Queensborough Community College
City University of New York
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
of the Academic Senate
Minutes of the October 2, 2007Meeting
Present: Dr. Frank Cotty (chair); Dean Karen Steele (Administrative Liaison); Richard
Yuster, P.E.; Dr. S. Karimi; Dr. Nora Tully; Dr. Marjorie Deutsch; Dr. Emily Tai,
(secretary)
Absent and Excused: Dr. Rosemary Iconis
1. The meeting was called to order at 2.20 P.M.
2.
The minutes of the September 4, 2007 meeting were accepted and approved.
3. Dr. Paris Svoronos presented the proposal for the Queensborough/John Jay Dual
Degree Dual Degree Program: A.S. in Science for Forensics (QCC) and B.S. in
Forensic Science (John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of
New York). This program, which will draw upon the expertise of faculty in the
Departments of Chemistry, Biological Sciences and Geology, Physics,
Mathematics and Computer Science, is being designed to allow students to finish
their first 60 credits at Queensborough, and then transfer to continue in one of
three possible concentrations within John Jay’s B.A. program in Forensic Science.
Some discussion occurred involving the only difficulty: incorporating John Jay’s
Ethnic Studies requirement into the curriculum given its 60-credit parameters.
Dr. Svoronos was thanked for his presentation of the program (see appended table
below).
4. Dr. James Valentino then presented proposals for three new courses in the
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Design Drafting: MT 369, Computer
Applications in Engineering Technology; MT 491, currently entitled Computer
Integrated Manufacturing; and MT 492, Introduction to Virtual Automation,
which will be integrated into Queensborough’s current programs in Mechanical
Engineering Technology and Computerized Architectural and Industrial Design.
In the program in Computerized Architectural and Industrial Design, MT 369 will
replace MT 487, Electro-Mechanical Systems Design. In the Mechanical
Engineering Technology, the new MT 369, 491, and 492 will replace the current
MT-368, 487, and 566. The three latter courses will be dropped from the
department’s offerings. Dr. Valentino was thanked for his presentation, and
advised to confer with faculty regarding the currently proposed title for MT491,
which is the same as that held by an existing course, MT 164. It was also
suggested that the course description for MT 492 be modified to highlight the
emphasis upon skills linked to manufacturing quality control. Lecture section
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outlines for these courses are also pending, and will be submitted to Dean Steele’s
office shortly.
5. The proposal for a Queensborough/John Jay Dual Degree Program: A.S. in
Science for Forensics (QCC) and B.S. in Forensic Science (John Jay College of
Criminal Justice of the City University of New York) was unanimously approved.
6. The meeting was adjourned at 4.10 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Emily S. Tai
Secretary of the Curriculum Committee
QCC/JJ DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM: A.S. IN SCIENCE FOR FORENSICS (QCC)
AND B.S. IN FORENSIC SCIENCE (JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE)
Program Requirements for the A.S. in Science for Forensics
Queensborough Community College courses
Cr
John Jay equivalents
(all courses meet JJ
General Education
requirements and first two
year requirements for
Forensic Science)
JJ cr.
6
3
ENG 101, 102
ANT 101, ECO 101, 102, SOC
101, GOV 101, PSY 101
6
3
3
HIS 231
or
HIS 232
3
3
8
4.5
4
SPE 113
BIO 103, 104
CHM 103
MAT 241
3
8
5
3
General Education Core Requirements
EN-101, 102
SS-110, 211,
212, 310, 410,
or 510
HI-110 or 111
or
HI-112
SP-211
BI-201, 202
CH-151
MA-441
English Composition I, II
Anthropology, Macroeconomics,
Microeconomics, Sociology,
Political Science, or Psychology
Ancient Civilization or Medieval
and Early Modern Western
Civilization, or
Modern Western Civilization
Speech Communication
General Biology I, II
General Chemistry I
Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
General Education Sub-total
31.5
34
Requirements for the Major
CH-152
General Chemistry II
4.5
CHM 104
5
CH-251, 252
Organic Chemistry I, II
10
CHM 201, 202
8
MA-442
Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
4
MAT 242
3
PH-411, 412,
413
Calculus Physics I, II, III
10
PHY 203, 204
8
Requirements for the Major Sub-total
Total Requirements for the degree
28.5
24
60
55+ 5
blanket
Notes:
a) All QCC degree students must take two Writing Intensive courses (in addition to EN-101, 102).
b) Certain JJ courses receive more credits than QCC courses (CHM 103, 104); certain QCC courses receive more than
John Jay courses (CH-251, 252; MA-441, 442; PH-411-413). This leaves an imbalance of five credits at QCC; at a
minimum, students will receive 60 transfer credits toward the B.S. at John Jay.
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