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CPN 166.12
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL NUMBER:
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD
PROGRAM REVISION PROPOSAL
Curriculum proposal numbers will be assigned by Academic Affairs.
DEPARTMENT: Psychology
PROGRAM PROPOSAL TITLE: Change in major/minor requirements
EFFECTIVE TERM OF IMPLEMENTATION: Spring 2013
DEPARTMENT CONTACT INFORMATION
Department:Psychology
Proposer:Magdalene Chalikia
Telephone:4082
Dept Chair:Magdalene Chalikia
Telephone:4082
E-mail:[email protected]
E-mail:[email protected]
SECTION A: PROGRAM INFORMATION
1. This proposal is for a (check all that apply):
x
x
New option
Change in required courses for emphasis or option
New track, emphasis or concentration
Change in number of credits for
major or minor
Suspend program
Change in required courses for major
or minor
Other (please explain):
Close program
Reinstate program
NEW INFORMATION
CURRENT INFORMATION
ONLY COMPLETE SECTIONS
CHANGED BY THE
PROPOSED REVISIONS
2. Current program title:
Proposed program title:
3. Current program catalog description:
Proposed program catalog description:
4. Current total number of credits required for the
Proposed total number of credits required for the
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proposed major, minor, program, option, track,
emphasis, concentration or certificate:
42 credits for the major
24 credits for the minor
proposed major, minor, program, option, track,
emphasis, concentration or certificate:
40 credits for the major
25 credits for the minor
5. Explain fully any formal options, concentrations, or
special emphases currently part of the major.
Explain fully any proposed changes to the formal
options, concentrations, or special emphases for the
major.
6. List course prerequisites and/or other criteria for
admission of students to the current degree major
program, and for their continuation in it.
List course prerequisites and/or other criteria for
admission of students to the proposed degree major
program, and for their continuation in it.
7. Core Requirements. List all current program Core
Requirement course subjects/numbers, title and
credits.
Core Requirements. List all proposed Core
Requirement course subjects/numbers, title and
credits.
Psy 113 General Psychology (3)
Psy 202 Developmental Psychology (3)
Psy 231 Psychological Statistics and Methodology I (3)
Psy 232 Psychological Statistics and Methodology II (3)
Psy 261 Personality (3)
Psy 330 Experimental Psychology (3)
Psy 430 Advanced Experimental Psychology (3)
Psy 463 Abnormal Psychology (3)
Psy 481 Seminar in Psychology (3)
Psy 113 General Psychology (3)
Psy 202 Developmental Psychology (3)
Psy 230 Statistics for the Behavioral Science (4)
Psy 261 Personality (3)
Psy 330 Experimental Methods (3)
Psy 463 Abnormal Psychology (3)
Psy 481 Seminar in Psychology (3)
8. Total credits for current Core Requirements
27
Total credits for proposed Core Requirements
22
9. Program Requirements. List all current Program
Requirement course subjects/numbers, titles and
credits.
Students must take 27 credits in the Psychology Core
requirements and at least 15 elective credits in
Program Requirements. List all proposed Program
credits.
Psychology courses, 9 of which must be at the 300
Level or above
Students must take 22 credits in the Psychology Core
requirements and at least 18 elective credits in
Psychology courses, 9 of which must be at the 300
Level or above
10. Total current credits for Program Requirements
Total proposed credits for Program Requirements
42
40
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11. Related Requirements. List all current Related
credits.
Related Requirements. List all proposed Related
credits.
12. Total current credits for Related Requirements.
Total proposed credits for Related Requirements.
13. Restricted Electives. List all current Restricted
Elective course subjects/numbers, titles and credits.
Restricted Electives. List all proposed Restricted
Elective course subjects/numbers, titles and credits.
14. Total current credits for Restricted Electives.
Total proposed credits for Restricted Electives.
15. Electives. List all current Elective course
subjects/numbers, titles and credits.
Electives. List all proposed Elective course
subjects/numbers, titles and credits.
16. Total credits for current Electives.
Total credits for proposed Electives.
15
18
17. Total credits for current Degree Program
WITHOUT EMPHASES AND/OR OPTIONS
Total credits for proposed Degree Program
WITHOUT EMPHASES AND/OR OPTIONS
42
40
18. Emphases and Options. List each current
emphasis or option separately, including all course
subjects/numbers, titles and credits. Provide TOTAL
number of credits for EACH emphasis/option.
Emphases and Options. List each proposed emphasis
or option separately, including all course
subjects/numbers, titles and credits. Provide TOTAL
number of credits for EACH emphasis/option.
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SECTION B: PROPOSAL RATIONALE
19. Provide a curricular rationale for the proposed revised program, including any information regarding
market needs or enrollment demands.
When we designed our current curriculum we were expecting students to take the Psy 231-232 sequence in their
sophomore year, Psy 330 in their junior year, and Psy 430 in either junior or senior year, with the option of doing
additional research in psychology later. Currently majors need 4 semesters in order to complete these four required
courses. We have experienced a large number of transfer students coming in as juniors and needing to get into the Psy
231-232 sequence right away in order to complete their degree in four semesters. In order to meet the enrollment
demands, we have been forced to increase the size of Psy 231 every semester and add a lab, for a number of years.
However, as our major numbers have increased, it has been very difficult to accommodate all the students trying to get
into the class. If we compare present numbers to 2000, when we had 192 majors, we've had a 43% increase in majors,
and we went from 4 to over 80 minors. As a consequence, many of our majors and minors have not been able to enroll
in Psy 231 until their junior year, and many students wishing to switch majors have been discouraged by the prospect
of needing 4 extra semesters to graduate. We have been offering Psy 231 and Psy 232 every semester. Typically
faculty responsible for the Psy 231-232 sequence have been limited in their ability to teach elective courses, because of
the load involved (6 credits with the labs for each course). In addition, our Psy 231 and Psy 232 classes counted for 3
credits each, and students have been complaining for years that the class should have more credits to reflect the amount
of work it involves and the lab component. Also, as we have been teaching these courses we have discovered that
there is a great degree of Methods overlap between the Stats/Method courses and Psy 330, Experimental Psychology.
In addition, it has become very difficult to maintain requirement of Psy 430 Advanced Experimental Psychology for all
majors, as our the number of majors has increased dramatically. Students in this class conduct an independent research
project under faculty supervision, and we keep the enrollment to a manageable size of 15. We would have to either
increase the number of sections we offer, and continue to experience limitations in our elective offerings, or make it an
elective class and recommend that students with a higher GPA that would be eligible for graduate school take it. We
decided to make Psy 430 an elective.
Our program revisions introduce some flexibility in our curriculum, and allow us to be more efficient in our course
offerings by discontinuing the 2-semester sequence, focusing the statistics part in one course with a lab and increasing
the credits to the students from 3 to 4, while maintaining the existing load (6 credits) for the faculty teaching the class
with 2 labs. The content of Psy 330 is changing a little to reflect an emphasis on both Method and writing. Psy 430 is
now an elective we would recommend to students eligible for graduate school. We expect that these changes will
contribute to an increase in the number of students graduating with a Psychology major, as they will make our program
more flexible and attractive to transfer students and students wishing to switch majors in their junior year.
20. Does the proposal affect any other major(s) or program(s)?
x
Yes
No
If yes, list the departments to which the program proposal has been sent and indicate date sent. Copy/paste any
documentation of the responses into the box below. Any objections should be stated in writing and included in
this section.
Our changes affect the Criminal Justice related requirements, the Gerontology restricted electives, and the
Social Studies Primary Emphasis in Psychology requirements.
On 2/8/2012 2:11 PM, Deb White wrote:
> Dear Magda,
> Thank you for consulting with the Department of Sociology and Criminal
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> Justice regarding these proposed changes. We support these changes and
> will update our Criminal Justice and Gerontology curricula to reflect
> them.
> Deb White
>
> On 1/23/2012 2:14 PM, Magda Chalikia wrote:
>> Dear Deb,
>> As I mentioned last week, we are planning some changes to the major
>> that may affect the Criminal Justice Related Requirements and
>> Gerontology Restricted Electives. The changes won't affect the Social
>> Science Concentration in the Criminal Justice program.
>>
>> The proposed changes affecting your programs are as follows:
>> We plan to discontinue the 6 cr Psy 231-232 (Psychological Statistics
>> and Methodology I and II).
>> We plan to create a new 4 cr Statistics for the Behavioral Science
>> course, tentatively called Psy 230 (with lab) followed by the 3cr Psy
>> 330 which will be renamed Experimental Methods (currently it is
>> called Experimental Psychology. The content of Psy 330 will not
>> change. It is currently a Method emphasis course which involves the
>> development of a research proposal, and it will remain the same. It
>> is also our WI in the major course and is capped at 15 students. The
>> Stats class will be capped at about 36-40 students, so that there
>> will be 2 labs, as we typically do. So the total credits for both
>> courses (required for our majors) will be 7 rather than 6.
>>
>> We decided to make the change because of the heavy overlap between
>> the method content in the Psy 231-232 and that in Psy 330. We will
>> continue offering sufficient sections of Psy 330 to accommodate the
>> students needing to take it. Currently the prerequisite for Psy 330
>> is Psy 232, and that will change to the new Psy 230.
>>
>> Please let us know how your department feels about these proposed
>> changes. According to the new curriculum proposal steps, we have to
>> consult with other departments affected by our changes and we need to
>> provide the College Curriculum Committee with minutes from your
>> department indicating that our proposed changes were discussed and
>> your response to such changes. We plan to bring our proposed changes
>> to the committee as soon as possible (we may not be able to make the
>> February 10 meeting, but hope to go to the next one).
>>
>> Thanks much for your consideration,
>> Magda
Steve Hoffbeck wrote on January 30th, 2012
Dear Magda and the MSUM Psychology Department,
Thank you for your note regarding the changes to the Psychology major and the
resulting impact on the Social Studies Primary Concentration.
As Social Studies coordinator, I am happy to inform you that substituting
the new Psychology 230 statistics class for the old
Psychology 231 class is a minor change and is
acceptable for the Social Studies major at MSUM. This is because it
is the right of a department to implement program changes, and because in this
case, it is merely adding one credit to the Primary Emphasis in Psychology.
There are other primary concentrations that require 25 credits for the primary emphasis,
notably Geography, and another that requires 26 credits, Sociology.
In conclusion, there is no objection within the Social Studies realm
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for your changes in the statistics class numbering or number of credits (increased from
3 to 4 credits.)
Please inform me of the change in the major when it has been approved by the
powers that are in charge and then the Social Studies Committee will
vote on the proposal and send it through the educational channels as
a minor change in the program (for the increase in credits).
Thank you for consulting with the Social Studies program.
Sincerely,
Steve Hoffbeck
Social Studies Coordinator.
----- Original Message ----From: "Magda Chalikia" <[email protected]>
To: "Steve Hoffbeck" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:07:18 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: Social Studies
Dear Steve,
Thanks so much for getting back to me. We are introducing some changes in our major, and one of them affects the Social Studies
program. Here is what we are proposing to do:
Discontinue the Psy 231-232 6 cr sequence (Stats/Method I and II).
Create a new course (tentative number is Psy 230) that will be called Statistics for the Behavioral Science. This will be a 4 cr class
(with lab), and will focus on stats with a bit of Method. The follow up class will be Psy 330 (currently Experimental Psychology,
our WI course). Our majors will have to take both of these. Yours will have to take the new Psy 230.
So the impact for the Social Studies major with emphasis in Psychology will be a 1 credit increase (from 24 credits to 25 credits),
because the course that will be the substitute for Psy 231 (the new Psy 230) will be 4 credits.
Incidentally, the Social Science concentration in the Criminal Justice program requires Social Behavior (Psy 220) rather than Psy
231, and that could be an alternative (minor change without changing the overall credits). Otherwise, you may have to change the
overall credits to 25 from 24. As I understand the new committees you will have to go through your College's curriculum
committee for this change as we go through ours.
According to the new process, we are obligated to consult with you since our changes impact your program. And we need to
present evidence, in the form of minutes showing that our proposed changes have been discussed and what your position is, as one
of the documents we need to submit.
We plan to bring the changes to our college curriculum committee as soon as possible (but probably not by Feb 10 when they have
their next meeting). Could you please discuss our change and let me know what your committee's sentiment is?
Thank you very much,
Magda
21. Cut/paste documentation of consultation with Collection Management Librarian regarding this proposal
into the box below.
Larry,
This is the third time I am sending this message regarding a new course we are proposing. We have all the documents ready to go,
but we haven't heard from you. Am I to assume you have no issues with our new course?
Thanks,
Magda
Dr. Magdalene H. Chalikia
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Professor and Chair
Psychology Department
Minnesota State University Moorhead
1104 7th Ave. S.
Moorhead, MN 56563
Web page: www.mnstate.edu/chalikia
Fax:218-477-2602
Phone:218-477-4082
________________________________________
From: Magdalene Chalikia
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:04 PM
To: Larry Schwartz
Subject: FW: new course
Larry,
I am sending again an email I sent last week regarding a new course we are proposing and a change in our major requirements,
which will actually reduce the overall credits in the major by 2. Currently students are required among other things to take two
semesters of Stats/Method (6 credits) and two semesters of Experimental classes (6 credits). We are creating a new Statistics class
(4 credits) as outlined below, and making the second experimental class an elective, and also increasing the credits in the electives
from 15 to 18. The content of the affected classes collectively will not change (even though there will be shifts of material across
classes). Please let me know whether or not these changes will be an issue for the library, regarding required support.
Thanks much,
Magda
Dr. Magdalene H. Chalikia
Professor and Chair
1104 7th Ave. S.
Moorhead, MN 56563
Fax: 218-477-2602
Phone:218-477-4082
-----Original Message----From: Magda Chalikia [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 6:01 PM
To: Larry Schwartz
Subject: new course
Hi Larry,
We are changing our major a little, in the following manner. We want to introduce a new course: Psy 230 Statistics for the
Behavioral Sciences.
In essence we are eliminating Psy 231, Psy 232 (Stats/Method I and II) and creating a new stats class that will have a lab
component and will be 4 credits. This course will focus on stats only, and in that respect will combine the stats material (including
labs) from the two separate courses we currently have. The method component is already incorporated in Psy 330 (our WI
course). So we want to reduce redundancy and make it possible to cover the Stats component in one semester. This is typically
how the class is taught in many other institutions. Because we are proposing this new class we need to consult with you regarding
library support etc. We think this should not be an issue because we are in essence replacing existing courses with a more stream
lined one.
I would appreciate receiving a reaction from you on this matter.
Thanks much,
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Magda
-Dr. Magdalene H. Chalikia
Professor and Chair
1104 7th Ave. S.
Moorhead, MN 56563
Fax : 218-477-2602
Phone : 218-477-4082
22. Recommend additional material needed to support this program (e.g. library titles or subscriptions,
specialized equipment).
None
SECTION C: ADMINISTRATIVE RATIONALE
Please complete the following questions as they pertain to your proposal. The information will be used
by the Deans and Provost for planning purposes.
23. Provide an estimated annual expenditure from departmental budgets necessary for materials and
supplies related to the proposal.
No additional expenses are expected.
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24. Has the department approved this course? Cut/paste documentation of the department meeting (including
the meeting date, names of faculty members voting and outcome of that vote) in the box below.
Yes. The new course and major change was approved.
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Faculty Meeting Minutes
January 20, 2012
A Psychology Department Faculty Meeting was held Friday, January 20, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. in BR 362.
Present: M. Chalikia (MC), G. Nickell (GN), E. Nawrot (LN), M. Racek (PR), C. Malone (CM), L. H.
Stewart (LS), R. Bergstrom (RB), M. Potter (PP), R. Kolotkin (RK), O. Melroe (OM), J. Guffey (JG)
A draft of Fall 2012 schedule was distributed. Permanent faculty are currently the only ones listed.
Budget for FY 13 - Operating Budget Review & Recommendation: Following recommendations from
the University Planning and Budget Committee there is a new process for FY 2013. We will be
generating budget requests based upon our needs. Five years of expenditure data will be provided to us
with guidelines, as a means of helping us with the planning process. We should be getting these data by
the end of the month. We will complete the request as part of our work plan.
4-year reports: Faculty received a list of names and a reminder.
Student evaluations: Dean Malott does not need the original scantron sheets submitted, nor does she
require all the student comments.
Student Academic Conference Panelist: Dean Malott is soliciting nominations for student panelists. Let
MC know if you have any names to suggest.
BR 367 (aka Perception Lab): PP is using the lab once a week for a SP lab. Undergrad research needs
were discussed. It was agreed that for this semester JG will add a checkout schedule in the black room
reservation book, and students can reserve the room for research as needed.
- College Curriculum Committees will review proposals which should include evidence of consultation
with other programs when appropriate. If such other programs belong to a different college then they
may have to go through their own College Curriculum Committee. We don't yet have dates on when
these committees will be meeting. And they won't all meet at the same time.
- Membership on these committees is through the end of spring and new members will be appointed for
next year (except for whoever is elected chair).
The faculty had a continued discussion on the curriculum changes/implementation. Consultation must
take place with affected departments/programs; this must be communicated and presented with email
support. It was suggested that the new stats class will be numbered Psy 230 and MC will check with the
registrar to make sure that this number is available.
A number of motion were made with regard to changes in the major that were decided at the previous
faculty meeting.
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LHS made a motion to call the new stats class Psy 230: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences.
This will be a 4cr class with a lab.
LN seconded the motion.
Further discussion ensued.
All in favor, motion carries.
LN made a motion to change the name of Psy 330 from Experimental Psychology to
Experimental Method.
LHS seconded the motion
All in favor, motion carries
PP moved to discontinue Psy 231(Psychological Statistics and Methodology I) & Psy 232
(Psychological Statistics and Methodology II) once the new major is in effect.
GN made a motion to change the number of credits for the Psychology minor from 24 to 25.
RK seconded the motion
We will need to change the prerequisite for Psy 330 from Psy 232 to Psy 230.
MC will contact the affected depts., regarding possible changes in the total credits their students will
need as Psy 230 and Psy 330 (7 cr) will now substitute for Psy 231, and Psy 232 (6 cr). Affected
departments include: Sociology for the
Criminal Justice related requirements and Social Science concentration in Psychology
Gerontology for the restricted electives
and Social Studies, for the Primary Emphasis in Psychology requirements. In the case of Social Studies
the overall credits for the Psychology emphasis will increase from 24 to 25.
Our college curriculum committee will meet next on Feb 10th. Proposals will be due on the Friday
before by noon
Faculty discussed Educational Psychology. The Department of Education asked (through LHS) why
our department is not teaching it. Historically this was a class taught by individuals with an Educational
Psychology degree in the College of Education.
Rachel Thompson requested $250 for expenses on her Second Life research project.
This led to a further discussion concerning future guidelines for research requests by students. This
topic is tabled for a future discussion.
GN made a motion to contribute $250 to Rachel’s project, with the expectation that there will be
a written report submitted at the end of the semester.
RK abstained due to the fact this request is made under his guidance.
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Spring 2012 faculty meeting dates:
Feb 3rd & 17th
March 2nd & 23rd
April 13th & 27th
Respectfully Submitted by
J Guffey
25. Indicate any new equipment or facility needs related to the proposal.
No additional expenses are expected.
26. Indicate and explain the effects of the proposal on faculty teaching load(s).
The proposed changes will allow us more flexibility in offering other classes, and will give students
more flexibility in completing the major core requirements.
27. Indicate and explain the effect of the proposal on the frequency of course offerings throughout the
department.
We will be able to offer Psy 230 as needed without limiting other course offerings. Our present
situation limits the course offerings in the department.
28. Does this proposal involve Differential Tuition? (Note: The Dean will initiate the Differential
Tuition process if applicable.)
YES
x
NO
If yes, provide the dollar amount per credit of proposed Differential Tuition: $ 3 (for Psy 230, we are
currently charging this amount for Psy 231)
APPROVALS
Department(s) / Program Committee:
_______Approve_______ Disapprove_____________________________________
Date_________________
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(Signature)
Dean’s Recommendation:
(Signature)
Teacher Preparation Committee:
Date_________________
(Signature)
Graduate Council:
Date_________________
(Signature)
University Writing Committee: (if requested by Curriculum Committee)
Date________________
(Signature)
Date_________________
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Curriculum Committee Recommendation:
Approve_____ Disapprove_____ Other__________
Date Reviewed_______________
Meet and Confer:
Date/Comments ___________________
President:
Approve_____ Disapprove_____ Date_______________________
Condition of Approval:
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTATION
Yes
No
N/A
Completed paperwork with relevant attachments received
Signature sheet completed
Department/Program approval minutes or documentation
Teacher Prep Committee approval documentation
Graduate Council approval documentation
Writing Intensive Committee approval documentation
Records Office approval of course/rubric
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Consultations with interested departments documentation
Collection Mgmt Librarian consultation documentation
FA & Administration approval 12/8/11 Meet & Confer

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