UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE
PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS

LIST #5– 2004/2005

 List #5 of Course Change Proposals is
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List #5 of Program Proposals to be reviewed by CPSP (Council on the Preparation of School Personnel) is
located at http://www.csus.edu/acaf/policies/cpsplst.stm.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Department of Accountancy

SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE

Justification: We wish to reinstate this program. The State of California State Board of Accountancy requires 150 hours of course credits for licensing as a Certified Public Accountant. The firms that recruit our students have expressed their preference for a M.S. in Accountancy as evidence of the 150 hour requirement. Significant demand for the M.S. in Accountancy has been expressed to the CBA Department of Accountancy, the CBA Graduate Programs Office and the Global Education Office. This program will be offered through the College of Continuing Education as a self-support program. Fifty percent or more of the degree program will be offered via satellite, Internet, or other communications-assisted mediums.

MS/Accountancy General Concentration 

MILITARY STUDIES - AIR FORCE ROTC

Department of Aerospace Studies

NON SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE

Justification: Request the following courses be added to the Military Studies minor:

AERO 001A & 001B (1 unit each)
AERO 021A & 021B (1 unit each)
AERO 135A & 135B (3 units each)
AERO 145A & 145B (3 units each)

Presently, other college offer a minor in Aeorspace Studeis whereas CSUS only offers Military Studies. Would like to see there courses added to offer Air Force ROTS members the opportunity to acquire a minor in Military Studies if they so desire.

MINOR REQUIREMENTS

COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES & MATH

Department of Chemistry

NEW PROGRAM

Master's in Chemistry with Biochemistry Concentration

Justification: Biochemistry is an essential discipline within Chemistry which focuses on the properties and applications of biological macromolecules. We are proposing, through relatively minor modifications to the existing Master of Science in Chemistry, a new degree within the Chemistry department, the Master of Science in Chemistry with Biochemistry Concentration. The new degree is justified both from a pedagogical standpoint (because the study of macromolecules requires information and techniques apart from the standard Chemistry master's curriculum), and in order to assist the entry of CSUS students into the burgeoning biotechnology industry in the greater Sacramento area. Since currently about 40% of entering graduate students in Chemistry are specifically interested in Biochemistry, this new program will accommodate the interests of a major portion of our graduate students.

Summary: The new Biochemistry concentration degree can be summarized as follows:
•  Replace two of the existing core courses (six units) for the Master's in Chemistry with 200 level Biochemistry courses. Comment: requires the development of one new additional course (Chem 261) .
•  Retain the remainder of the curricular structure of the Master's in Chemistry degree including a seminar requirement, 6 units of electives from either Chemistry or Biology courses, and the existing 299/500 requirements. Comment: there is no change in total units.
•  The requirement for additional resources is minimal: one additional 200 level Biochemistry course offered every two years.

LIST OF REQUIRED COURSES IN THE PROPOSED DEGREE PROGRAM
Core (14 units)
Two of the four courses (6 units):
CHEM 220 Spectrometric Identification of Compounds (3 units)
CHEM 230 Separation Methods in Chemistry (3 units)
CHEM 231 Chemical Separations Laboratory (3 units)
CHEM 240 Advanced Instrumentation Laboratory (3 units)
Two 200 level Biochemistry courses (6 units):
CHEM 260 Protein Biochemistry (3 units)
CHEM 261 Nucleic Acids Chemistry (3 units)
Four semesters of seminar (2 units):
CHEM 294 (0.5 units)
Electives (6 units)
Graduate and upper division Chemistry and Biology courses as approved by graduate advisor.
Culminating Requirements (10 units)
CHEM 299 Special Problems (8 units)
CHEM 500 Culminating Experience (2 units)

NEW COURSES TO BE DEVELOPED
CHEM 261 Nucleic Acids Chemistry (3 units).

SOCIAL SCIENCE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

Department of Ethnic Studies

NEW PROGRAM

Chicano and Latino Studies Minor

Justification: : The Ethnic Studies Department at CSUS has been in existence for more than thirty years. The Department is comprised of four programs: Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies, Native American Studies, and Pan African Studies. Students who seek to major in Ethnic Studies pave five choices. They can major in General Ethnic Studies or they can emphasize one of the program areas outlined above. Students can also minor in General Ethnic Studies. Currently there is no option for students to minor in one of the specific program areas. The Chicano Studies Program proposes the development of a Chicano-Latino Studies Minor. This minor will focus on the experiences of specific Latino groups, whereas the existing minor has a general orientation focused on Asian Americans, Chicanos, Native Americans, and African Americans. Since Ethnic Studies has only six students who have an Ethnic Studies minor, we do not believe our proposal impacts negatively on these or future students who minor in Ethnic Studies. Since other CSU campuses already have similar minors our proposal is consistent with student demands and university program needs.Students with a concentration in Chicano Studies constitute the largestsubgroup within the four programs (Asian American Studies, ChicanoStudies, Native American Studies, and Pan African Studies) in Ethnic Studies. This indicates a strong desire on the part of CSUS students to studythe Chicano Latino population. Another indicator is the increasing number of students enrolled in Chicano Studies courses. To accommodate their desire to learn more about Latino groups, Chicano Studies has added six new courses focusing on the Chicano-Latino experience in the U.S. and Latin America. These new course offerings have expanded the traditional scope of Chicano Studies by addressing the increasingly growing diverse Latino population in the U.S. In addition, we are currently in the process of modifying ETHN 132 from "La Mujer Chicana" to "La Mujer Latina" reflect these new demographic realities. Also, Ethnic Studies has hired two new faculty with an expertise on the Latino experience.
In my position as Program Director, I have talked to students who have enrolled in Chicano-Latino courses but do not wish to major in Ethnic Studies with a concentration in Chicano Studies or minor in General Ethnic Studies. A Chicano Latino Studies minor gives students an additional option to continue study in this area while majoring in some other traditional field. For example, this minor can appeal to students in other majors, e.g., Criminal Justice, Child Development, Liberal Studies, Social Work, Nursing, Gerontology, etc. (See #7 for an analysis of students by majors who completed a survey asking their interests in a Chicano Latino Studies minor.) A minor in Chicano Latino Studies is timely because students in these majors will increasingly interact with Chicano Latinos. It is estimated that by 2040 nearly half of California's population will be Chicano Latinos.

MINOR REQUIREMENTS
Total units required for Minor: 21
Specific course requirements are:
(3) ETHN 030 Introduction to Chicano Latino Studies
(3) ETHN 130 Chicano Studies: Perspectives and Paradigms
OR
(3) ETHN 131 La Raza Studies
(3) ETHN 132 La Mujer Chicana
(3) ETHN 136 U.S. Mexican Border Relations
(3) ETHN 137 Race and Ethnicity in Latin American and Caribbean
OR
(3) ETHN 161 Contemporary Latino Public Policy Issues
(6) Upper Division electives approved by the Chicano Studies program director