Overview Form

College And Department

Proposal for a New Course

Choose any that Apply:

Required for a Major

Required for a Minor

Required for a Certificate

Cognate

Elective

Is this course repeatable for credit?

Yes

No

Are there any restrictions to repeatability? (# of credits, # of completions, different topics, etc.)

9 credit limit

Are there any course equivalencies for this course?

Yes

No

What restrictions apply?

Is this course to be listed for Pass/Fail Grading?

Yes

No

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Prerequisite(s)

Co-requisite(s)

Number of Credits

Crosslisting

Course name/number

Course name/number

Catalog description, in the present tense, including prefix, number, title, (credits), (prerequisites), (co-requisites), course description, and semesters offered. Catalog description should be exactly as it is to appear in the catalog.

EXSS 397 - Field Experience (3, 6, or 9 credits) (Prereq: A grade of ‘C’ or better in EXSS 290 and 300 level EXSS course) This variable credit experiential course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to apply and further develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities through a supervised real world experience. This course is designed to bridge theory and practice by allowing students to apply theoretical and practical concepts learned during their EXSS coursework in a professional setting. The guided experience requires 105, 210, or 315 hours of on-site work depending on the number of credits enrolled (3, 6, or 9 credits). F, S, SU

Course Restrictions.

None

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Attached Proposed Syllabus:

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Proposed Instructor/title

Alternate Instructor/title

Are there other departments/schools with expertise in the areas covered by this course?

Yes

No

which departments/schools? Are any of these departments/schools to be directly involved in teaching this new course?

Estimated enrollment

Prior enrollment in course (if applicable)

Method of Delivery:

Classroom

Lab

Distance Learning

Hybrid

Other

Explain

Course will involve students gaining experience in different professional settings and submitting appropriate course work via Moodle (distance).

Justification For Request

What research has led to this request?

We are requesting this new course based on program changes that have been made in order to prepare for future accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE). Part of the accreditation requires students to have two substantially different field experiences and two different supervisors. The current internship option, EXSS 495, is a full-time internship experience (9 or 12 credit hours) and would not easily meet student needs to complete multiple internship experiences. EXSS 397 will allow students to have field experiences over multiple semesters, making it easier to find two substantially different experiences under two supervisors.

What impact will this request have on existing academic programs?

This will allow students to take a field experience earlier and experience multiple professional settings over the course of different semesters.

What financial costs are associated with this request?

None, the department currently has a faculty member that serves as an internship coordinator, this faculty member will teach sections of EXSS 397 along with a reduced number of sections of EXSS 495.

If NO change in cost is anticipated, how is this possible?

This request is to simply allow students to take a field experience earlier by modifying the prerequisites and repeat over multiple semesters. This request is to simply allow students to have field experiences earlier by modifying the prerequisites and course number. The faculty and departmental resources that currently support the EXSS 495 Internship course will shift to provide the needed support for the new EXSS 397 course.

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Any additional information

Assessment

Assessment prepared by

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Part-time Faculty

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Lab Resources

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Library Resources

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Equipment

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Travel

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Contract Services

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Goods & Services

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Other

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Are any of the new resources needed for Accreditation purposes?

Yes

No

Explain

Assessment

Is this course part of the academic program assessment?

Yes

No

Specify how the Course Objectives for this course align with the academic program assessment plan.

Specify how the Student Learning Outcomes for this course align with the academic program assessment plan.