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Course and Curricular Updates to the 2009-11 Catalog

Effective Summer 2009 through Spring 2011:

Listed below are updates to the 2009-11 catalog.  This includes new courses, course changes, corrections, and curriculum substitutions. 

  • New courses and course changes are the result of the Pilot Continuous Course Review Process.  
  • Corrections have been identified since the printing of the 2009-11 catalog. 
  • Curriculum substitutions are the result of approved blanket curriculum substitutions. 
  • For updates to other information in the Catalog, please see the appropriate web sites (e.g., Admissions, Office of the Registrar - Records and Evaluations, Financial Aid, Housing, etc.).

Last Update: 11/18/09

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New Courses, Course Changes, Corrections, and Curriculum Substitutions

Effective beginning
Academic Freedom Statement on page 16 revised. Aug. 26, 2009
Agribusiness Minor Curriculum Substitution: For "AGB 214/AGB 321/BUS 212" add footnote: "For BUS 212, only transfer students or change of major students." 9/22/09
Agricultural Business, BS Curriculum Substitution: In Major Courses, change "AGB 214" to "AGB 214/AGB 321/BUS 212" with footnote: "For BUS 212, only transfer students or change of major students." 9/22/09
Agricultural Systems Management, BS Curriculum Substitution: In Support Courses, change "ENGL 148" to "ENGL 148 or ENGL 145". Summer 2009
Anthropology and Geography, BS New degree program. Fall 2009
ARCE 415 New course, "Interdisciplinary Capstone Project (5)". Spring 2010
ARCE 449 New course, "Cold Formed Steel Design Laboratory (3)". Spring 2010
ARCE 460 Change units from 1 laboratory to 2 laboratories. Change total credit limit to 4 units. Winter 2010
ARCE 473 New course, "Advanced Timber and Masonry Structures Laboratory (3)". Spring 2010
ARCH 101 Change units from 2 lectures to 1 lecture. Change total credit limit to 3 units. Summer 2009
ARCH 462 Change total credit limit from 6 to 8 units. Summer 2009
Architecture, BArch Curriculum Substitution:
a) In Major Courses, change ARCH 105 (1) to ARCH 101 (1)(1)(1)
b) In Major Courses, delete choice of "ARCH 121, 122, 123 & ARCH 160"
c) In Support Courses, reduce Professional Electives from 20 to 16 units
d) Reduce total units required to 225.
Summer 2009
ART 370 New course, "Michelangelo (4)". Provides GE C4 credit except for Art and Design majors. Winter 2010
ART 371 New course, "Topics in Renaissance Art (4)". Provides GE C4 credit except for Art and Design majors. Spring 2010
ART 461 Correction: Prerequisite: Senior standing and ART 360. Summer 2009
ART 462 Change: Prerequisite: Senior standing and ART 360. Winter 2010
Art and Design, BFA Correction: In Studio Art Concentration, ART 148 does not provide GE C4 credit. 10/29/09
Art and Design, BFA Curriculum Substitution:
In Major Courses, delete ART 461 Senior Project (2). Total units: change from 186 to 184.
10/19/09
Art and Design, BFA Correction: In Major Courses, for "Art History. "Select two courses...", ART 311, 314 and 318 do not provide GE C4 credit. Summer 2009
Art and Design, BFA Correction: In Photography Concentration, ART 314 does not provide GE C4 credit. Summer 2009
Art History Minor For requirement, "Select one 300-level Western Course" add ART 370 to list. Winter 2010
Asian Studies Minor New minor. Pending final approval from Provost (proposed for Spring 2010) 11/18/2009  
Biological Sciences, BS In Biology Teaching Concentration, for footnote attached to title of concentration, strike out "or KINE 255". Summer 2009
BMED 510 Change prerequisite. Winter 2010
BUS 501, 502 Correction: Courses deleted from catalog. Summer 2009
Child Development, BS Correction: PSY 256, not CD 256 (Developmental Psychology) is a required course (Major Course). Summer 2009
Civil Engineering, BS Curriculum Substitution: In Major Courses, CE 114 substitutes for CE 112 and CE 113. Summer 2009
CM 115 Change prerequisite. Winter 2010
CM 213 Change prerequisite. Winter 2010
CM 331 Change prerequisite. Winter 2010
CM 333 Change title, description and prerequisite. Winter 2010
CM 433 Change prerequisite. Winter 2010
CM 433 Change title, description and mode (from 2 lectures to 2 activities). Fall 2009
Communication Studies, BA

For GE C3, add "Not COMS".
For GE C4, add "Not COMS".

Summer 2009
Computer Science, BS Correction for Support Courses: For mathematics/statistics electives, change STAT 322 to STAT 325. Summer 2009
Computer Science, BS Curriculum Substitution: In Support Courses, change "STAT 321" to "STAT 321 or STAT 312". Summer 2009
COMS 208 Delete "Communication Studies majors will not receive GE C3 credit." Summer 2009
Construction Management, BS Curriculum Substitution: In Support Courses, change "ARCE 211 and ARCE 212" to "ARCE 211 and ARCE 212 OR ME 211 and CE 204." Summer 2009
CPE/EE Courses The following CPE courses, which are crosslisted as EE courses, have had the prerequisite statement "...with a C- grade or better..." removed:
CPE 229, 269, 328, 329, 336, 368, 427, 432, 439, 441, 521, 522, 523.
Spring 2010
CRP 424 Prerequisite corrected: "CRP 212 (or CRP 501 for graduate students), or equivalent." Fall 2009
CRP 462 For CRP 462: Change "corequisite: CRP 410" to "prerequisite: CRP 410." Fall 2009
CSC 400 Correction: Change from (1-2) units to (1-4) units. Delete statement "..with a maximum of 2 units per quarter." Summer 2009
Dairy Science, BS Curriculum Substitution: In Support Courses, change "CHEM 312 or BIO 111" to
"CHEM 312/BIO 111/BIO 115/BIO 151/BIO 161"
10/22/09
EDUC 125 Change: Add crosslisting as UNIV 125. Fall 2009
EE Courses

The prerequisite statement "...with a C- grade or better..." has been removed from the following EE courses:
EE 211, 212, 228, 229, 241, 242, 255, 269, 295, 306, 307, 308, 314, 328, 329, 335, 336, 342, 346, 347, 348, 368, 402, 403, 405, 406, 409, 415, 416, 418, 419, 421, 422, 427, 431, 432, 439, 445, 449, 456, 459, 460, 513, 514, 515, 517, 521, 522, 523, 526, 528, 530.

Spring 2010
EE 112 Change prerequisite: remove "Concurrent or prerequisite: PHYS 133." Fall 2009
EE 211 Change prerequisite: add "Prerequisite or concurrent: PHYS 133." Fall 2009
EE 241 Change prerequisite to: "EE 112 with a C- grade or better, EE 151 for EE students and CPE 169 for CPE students. Prerequisite or concurrent: MATH 244, PHYS 133. Concurrent: EE 211." Fall 2009
Engineering College Change to Academic Expectations for all bachelor's programs:
"Students are expected to:
  * complete a minimum of 45 36 degree applicable units each academic year...."
Summer 2009
ENGL 370, 371 Correction to prerequisite. Spring 2010
ENVE 536 Change units from 3 lectures to 4 lectures. Winter 2010
Environmental Engineering, BS Curriculum Substitution: In Support Courses, change "MCRO 221" to "MCRO 221 or MCRO 224". Summer 2009
Fees Disclaimer First paragraph of "Fees and Expenses" modified. Aug. 18, 2009
Food Science, BS Change name of concentration from "Culinology®" to "Culinary". Summer 2009
French Minor For list of electives: Add MLL 400. Summer 2009
FSN 430 Change mode from 4 lectures to 3 lectures, 1 lab. Fall 2009
German Minor For list of electives: Add MLL 400. Summer 2009
Graduate Programs Correction to "Eligibility for Blended Programs" (page 69), item #1: "Students must successfully complete a minimum of 180 units / maximum 192 units (for engineering programs the maximum number of units is 205)....." Summer 2009
Graphic Communication, BS For Graphics for Packaging Concentration, the advisor approved elective list (4 units) is included. Summer 2009
Graphic Communication, BS For GE Area F, add "Not GRC". Summer 2009
GS 597 New course, "Continued Graduate Study (1-15) CR/NC". Fall 2009
GSA 539 Correction: Title changed to "Clinical Tax Education Internship", and grading method to credit/no credit (Effective Winter 2008).  
GSA 551 New course, "International Taxation (4)". Spring 2010
GSB 556 Change title to: "Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management". Winter 2010
HCS 231 Correction: "Prerequisite: HCS 120 or VGSC 230, or consent of instructor." Summer 2009
HCS 327 Change prerequisite. Fall 2009
HIST 100 New course, "Introduction to the Study of History (2)". Fall 2009
HIST 216 Change: Add crosslisting as HNRS 216. Spring 2010
HIST 425 Change mode from 1 seminar to supervision; modify description Winter 2010
HNRS 216 "New" course, crosslisted with existing HIST 216. Spring 2010
HNRS 230 Change title and course description. (A GE C2 course) Spring 2010
JOUR 413 Change description. Fall 2009
Journalism, BS For the JOUR electives listed under Major Courses, change the statement, "4 units must be 300-400 level" to "Maximum 4 units of lower division." Summer 2009
KINE 260 Change: GE D4 credit approved. Summer 2009
Kinesiology, BS Teaching Concentration inactivated. To be revised for 2011. Summer 2009
Kinesiology, BS Curriculum substitution: For Exercise Science and Health Promotion Concentration, Clinical Exercise Science Track, change KINE 446 to "446 or 406" Summer 2009
Mathematics, BS Correction to Applied Mathematics Concentration: Total units for two tracks is 16, not 12. Summer 2009
Mechanical Engineering, BS Curriculum substitution: In Support Courses, change "CSC 231 or CSC 234" to "CSC 231 or CSC 234 or CPE/CSC 101". Summer 2009
Modern Languages and Literatures, BA For GE C4, change from "not in Spanish" to "Not SPAN, FR, GER". Summer 2009
PHIL 230 Change title and course description. (A GE C2 course) Spring 2010
PHIL 460, 461 Change: PHIL 460 is graded CR/NC, and PHIL 461 is given a letter grade. Spring 2010
PHYS 118 Change prerequisite. Winter 2010
PHYS 301 Change from (3) 3 lectures to (4) 4 lectures. Spring 2010
PHYS 301 Correction: (3) 3 lectures, through Winter 2010. Summer 2009
PHYS 422 Change prerequisite, due to crosslisting as EE course (see EE Courses, above). The prerequisite statement "...with a C- grade or better..." is removed. Spring 2010
Political Science, BA Curriculum substitution: In Major Courses, change POLS 360 to POLS 359. Summer 2009
POLS 310 Change to description. Winter 2010
POLS 336 Course deleted. See POLS 348. Spring 2010
POLS 337 Course deleted. See POLS 349. Spring 2010
POLS 348 New course, "Early American Political Thought (4)", with GE D5 credit. Spring 2010
POLS 349 New course, "Contemporary American Political Thought (4)", with GE D5 credit. Spring 2010
POLS 360 Change course number and title to: POLS 359 Research Design; also course description change. Summer 2009
Repeating a Course Changed per Executive Order 1037, issued by CSU Chancellor’s Office, and per Academic Senate Resolution AS-645-06/IC. Fall 2009
SCM 302 New course, "The Learn By Doing Lab Teaching Practicum (2) (CR/NC)". Winter 2010
SCM 491 Change title and mode to "Science Student Teaching Workshop" (1) 1 activity. Spring 2010
Sociology, BA New degree program. Fall 2009
Soil Science, BS Curriculum substitution: In Major Courses, replace SS 345 with ERSC 323. Summer 2009
Soil Science Minor Curriculum substitution: Delete SS 345 from list of restricted electives. Summer 2009
STAT 221 Change prerequisite. Winter 2010
STAT 325 Change: "Not open to students with credit in STAT 321 or STAT 425." Winter 2010
STAT 416 Change prerequisite. Winter 2010
STAT 418 Change prerequisite. Winter 2010
STAT 465 Change prerequisite. Winter 2010
Statistics, BS

Curriculum substitutions in Major Courses:
Change "STAT 301" to "STAT 301 or STAT 321".
Change "STAT 302" to "STAT 302 or STAT 322".

10/22/09
Statistics, BS Correct Note in heading of curriculum display to state "Note: No course with a STAT prefix may be taken as credit/no credit." Summer 2009
Studio Art Minor Correction: For ART advisor approved electives, ART 121 does not provide GE C3 credit.
Correction: For ART advisor approved electives, ART 455 is no longer available.
Summer 2009
UNIV 125 "New" course, crosslisted with existing EDUC 125. Fall 2009
Wine & Viticulture, BS

Correction: For Viticulture Concentration, BIO 303 is a 4-unit course. For Concentration courses entry for Major Courses, change units from "43" to "43-59". Change Advisor-approved electives to "6-22".

Summer 2009
Withdrawals from Courses New CSU policy: Undergraduate students may withdraw from no more than 28 quarter units. Summer 2009
ZOO 331 Add to description, "Not open to students with credit in BIO 432." Summer 2009
ZOO 332 Add to description, "Not open to students with credit in BIO 433." Summer 2009