Senate Bill 09-10-09
| Bill ID: | 09-10-09 |
| PCC ID: | 09004 |
| Name: | Proposal to Rename the B.S. in Kinesiological Sciences to Kinesiology |
| Proposed: | 09/17/2009 |
| Sponsor: | PCC Committee |
| Proposal: | The Kinesiological Sciences undergraduate major, with the department of Kinesiology, was established in 1974, to capture the core concepts of movement from multiple perspectives (physiological, biomechanical, neural, cognitive, motor, social and historical), in preparation for careers beyond the traditional physical education profession. In the intervening 30 years, there has been an evolution of both content and name changes, and it is now apparent that most departments have settled upon the term "Kinesiology". To better align the name of the Maryland degree and to minimize current and prospective institutional degree identification problems (i.e., CIP and HEGIS codes), the faculty of the Department of Kinesiology proposes changing the name of the BS in Kinesiological Sciences to Kinesiology. The name of the second major with this department, Physical Education, shall remain the same. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 01/08/2010 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2009-11-05 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-11-12 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the proposal. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the proposal at its 11/12/09 meeting and voted to approve the requested name change. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-09-24 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-10-01 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the November 12, 2009 Senate meeting agenda for consideration. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the proposal at its 10/1/09 meeting and voted to forward the proposal to the Senate for review. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Programs, Curricula, & Courses (PCC) Committee |
| Received: | 2009-09-11 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-09-18 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to send its recommendations to the SEC for review. |
| Actions: | The Committee considered the proposal at its meeting on September 18, 2009, after successful review by the Academic Planning Advisory Committee (APAC). Prof. Jane Clarke, the Department Chair, was present to answer questions. After discussion, the Committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of the renaming action. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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