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A-5. Moving, Sharing, Acquiring, Offering, and Proposing University or College Majors and Minors at Capital College

Purpose

This guideline establishes procedures for seeking approval to offer non-Capital College majors, minors, and/or options at all Capital College locations.

The applicable University policy is P-3 from the Academic Administrative Policies and Procedures, which can be found on the Office of Undergraduate Education’s web page.

The P-3 policy has been adapted to provide procedures for Capital College. Provisions of the University policy are indicated in italics; procedures specific to Capital College are in plain text. All actions and approvals related to the sharing of majors, minors, and options must be consistent with the University Faculty Senate curricular policies.

Capital College Procedures

  1. The faculty proposing the new major and/or minor should read the provisions of P-3.  Early consultation with the School Director and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs is recommended.
  2. The School seeking the major, minor, and/or option should prepare a proposal responding to the queries and concerns identified in P-3. Such proposals will normally be the responsibility of the program coordinator or a designated representative of the program faculty.
  3. Early consultation with the sponsoring department is critical and must be demonstrated. The communications required for the consultative process will normally be between the Program Coordinator and the Department Head/Chair of the sponsoring college. The School Director and/or the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs should facilitate such communications if necessary.
  4. An eight-semester plan should be submitted to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs demonstrating that the requirements of the proposed major and/or minor can be met at one or both Capital College location.
  5. The School must demonstrate that it has a plan to provide any General Education courses required for the specific major and/or minor. The School must show that the majority of the lower division courses required for the major will be taught by faculty on standing appointments preferably tenured or tenure-track faculty.
  6. The School or program must also demonstrate that the local library resources are adequate to support the academic program.
  7. The proposal must be approved by the School Director, the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and the Chancellor of the College.
  8. When all the requirements mentioned above are met, the Senior Associate Dean will submit the proposal to members of the Administrative Council on Undergraduate Education (ACUE) and the appropriate academic administrative offices.

Approved: Academic Leadership Council June 29, 2004

Approved: Dean June 29, 2004

Revised: Academic Council April 8, 2009

Academic Guidelines and Policies

  • A-1. Management of Special Courses
  • A-2. Final Examination Policy
  • A-3. Obtaining Approval for Simultaneous [Concurrent] Degrees and Multiple Majors [With Sample Form]
  • A-4. Establishment and Management of Centers, Institutes, and Consortia
  • A-5. Moving, Sharing, Acquiring, Offering, and Proposing University or College Majors and Minors at Capital College
  • A-6. Management of First Year Seminar
  • A-7. Administration of the First-Year Seminar Requirement at Penn State Harrisburg, the Capital College
  • A-8. Limitations on Registering for More Than 19 Credits per Semester
  • A-9. Hybrid Courses
  • A-10: Online Courses
  • A-11. Graduation Requirements
  • C-1. Selecting the Capital College Faculty Commencement Marshal
  • C-2. Governing Commencement Ceremony Practices at Capital College
  • C-4. Cancellation of Classes Unrelated to Weather
  • C-5. College Operations during Periods of Inclement or Dangerous Weather Conditions or Other Weather-Related Emergencies
  • C-6. Inviting and Receiving Short-Term (Six Months or Less) International Scholars to Penn State Capital College
  • C-7. Academic Integrity Policy - Penn State Harrisburg, the Capital College Implementation
  • F-1. Implementation of the AC-40 Extended Review
  • F-2. Summer Compensation for Teaching Faculty
  • F-3. Compensation for Faculty Performing Non-Teaching Duties During Summer Sessions
  • F-4. Governing Overload Compensation for Faculty
  • F-5: Use of the Penn State Global Funds
  • F-6. Internship Compensation during Summer Session
  • F-7. Faculty Consulting Agreements
  • F-8. Capital College Faculty Teaching at Other Penn State Locations
  • F-9. Course Release for Faculty Senate Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and Senate Officers
  • F-10. Processing New Adjunct Faculty (FT2)
  • F-11. Faculty Workload Policy
  • F-12. Academic Policies and Forms for Graduate Programs
    • Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate Student Processes
  • F-13 A. Promotion and Tenure Criteria for Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
    • School of Behavioral Sciences and Education: Promotion and Tenure Criteria
    • School of Business Administration: Promotion and Tenure Criteria
    • School of Humanities: Promotion and Tenure Criteria
    • School of Public Affairs: Promotion and Tenure Criteria
    • School of Science, Engineering and Technology: Promotion and Tenure Criteria
  • F-13 B. Guidelines and Criteria for Promotion for Full-Time Non-Tenure Line Faculty
    • School of Behavioral Sciences and Education: Promotion for Full-Time Non-Tenure Line Faculty
    • School of Business Administration: Promotion for Full-Time Non-Tenure Line Faculty
    • School of Humanities: Promotion for Full-Time Non-Tenure Line Faculty
    • School of Public Affairs: Promotion for Full-Time Non-Tenure Line Faculty
    • School of Science, Engineering and Technology : Promotion for Full-Time Non-Tenure Line Faculty
  • F-14. Faculty Salary Supplements
  • R-1. Guidelines Governing the Submission, Administration, of Grants and Contracts at Capital College
  • S-1. Submission of Petitions to the University Faculty Senate
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