CAA 27 Curriculum Change Form (Present only one proposed curriculum change per form) (Complete only the section(s) applicable.) Part I (Check one) Department Name Safety, Security and Emergency Management New Course (Parts II, IV) College Justice and Safety X Course Revision (Parts II, IV) *Course Prefix & Number Hybrid Course ( S, W ) *Course Title (30 characters) Course Dropped (Part II) *Program Title Associates of General Studies, Homeland Security Concentration New Program (Part III) (Major X, Option ; Minor ; or Certificate ) Program Revision (Part III) New A.G.S. Concentration Program Suspended (Part III) *Provide only the information relevant to the proposal. Proposal Approved by: Date Date Departmental Committee Graduate Council* NA Is this a SACS Substantive Change? Yes**** No X Council on Academic Affairs College Curriculum Committee Approved x Disapproved 2/17/11 General Education Committee* Faculty Senate** Pending Teacher Education Committee* NA Board of Regents** Pending Council on Postsecondary Edu.*** NA *If Applicable (Type NA if not applicable.) **Approval needed for new, revised, or suspended programs ***Approval/Posting needed for new degree program or certificate program ****If yes, SACS must be notified before implementation. Please contact EKU s Office of Institutional Effectiveness. Completion of A, B, and C is required: (Please be specific, but concise.) A. 1. Specific action requested: (Example: To increase the number of credit hours for ABC 100 from 1 to 2.) To establish an Associates of General Studies, Homeland Security Concentration A. 2. Effective date: (Example: Fall 2001): Fall 2011 A. 3. Effective date of suspended programs for currently enrolled students: (if applicable): NA 1
CAA 28 B. The justification for this action: The Associates of General Studies (A.G.S.), Homeland Security Concentration is needed as a vehicle to feed students into the existing on-campus BS in Homeland Security and new (starts Fall 2011) online BS in Homeland Security. It will facilitate recruitment of students from the EKU regional campuses and those entering the online BS in Homeland Security. Current program policy is that Homeland Security majors complete the EKU General Education requirements, including 15 Gen Ed credits required for the BS in Homeland Security, and the four lowerdivision major and supporting courses in the BS, before they begin the upper-division courses in the BS in Homeland Security. The AGS consists of these EKU General Education and BS lower-division requirements. In its first four years (starting in academic year 2007-2008), the BS in Homeland Security has grown to over 200 majors on-campus. This strong on-campus demand and a market analysis showing additional demand for Homeland Security degrees were justification for the new (starts Fall 2011) online BS in Homeland Security. The A.G.S. will be a natural extension of the program to better support the BS in Homeland Security. Beginning in academic year 2009-2010, we began offering the two BS in Homeland Security gateway courses (HLS 101 and HLS 201) to the EKU regional campuses via interactive television (ITV). The 4-10 students from the regional campuses enrolled in these ITV courses each semester indicates there is a potential larger demand for an A.G.S. at these sites, either for students who plan to just earn an Associates or those who desire to continue on to obtain the BS through either our on-campus or online programs. An A.G.S. Homeland Security Concentration should be of strong interest to regional campus students just as the Criminal Justice associate s and bachelor s degrees have been in the past. We also see the A.G.S. (combined with the new online BS) as a vehicles to generate greater enrollment by students from Ft. Knox. Additionally, past experience reveals students entering the College of Justice & Safety online undergraduate degrees often want to jump directly into the upper-division courses without proper preparation for advanced courses as they receive in the General Education blocks. Having the A.G.S., provides a structured program allowing the online BS advisors to direct the students learning efforts to the proper lower-division courses before they should enroll in the upper-division BS courses. Having an option to complete an Associate s degree and participate in a college graduation should also be a strong motivator to many students. C. The projected cost (or savings) of this proposal is as follows: Personnel Impact: With an anticipated increase of 100-125 students in the Homeland Security program due to adding the A.G.S. at program maturity in 3-4 years, no additional teaching or support personnel are anticipated. Teaching resources for these additional students were already addressed in our proposal to start the fully online BS. A.G.S. administrative support is available from staff personnel already supporting the on-campus and online BS in Homeland Security programs. No additional teaching resources are required. Students will receive the A.G.S. from the following sources: 1. Enrollment at the EKU main Richmond campus or regional campuses via courses currently offered. Homeland Security program teaching resources are available to provide four ITV courses each year to the regional campuses (HLS 101, HLS 201, HLS 225, APS 210). 2. Enrollment in the new EKU/Compass Knowledge Group online General Education Program supporting all EKU online undergraduate degrees. A.G.S. students will be able to combine courses from the EKU/Compass Knowledge Group program and the online BS in Homeland Security lower-division courses to obtain the A.G.S. Operating Expenses Impact: No additional operating expenses anticipated beyond the approved expenses for the new online BS in Homeland Security program. 2
CAA 29 Equipment/Physical Facility Needs: None current General Education and BS in Homeland Security resources are sufficient. Library Resources: None current General Education and BS in Homeland Security resources are sufficient. Part II. Recording Data for New, Revised, or Dropped Course (For a new required course, complete a separate request for the appropriate program revisions.) 1. For a new course, provide the catalog text. 2. For a revised course, provide the current catalog text with the proposed text using strikethrough for deletions and underlines for additions. 3. For a dropped course, provide the current catalog text. New or Revised* Catalog Text (*Use strikethrough for deletions and underlines for additions. Also include Crs. Prefix, No., and description, limited to 35 words.) Part III. Recording Data for New, Revised, or Suspended Program 1. For a new program, provide the catalog description as being proposed. 2. For a revised program, provide the current program requirements using strikethrough for deletions and underlines for additions. 3. For a suspended program, provide the current program requirements as shown in catalog. List any options and/or minors affected by the program s suspension. New or Revised* Program Text (*Use strikethrough for deletions and underlines for additions.) Additions to pages 64-65, EKU 2010-2011 under gr aduate catalog Associates Degr ees GENERAL STUDIES (A.G.S.) CIP Code: 24.0102 CONCENTRATIONS Homeland Secur ity Concentration...12 hours Cour se Requir ements... HLS 101, 201, 225, APS 210. Students planning to later enroll in the BS in Homeland Security should take as part of their General Education courses GEO 210 or GLY 302 (Block VII(ns)), HIS 203 (Block Va), POL 100 or 101(Block Vc), PSY 200 or 200W (Block Vb), STA 215 or 270 (Block VII (qs)). Summary of revised program and revised program learning outcomes included at end of this submission. 3
CAA 30 Eastern Kentucky University College of Justice & Safety Department of Safety, Security & Emergency Management Associates of General Studies Homeland Security Concentration Effective Fall 2011 Total Curriculum Requirements: 61-63 hours Major Requirements: 9 hours HLS 101 Introduction to Homeland Security HLS 201 Emergency Management HLS 225 Legal & Ethical Issues in Homeland Security Supporting Course Requirements: 18 hours APS 210 Physical Security Students planning to later enroll in the BS in Homeland Security, recommend the following courses from the General Education requirements: HIS 203 American Civilization Since 1877 (Block Va) PSY 200 or 200W Introduction to Psychology (Block Vb) STA 215 STA 270 POL 100 POL 101 GLY 302 GEO 210 Introduction to Statistical Reasoning (Block VII (qs)) or Applied Statistics (Block VII (qs)) Principles of Politics and Government (Block Vc) or Introduction to American Government (Block Vc) Earth Science (Block VII (ns)) or Introduction to Physical Geography (Block VII (ns)) General Education Requirements: 33 hours (See EKU Undergraduate Catalog, Complete Blocks I, II, III, IV, VI, VIII) University Requirements: 1-3 hours (when required) Academic Orientation 4
CAA 31 A.G.S. Homeland Security Concentration Program Learning Outcomes Students completing the A.G.S., Homeland Security Concentration will be able to: SLO 1: Explain, discuss, and apply clearly and accurately the key concepts and general theories, and demonstrate expertise, appropriate to the Homeland Security discipline in the following areas: U.S. Homeland Security community organization, responsibilities, capabilities. U.S. Homeland Security legal and ethical issues Physical security and vulnerability assessments of physical structures U.S. Emergency Management organization, responsibilities, capabilities. SLO 2: Identify and evaluate relevant information to understand the context of essential questions and problems in the discipline. SLO 3: Evaluate questions and problems in the discipline using creative and critical thinking approaches. SLO 4: Communicate based on intellectual standards in presenting arguments clearly and logically using oral and written forms. Measurement of program learning outcomes will be conducted through student performance in individual courses and post-graduation student surveys. 5