Faculty Senate Approved Curriculum Proposals 2018

This proposal establishes a Creative Writing Minor for non-English majors, so that students outside the major may receive training in writing creatively. 

This proposal will establish a regular course number for the course associated with Fairmont State's Appalachian Teaching Project annual grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission.  The new course will be an elective in the Folklore Studies minor, entitled FOLK 3375: Preserving Appalachian Culture.  In this course, college students will take their knowledge of Appalachian Folk Culture into the community, sharing this knowledge through a designated community partner, then reporting on the project at the end of the semester in person to the Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington D.C.

This proposal adds two new electives, BIOL3301 and BIOL3302, to the biology degree (B.S.). The Biology program lacks the ability to offer 2-semester human anatomy and physiology courses which are prerequisites for students interested in professional schools for Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician's Assistant, and strongly recommended for students pursuing medical school. The absence of these courses from Fairmont State's curriculum forces students to take courses elsewhere and may negatively impact retention and enrollment. The addition of these courses will improve the ability of students to meet requirements for professional schools without forcing students to attend alternate institutions. 

The Forensic Science curriculum is being revised to include new forensic focused specialization courses (Human Osteology FORS 3301, Forensic Anthropology FORS 3305, Forensic Toxicology FORS 3310, Forensic Taphonomy FORS 3225, and Fingerprint Analysis FORS 3215). These courses will give students forensic specific specialization electives. These courses will allow us to grow our Forensic Science Program and to give our students more relevant forensic science electives. See Appendix D.