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New Program Request Form for Bachelors and Masters Degrees

New Program Request Form for Bachelor and Masters Degrees

Directions: An institution shall use this form to propose a new bachelors or masters degree program. In completing the form, the institution should refer to the document Standards for Bachelors and Masters Programs, which prescribes specific requirements for new degree programs. Note: This form requires signatures of (1) the Chief Executive Officer, certifying adequacy of funding for the new program; (2) a member of the Board of Regents (or designee), certifying Board approval, and (3) if applicable, a member of the Board of Regents or (designee), certifying that criteria have been met for staff-level approval. Note: An institution which does not have preliminary authority for the proposed program shall submit a separate request for preliminary authority. That request shall address criteria set in Coordinating Board rules Section 5.24 (a).

Information: Contact the Division of Academic Affairs and Research at 512/427-6200 for more information.

Administrative Information

1. Institution: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

2. Program Name Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences

3. Proposed CIP Code: 30.9999.40

4. Brief Program Description

The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) builds on knowledge and skills students with formal training in a vocational-technical studies area from accredited institutions and/or graduates of an Associate in Applied Science program* have acquired. The program consists of three components: first, the transfer of vocational/technical credit hours (maximum of 33 hours); second, the completion of the University Core Curriculum Program (45 hours); and third, the completion of a professional core (18-27 hours), which affords both academic and professional depth to individuals who possess recognized competence in an occupational or technical field. Students will select one from among eleven different tracks to enhance their career goals. These tracks include Applied Leadership, Child Development/ Early Childhood Education, Community and Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Digital Information Mapping, Emergency Response, Environmental and Occupational Safety, Industrial Electronics and Manufacturing, Information Technology, Legal Studies, and Technical Communication.

Students with a BAAS degree will

demonstrate an understanding of concepts and community-accepted practices relevant to each track;

demonstrate teamwork and communication skills to develop successful careers in their fields;

demonstrate professional and ethical awareness in the practices of their fields.

* or other applied associate degree program from an accredited institution

5. Administrative Unit

The College of Liberal Arts is the lead administrative unit for the program. There will be a council with representation from all involved colleges.

6. Proposed Implementation Date Fall 2008

7. Contact Person

Name: Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak

Title: Professor of English and Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 361-825-5990

Program Information

I.Need

A.Job Market Need This degree does not coincide with a single job market. The request is based instead first on local and regional (private and public) employers increasing need for qualified workers holding bachelors degrees. This need is both short-term, as large employers such as CHRISTUS Spohn Hospitals, Tor Minerals, and the Corpus Christi Army Depot have already begun to require additional qualifications, and long-term, as other employers, as well as state and federal agencies are considering similar moves. Secondly, the degree is designed to meet the needs of current employees to advance their careers and of students in Associate in Applied Science degree programs (or other applied associate degree programs) to gain additional qualifications in their chosen field without the significant loss of credit that usually accompanies the transfer to a traditional bachelors program.

Applied Leadership

This track is designed for employees in any field who seek to advance their careers by taking on supervisory positions and for those whose employers ask for additional qualifications.

Large employers such as CHRISTUS Spohn Hospitals require that by 2008, all physical plant workers have associates degrees, and professional employees/ managers have bachelors degrees (source: Director of Education, Spohn Hospitals). Other employers who have a demand for graduates of this track include Citgo Refining, Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas Department of Transportation, City of Corpus Christi, AEP, APAC, Flint Hills Refining, Corpus Christi Airport, Frost Bank, IBC Bank, American Bank, First Commerce Bank, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Nueces County, Omni Hotel, Holiday Inn, Cingular, The Blood Bank, Coca Cola, Stripes/ Circle K, Susser Corporations, Frito Lay, and Sikorsky Aircraft.

Child Development

This track is designed for graduates of Applied Arts and Science programs in Child Development, as well as child care providers who seek additional qualifications.

Federally-and state-funded programs such as Head Start await legislation in 2008 that at least 50% of their employees must hold bachelors degrees (see www.acf.hhs.gov and www.nhsa.org; sources: Director of Driscoll Childrens Hospital Learning Center, Director of Nueces County Community Action Agency Head Start Program, and Interim Superintendent, Corpus Christi State School).

Community and Mental Health

This track is designed for graduates of the Addiction Option/Human Services or the Intergenerational/Human services degrees and others who seek entry level positions in social services agencies such as Child Protective Services or Child/Elderly care facilities.

Local employment opportunities include: American Red Cross; Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi; Charles McKenzie HCS; Charlies Place; Coastal Bend AIDS Foundation; Communities in Schools; Corpus Christi ISD, Special Education Services; Corpus Christi ISD Adult Learning Center; Corpus Christi Metro Ministries; Corpus Christi State School; Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Family Outreach; Family Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Center of South Texas (Womens Shelter); Head Start, Nueces County Community Action Agency; Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center; Nueces County Mental Health and Mental Retardation; Palmer Drug Abuse Program; Paramount Therapy Center; Planned Parenthood; reality Ranch; Senior Community Services, Corpus Christi; Shoreline, Inc.; S.T.A.R.S. South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services; Texas Department of Family and Protective Services; Community Services/Inland Parks; Nueces County Department of Human Services; Bokencamp Childrens Center.

Criminal Justice

This track is designed for graduates of associates programs in law enforcement or corrections.

Local employment opportunities include: peace officer, corrections officer, detention counselor, probation officer, corrections officer, game warden, attendance officer, probation officer, corrections officer, claims investigator, fraud investigator, and intake officer.

Employers include: Corpus Christi and other police departments, Nueces and other counties Sheriffs departments, Nueces and other counties constables, Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of Public Safety, Corpus Christi and other independent school districts, Nueces and other counties Juvenile Justice Centers, Nueces and other counties community Supervision and Corrections Departments, Crime Victims Services, The Womens Shelter, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Planned Parenthood, private security companies such as Allied Barton Security Services or Crowne Solutions, insurance companies, Texas Youth Commission.

Digital Information Mapping

This track prepares students for a variety of careers in land surveying, geographic information systems, and hydrographic and digital mapping and will provide classes acceptable by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying (TBPLS) for credit toward the requirement to take the state board exam.

In 2003, the Presidents High Growth Job Training Initiative, administered by the Department of Labor, identified geospatial technology as one of the 12-14 growing sectors of the economy (see www.doleta.gove/BRG/JobTrainInitiative/)

A job ad survey demonstrates that companies that will hire graduates in this track include Digital Mapping Services and Frontier Surveying, San Patricio Municipal Water District, American Electric Power Company, Edminster, Hinshaw, Russ and Associates, Corpus Christi and other locations; Advanced Acoustics Concepts; Corpus Christi Independent School District; Layer One Networks; Sam Inc., Austin Texas; Bohannan Houston, Dallas, Texas; Fugro Chance, Houston, Texas; BP America, Houston, Texas; Century Sub Sea, Houston, Texas.

Emergency Response

This track prepares students planning careers in professions such as firefighter, police officer, emergency management planner, or incident response officer in the management of emergency situations such as natural disasters or major industrial incidents.

Employers include local government, regional intergovernmental organizations such as Councils of Governments (CoG); independent school districts, universities and colleges, refineries, chemical manufacturers and other industry; local emergency planning committees, hospitals, industrial emergency-response organizations, the military, and state and federal agencies which address incident response.

Specific local and area employers include the cities of Corpus Christi, Robstown, Portland, and Rockport; the Coastal Bend Council of Governments (COG); the independent school districts of Corpus Christi, Gregory Portland, Tuloso-Midway, Calallen, London, and Flour Bluff; refineries; chemical manufacturers and other industry; hospitals; Refinery Terminal Fire Company; Corpus Christi Army Depot; Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College; Texas General Land Office (Spill Response); Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ); Texas General Land Office (Spill Response); U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, US EPA, Federal Emergency Management Administration, other industry, local emergency planning committees (LEPC).

Environmental and Occupational Safety

This track prepares students planning a variety of careers in professions such as environmental safety officer, firefighter, and police officer in the management of workplace safety issues.

Potential employers include local government, independent school districts, universities and colleges, chemical manufacturers and other industry, industrial emergency-response organizations, waste-management industries, electrical utilities, hospitals, the U.S. military, and large commercial manufacturing, service and retail companies.

Specific local and area employers include the cities of Corpus Christi, Robstown, Portland, and Rockport; the independent school districts of Corpus Christi, Gregory Portland, Tuloso-Midway, Calallen, London, and Flour Bluff; refineries, chemical manufacturers and other industry; hospitals, Refinery Terminal Fire Company; Corpus Christi Army Depot; TAMUCC and Del Mar College; U.S. Navy, waste-management industries, electrical utilities, large commercial operations such as Stripes, IT Electronics, etc.

Industrial Electronics and Manufacturing

This track prepares students for a variety of technical/professional careers such as industrial safety inspector, control systems technician, manufacturing specialist, manufacturing technologist and electronics technician.

Local and area employers that will hire graduates with this degree include Shell Machine works, Gulf Coast Machine Shop, CC Coating and Machine Inc, IRC Advanced Film Division, Industrial Electric Company, Grainger Industrial, Flint Hills Resources. In addition, a telephone/ email survey of area employers (TOR Minerals, Valero, and Corpus Christi Army Depot) indicates that maintenance departments will hire graduates with this degree who understand life cycle machinery, cost analysis, and rules dictating types of equipment that can be used.

Information Technology

This track prepares students for a variety of careers such as personal computer technician, network administrator, database manager, information security technician and computer technology manager within commercial, industrial, educational and government organizations.

Local employers interested in hiring students in the Information Technology track: Corpus Christi Independent School District (and other local ISDs); Naval Air Station Corpus Christi; Nueces County Offices: District and County Court Departments, Police Department, and Tax Assessor-Collectors Department; Christus Spohn Health System, Citgo Petroleum Corp. Alcoa Aluminum Corp Corpus Christi Caller Times, Corpus Christi Convention Bureau.

Legal Studies

This track is designed for graduates of Court Reporting, Legal Secretarial, and Paralegal specialties who seek advancement in private law firms, federal or state governmental agencies, legal departments of corporations, banks, insurance companies, mortgage companies, law libraries, legal services/legal aid offices, and law departments of special interest groups or associations.

Local employment opportunities include Texas Southern District Court, Nueces County Administrative Office of the Courts, City or Corpus Christi Legal Office, Nueces Country District Clerk, Nueces County District Attorney, United States Attorney, Law Offices of Thomas J. Henry, Perry Haas Group, Watts Law Firm.

Technical Communication

This track is designed for graduates from a variety of Applied Arts and Sciences programs who seek preparation for career tracks that demand good communication skills. It provides entry into a fast-growing, in-demand field.

In 2004 the National Commission on Writing issued a report, entitled Writing: A Ticket to Work Or a Ticket Out: A Survey of Business Leaders. Based on a survey of 120 major American corporations, the report concludes that in todays workplace writing is a threshold skill for hiring and promotion among salaried (i.e., professional) employees (3). Other findings indicate that two-thirds of salaried employees in large American companies have writing responsibilities. Consequently, eighty percent or more of the companies in the service and finance, insurance and real estate sectors, the areas with the greatest employment-growth potential, assess writing during hiring. In addition, half of all companies take writing into account when making promotion decisions.

(Source: http://www.writingcommission.org/prod_downloads/writingcom/ writing-ticket-to-work.pdf)

In 2000 the Technical and Professional Writing Program at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi conducted a survey of area businesses focusing on skills required for hiring. 64% of the participants responded that background in technical writing makes students more attractive to employers. Responses also noted that this was a new area for most organizations, which indicates that students trained in network and internet environments will be well sought after by employees in the coming years. (Source: http://critical.tamucc.edu/~loudermilk/twpro/tw_survey_report.htm)

Local employers interested in hiring graduates include RSI Consulting, Corpus Christi Army Depot, Port of Corpus Christi.

B. Student Demand

Due to increased enrollment and the addition of new programs over the past ten years, the number of students graduating with an Associate in Applied Science degree from Del Mar College, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christis most important feeder institution, has increased by 32.7%, as figures 1 and 2 indicate.

FIGURE 1: AAS Graduates, Del Mar College

95-96

96-97

97-98

98-99

99-00

00-01

01-02

02-03

03-04

04-05

05-06

AAS

379

377

431

408

472

429

435

450

495

484

563

FIGURE 2: AAS Graduates, Del Mar College

Faculty and administrators from Del Mar College have requested a Bachelors degree in Applied Arts and Sciences from us for several years. Typically, students entering a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences program are already working in their chosen fields. Currently, their only options are to complete the degree at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, or through an online program offered by Incarnate Word University. However, offerings at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and at Incarnate Word University are limited. The proposed program is unique in offering students tracks with a variety of professional cores. In addition, since they are employed full-time, and because of the travel time, a significant number of students have not been able to take advantage of the degree offering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, which, in 2006-07, enrolled 28 students in its BAAS program. For these reasons, Del Mar College faculty predict that 50-60% of graduates with an Associate in Applied Science degree will enroll in a BAAS program. The number of students enrolled in BAAS programs at other Texas institutions (2006-07) supports these projections:

Texas A&M International 86

West Texas A&M219

Texas A&M-Commerce225

Texas A&M-Kingsville 28

University of Texas-Brownsville254

University of Texas-San Antonio 31 (only accepts applicants who have completed the AAS)

During the fall semester of 2007, and with the help of Del Mar College, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi surveyed 1260 students and alumni from Del Mar College (see appendix for sample questionnaire). The survey clearly indicates that the proposed program meets the needs of area students. Respondents report a very strong interest in pursuing a BAAS degree, and in applying to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to do so (see Figure 3).

FIGURE 3: Interest in pursuing a BAAS degree, and interest in applying to

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Plans to pursue a BAAS degree after completing Associates degree

Would be interested in applying if TAMU-CC offered a BAAS degree

Yes

No

Yes

No

AAS Graduates

105

6

119

6

AAS Degree Seeking

611

337

602

341

Unmarked*

139

5

134

15

Totals

905

348

855

362

* Respondents who did not mark whether they had graduated or were still seeking the degree

In the following, please be aware that not all students marked all fields. For example, a total of 127 graduates with an AAS degree responded to the survey. Only 111 of these checked an answer to the question whether they planned to pursue a BAAS degree. Out of these, 105 indicated that they do have plans to do so, and a total of 119 students, or 94% of all students with an AAS degree, responded that they would consider applying to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

A total of 958 students currently enrolled in an AAS degree program responded to the survey. 611 indicated that they plan to pursue a BAAS degree, and 602 (63%) indicated that they would consider applying to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

A total of 175 respondents did not mark whether or not they had completed an AAS program. 139 of these indicated that they plan to pursue a BAAS degree, and 134 (77%) indicated that they would consider applying to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

The discrepancy between the percentages of AAS graduates and AAS degree-seeking students indicating an interest in the advanced degree suggests that students might perceive the need to return for additional qualifications only after they have entered the job market. This might lead to additional students expressing interest in the bachelors degree in a few years.

FIGURE 4: Interest in Tracks*

Applied Leadership

Applied Computer Programming (Information Technology)

Legal Studies



Child Development


Criminal Justice


Emergency Management and Response


AAS Graduates

48 (40%)

43 (36%)

12 (10%)

23 (19%)

19 (16%)

18 (15%)

20 (17%)

12 (10%)

19 (16%)

12 (10%)

9 (7%)

AAS Degree Seeking

336 (56%)

242 (40%)

142 (24%)

131 (22%)

129 (21%)

130 (22%)

113 (19%)

112 (19%)

102 (17%)

105 (17%)

76 (13%)

Unmarked

56 (42%)

46 (46%)

32 (24%)

24 (18%)

21 (16%)

16 (12%)

17 (13%)

20 (15%)

19 (14%)

19 (14%)

17 (13%)

Totals

440

(51%)

331

(39%)

186

(22%)

178

(21%)

169

(20%)

164

(19%)

150

(18%)

144

(17%)

140

(16%)

136

(16%)

120

(14%)

* Several students expressed interest in more than one track.

Fewer than half of the respondents included comments on the lines provided in the survey. There was, however, considerable enthusiasm on the part of those who did comment and who would consider applying at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. 102 respondents noted that they would welcome the opportunity to pursue their education in Corpus Christi either because they are unable or unwilling to leave town to further their education. 8 students specifically replied that the BAAS would help them achieve their long-term career goals at their current place of employment.

Those who have no intention of applying for the degree at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi indicated the following reasons:

They already have a bachelors/masters degree;

They intend to pursue a different bachelors degree;

They plan to apply to a different university;

They plan to move away from the area;

They might consider the degree later;

They have achieved short-term career goals (dental hygienist, real estate licensing, culinary)/no immediate plans to further education;

They have no time or money.

These responses are indicative of the diversity of the surveyed population and, though small in total number, may be suggestive of broader trends.

The proposed program addresses state-level discussions of the possible expansion of BAAS programs, the states Closing the Gaps initiative, as well as Texas A&M University-Corpus Christis mission. In Momentum 2015, the University outlines its commitment to the Closing the Gaps initiative in the State of Texas, and its embrace of the goals of increasing participation, success, excellence, and research in higher education. As stated in the Executive Summary, the purpose of the state initiative is to ensure an educated population and workforce for the future. To achieve this objective, the University seeks to expand its programs, and to increase both enrollment and the production of college graduates in South Texas. Excellence Imperative I of Momentum 2015 reads, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will develop additional graduate and undergraduate programs that reflect the strengths of the Universitys resources and serve the needs of South Texas constituencies. As administrators, students, alumni, and employers indicate, this program clearly meets a regional, state, and national need and promises healthy enrollments.

The following demographic table (Figure 5) illustrates the potential of this program to increase participation of Hispanic students in higher education: of 1155 respondents who marked their ethnicity in the demographic portion of the survey, 669 (58%) identified themselves as Hispanic.

FIGURE 5: Demographic Information

C.Enrollment Projections

YEAR

1

2

3

4

5

Headcount

50

125

200

225

225

FTSE

25

62.5

100

112.5

112.5

These projections are based on the assumption that slightly less than 50% of the students who indicated that they had graduated from an AAS program will enroll at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in the programs first year, and 15% of graduates of AAS programs in each of the subsequent four years. Since students will most likely be enrolled part-time, it may take them three years to complete the degree.

II.Quality

A. Degree Requirements Applied Leadership

Category

Semester Credit Hours

Clock Hours

General Education Core Curriculum

45

Required Courses

18

Prescribed Electives

9

Free Electives

15

Other (Transfer courses)

33

TOTAL

120

Degree Requirements - Child Development/Early Childhood Education

Category


Clock Hours


45

Required Courses

18


9

Free Electives

15


33

TOTAL

120

Degree Requirements Community and Mental Health

Category


Clock Hours


45

Required Courses

18

Supporting Coursework

3

Free Electives

21


33

TOTAL

120

Degree Requirements Criminal Justice

Category


Clock Hours


45

Required Courses

18


3

Free Electives

21


33

TOTAL

120

Degree Requirements Digital Information Mapping

Category


Clock Hours


45

Required Courses

19


8-10

Free Electives

13-15*


33

TOTAL

120

Degree Requirements Emergency Response

Category


Clock Hours


45

Required Courses

20


7

Free Electives

15


33

TOTAL

120

Degree Requirements Environmental and Occupational Safety

Category


Clock Hours


45

Required Courses

20


7-8

Free Electives

14-15*


33

TOTAL

120

* Based on the prescribed electives selected, sufficient free elective hours should be completed to total 120.

Degree Requirements Industrial Electronics and Manufacturing

Category


Clock Hours


45

Required Courses

18


11-12

Free Electives

12-13*


33

TOTAL

120

Degree Requirements Information Technology

Category


Clock Hours


45

Required Courses

18


9-11

Free Electives

13-15*


33

TOTAL

120

Degree Requirements Legal Studies

Category


Clock Hours

General Education Core Curriculum)

45

Required Courses

18


9

Free Electives

15


33

TOTAL

120

* Based on the prescribed electives selected, sufficient free elective hours should be completed to total 120.

Degree Requirements Technical Communication

Category


Clock Hours


45

Required Courses

18


0

Free Electives

24


33

TOTAL

120

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Combined Table

Semester Credit Hours (SCH) by Category, by BAAS Track

Category

Applied Leadership

Child Dev.

/Early Childhood Education

Community & Mental Health

Criminal Justice


Emergency Response

Environ. & Occup. Safety

Industrial Electronics

& Mfg.

Inform. Tech.

Legal Studies

Tech.

Comm.

General Educ. Core Curriculum

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

Required Courses

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

18

18

18

18


9

9

3

3

8-10

7-8

7-8

11-12

9-11

9

0

Free Electives

15

15

21

21

13-15

14-15

14-15

12-13

13-15

15

24

Other (transfer courses)

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

TOTAL SCH

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

B. Curriculum

Applied Leadership

Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

MGMT 3312

Behavior in Organizations

3

ACCT 2301

Financial Accounting

3

COMM

4350

Communication in Organizations

3

COMM

4345

COMM

3311

Intercultural Communication or

Nonverbal Communication

3

3

SOCI

4315

Complex Organizations

3

POLS 3341

Introduction to Public Administration

3

Prefix and Number

Designated Elective Courses

(9 hours from the following)

SCH

ACCT 2302

Managerial Accounting

3

BLAW

3310

Legal Environment of Business

3

BLAW

4350

Human Resource Law

3

MGMT 3320

Concepts of Human Resource Management

3

MGMT

4320

Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness

3

MGMT

4330

Business Ethics

3

ENGL

3301

Principles of Professional and Report Writing

3

COMM 4398

COMM 4399

Applied Experience or

Communication Internship

3

COMM 3330

COMM 3380

Techniques of Persuasion or

Media and Technology

3

Child Development/Early Childhood Education

Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

ECED

3311

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Education

3

ECED

4340

Communication and Aesthetics

3

ECED

4350

Mathematics, Science and Social Studies in Early Childhood Education

3

READ

3320

Reading Instruction for Grades EC-4

3

ECED 4320

The Young Child, Family & Community Resources

3

EDCI

3311

School and Society

3

Prefix and Number


(9 hours from the following)

SCH

BIEM 4357

Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language

3

EDCI

4321

Instructional Design for Special Populations: Grades EC-4

3

SPED 4320

Community-Based Instruction for the Exceptional Child

3

READ 4380

Childrens and Adolescent Literature

3


Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

PSYC

2314

SOCI

3340

Life Span Development Psychology or

Sociology of the Family

3

PSYC

3342

PSYC

3363

PSYC

4352

Cognitive Psychology or

Abnormal Psychology or

Physiological Psychology

3

PSYC

4332

SOCI

3312

Cross-Cultural Psychology or

Race and Ethics Relations

3

PSYC

4344

Drug Use and Abuse

3

SOCW

3301

Introduction to Social Work

3

SOCW

3310

SOCI/CRIJ

4331

Approaches to Social Welfare or

Juvenile Delinquency

3

Prefix and Number


SCH

SOCI 1301

PSYC 2301

Human Societies or

General Psychology, whichever was not taken to fulfill the University Core Curriculum Requirement

3

Criminal Justice

Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

CRIJ

4331

CRIJ

4335

Juvenile Delinquency or

Criminology

3

CRIJ

4345

Research Methods

3

CRIJ

3302

Police and Society

3

CRIJ

3325

CRIJ

4340

Community-Based Corrections or

Criminal Investigation

3

CRIJ

4312

CRIJ

4313

Law and Evidence or

Criminal Procedure

3

CRIJ

4321

American Prisons and Prisoners

3

Prefix and Number


SCH

ENGL

3301

Professional & Report Writing

3


Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

GISC

1436

Digital Drafting and Design

4

GISC

1470

Geospatial Systems

4

GISC

2438

Geospatial Software Systems I

4

GISC

2470

Geospatial Plane Measurement I

4

GISC

3301

Geospatial Systems II

3

Prefix and Number


(8-10 hours from among the following)

SCH

GISC

3325

Geodetic Science

3

GISC

3420

Geospatial Software Systems II

3

GISC

3421

Visualization for GIS

4

GISC 4280

Geospatial Systems Internship

2

Emergency Response

Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

POLS 3341


3

COMM 4350


3

CHEM 4490

Special Topics: Chemistry of Hazardous Materials

3

ESCI

3202

Professional Skills

2

ESCI

4301

Environmental Regulations

3

ESCI

4330

Oil Spill Prevention and Response

3

ESCI

4370

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

3

Prefix and Number


(7-8 hours, may include)

SCH

ESCI

4498

Internship in Environmental Science

1-4

GISC

1470

Geospatial Systems I

4

Other science elective as approved by Department

3-4


Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

POLS 3341


3

COMM 4350


3

CHEM 4490

Special Topics: Chemistry of Hazardous Materials

3

ESCI

3202

Professional Skills

2

ESCI

4301

Environmental Regulations

3

ESCI

4320

Environmental Health

3

* ESCI

43xx

Occupational Safety and Accident Prevention

3

Prefix and Number



SCH

BIOL

2421

Microbiology

4

CHEM

4443

Environmental Chemistry

4

ESCI

4408

Environmental Microbiology

4

ESCI

4498

Internship in Environmental Science

1-4

GEOL

3443

Environmental Geology

4

GISC

1470

Geospatial Systems I

4


Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

ENTC

1304

Engineering Design Graphics

3

ENTC

2402

Manufacturing Processes

4

ENTC

2418

Introduction to Electronics

4

MGMT 3312

Behavior in Organizations

3

ENTC 3410

Material Science

4

Prefix and Number



SCH

ENTC

3406

Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power

4

ENTC

3444

Electronic Devices and Circuits

4

ENTC

3323

Robotics and Automation

3

ENTC

4322

Programmable Logic Controllers

3

ENTC

4415

Project Management

4

Information Technology

Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

COSC 3305

Survey of Computer Security and Societal Issues

3

COSC

3307

Computer Information Systems Economics

3

COSC

3342

Network Design and Management

3

COSC

3360

Human Computer Interfaces

3

COSC

4690

Contracted Field Experience in Computer Science

6

Prefix and Number



SCH

COSC 2390

Introduction to Interactive Design and Programming Concepts

3

COSC

2470

COBOL Programming

4

COSC

3324

Object-Oriented Programming

3

COSC

3336

Introduction to DBMS

3

COSC

3370

Software Engineering

3

COSC

3470

Visual Programming Languages

4

ARTS 3361

Graphic Design

3

Legal Studies

Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

BLAW

3310

Legal Environment of Business

3

COMM 3330

Techniques of Persuasion

3

CRIJ

3310

The Judicial Process

3

CRIJ

4310

Constitutional Law

3

CRIJ

4312

Law and Evidence

3

ENGL

3301

Professional & Report Writing

3

Prefix and Number


(9 hours from among the following)

SCH

BLAW

4350

Human Resource Law

3

CRIJ

4311

Criminal Law

3

POLS

3317

Judicial Politics

3

POLS

3351

U.S. Constitution and Federalism

3

SOCI

4310

Sociology of Work and Occupations

3

PHIL

3322

Modern Philosophy

3


Prefix and Number

Required Courses

SCH

ENGL 3301

Principles of Professional and Report Writing

3

ENGL 3375

Writing in the Professions

3

ENGL 3379

Writing in Computer-Networked Environments

3

ENGL 4320

Professional Writing Workshop

3

ENGL 4397

Applied Experience

3

SOCI 4310

Sociology of Work and Occupations

3

C. Faculty

Students pursuing the BAAS degree will enroll in already existing courses, hence the estimated percentage of time faculty are assigned to the program is 5, with the exception of two new hires in year 3, who are expected to teach additional sections of courses that participate in tracks for which there is high demand. See footnote 1, section III Costs and Funding. In addition, to accommodate students seeking the BAAS degree, we will hire an Academic Advisor who will be specifically assigned to work with these students (see footnote 2, section III Costs and Funding).

Please see appendix for faculty listing.

D. Library

The program takes advantage of classes already offered at this university, and thus of resources already available in the library. There are a total of 192,111 monographic titles, the majority of which are at the undergraduate level, available in the library in the subject areas covered under this degree plan, with the subject breakdown as follows:

Biology: 10,587

Business Law: 3,470

Chemistry: 675

Computer Science: 10,067

Communication: 3993

Criminal Justice: 10,989

Education: 20,612

English: 32,853

Environmental Science: 340

GIS: 929

Kinesiology: 914

Management: 5,331

Sociology: 20,610

Psychology: 9,633

Additionally, the library provides access to articles in more than 68,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in print, microform, and electronic formats. The majority of electronic materials are accessible both on campus and remotely, allowing students to conduct their research regardless of time and place.

Since students pursuing a BAAS degree are largely non-traditional, the library director cautions that many may experience some degree of difficulty with the level of materials available in the library. To alleviate this, the new degree will be allocated $3,500 per year for the first 5 years of the program, and these funds should be used to purchase materials that will meet the transition needs of these students.

E.Facilities and Equipment

Since the program draws on existing class offerings, current facilities are available and adequate to support the program. Costs for computers and related equipment for administration of the program are estimated to be $5,000.

F. Accreditation

N/A

III.Costs and Funding

Five-Year Costs and Funding Sources

Five-Year Costs

Five-Year Funding

Personnel1

$132,444

Reallocated Funds

$61,972

Facilities and Equipment

$5,000

Anticipated New Formula Funding4

$190,778

Library

Supplies2

$ 17,500

$20,000

Special Item Funding

$0

Program Administration3

$344,600

Other5

$753,300

$ 79,750

$ 22,500

Total Costs

$519,544

Total Funding

$1,108,300

1. Cost includes two new faculty hires: one in the College of Liberal Arts, either in Political Science (due to the inclusion of POLS 3341 in several tracks) or in Technical and Professional Writing (due to the inclusion of ENGL 3301 in many of the tracks) at 25% of the base Assistant Professor salary of $47,000; and one in the College of Science and Technology (due to the strong demand for the Information Technology track) at 25% of the base Assistant Professor salary of $55,000. Hires are expected to begin work in year three of the program and be assigned to the program at 25%FTE. Cost also includes adjunct hires.

2. Cost for supplies includes an annual $4,000 for supplies and materials.

3. New cost to the University will be incurred through the administration of the program. Since the evaluation of transcripts and credits will be very intricate, the program needs an Academic Advisor. Beginning in year three, the program will be coordinated by a faculty member, who will receive a half-time alternative workload reassignment. To handle the day- to-day operations of the program, a half-time administrative assistant will be hired.

4. The figures represent of the estimated program costs for years 3-5, as this was the lesser when compared to projected formula income.

5. These numbers refer to designated tuition (line 1), the Advising Fee (Line 2), and HEAF funding (line 3).

Signature Page

1. Adequacy of Funding The chief executive officer shall sign the following statement:

I certify that the institution has adequate funds to cover the costs of the new program. Furthermore, the new program will not reduce the effectiveness or quality of existing programs at the institution.

______________________________________ _______________________

Chief Executive Officer Date

2. Board of Regents or Designee Approval A member of the Board of Regents or designee shall sign the following statement:

On behalf of the Board of Regents, I approve the program.

______________________________________ _______________________

Board of Regents (Designee) Date of Approval

3. Board of Regents Certification of Criteria for Commissioner of Assistant Commissioner Approval For a program to be approved by the Commissioner or

the Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Research, the Board of Regents or designee must certify that the new program meets the eight criteria under TAC Section 5.50 (b): The criteria stipulate that the program shall:

(1) be within the institutions current Table of Programs;

(2) have a curriculum, faculty, resources, support services, and other components of a degree program that are comparable to those of high quality programs in the same or similar disciplines at other institutions;

(3) have sufficient clinical or in-service sites, if applicable, to support the program;

(4) be consistent with the standards of the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and, if applicable, with the standards or discipline-specific accrediting agencies and licensing agencies;

(5) attract students on a long-term basis and produce graduates who would have opportunities for employment; or the program is appropriate for the development of a well-rounded array of basic baccalaureate degree programs at the institution;

(6)not unnecessarily duplicate existing programs at other institutions;

(7)not be dependent on future Special Item funding

(8)have new five-year costs that would not exceed $2 million.

On behalf of the Board of Regents, I certify that the new program meets the criteria specified under TAC Section 5.50 (b).

__________________________________________________________________

Board of Regents (Designee)Date

Del Mar College AAS Degrees

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