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S.88-72
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
To: ?
Senate
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From:
J.W.G. Ivany
Chair, SCAP
Subject: Department of Psychology - ?
Date:
November 17, 1988
Curriculum Revisions
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning/Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies gives rise to the following motion:
Motion:
that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors curriculum revisions in the Department of
Psychology as set forth in S.8872 including:
1)
New courses PSYC 100-3
PSYC 102-3
PSYC 383-3
2)
Deletion of
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PSYC 101-3
Introduction to Psychology I
Introduction to Psychology II
Drugs and Behaviour
Introductory Psychology
and
3) the introduction of a Co-operative Education Program in
Psychology with four new practica courses -
PSYC 342-0
PSYC
343-0
PSYC 442-0
PSYC 443-0
Practicum I
Practicum
II
Practicum
III
Practicum IV
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
To:
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Ross Saunders ?
From: W. G. Saywell
Associate Vice-President, Academic
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President
Subject: Space Implications Arising from
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Date: November 22, 1988
New Course Proposals - PSYC 100 and 102.
On a number of occasions, in discussions I have had with Department Chairs,
concerns have been expressed that the University has a significant shortage of
space, and further, that best use is not being made of existing space. Today,
when the Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules considered the proposed new
courses PSYC 100 and 102 from the Department of Psychology, concern was
raised that the introduction of these two courses to replace PSYC 101 might have
space implications that could not be accommodated by existing inventories.
SCAR agreed that the new course proposals should go forward to Senate for
action, but it was suggested that some investigation be completed prior to the
Senate meeting to ascertain what implications the introduôtion of these courses
will have on the University's space inventory.
CC.
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R. C. Brown
Dean, Faculty of Arts
R. Blackman
Chair, Department of Psychology
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MEMORANDUM
: Sheila Roberts, ?
From: Roger Blackman, Chair
Admin. Asst., Dean of Arts
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Psychology Department
Subject: Curriculum changes
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Date: October 14, 1988
Please find attached materials pertaining to the changes in our
undergraduate curriculum that we wish to have placed before the Faculty of Arts
Curriculum Committee at its next meeting. A brief rationale for each of these
changes is provided below.
For the last 23 years, the
Psychology
Department has provided students
with the basic introduction to our discipline in a single course (PSYC 101).
For almost as long, instructors and students have been telling us that one
semester is too brief a period in which to cover this material adequately. Most
other universities offer either a
full-year
course or two half-year courses in
their coverage of introductory psychology. We feel the time has come for us to
adopt the normative approach -- to expand PSYC 101 into a two-course sequence
(PSYC 100 & PSYC 102). SFU's system does not allow us to implement a strict
two-course sequence, but we propose to point students in that direction a) by
making PSYC 100 a pre- or co-requisite for PSYC 102, and b) by making both PVC
100 & 102 required courses for psychology majors and prerequisites for PSYC 201,
our first required course at the 200-level.
The proposed change will place an additional demand on the Department's
teaching resources, but it is a demand that can be accommodated by varying the
frequency with which our other courses are offered. I should note in this
regard that we teach our basic introductory course .far more efficiently than in
many other programs. For example, UBC teaches its roughly 1700 introductory
p s
y cholo gy
(day) students in some 12-15 separately instructed sections that run
for a year (two semesters). The corresponding figures for us (PSYC 101 day
course onl
y
) are 1.100 students in 3-4 sections. It Is difficult to estimate the
effect on these figures of the proposed change to PSYC 100/102, but we can
safely claim that we would still be operating very efficiently.
The proposed course will capitalize on the availability of faculty
expertise in an area that is of considerable interest to students and yet
receives little attention in currently offered upper-level courses.
3. New courses - PSYC 342, 343. 442 & 443: Practicum I. II. III & IV
The Psychology Department Is establishing a Co-operative Education
Program. A necessary first step in this direction is to put in place four non-
credit practicum courses. Co-op students register in these courses when they
are on a work-experience semester. These courses are not open to non-coop
students. ?
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE
PROPOSAL FORM
1..:dendar
Information
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Department: Psychology_
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Abbreviation Code:
PSYC
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Cd&irse Number: 100
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Credit. Hours:
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Vector:
2-0-1 - ?
Iite
of Course:
Introduction to Psychology
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Calendar
Description
of Course:
Acquaints the student with
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major
issues
in contemporary psychology and considers
their historical antecedents. Special attention is given
to
questions
of
methodology and research design in psychology. Topics in physiological psychology,
perception, developmental psychology and motivation are considered. Required of all
Natuie
of
Course Lecture/Tutorial ?
majors.
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Students
who
have taken PSYC
101
may not register for PSYC 100
What
course (courses), if
any,
is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: PSYC 101
2.
Schedulin
g
now
frequently will the course be offered?
Every semester
Semester
in which the
course
will first be
offered? 89-3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? Almost all; particularly Drs. Bakan, Beyerstein, Blackman, Davis, Krebs,
Lyman, Modigliani, Turnbull, and Weinberg
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Objectives of the Course
To pr
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vide students with a partial introduction to the field of psychology
(the
balnee being provided by PSYC
102)
4.
Budgetary
and
Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
No additional resources required
Audi- Visual
Space
Equipment
5. Approval
Date: October 14, 1988
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Department
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Chairman
OCT27 1989
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(4S
Dean
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Chairman,
SCUS
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73-34b:-
(When completing this
form,
for instructions see
Memorandum
SCUS
73-34a.
ALaCh
course outline).
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDLPS
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
i. (,:jendar Information
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Department:
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Psychology
Abbreviation
Code:
Code:
PSYC
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CôtLrse Number:
.
102 ?
Credit Hours:
3
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Vector:
2-0-1 -.
Fttle of
Course:
Introduction to Psychology II
Calendar Description of Course:
Acquaints, the student with. major issues in contemporary psychology and considers
their historical antecedents. Topics in learning, cognition, social psychology
and abnormal psychology are considered. Required of all majors.
NatuLe
of
Course
Lecture/Tutorial
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
PSYC 100 (concurrent registration permitted)
Students who have taken PSYC 101 may not register for PSYC 102
What
course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
PSYC 101
2. Sch eduling
Row frequently will the course be offered?
Every semester
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
90-1
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible?
Almost all; particularly Drs. Bakan, Beyerstein, Bowman, Davis, Krebs,
Lyman, and Paranjpe.
3.
Objectives of
the Course
To provide students with a partial introduction to' the field of psychology (the
balance being provided by PSYC 100)
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What
additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library ?
No additional resources required
Audi" Visual
Space
Equipment
5.
Approval
Date: ?
October 14, 1988 ?
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Department Chairman
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Dean
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Chairman, SCUS
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73-34b:--
(When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCIJS
73-34a.
Attach course
outline).
COURSE OUTLINE
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This course will cover approximately half of the domain of the current
Introductory Psychology course (PSYC 101). The specific content areas
(learning, cognition, social psychology and abnormal psychology)
have been
identified as a coherent subset by consensus of our PSYC 101 instructors. "
It is expected that students taking both PSYC 100 and 102 will normally
be able to use the same textbook (all standard introductory texts in psychology
cover the combined content of PSYC 100 & 102). No materials other than the
textbook (and optional Study Guide) are required of students in this course.
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COURSE OUTLINE
This course will cover approximately half of the domain of the current
Introductory Psychology course (PSYC 101). The specific content areas (research
methods, physiological psychology, perception, developmental psychology and
motivation) have been identified as a coherent subset by consensus of our PVC
101 Instructors.
It is expected that students taking both PSYC 100 and 102 will normally
be able to use the same textbook (all standard introductory texts in psychology
cover the combined content of PSYC 100 & 102). No materials other than the
textbook (and optional Study Guide) are required of students In this course.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
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Department Psychology
Abbreviation Code: psyc
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Course Number: 383
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Credit Hours: 3
Vector:
Title of Course: Drugs and Behaviour
Calendar Description of Course: A survey of the field of psychopharmacology -- the study
of how drugs affect the brain, consciousness, and behaviour. Topics will include cellular
effects of drugs and consequences for psychological functions and social behaviour. Theories
of addiction and treatments for drug abuse will be covered as well as legal and societal
issues in the area of drug regulation.
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History and research regarding both legal and illegal
Nature of Course substances will be included, as will drug treatments for mental illness.
Lecture, Labpratory
Prerequisites or special instructions):
PSYC 101-3
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PSYC 201-3
PSYC 280-3 (recommended)
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: none
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Once per year.
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 89-3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? B. Beyerstein, B. Alexander
3.
Objectives of the Course
To acquaint students with current research and historical information on psychotropic
substances, their discovery, patterns of usage and psychological and social effects.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
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No additional resources will be required.
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5.
Approval
Date: ?
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(iU 2'! 88
'Vepartment chairman
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Dean
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Chairman, SUS -
SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline).
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Week 1. ?
Introduction and Overview.
History of psychopharmacology, ancient and modern.
Week 2. ?
Research methods in psychopharmacology. Classification
of psychotropic drugs: Stimulants, Depressants,
Hallucinogens, etc. Sites and modes of drug action.
Week 3.
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Ethnopsychopharmacology. Use of mind-altering plants
in indigenous cultures and modern pharmaceuticals
derived therefrom.
The psychopharmacology of alcohol.
Week 4. ?
Drugs and the brain: Pharmacological effects on the
nervous system and their psychological effects.
Week 5. ?
Opiates and behaviour. History of use and
pharmacologic actions. From natural substances
to "designer drugs."
Week 6. ?
Theories of addiction: Physiological, psychological,
genetic and social.
Treatments for substance abuse: A critical review.
SWeek 7. Mid-term exam.
Week 8. ?
Drugs and perception, memory, mood and motivation.
Marijuana and the psychedelics -- a cost-benefit
analysis.
Week 9.
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Legal control of consciousness-affecting agents:
Prohibition, legalization, decriminalization,
and other alternatives.
Week 10. Tobacco: History, pharmacology, regulation, addiction,
health effects.
Week 11. Cocaine, amphetamine, "crack": -- neural, psychological?
and socio-legal aspects of stimulant use.
Week 12. Drugs and psychiatry; Mood altering drugs -- tranquil-
izers, anti-psychotic, and anti-anxiety agents.
Week 13. The psychopharmacological revolution: Implications for
the future.
Course grade determination: Mid-term exam 30%
Final exam
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35%
Term essay
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35%
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The Department of Psychology offers a Co-operative education
Program for qualified students who wish to acquire practical
experience in psychology. The Program entails planned semesters of
study and employment in the area of the student's choice. (Note: this
Program will not provide training In clinical psychology or
therapeutic techniques which can be obtained only through approved
clinical psychology graduate programs.)
To be eligible for admission to the Co-operative Education
Program, students must have completed 30 semester hours with a minimum
CGPA of 3.0. Prior to admission, students must complete PSYC 100,
102, 201 and 210 or their equivalents. Transfer students must
complete at least 15 semester hours at Simon Fraser.
For further details, students should refer to the Co-
op
erative Education section of the Calendar. Arrangements for work
semesters are made through the Faculty of Arts Co-op Coordinator and
the Psychology Department's Co-op Coordinator, both of whom should be
consulted at least one semester In advance.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
(.:.dendar Information
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Department:
Psychology
Abbreviation Code:
PSYC
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Course Number:
34.2 ?
Credit Hours:
0
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Vector:—
I'l r. le of
Course:
Practicum I
Calendar Description of Course:
First semester of work experience in the Psychology Co-operative Education Program
Nature of
Course
Off-campus practicum
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Normally 30 semester hours with a minimum Cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0, including
PSYC 100, 102, 201, and 210. Students should apply to the Co-op Coordinator one
semester in advance.
What
course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar
if
this
course is
approved:
None
2.
Sc h edu
l in
g
now
frequently will the course be offered?
Every semester
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 89-3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed
offering
possible?
The Psychology Co-op Coordinator
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Objectives of the Course
See Co-op Program objectives
4.
Budgetary
and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library ?
No additional resovrces required
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5.
Approval
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Date: ?
October 14, 1988
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0p
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artment Chairman
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Dean ?
Chairman,
SCUS
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73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Aich
course outline).
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SENATE (X)MNITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
i:.jendr Information
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Department:
Psychology
Abbreviation Code:
PSYC
- Cdtirse NuaJer:343
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Credit Hours;0 ?
Vector:
Hr.le
of
Course: Practicum II
Calendar Description of Course:
Second semester of work experience in the Psychology Co-operative Education Program
Nature
of
Course
Off-campus
practicum
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Successful completion of PSYC 342-0 and 45 semester hours with a minimum Cumulative
G.P.A. of 3.0
What
course (courses), if
any,
is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
None
2. Scheduling
Row
frequently will the course be offered?
Every semester
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
1990-1 or
later
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? The Psychology Co-op Coordinator
3.
Objectives of the Course
See Co-op Program objectives
4. Budgetary
and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional
resources will be required in the following areas:
.
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audin Visual.
Space
Equipment
No additional reources required
5. Approval
Date: October 14 1988
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Departmenthai
OCT27 1988
an
Chairman, .CUS
SLuS
73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see
Memorandum
SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course
outline).
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
C.ilendar Information
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Department:
Psychology
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-
0
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Abbreviation
Code:
PSYC
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Có&LrSe Mumker:
442 ?
Credit Hours:
0 ?
Vector: ?
-
Fitle of
Course:
Practicum III
Calendar Description of Course:
Third semester of work experience in the Psychology Co-operative Education Program
Nature of Course
Off-campus practicum
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Successful completion of PSYC 343-0 and 60 semester hours with a minimum
Cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0
What
course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: None
2.
Scheduling
How
frequently will the course be offered?
Every semester
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
1990-2 or later
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
The Psychology Co-op Coordinator
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03.
ObjectivesoftheCourse
See Co-op Program objectives
4. Budgetary
and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
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No additional resources required
Audio
Visual
Space
Equipment
5. Approval
Date: ?
October 14,1988
De?Aartment Chairman
OCT
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Dean ?
Chairman,
SCIJS
SLS73-i4b:-
(When completing this form, for instructions se Memorandum SCUS
73-34a.
Aiach
course outline).
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SENATE (XMIMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
I..LIend.Jr
Information ?
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Department:
Psychology
Abbreviation
Code:
PSYC_
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Cörse
Number:
4
7.
3
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Credit Hours:
0
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Vector: ?
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Flt. ?
of Course: Practicum IV
Calendar Description of Course:
Fourth semester of work experience in the Psychology Co-operative Education Program
Nature
of CqurSe
Off-campus practic.um
Prerequisites
(or special
instructions):
Successful completion of PSYC 442-0 and 75 semester hours with a minimum
Cumulative
.
G.P.A. of 3.0
What
course
(courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
None
2. Sch edu l in
g
now frequently will the course be offered? Every semester
Semester
in which the course
will
first be offered?
1990-3 or later
Which of your present faculty would be available to
make
the proposed offering
possible? The Psychology Co-op Coordinator
3.
Objectives of the
Course
See Co-op Program objectives
4.
Budgetary
and
Space Requirements (for
information
only)
What
additional
resources
will be
required
in the following
areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library ?
No additional resources required.
Audi"
Visual
Space
Equipment
1
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5. Approval
Date: ?
October 14, 1988
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OCT
27 1988
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Dean
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73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions
see
Memorandum
SCUS 73-34a.
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course
outline).
