FORM A -- SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES AND BUDGET SUMMARY
DATE: __Feb. 1, 2016_; revised Feb. 28, 2016_
COLLEGE: ____CHAS______________
DEPT/SCHOOL: _____Music_____________
I.
DROPPED COURSES [see FORM B-1]
 Automatic Course Drop: initiated by the Office of the Registrar (list titles and course numbers)
 Course Drop: initiated by Department/School [see FORM B-1] (list titles and course numbers)
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II.
DROPPED AND/OR SUSPENDED MAJOR/MINOR/EMPHASIS/CERTIFICATE [see FORMB-2] (list
titles)
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III.
COURSE CHANGES [see FORM C] (list titles and course numbers; star all changes that are editorial)
enter text here Add "May be repeated for credit." to the end of the course description for MUS TECH 1600 (Opera Performance I), 1 unit. Correct an error in the Current Catalog for: MUS TECH 3350/5350 (Accompanying), Prerequisite/Corequisite. It now indicates MUS APPL 3460/5460 as the Prerequisite/Corequisite. It should say: "MUS APPL 1460/3460/6460"
IV.
NEW COURSES [see FORM D] (list proposed titles, course numbers, and credit hours)
enter text here Add a new course: MUS APPL 1N47 (Group Piano for non‐music majors), 1 unit. Add a new course: MUS APPL 1NXX, 13XX, 33XX, 53XX, 63XX (Applied Jazz Trombone), 1‐4 units. [Note: Not sure that this needs to be listed as four new courses, since it is different levels of the same course, Applied Jazz Trombone. V.
RESTATEMENTS OF MAJORS/MINORS/EMPHASES/CERTIFICATES [see FORM E] (list titles; star
all changes that are editorial)
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VI.
NEW MAJORS/MINORS/EMPHASES/CERTIFICATES [see FORM F]
(list proposed titles) [also see FORM G for new majors only]
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VII.
OTHER CATALOG CHANGES and/or ADDITIONS [See FORM H] (list items)
enter text here Catalog Clarification: Please add this statement in the Undergraduate Music Requirements section of the 2017 Catalog: "Students may pursue more than one track in the BA degree area." Please leave the statement that BM students may not pursue both the BM and BA music degree programs.
VIII.
BRIEF NARRATIVE EXPLAINING WHAT YOU ARE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH YOUR
CURRICULAR CHANGES, identifying the relationship of the proposed changes to other planning
processes (i.e., Academic Program Review, Student Outcomes Assessment, strategic planning, and
licensure or accreditation/re-accreditation requirements). Explain how you know these changes are needed,
based on those planning processes. (e.g., Based on what we learned through assessing our _____ learning
goal for the major, showing that we needed more emphasis on _______, we are restating the major to add
some possible electives and change the required core from 9 to 12 credits with the addition of a newly
created core course.)
enter text here The new courses are for Group Piano, which is already offered in the music major category and
should be consistent with all the other applied courses and have a section for non-music majors; and Applied Jazz
Trombone, which is already being offered on an experimental basis and is needed by many of the music students
in the jazz program.
The other changes are corrections and housekeeping items.
IX.
BUDGET SUMMARY FOR DEPARTMENT
(should summarize needs for entire curriculum proposal package)
A. Will the curriculum changes proposed in this package increase the budgetary needs of the department?
x No
Yes
If NO, explain the changes in the department or the departmental rotation of courses
which offset the costs.
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already in the School of Music.
If YES, identify the total costs.
1. Staff
2. Additional facilities
3. Equipment
4. Support personnel
5. Library requirements
6. Computer service
7. Educational technology
8. Other services (identify)
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TOTAL COSTS
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B. If the costs above are not simply the sum of all the various budgets in this package (FORMS C, D, E,
F), explain why.
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UNRESOLVED OBJECTIONS TO COLLEGE-APPROVED PROPOSALS
(list all proposals with unresolved objections)
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XI.
COLLEGE-APPROVED PROPOSALS WHICH VIOLATE CURRICULAR GUIDELINES
(list all proposals violating curricular guidelines)
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Department Head Signature
Date ____________________
(starting Fall 2015, Form A is due to Dean’s office by Dec. 15)
College Dean's Signature
Date ____________________
Approved to proceed to College Senate or College Curriculum Councils
__ Yes
__ No
College Dean Comments – starting 2016, Dean sends a copy to Provost office and College Senate Chair by
Feb. 1
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College Senate Comments – due to Dean of College and Provost office by May 15
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