Curriculum Effective 2021-2022
All revisions or new curriculum is effective fall 2021 or as indicated. To review any curriculum pending approval, log onto Curriculog, the SJSU's curriculum management system, or contact the Curriculum Office.
Courses
For more detail, view the Course Proposal Log (links to syllabi included, when available) to see pending and approved proposals for new or modified courses, including General Education, and Service Learning.
Programs
New Degrees
- Animation & Illustration, BFA - degree elevation from concentration (Academic Plan Code: ANIBFA-1; students that will continue in the BFA Art, Animation/Illustration concentration will use the Academic Plan Code XAR14BFA1)
- Climate Science, BS (elevated from concentration)
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MS - degree elevation from concentration (Academic Plan Code:CMHCMS-3, students that will continue in the MS Psychology, Clinical Psychology concentration will use the Academic Plan Code XPSYLMS-3)
- Information Science and Data Analytics, BS - fully online degree completion program in special session effective fall 2021; regular session hybrid, where GE and electives are face to face and upper division major content is online, full degree effective fall 2022; pilot program: full proposal must be submitted in 5 years (Academic Plan Codes: ISDABS-1X for self support degree completion; ISDABS-1 for state-support full degree program)
- Special Education, MA - degree elevation from concentration (Academic Plan Code: SPEDMA-3, students that will continue in the MA Education, Special Education concentration will used Academic Plan Code XEDSEMA-3)
- Speech Language Pathology, MS (elevated from concentration)
- Teaching, MA - degree elevation from concentration (TEACHMA-3). Students continuing in the current Education, Curriculum and Instruction with Multiple Subject Credential Concentration, MA program will use XEDELMA-3. EDELMA-3 and EDELMA-3T will not be inactivated because the code will be used for the Education, Curriculum and Instruction (LACES) Concentration, MA students.
New Concentrations
- Advanced Standing Program, Social Work, MSW - The Advanced Standing Program will require that students to enroll in bridge courses prior to the Fall semester. The Fall semester will be the start of their final year. Students may enroll in the special session or regular session students in the final year of the existing MSW programs (Regular session: SWASMS-3, special session hybrid: SWASMSO3X).
- Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management Concentration, Business Administration, BS (BUSHBS-1)
- Nursing, Integrated Community College Pathway, BS
New Certificate
New Minors
New Spartan Accelareted Graduate Education (SAGE) Programs
- African American Studies BA + Minor in U.S. History + Single Subject Credential in Social Science + Teaching MAT
- Art, Preparation for Teaching, BA + Single Subject Credential + Teaching MAT
- Chemical Engineering BS + MS
- Electrical Engineering BS + MS
- Kinesiology, Preparation for Teaching, BS + Single Subject Credential + Teaching MAT
- Liberal Studies, Preparation for Teaching, BA + Education Specialist Credential + Special Education MA
- Liberal Studies, Preparation for Teaching, BA + Multiple Subject Credential + Teaching MAT
- Materials Engineering BS + MS
- Social Science, Preparation for Teaching, BA + Single Subject Credential + Teaching MAT
Major Program Revisions
- Broadcast Meteorology Minor (formerly Meteorology Minor)
- Earth System Science, BS (formerly Earth Science, BA)
- Engineering Technology, Computer Network System Management Concentration, BS (formerly Industrial Technology, BS and new CIP Code)
- Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Systems Concentration, BS (formerly Industrial Technology, BS and new CIP Code)
- General Engineering, BS to Interdisciplinary Engineering, BS (INTEBS-1; students who are continuing under the old name will use XENGRBS-1)
- Interdisciplinary Studies, BA/Interdisciplinary Studies, BS (formerly Special Major BA/Special Major BS)
- Science Education, MA to Science Education, MS (NSCIMS-3; students who are continuing under the old degree type will use XNSCIMA-3)
- Transportation Safety, Security, and Emergency Management (name change)
Suspensioned Programs
- Electronic Materials and Devices Concentration, Engineering, MS
- History Education Concentration, History, MA
- Psychology, BS
Discontinued Programs
- Animation/Illustration Concentration, Art, BFA (XAR14BFA1; replaced by elevated new degree)
- Clinical Psychology Concentration, Psychology, MS (XPSYLMS-3; replaced by elevated new degree)
- Computational Physics Concentration, Physics, MS (XPHY1MS-3)
- Curriculum and Instruction (with Multiple Subject Credential) Concentration, Education, MA (XEDELMA-3; replaced by elevated new degree)
- Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management, BS (XHSPBS-1; replaced by new concentration)
- Hotel and Restaurant Minor
- Kinesiology, Concentration in Athletic Training (XKINAMA-3)
- Modern Optics, Concentration, Physics, MS (XPHYOMS-3)
- Special Education Concentration, Education, MA (XEDSEMA-3; replaced by elevated new degree)
Organizational Changes
- The Department of Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management will move to the the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business effective July 1, 2021. Pending final approval from the Provost.