Memorandum
TO:
Theodore Hanley, PhD
Dean of Faculty
FROM:
Elia Colon-Mallah, DVM
Program Coordinator
DATE:
February 4, 2002
RE:
Curriculum Change in Veterinary Science Technology
(Curriculum Code 309)
The Department would like to drop BY 43 Animal Histology from its required course
list. This would reduce total credits required for a degree from 72-73 to 69-70.
This change would reduce the third semester load from 19 to 16 credits thus making our
most difficult semester less demanding. This would help with the retention of students.
No other veterinary science technology department offers histology nor is it required for
AVMA accreditation.
Suffolk County Community College
College Curriculum Committee
Letters of Intent
Proposer__Elie Colon-Mallah, DVM______
(name)
Campus: A_____
E_____
W X
Title_______Coordinator_____________
Address____Paumanok Hall, RM 109A____
Department/Area_Veterinary
Science Tech._
Telephone_______6301______________
E-mail_colonme@sunysuffolk.edu____
Type of Curriculum Proposals (Brief descriptions should be attached)
Courses
Programs
New_________________________________
A.A.________________________________
Adoption_____________________________
A.S.________________________________
A.A.S.______________________________
Certificate___________________________
Changes to an existing course_____________
The proposal impacts:
Changes to an existing program___X_____
__X__one campus; _____college
Recommendations:
This proposal requires the following approval(s)
Campus __X__
College_____
Approved: Yes_____ No_____
Approved: Yes_____ No_____
______________________________________________________________________________
Campus Dean of Faculty (signature)
______________________________________________________________________________
Vice President for Academic and Campus Affairs (signature)
copies to: Proposer
Chairs of Campus Curriculum Committees
Department/Area Administrators
Deans of Faculty
Chair of College Curriculum Committee
Revised 2/8/99
FORMAT FOR NEW COURSE/CURRICULUM PROPOSALS
OR COURSE/CURRICULUM MODIFICATION
ORIGINATING CAMPUS:
( ) Ammerman
Western
( ) Eastern
( X)
To meet the ideals of Suffolk County Community College, new
courses/curriculum should, if appropriate, consider issues arising from
elements of cultural diversity.1 Among the areas in which this can be
realized are: textbook choice, selection of library and audio-visual materials,
and teaching methodology.
Guidelines:
Not every item in this format is applicable to every course proposal.
Responses of NOT APPLICABLE are acceptable in such instances.
The Counseling Office and Library of each campus have materials which can
help locate answers about transferability (II d.) and other colleges that offer
similar courses (VI a. and b.).
Information about offerings at other colleges does not require complete
listings where such offerings are numerous. A summary or sampling will
suffice.
AREA/DIVISION: Mathmatics,Science,and Health
DEPARTMENT: Veterinary Sciencd
TITLE: BY43 Animal Histology
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
I.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (should be stated in the form of precise,
measurable learning outcomes, e.g. “Upon successful completion of
this course, students will be able to: ”) N/A
II.
RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENTS N/A
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Eligibility
Credits/Contact Hours
Required/Elective
Transferability
Proposed cycle for offering (e.g. Fall, Spring, and Summer)
Estimate of student enrollment
Prerequisites and/or corequisites
1
Cultural diversity includes, but is not limited to, societal sex-roles, race, ethnicity,
geographical origin, religious background, current religious practice, family composition,
ethical style, political stance, socio-economic background, and socio-economic expectation.
ORIGINATING CAMPUS:
III.
( ) Ammerman
Western
( ) Eastern
(X)
RELATIONSHIP TO FACULTY N/A
A. Number of current faculty available to teach proposed course and
number of additional faculty required.
B. Number of other staff positions required.
C. Discipline(s) required and/or minimum preparation in order to
teach the course.
IV.
RELATIONSHIP TO LIBRARY N/A
A. Books, periodicals, and audio-visual materials now available in
Library.
B. List audio-visual equipment required. Is this equipment available?
C. List additional books, periodicals, and resource material to be used
in teaching this course.
D. List additional audio-visual instructional material to be used in
teaching the course.
V.
RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING CURRICULUM AND/OR COURSES N/A
A.
B.
C.
D.
VI.
Is this course a substitution for an existing course or an addition?
How is this course different from existing courses?
Effect on curriculum offerings of the College.
How does this course meet the generic requirements of writingacross-the-curriculum and integrated knowledge? (It is understood
that not every course will meet both requirements.)
RELATIONSHIP TO SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS N/A
A. Does this course satisfy any of the SUNY General Education course
categories (i.e. the ten knowledge and skill areas*)? If so, how?
B. If this is a general education course, how does it incorporate the
SUNY infused competencies of critical thinking and information
management?
C. If this is a general education course, what are its assessment
measures, i.e. instruments to measure the attainment of student
learning outcomes?
VII.
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER COLLEGES AND/OR CAREER GOALS N/A
A. List other two-year colleges that offer this course.
B. List four-year colleges in New York State that offer this course.
C. State rationale for offering this course at the freshman-sophomore
level.
D. Application to career objectives.
*The ten SUNY knowledge and skill areas are: Mathematics, Natural
Sciences,
Social Sciences, American History, Western Civilization, Other World
Civilizations, Humanities, The Arts, Foreign Language, Basic Communication.
ORIGINATING CAMPUS:
( ) Ammerman
Western
( ) Eastern
(X)
VIII. ADDITIONAL COSTS N/A
List additional costs and space requirements that have not already
been recorded in the document.
IX.
COURSE OUTLINE N/A
Include course outline following prescribed format from the Faculty
Handbook. (See Attachment I)
X.
VOTES AND RECOMMENDATION CHECKLIST (CHECK AS APPROPRIATE
TO YOUR CAMPUS AND INDICATE DATE.)
( ) Consultation with Campus Head Librarian
( ) Signature of Campus Head Librarian:
( X ) Notification of other departments/campuses affected
( ) Notification of Class Size Committee
( X ) Letter of Intent Response from Dean of Faculty
( X) Vote of Department: For:
Circle one : X APPROVED
Against:
DISAPPROVED Date of Vote:
( X ) Signature of Department Head:
( X ) Signature of Divisional Chairperson/Area Dean:
(Assistant Dean of Instruction)
( X ) Vote of Curriculum Committee (Academic Affairs)
Circle one: X APPROVED
DISAPPROVED Date of Vote:
4/9/02
( ) Vote of full Faculty Senate/Assembly/Congress
Circle one: APPROVED
DISAPPROVED Date of Vote:
( ) Class Size Committee
cc:
Vice President for Academic and Campus Affairs
Executive Dean for Curriculum and Instruction
Deans of Faculty
Chairs of Curriculum Committees
Campus Head Librarians
Revised: 10/19/01
ATTACHMENT I
COURSE OUTLINE (see Appendix D of Faculty Handbook for details)
CATALOG NUMBER:
COURSE TITLE:
INSTRUCTOR:
SEMESTER:
YEAR:
1. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
2. PROCEDURES FOR ACCOMPLISHING THESE OBJECTIVES:
3. STUDENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE COURSE:
4. GRADING PRACTICES:
5. RULES CONCERNING STUDENT ABSENCE AND LATENESS:
6. TEXTBOOK:
7. WEEKLY OUTLINE TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
8. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS TO BE USED:
9. LIST OF SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS:
Date:
February 12, 2002
To:
Theodore Hanley, Dean of Faculty, Western Campus
From:
Elia Colon-Mallah, Program Coordinator, Veterinary Science Technology
Re:
Removing BY 43 from the VST curriculum
C:
J. Braxton, A. Jacobs and G. Campbell
_________________________________________________________________
The Veterinary Science Technology program proposes the removal of BY43, Animal Histology, from its
list of required courses. A designated course in histology is not required for AVMA accreditation, nor is it
a component of other accredited veterinary technology programs. Histological information necessary for
an understanding of veterinary technology is included in other courses in the curriculum. Repetition of this
material, while not undesirable, is not essential for our students to master their studies. In our estimation,
the advantages of reducing the academic demands on veterinary science students so that they can
concentrate on their other courses during an otherwise demanding semester outweighs the advantages of
retaining the course.
The current histology course originally comprised a component of a course pairing that
included a histological techniques laboratory. These courses were entered into the
curriculum at SUNY Farmingdale when the program served to prepare students for
careers in laboratory animal science, before its mission was altered to focus on veterinary
technology. The courses in histology and histological techniques were designed to
prepare students to work as laboratory technicians in histopathology and research
laboratories. Dr. Jacobs is aware of only a single instance of a program graduate who
obtained such a job. As the histological techniques course was eliminated from the
curriculum when the program transferred from SUNY Farmingdale to Suffolk County
Community College, the retention of the histology course by itself failed to serve its
original intended purpose. It was retained as an adjunct to veterinary science technology
studies; however, as previously stated, programmatic faculty believe that students would
benefit overall by reducing their demanding academic workload.
This proposal has been discussed and considered by veterinary science technology faculty for a few years.
Student and graduate feedback support this recommendation. In the past it has been presented to the
program’s advisory committee, which also endorsed it.