UCC/UGC/ECCC
Proposal for New Academic Plan
If this new plan is not listed in the current NAU academic program inventory, then you must
first complete the “Proposal to establish a New Degree” form.
All Plans with NCATE designation, or plans seeking NCATE designation, must include an
NCATE Accreditation Memo of Approval from the NAU NCATE administrator prior to college
curricular submission.
UCC proposals must include an 8-term plan.
UGC proposals must include a program of study.
1. College:
3.
Academic
Name:
2. Academic Unit:
Extended Campuses
Personalized Learning
Plan
5. Plan proposal:
4. Emphasis:
Bachelor of Science
New Plan
Liberal Arts
New Emphasis
6. Justification for the new plan or certificate, including how the need for the plan was determined.
Please also address how it is designed to meet local market, professional requirements, employment
opportunities, or other needs.
The major in Liberal Arts gives students a broad general education that is built around work place
competencies. The major in Liberal Arts fulfills Extended Campuses’ Work Force and Access
missions.
7. Student learning outcomes of the plan. If structured as plan/emphasis, include for both core and
emphasis. (Resources, Examples & Tools for Developing Effective Program Student Learning Outcomes).
1. Work in team structure.
2. Communicate with diverse populations.
3. Solve complex problems.
4. Analyze complicated materials.
5. Write about culture effectively.
6. Compose academic essays in various rhetorical styles.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of potential and limitations of technology’s advances.
8. Practice an examined or self-reflective life.
9. Describe ethical theories.
10. Apply ethical theories to education.
11. Formulate and substantiate theses.
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Formulate and test hypotheses in humanities and social science.
Demonstrate knowledge of leadership in the working of organizations.
Demonstrate knowledge of the significance of the humanities.
Demonstrate knowledge of the significance of the social sciences.
Demonstrate effective transfer of competencies to workplace.
8. Academic Catalog text and requirements:
8a. Text to be displayed on the Career tab in the academic catalog (max 3 paragraphs):
What Can I Do with a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts?
Core competencies for this degree are based on the qualities that employers value most and look for
in leaders, including critical thinking and collaborative communication skills. Students in this program
study broadly from history, philosophy, literature and the arts.
Career opportunities that might be pursued:
 Public Relations
 Editing/Writing
 Arts Critic
 Sales and Management
With further education, one of these paths is possible:
 Attorney
 Secondary Teacher
 Counselor
 Librarian
8b. Text to be displayed on the Overview tab in the academic catalog (max 3 paragraphs):
Please note that you may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact
your faculty mentor for details.
 17 competencies of liberal studies equaling 35 units of coursework. These competencies can
also be satisfied with the transfer of an AGEC. Major coursework may not be multply used in
the liberal studies requirements.
 16 competencies equaling 54 units of NAU major courses
 6 competencies of a minor in Computer Information Technology equaling 18 units, or, 6
competencies of a minor in Small Business Administration equaling 18 units. A student
transferring in a completed associate's degree is not required to do a minor.
 7 competencies in science courses equaling 16 units of NAU science courses. SCIN 182,
SCIN 281, SCIN 301, SCIN 302, SCIN 393 are available through Personalized Learning; other
science courses may be accepted through test or transfer credit.
 Electives as needed to reach 120 units
8c. Plan requirements to be displayed on the “Details” tab in the academic catalog. If the plan
requires an emphasis, include summary text for each emphasis:
Additional Admission Requirements
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Admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.
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Admission requirements to Personalized Learning include NAU's undergraduate admission
standards as well as the completion of a Readiness Assessment. Prior to admission to the
Effective Fall 2012
University, a Personalized Learning admission specialist guides prospective students through
a series of steps to determine admissibility, applicable prior credit, preparedness via the
Readiness Assessment, and degree selection. After these steps are complete, admissible
students are directed to complete an account information form. This form replaces the
traditional NAU application.
Students may demonstrate competency through performance on pre-tests. Some courses may
have departmental prerequisites required by students in other majors. Any prerequisites not
fulfilled with transfer credit may be met by successfully completing a pretest; however, credit
will not be granted for the completion.
This degree is offered only through the Personalized Learning program. Work with a faculty
mentor for any questions regarding the applicability of coursework completed through
Personalized Learning to any other plan of study at NAU.
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See the following sites for additional information.
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Grading and Transcripts
Definition of a Term
Major Requirements
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Personalized Learning Competencies for the Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts
Completion of these competencies will result in the awarding of credit for NAU classes.
C.1 Work in a team structure
C.2 Communicate with diverse populations
C.3 Solve complex problems
C.4 Analyze complicated materials
C.5 Write about culture effectively
C.6 Compose academic essays in various rhetorical styles
C.7 Demonstrate knowledge of potential and limitations of technology's advances
C.8 Practice an examined or self-reflective life
C.9 Describe ethical theories
C.10 Apply ethical theories to education
C.11 Formulate and substantiate theses
C.12 Formulate and test hypotheses in humanities and social science
C.13 Demonstrate knowledge of leadership in the working of organizations
C.14 Demonstrate knowledge of the significance of the humanities
C.15 Demonstrate knowledge of the significance of the social sciences
C.16 Demonstrate effective transfer of competencies to workplace
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Course Credit Earned (54 units)
o ARHI 143 Western Art History (3 units)
o CCSU 251 Interdisciplinary Cultural Aesthetics (3 units)
o CCSU 351W Interdisciplinary Research Writing (3 units)
o CCSU 491C Capstone in 1960's American Cinema (3 units)
o CSTU 272 Group Dynamics and Social Conflict (3 units)
o CSTU 324 Cross Cultural Communication (3 units)
o ENGL 254 Introduction to World Literature (3 units)
Effective Fall 2012
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ENGL 306W Writing Across the Disciplines (3 units)
HISY 205 World History (3 units)
HUMA 381 Reflections of Society in Postwar Cinema (3 units)
HUMA 383 Humanities in Global Contexts (3 units)
HUMA 476 Human Nature and Humanistic Values (3 units)
PHIL 106 Ethical Obligation (3 units)
RELI 151 World Religions (3 units)
SOCI 202 Sociological Thought (3 units)
SOCI 314 The Sociological Aspects of Education (3 units)
SOCI 321 Interaction of Sociology and Psychology (3 units)
SOCI 340 Social Criminology (3 units)
** Students transferring in an applicable statistics course are not required to complete STAT 272.
Work with an advisor to determine applicability of transfer course work.
Minor Requirements
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Select one from (18 units):
o 6 compentencies in Computer Information Technology Minor
o 6 competencies in Small Business Administration Minor
For more information see Computer Information Technology or Small Business Administration
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If you have completed an Associate of Arts (AA) degree or an Associate of Science (AS)
degree you will have fulfilled all minor requirements for a Personalized Learning degree. An
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) will fulfill minor requirements for your degree except where
precluded by degree program policy. The requirement is waived for students who transfer
in 64 units from a regionally accredited institution.
Science Requirement
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7 competencies in Science Courses (16 units)
o SCIN 182, SCIN 281, SCIN 301, SCIN 302, SCIN 393
General Electives
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Additional coursework is required, if, after you have met the previously described
requirements, you have not yet completed a total of 120 units of credit.
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You may take these remaining courses from any academic areas, using these courses to
pursue your specific interests and goals. We encourage you to consult with your faculty mentor
to select the courses that will be most advantageous to you. (Please note that you may also
use prerequisites or transfer credits as electives if they weren't used to meet major, minor, or
liberal studies requirements.)
Additional Information
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Some courses have departmental prerequisites required of students in other majors. Any
prerequisites not fulfilled with transfer credit may be met by successfully completing a pretest;
however, credit will not be granted for that completion.
Effective Fall 2012
8d. Attributes to be displayed on the Overview tab in the academic catalog:
Required
Additional
Admission
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Not Required
Requireme
Additional Fees/Program Fees
Arizona
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Certification/Endorse
Additional
Admission
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Optional
Requireme
Additional Fees/Program Fees
Arizona
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Certification/Endorse
Recommended
Additional
Admission
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Requireme
Additional Fees/Program Fees
Arizona
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Certification/Endorse
Additional
Admission
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Requireme
Additional Fees/Program Fees
Arizona
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Certification/Endorse
Comprehensive Exam
Comprehensive Exam
Comprehensive Exam
Comprehensive Exam
Dissertation
Dissertation
Dissertation
Dissertation
Emphasis, Minor, Certificate
Emphasis, Minor, Certificate
Emphasis, Minor, Certificate
Emphasis, Minor, Certificate
Fieldwork Experience
Fieldwork Experience
Fieldwork Experience
Fieldwork Experience
Foreign Language
Foreign Language
Foreign Language
Foreign Language
Legislative Internship
Legislative Internship
Legislative Internship
Legislative Internship
Oral Defense
Oral Defense
Oral Defense
Oral Defense
Research
Research
Research
Research
Study Abroad
Study Abroad
Study Abroad
Study Abroad
Student
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Thesis
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Thesis
9. NCATE designation, if applicable:
Initial Plan
Teachin
Student
Teaching/Supervised
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Thesis
Advanced Plan
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Teaching/Supervised
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Teachin
Thesis
Remove Designation
10. Effective beginning FALL:
2014
See effective dates calendar
11. Will this proposal impact other plans, sub plans, or course offerings, etc.?
Yes
No
If yes, describe the impact. If applicable, include evidence of notification to and/or response from
each impacted academic unit.
Answer 12-13 for UCC/ECCC only:
12. A major is differentiated from another major by required course commonality: 24 units of
the
required credit hours of a major must be unique, (i.e. not common or not dual use as a
required
element in another major), to that major. Does this plan have 24 units of unique
required
credit?
Yes
No
13. Minor: A planned group of courses from one or more subject matter areas consisting of at
least
18 hours and no more than 24 hours. At least 12 hours of the minor must be unique to
that minor
to differentiate it from
other minors.
Does this minor have 12 units of unique required credit?
Yes
No
Effective Fall 2012
Answer 14-15 for UGC only:
14. If this is a non-thesis plan, does it require a minimum of 24 units of formal graded
coursework?
Yes
No
If no, explain why NAU should establish the plan.
15. If this is a thesis plan, does it require a minimum of 18 units of formal graded
coursework?
Yes
No
If no, explain why NAU should establish the plan.
FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Date
Approvals:
Department Chair/Unit Head (if appropriate)
Date
Chair of college curriculum committee
Date
Dean of college
Date
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC Approval
Date
Approved as submitted:
Yes
No
Approved as modified:
Yes
No
Effective Fall 2012
EXTENDED CAMPUSES
Jenny Scott
1.22.14
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Date
Approvals:
Academic Unit Head
Date
Division Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized Learning)
Date
Division Administrator in Extended Campuses (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized
Learning)
Date
Faculty Chair of Extended Campuses Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or
Personalized Learning)
Date
Chief Academic Officer; Extended Campuses (or Designee)
Date
Approved as submitted:
Yes
No
Approved as modified:
Yes
No
Effective Fall 2012