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COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, POLICY AND RESEARCH REPORTMay 7, 2019
Program Actions are changes to existing programs that are significant enough to require approval bythe New York State Department of Education (NYSED) or new registrations heavily based upon existingprograms also requiring approval of (NYSED).Campus Academic Policies are unique to a single CUNY institution but affect a large segment of thecampus student population.General Education Courses are new or modified courses that the college or school seeks to add to itsgeneral education offerings in a designated category. These courses have been vetted by a universitywide faculty committee.
Baruch CollegeProgram ActionsActionDegree AwardMajorAdding a distance educationdelivery mode.MBABusinessAdministrationCourse TitleCritical Thinking andMedia LiteracyGen Ed CategoryIndividual inSocietyDegree AwardMajorSummary of PolicyIn an effort to reach a new andgeographically expanded population, theMBA in Business Administration will beoffered on-line in addition to the traditionalclassroom format.Borough of ManhattanCollegeAddition of General EducationCoursesCourse NumberCRT 245Brooklyn CollegeCampus Academic PoliciesActionThe Brooklyn College advancedgeneral education requirementshave been broadened to provideoptions for multi-lingual students.Addition of General EducationCoursesSummary of PolicyAn alternative set of course options forstudents proficient in a language otherthan English will be offered in lieu of themodern language requirement.
Course NumberCourse TitleGen Ed CategoryRELG 3003Questions of Text andTruth: Introduction toJudaism, Christianity,and IslamFlexible:Individual andSocietyHNSC 1100HNSC 1200EESC 1010Personal and CommunityHealthFundamentals ofNutritionThe Dynamic EarthFlexible: ScientificWorldFlexibel: ScientificWorldRequired: Lifeand PhysicalSciencesCollege of Staten IslandCampus Academic PoliciesSummary of PolicyPermitting UndergraduateAccounting majors to count up tothree graduate Accounting coursestowards both a graduate andundergraduate degreeThis policy allows stronger undergraduatestudents to double count graduate creditsfor both the undergraduate and graduatedegrees. This will encourage more studentsto continue their studies to earn a master'sdegree.PolicyHostos CommunityCollege
Addition of General EducationCoursesCourse NumberCourse TitleBIO 140Human Biology IBIO 150Human Biology IIGen Ed CategoryLife and PhysicalScienceCommon CoreScientific WorldCommonCoreHunter CollegeAddition of General EducationCoursesCourse NumberCourse TitleNews Literacy in a DigitalAgeGen Ed CategoryEnglishCompositionARB 15000Introduction to ModernArab CulturesWorld Cultures &Global IssuesARB 25700Language and Culture inContemporary NorthAfricaWorld Cultures &Global IssuesMEDIA 21100John Jay College ofCriminal JusticeProgram Actions
ActionDegree AwardMajorSummaryRegister Certificate in PoliceLeadershipCertificatePolice LeadershipThis certificate can be completed either asa stand alone credential or en route to abachelor's degree. There is a strongemphasis on incorporating sensitivity tocultural differences into police leadership.Name Change for BA in LatinAmerican and Latina/o StudiesBALatin Americanand Latina/oStudiesIn order to be consistent with currentusage, the program's name will be changedto "Latin American and Latinx Studies."Addition of General EducationCoursesCourse NumberMAT 150Course TitleIntroduction to DataAnalysisGen Ed CategoryMath &QuantitativeReasoningKingsborough CommunityCollegeProgram ActionsActionDegree AwardClosing the Sports ManagementConcentration in the AAS in Tourism AASand Hospitality.Adding a distance educationdelivery mode.ASMajorTourism andHospitalityCommunityHealthSummaryThere is a lack of interest in studentsstudying Sports Management in this degreeprogram.Through internal institutional planning andin-line with CUNY's initiative to reach out toadult learners Kingsborough will prepare tooffer this program online.
Addition of General EducationCoursesCourse NumberCourse TitleGen Ed CategoryMAT 800Practical Mathematicsfor Today’s WorldMath & QuantReasoningBIO 1800Biology of the HumanBodyART 2200Medieval ArtHIS 3200Modern ChinaLife and PhysicalSciencesWorld Culturesand Global IssuesWorld Culturesand Global IssuesHIS 3700The Middle East: WorldWar I to the PresentENG 5700Creative Writing: PoetryENG 5900Introduction to CreativeWritingPHI 6600Criminal Justice EthicsWorld Culturesand Global al andSocietyLabor and Urban Studies,School ofProgram ActionsActionChanging the Name of the ProgramDegree AwardMajorHealth Care Policy mmary of PolicyA change in the focus of the programdictates a title change. The new title willbe "Healthcare Leadership and Advocacy."
Health Care Policy andAdministrationGraduateCertificateAddition of General EducationCoursesCourse NumberCourse TitleHUC113Oral InterpretationHUM110Introduction to JazzGen Ed ng the Name of the ProgramA change in the focus of the programdictates a title change. The new title willbe "Leading Change in HealthcareSystems."LaGuardia CommunityCollegeLehman CollegeProgram ActionsActionDiscontinuation of theundergraduate Public HealthProgramCreation of a new track for theSocial Work M.S.W. ProgramCampus Academic PoliciesDegree AwardMajorB.S.Public HealthM.S.W.Social WorkSummaryDue to the reorganization of Public Healthofferings at CUNY, the College willdiscontinue offering this program.This program is adding a new track to allowstudents to spread the 600 hours ofinternship over three semesters instead oftwo allowing them to do 15 hours per weekrather than 21 hours per week allowingflexibility in degree completion.Summary of Policy
PolicyImprovement to the College'sReadmission PolicyEstablishment of Policies inundergraduate certificatesAdding options for students whenprogram requirements change.Changes to the College HonorsrequirementsAddition of General EducationCoursesIn order to promote degree completion,students who stop out for only one or twosemesters will no longer have to file forreadmission.The establishment of undergraduatecertificates is a relatively newdevelopment. The academic policies forundergraduate certificates with respect tosuch matters as GPA and residencyrequirements will mirror those of theCollege's academic minors.Students will no longer be bound by degreerequirements when they enter the collegeif newer requirements present the studentwith options that are of interest to thestudent.College Honors is being renamed to CollegeLatin Honors. The number of creditscompleted at Lehman is being loweredfrom 60 to 50. The indexable credits shouldmatch, so it is increased from 42 to 50expanding honors eligibility to morestudents. The minimum cumulative goesfrom 3.4 to 3.5. GPA requirements areraised as follows: Cum laude - 3.5-3.74;Magna cum laude - 3.75-3.84; Summa cumlaude - 3.85-4.0.
Course NumberCourse TitleMAT 128Foundations of DataScienceGen Ed CategoryMathematics QuantitativeReasoningQueensboroughCommunity CollegeProgram ActionsActionDiscontinuation of the Day CareAssistant Certificate ProgramDegree AwardCertificateMajorDay CareAssistantSummaryThere is no longer a demand for theCertificate in Day Care Assistant.Queens CollegeProgram ActionsActionCertificate Program in PostBaccalaureate Pre-HealthAdding a distance educationdelivery mode.Degree v. Cert.Post Master'sSpecialEducation: EarlyChildhood, Birthto Grade 2SummaryThis certificate will provide opportunities toindividuals with non-science undergraduatedegrees interested in applying to graduateprograms in health related fields with theacademic preparation needed foradmission.In an effort to reach a new andgeographically expanded population, theAdvanced Certificate in Early ChildhoodSpecial education will be offered on-line inaddition to the traditional classroomformat.
Adding a distance educationdelivery mode.Adv. Cert.Post Master'sAdding a distance educationdelivery mode.Adv. Cert.Post Master'sAdding a distance educationdelivery mode.Register Advanced Certificate inEducational Leadership andBilingual SpecializationRegister Masters of ScienceProgram in Education andInstructional LeadershipRegister Educational Leadership,MSEdChange in Program's creditsM.S. in EdGraduate rades 1-6)TeachingStudents WithDisabilities,AdolescentGeneralist,Grades 7-12Family andConsumerScience Teacher,All GradesEducationalLeadership andBilingualSpecializationEducation andInstructionalLeadershipIn an effort to reach a new andgeographically expanded population, theAdvanced Certificate in Childhood Specialeducation will be offered on-line in additionto the traditional classroom format.In an effort to reach a new andgeographically expanded population, theAdvanced Certificate in Middle/High SchoolSpecial education will be offered on-line inaddition to the traditional classroomformat.In an effort to reach a new andgeographically expanded population, themaster's in Family and Consumer ScienceTeacher will be offered on-line in additionto the traditional classroom format.Registration of a teacher ed program basedupon existing programs at the college.Registration of a teacher ed program basedupon existing programs at the college.Registration of a teacher ed program basedupon existing programs at the college.M.A.T. AlternativeCertificationTeacher ofAdolescentSpecialEducation,GeneralistIncreasing the number of credits in theprogram from 36-45 to require students tohave more in-class practicum experience.
(AlternativeTransitional BCertification)York CollegeProgram ActionsActionSignificant changes to the MusicMajorDegree AwardMajorBAMusicSummaryFollowing a self study, the faculty havechosen to add an Advanced Music Theorycourse , reduce the credits in the Ensemblecourses, added Chorus courses, require anEthnomusicology course and expand theofferings in that area as well as additionalcourses in history and theory of music.These changes collectively are significantenough to require NYS EducationDepartment Approval.
MBA Business Administration In an effort to reach a new and geographically expanded population, the MBA in Business Administration will be offered on-line in addition to the traditional classroom format. Borough of Manhattan College . Addition of General Education Courses . Course Number Cou
