PROGRAM CHANGE

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

 

                                   

Submission Date:  2 November, 2009

 

College:  Social and Behavioral Science

 

Department:  Military Science

 

Program Title: Military Science Minor          

 

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

 

The Department of Military Science proposes the following changes in the minor program:

  1. To drop MILS 0000, a three-hour weekly required leadership lab as a separate non-credited course and merge the lab with the four upper division courses (MILS 3010, 3020, 4010 and 4020) as well as with the foundational courses (MILS 1010, 1020, 2010 and 2020).    
  2. To increase credit assignments to four for MILS 3010, 3020, 4010 and 4020, presently assigned three credits each.  The credit increase reflects the lab merger with the instructional course. (See course proposal forms for these substantive changes.)
  3. To increase credit assignments to three for the four foundational courses (MILS 1010, 1020, 2010 and 2020), presently assigned two credits each.  The credit increase reflects the lab merger with the instructional courses.
  4. To decrease the minimum credit requirement for the Military Science minor from 22 to 21 hours.  The minor requirement would include only the four upper division MILS courses—3010, 3020, 4010 and 4020, MILS 4400, (Advanced Physical Fitness) and HIST 3280 or 3290 (a 3 credit hour course now required of all cadet/students.
  5. To shift MILS 4400 from an elective for the minor to a requirement.
  6. To add HIST 3280 or 3290 as a requirement for the Military Science minor.
  7. To change the cumulative GPA in Military Science courses from 2.0 to 2.5 to align with U.S. Army Cadet Command requirements for commissioning.

 

 

Check all that apply: 

 

____New course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

__X__Modified course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

___X_Credit hour change(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

__X__Credit hour change(s) for a course which is required for the major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Attribute change(s) for any course.

____Program name change.

____Deletion of required course(s).

____Other changes (specify) _________________________________________________________________

 

If multiple changes are being proposed, please provide a summary.   Use strikeout (strikeout) when deleting items in the program and highlight (highlight) when adding items.

Military Science

MINOR

Foundational Courses:  In order to enroll in courses leading to the Military Science minor, students should complete MILS 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 and 2400.  The department may award experiential credit for these courses for prior military service, AIT, LTC or ACCT.

 Grade Requirements: Obtain a grade of "C" or better in all courses used toward the minor, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for these courses.  2.5

 

Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 22 hours in Military Science courses as outlined below.  21

Required Courses (12 hours)  21

·         MILS 3010  Adaptive Team Leadership (3)  4

·         MILS 3020  Leadership in Changing Environments (3)  4

·         MILS 4010  Developing Adaptive Leaders (3)  4

·         MILS 4020  Leadership in a Complex World (3)  4

·         MILS 4400  Advanced Physical Readiness (2)

·         HIST 3280   American Military History to 1917 (3) or

HIST 3290  American Military History Since 1917 (3)                                    

Elective Courses (10 credit hours)

select from the following courses

 

 

JUSTIFICATION:

 

The Military Science Department believes the proposed program change achieves efficiency, a better alignment between WSU and U.S. Army curriculum requirements and an appropriate increase of credits in upper division and foundational courses to better reflect actual student time expended.

  1. Leadership laboratory, a three-hour weekly requirement for all Military Science students at both the foundational and upper division level, is currently uncredited.  To merge the lab with the instructional classroom improves present procedures by streamlining registration procedures and eliminating student confusion.  (The lab now requires separate registration as MILS 0000).
  2. Assignment of one credit hour increase for the four upper division courses (MILS 3010, 3020, 4010 and 4020) and the foundational courses (MILS 1010, 1020, 2010 and 2020) better balances credit hour assignments with actual student work expended.  Student cadets at the upper division levels currently spend 3 instructional hours weekly in the classroom, three hours weekly in lab and an additional 7-15 hours in outside preparation for lab execution and cadet supervision.  At the foundational level, cadets currently spend two hours weekly in classroom instruction, three hours weekly in lab and an additional 1-3 hours in outside lab preparation.The Military Science department believes the increased credit hour more than meets the WSU curriculum policy ratio.
  3. HIST 3280 and 3290 are currently taken by all upper division level cadets as a commissioning requirement of the U.S. Army.  Including this course as a required course for the minor cements the interdepartmental connection and aligns US. Army requirements with WSU, with no change in content or existing courses by either Military Science or the History department.  The chair of the WSU history department has approved the proposed change in the minor requirement (see attached statement of concurrence).
  4. MILS 4400, the advanced physical training course, is currently required of and taken by upper division cadets; it is listed as an elective course component of the Military Science minor. The program change would drop the present elective designation and list the course as a requirement of the minor, with no content or credit hour changes.

 

 

INFORMATION PAGE

 

Attach a copy of the present program from the current catalog and a revised version (exactly as you wish it to appear in the catalog).

See attached programs

 

Did this program change receive unanimous approval within the Department? _Yes___   If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?

 

 

Explain any effects this program change will have on program requirements or enrollments in other departments including the Bachelor of Integrated Studies Program.  In the case of similar offerings or affected programs, you should include letters from the departments in question stating their support or opposition to the proposed program.

The program changes will have no effect on requirements in other departments.  The new Military Science minor meets credit hour requirements for the BIS program.

Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the program.  (Do not include credit hours for General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the proposed program.)            

  Program credit hours for Military Science Minor:  21