Minutes:� Professional Studies School Curriculum Meeting

20 October 2008

Present:� J. Hendrick, S. Todd, B. Wilson, S. Beshers, E. Gravani (ex-officio)

Absent:� T. Fuchs, M. Dodds

� The minutes from the prior meeting were approved unanimously.

� Items

o Physical Education

� Proposed to add the CAR and SAV workshops as pre-requisites to EDU 456.

� A contingent pass was unanimously approved, pending the findings described below.

� We discussed whether the Chair�s signature was an acceptable substitute for the Chair of the Dept. Curriculum Committee.� [NOTE:� Subsequent to the meeting, Hendrick learned that the P.E. Department�s curriculum committee is a committee of the whole, so the chair�s signature is acceptable.]

o Kinesiology

� Proposed to create a new major, Exercise Science

� A contingent pass was approved (3 in favor, 1 abstention), pending a few corrections and getting a letter from the Physics Dept. with regard to adding PHY 106 or 202 to the major.� The most significant correction was to clarify that the �external reviewer comments� stemmed from a SUNY program review.

� Proposed to delete the concentration of Exercise Science

� Approved (3 in favor, 1 abstention)

� Proposed to create a new major, Sport Studies

� A contingent pass was approved (3 in favor, 1 abstention), pending a few corrections and getting a letter from the English Dept. regarding the change in the status of ENG 260 from �required� to �elective.�� The most significant correction was to add a reference in the Justification section to the role played by SUNY program review.

� Proposed to delete the concentration of Sport Studies

� A contingent pass was approved (3 in favor, 1 abstention), pending a reference to the change in ENG 260 as having �minimal� impact

� Proposed to create a new major, Coaching

� A contingent pass was approved (3 in favor, 1 abstention), pending a few corrections.� The most significant corrections were to add a reference in the Justification section to the role played by SUNY program review and to note that the new program will continue to satisfy NASPE coaching guidelines.

� Proposed to delete the concentration of Coaching

� Approved (3 in favor, 1 abstention)

� Proposed to delete the major of Kinesiology

� A contingent pass was approved (3 in favor, 1 abstention), pending a few corrections.