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CHESS 17-29 REV COURSE POL 39000

November 17, 2017

Purdue Northwest Curriculum Document

Program Name: Political Science

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  • Document No: CHESS 17-29 REV POL 39000
  • Proposed Effective Date: Fall 2018
  • Submitting Department: CHESS Political Science, Economics, World Languages and Cultures
  • Date Reviewed by Department: November 17, 2017
  • Submission Date: December 1, 2017
  • Date Reviewed College/School Curriculum Committee: 01/26/2018 and 02/02/2018
  • Contact Person: Jonathan Swarts, Department Head, PEW

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  • Approval by Faculty Senate:
  • Date Reviewed by Senate Curriculum Committee:
  • Name(s) of Library Staff Consulted: Not Applicable
  • Will New Library Resources Used?: No
  • Form 40 Needed?: Yes

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Task: Course Change or New Course Proposal

    • Program Name: Political Science

Section II: This section is for changes in courses only

Subject:

Revise POL 39000 Topics in Political Science. This change would remove the current restrictions and prerequisites for POL 39000, opening the course to a wider range of students.

Justification:

As a topics course in political science, POL 39000 is targeted at a general student audience, not specifically upper-level political science majors. The course does not require previous coursework in political science. The current restrictions and prerequisites are thus not accurate. This change would more accurately reflect the nature and target audience of the course.

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Current:

POL 39000 – Topics In Political Science

Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Prerequisite: A 10000-level POL course or consent of Instructor. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
3.000 Credit hours

Levels: Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate

Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study, Lecture
PolSci Econ WrldLang Cultr-PNW Department

Course Attributes: Upper Division, Variable Title

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications:

  • Sophomore: 45 – 59 hours
  • Senior: 105+ hours
  • Junior: 75 – 89 hours
  • Senior: 90 – 104 hours
  • Sophomore: 30 – 44 hours
  • Junior: 60 – 74 hours

Prerequisites:

  • Undergraduate level  POL 10000 Minimum Grade of D- or
  • Undergraduate level  POL 10100 Minimum Grade of D- or
  • Undergraduate level  POL 10200 Minimum Grade of D- or
  • Undergraduate level  POL 10400 Minimum Grade of D- or
  • Undergraduate level  POL 12000 Minimum Grade of D- or
  • Undergraduate level  POL 13000 Minimum Grade of D- or
  • Undergraduate level  POL 14100 Minimum Grade of D- or
  • Undergraduate level  POL 19000 Minimum Grade of D-

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Proposed:

POL 39000 – Topics In Political Science

Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary.

Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
3.000 Credit hours

Levels: Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate

Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study, Lecture
PolSci Econ WrldLang Cultr-PNW Department

Course Attributes: 
Upper Division, Variable Title

No Prerequisites

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Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes:

Not Applicable

Impact on Students:

Change would make POL 39000 accessible to a much wider pool of students, providing additional elective choices to students.

Impact on University Resources:

Not Applicable.

Impact on other Academic Units:

Course will be open to a wider pool of students, providing additional elective choices to students in other units.