Program Revision Proposal

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Program Revision Form, Page 1 Union County College

Faculty Curriculum Committee

Program Revision Form PART I

ORIGINATOR(S): Prof. Pedro X. Cosmé DATE: October 2, 2013 DEPARTMENT CHAIR: Dr. Mandana Ahsani

REVISED PROGRAM TITLE AND DEGREE: SOCIAL SERVICES DEGREE – A.S. PROPOSED STARTING DATE: Spring 2014

Part II

A. TYPE OF CHANGE PROPOSED: Check the appropriate item(s) and complete only the sections(s) applicable to your proposal.

X Total Credits X Recommended Elective(s)

☐ Degree Type ☐ Program Name

X Addition of Required Course(s) X Catalog Description

X Deletion of Required Course(s) X Recommended Sequence

B. TOTAL CREDITS Current Total Credits: 65 Recommended Total Credits: 60

Rationale to Support Change: Per administration goal to reduce program credits to 60. C. DEGREE TYPE

Current Degree Type:

Recommended Degree Type: Rationale to Support Change:

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Program Revision Form, Page 2 D. ADDITION OF REQUIRED COURSE(S)

Recommended Course Requirement: PSY 105, PSY 212, COM 100

Rationale to Support Change: To create a more robust, clear and tight program. E. DELETION OF REQUIRED COURSE(S)

Recommended Course Deletion: CIS 100 or CIS 101or COM 100; ENG 128 or ENG 129 ; Any 200 level Humanities elective; Any Gen Ed approved Psychology or Sociology, SOC 203;, and HUG 101.

Rationale to Support Change: Eliminate ambiguous course selections, removing of “OR “ , creating more robust, clear, and tight program F. ELECTIVE(S):

Current Elective(s): HUS 101 OR WMS 101 OR 9 credits of SOC PSY electives) Recommended Elective(s): None

Rationale to Support Change: To reduce registration errors and increase clear course selection

resulting in more robust, clear and tight program. G. PROGRAM NAME

Current Name: Recommended Name:

Rationale to Support Change: H. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

Current Description: Program Learning Outcomes – 2009/current catalog Recommended Description: Program Learning Outcomes- for next catalog

Rationale to Support Change: Clarification of learning outcomes I. RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE

Current Recommended Sequence: Proposed Recommended Sequence: Rationale to Support Change: logical sequencing of courses, lining up course offerings with Sociology and Psychology sequences.

Part III

REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS:

X Department Approval. Attach email from department chair indicating department review and approval of the program revision proposal.

Degree Requirements. Not required for program name or catalog description changes.

Provide an outline of the curriculum, semester by semester, including a list of the proposed courses and credits per course, including lecture and lab hours. Indicate the total number of credits in the degree program. X Program Review Grid. Not required for program name, catalog description, or recommended sequence

changes. Provide a Program Review Grid for the applicable degree (see Curriculum Committee website) that follows the state requirements for General Education. The Program Review Grid must clearly show the courses offered with accompanying credit in each of the General Education Categories: Communications; the Social Sciences; Mathematics, Science, & Technology; and Humanities. The Program Review Grid must also indicate how the diversity course requirement is met.

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Program Revision Form, Page 3 Review/Approval for SOCIAL SERVICES

(Title of Program) APPROVALS:

__________________________________________ _____________________________

NEW COURSE/PROGRAM SUB-COMM.CHAIR DATE

_________________________________________ _____________________________

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE CHAIR DATE

_________________________________________ _____________________________

FACULTY CHAIR DATE

_________________________________________ ___________________________

VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DATE

RECEIVED:

________________________________________ ___________________________

REGISTRAR DATE

________________________________________ ___________________________

ASSISTANT VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DATE

After all reviews/approvals have been completed, please return a copy of the completed signed form to Curriculum Committee Chair.

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Program Revision Form, Page 4

SOCIAL SERVICES DEGREE

CURRENT SEQUENCE -

Approved April 2009

PROPOSED SEQUENCE FOR 2014

First Semester:

ENG 101 English Comp I SOC 101 Principles of Sociology Science Elective

CIS 100, CIS 101, OR COM 100 HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 103 UCC 101 Introduction to College Life (if required for first semester students)

Second Semester:

ENG 102 English Comp II

PSY/SOC 213 Social Research Methods SOC 102 Social Problems OR SOC 203 International Social Problems

PSY 101 General Psychology MAT 119 or higher level

GOV 201 American Government & Politics Third Semester:

ENG 128 OR ENG 129 Public Speaking SOC 207 Social Inequality

SOC 209 Intro to Social Policy PSY 102, PSY 205, OR HUG 101 Any 200 level Humanities Elective Fourth Semester:

SOC 206 Minorities in American Life

Any Gen. Ed. approved Psych OR Soc course 9 credits of Psychology Concentration OR Sociology Concentration

(Taken in any combination HUS 101/SOC 203, OR WMS 101 OR 9 credits of SOC/PSY electives)

First Semester:

ENG 101 English Comp I (3)

SOC 101 Principles of Sociology (3) PSY 101 General Psychology (3) COM 100 (4)

HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 103 (3)

16credits

Second Semester:

ENG 102 English Comp II (3) SOC 102 Social Problems (3) PSY 105 Group Dynamics (3)

MAT 119 or higher Gen Ed level Math (4) PSY 102 Personality Psychology (3)

16 credits Third Semester:

Any Gen Ed. Laboratory Science (4) PSY 205 Child Psychology (3) PSY 206 Adolescent Psychology (3) SOC 207 Social Inequality (3)

GOV 201 American Government & Politics (3) 16 credits

Fourth Semester:

SOC 206 Minorities in American Life (3) SOC 209 Intro to Social Policy (3)

PSY 212 Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (3) PSY/SOC 213 Social Research Methods (3) 12 credits 60 credits

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SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Current Program Learning Outcomes Proposed Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of al program requirements, graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving ability, and effective

communication.

• Discuss and analyze the history and theories of sociology and psychology. • Utilize appropriate non-verbal and verbal

communication skills to demonstrate cultural sensitivity.

• Demonstrate ethical behavior and thinking through synthesis in coursework.

• Demonstrate understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods used in social services agencies, and sociological and psychological research.

• Demonstrate competencies through coursework and behavior that reflects entry level professional readiness

Upon successful completion of al program requirements, graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving ability, and ethical thinking through effective communication. • Explain the origin and purpose of

psychological and sociological theories.

• Apply quantitative and qualitative methods used in sociological and psychological research.

• Demonstrate information literacy through regular use of online technologies, i.e. Angel or other college designated courseroom, use of the college library to access database for scholarly journals, and writing assessment requiring basic APA methodologies.

• Present cultural sensitivity through course work and behavior that reflect entry level professional readiness.

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AS Degree Review

Name of Program: Social Services Date of Review: 10/2/13

Course Category Minimum Credits required Gen Ed 1 Gen Ed 2 Gen Ed 3 Gen Ed 4 Gen Ed 5 Total Credi ts

Goal 1: Communication 6 ENG 101 (3) ENG 102 (3) 6

Goal 2: Mathematics 3-8 9 MAT119 (4) or higher Gen Ed Math 12 Goal 3: Lab Sciences

3-8 Any Gen Ed Laboratory Science (4) Goal 4: Technological Competency 0-4 COM 100 (4)

Goal 5: Social Sciences 3

3 SOC 101 (3) PSY(101) 6 Goal 6: Humanities 3 HIS101 (3) or HIS102 (3) or HIS103 (3) 3 Goal 7: History 0 Goal 8: Diversity 0 Additional General Education Courses (any category) 6 PSY 205 (3) PSY 206 (3) PSY 212 (3) GOV 201 (3) SOC 102 (3) SOC 206 (3) SOC 207 (3) SOC 209 (3) 24 Additional Courses

(required for the major) PSY 102 ₍₃₎ PSY 105 ₍₃₎ PSY/SOC 213 ₍₃₎ 9

Additional Courses (free electives)

Total General Education Credits (minimum 30) 51

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Program Revision Form, Page 7 To: Dr. Elizabeth Joyce, Chair of Curriculum Committee

From: Dr. Ahsani, Chair of the Psychology/Sociology Department Re: Social Services Program Revision Proposal

Date: 9/16/13