PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
For Undergraduate Programs
Proposed Program Description
{to be completed by proposing campus}
Name of Institution: University at Albany Date: September 30, 2005
{Specify name of branch campus, if relevant}
Proposed program title: Art History
Proposed degree or other award: B.A. Credits: 36 credits (major);
120 total for the B.A. degree
If a baccalaureate degree is proposed, will a waiver of external review be requested: (Y/N)_Yes
{If ‘Yes’, complete the waiver request section on the reverse. }
Academic unit(s) that will offer program: Department of Art
Proposed HEGIS code: 1003.00
Proposed beginning date: Fall 2005
Program summary: {As an attachment to this cover, summarize (in 400 words or fewer) the
purpose, content, and structure of the proposed program and its relationship to
the mission of the institution. Also, complete the draft list of required and
elective courses in the major, on the reverse.}
Projected enrollment: When the program begins After five years
Full-time students 30 40-50
Part-time students 4 8
Will program lead to certification/licensure? No
If Yes, in what field or specialty?
Will special accreditation be sought?_ No
If Yes, by what group? By what date?
Will program or any constituent courses be offered off-campus?__No
If Yes, at what address?
How much? {Specify number of courses and related credits }
Via telecommunications? Yes. No
If Yes, to what location(s)?
For more information, contact the following academic officer:
Name: Susanna Fessler E-mail: fessler@albany.edu
Title: Chair, Department of East Asian Studies Voice: (518) 442-4119
Additional contact information: Sue Faerman, sfaerman@ uamail.albany.edu
Response to Announcement
{requested of other State University campuses}
Do you have a similar or related program? What has been your experience with the program? Would the
introduction of this program have any effect, positive or negative, on your institution? Please specify. Do
you perceive a need for this kind of program? Is there opportunity for articulation or inter-institutional
[_cooperation?
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Curriculum
Show the draft list of required and elective courses in the major. The goal is to provide other campuses and
System Administration with a clear sense of the structure and content of the core of the planned program.
***Please see attached curriculum
LOWER DIVISION UPPER DIVISION (if applicable)
Course Title Cr Course Title Cr
IF A WAIVER OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR EXTERNAL REVIEW FOR BACCALAUREATE
DEGREES IS REQUESTED, CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:
v
v
v
v
the campus has degree authorization at the baccalaureate level in the program proposal
discipline;
the program has leadership already in place on the faculty;
the program is situated in a department (or interdisciplinary center or inter-departmental
group) with a minimum of four full-time faculty, including a department chairperson,
experienced in teaching at the baccalaureate level;
campus faculty governance includes a college/school curriculum committee, dean or
director, and an all-campus educational policy committee;
the proposal does not represent a significant academic departure for the campus or a
change in, or extension to, campus mission that is not addressed in the campus’s
Memorandum of Understanding;
the program does not call for new or experimental pedagogical formats or modes of
delivery;
the program does not lead to professional licensure and is not designed to articulate with
licensure programs.
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