239
Human Services	EPS 250	Disability in Society	250
Human Services	RHB 222	Intro to Alcoholism & Substance Abuse	222	222 Rubric
Human Services	SPH 172	Beginning American Sign Language	172
Human Services	SPH 272	Intermediate American Sign Language	272

College of Fine Arts
Dept	Course #	Title	Syllabus
Art	ART 280	Art Appreciation	280
Art	ART 281	Art History Survey 1	281
Art	ART 282	Art History Survey II	282
Music	MHL 245	Introducion to Music Lecture	245
Music	MUS 140	Music Appreciation	140
Theatre	THR 161	Theatre Appreciation	161
Theatre	THR 163	Film & Culture	163

College of Forestry & Agriculture
Dept	Course #	Title	Syllabus
Agriculture	AEC 200	Economics in Context	200
Agriculture	AGN 110	Crop Science	110
Agriculture	AGR 233	World Food and Fiber	233	Calendar
Env Sci	ENV 110	Introduction to Environmental Science	110
Forestry	FOR 251	Introd to Human Dimensions of Natyral Resources	251
Forestry	HRT 222	Floral Design	222
Forestry	ANS 131	Animal Science	131

College of Liberal & Applied Arts
Dept	Course App	Title	Syllabus Lecture
English	ENG 131	Rhetoric & Composition	131
English	ENG 132	Research & Argument	132
English	ENG 133H	Comp & Rhetoric	133H
English	ENG 200	Intro to Literature	200
English	ENG 273	Tech & Scien Writing	273
English	ENG 211	World Literature to 1650	211
English	ENG 212	World Literature from 1650	212
English	ENG 221	British Literature to 1800	221
English	ENG 222	British Literature from 1800	222
English	ENG 229	American Literature to 1865	229
English	ENG 230	American Literature from 1865 to present	230
English	ENG 233H	Literary Genres	233H
English	ENG 209	Mythology	209
Government	PSC 141	American Government, Theory	141
Government	PSC 142	American Government, Struct & Function	142
History	HIS 133	US History Survey, 1000-1877	133
History	HIS 134	US History Survey, 1877 - present	134
History	HIS 151	Western Civilzation I	151
History	HIS 152	Western Civilzation II	152
Multi-Disciplinary	PHI 153	Introduction to Philosophy	153
Multi-Disciplinary	PHI 223	Introduction to Ethics	223
Languages/Comm	COM 111	Public Speaking	111
Languages/Comm	COM 170	Interpersonal Communication	170
Languages/Comm	COM 215	Small Group Communication	215
Languages/Comm	FRE 131	Elementary French I	131
Languages/Comm	FRE 132	Elementary French II	132
Languages/Comm	GER 131	Elementary German I	131
Languates/Comm	GER 132	Elementary German II	132
Multi-Disciplinary	LAT 131	Latin I	131
Multi-Disciplinary	LAT 132	Latin II	132
Languages/Comm	POR 131	Elementary Portuguese I	131
Languages/Comm	POR 132	Elementary Portuguese II	132
Languages/Comm	SPA 131	Elementary Spanish I	131
Languages/Comm	SPA 132	Elementary Spaish II	132
Psychology	PSY 133	General Psychology	133
Social & Cultural	ANT 231	Intro to Cultural Anthropology	231
Social & Cultural	GEO 131	World Regional Geography	131
Social & Cultural	SOC 137	Intro to Sociology	137

College of Sciences & Mathematics
Dept	Course #	Title	Syllabus Lecture	Syllabus Lab
Biology	BIO 121	Concepts of Biology	121
Biology	BIO 123	Human Biology	123
Biology	BIO 125	Principles of Ecology & Evolution	125
Biology	BIO 131	Principles of Botany	131
Biology	BIO 133	Principles of Zoology	133
Biology	BIO 225	Local Flora or Fauna	225
Biology	BIO 238	Human Anatomy & Physiology	238
Chemistry	CHE 101	Conceptual Chemistry	101
Chemistry	CHE 111	Intro to Chemistry I	111	111L
Chemistry	CHE 133	Atomic & Molecular Structure	133	133L
Chemistry	CHE 134	General Chemistry	134	134 L
Geology	GOL 101	Fundamentals of Earth Science	101
Geology	GOL 131	Introductory Geology	131
Geology	GOL 132	The Earth Through Time	132
Math & Statistics	MTH 110	Mathematics in Society	110
Math & Statistics	MTH 127	Intro to fondations of Math I	127
Math & Statistics	MTH 138	College Algebra	138
Math & Statistics	MTH 143	Finite Mathematics	143
Math & Statistics	MTH 220	Intro to Probability & Stats	220
Math & Statistics	MTH 233	Calculus I	233
Physics & Astronomy	AST 105	Classical & Modern Astronomy	105
Physics & Astronomy	PHY 100	Physics in Society	100
Physics & Astronomy	PHY 101	General Physics I	101
Physics & Astronomy	PHY 102	General Physics II	102
Physics & Astronomy	PHY 110	Fundamentals of Electronics	110
Physics & Astronomy	PHY 118	Musical Acoustics	118
Physics & Astronomy	PHY 131	Mechanics & Heat I	131
Physics & Astronomy	PHY 132	Electricity, Sound, Light & Optics	132
Physics & Astronomy	PHY 241	Technical Phsyics I	241
Physics & Astronomy	PHY 242	Technical Physics II	242

Rubrics & Examples

Document	Date Posted
Rubric for Communications	1/25/13
Rubric for Creative Arts	1/25/13
Rubric for History	1/25/13
Rubric for Language, Philosophy & Culture	1/25/13
Rubric for Mathematics	1/25/13
Rubric for Political Science	1/25/13
Rubric for Life & Physical Sciences	1/25/13
Rubric for Social & Behavioral Sciences	1/25/13

Example BIO 131	1/25/13
Example SOC 137	1/25/13

Core Curriculum Course Inclusion Form

The attached form should be completed for ALL courses submitted for the core

http://www2.sfasu.edu/ccci.

Committee Objective

The Core Curriculum Advisory Committee has been tasked by the Provost with bringing the SFA undergraduate core curriculum in line with the newly announced provisions of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Details of the core changes can be found on the THECB website by clicking on the "Core Curriculum Revision" link of the "Index A-Z" tab.

The mandated changes to the core curriculum include changes to the component areas and allocation of credit hours within those areas. The EEOs will be replaced by six core objectives including: Critical thinking skills, Communication skills, Empirical and Quantitative skills, Teamwork, Social responsibility, and Personal responsibility. Core objectives differ by component area and faculty teaching courses designated as fulfilling a Component Area will be responsible for assessing the core objectives designated by the THECB for that component area. In order to bring the core in line with the new policies, each department and college will be required to carefully review each core course that they offer. This process may require the deletion of some courses, creation of new courses, or the revision of existing courses. Our procedure will be that the department offering any course they would like to be considered for the core (as a continued course, new course, or revised course) should complete an application form defining the course and how it will meet the new assessment criteria (now called "Core Objectives") under the appropriate component area.

The Coordinating Board has provided some guidelines for you to consider.

The core will be restricted to Freshman and Sophomore (100 and 200) level courses.
Core courses may not have prerequisites outside the core.
Course sequences (e.g., Eng 131 and 132, or Che 133 and 134) can be allowed if the department provides justification that the second course in the sequence relies upon the skills developed in the first course of the series.
The Board will not allow courses into the core that are restricted to a specific discipline or major or that are narrowly focused on the skills and/or techniques specific to one particular occupation or profession

In order to meet state mandated deadlines we have prepared the following timeline:

September 28, 2012	Core Curriculum Advisory Committee preliminary meeting
October 26, 2012	Core Curriculum Course Application forms to be made available online
February 15, 2013	Core Curriculum course application forms due to core curriculum advisor committee
Fall 2013	Course changes necessitated by the new core curriculum submitted to Undergraduate Curriculum Committee for approval in Spring, 2014
October 1, 2013	Course documentation, justification, and assessment plans submitted to the Provost
November 30, 2013	Course documentation, justification, andassessment plans submitted the University to the THECB
Fall 2014	Implement new core

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Link

THECB Core Curriculum Revision