New for the 2019-2020 Catalog

Changes to General Education

• Total credit required for General Education  has changed to 30-37. Students must complete a minimum of 30 credits across all Core and Knowledge Area courses.
• New course options added:
  • ENGL 1010E - Introduction to Academic Writing, Extended  in Written Communication (as an alternative to ENGL 1010 )
  • MATH 2000 - Algebraic Reasoning  in Quantitative Literacy
  • SUU 1000 - Becoming an Engaged Learner  and SUU 3000 - The Mindset of an Engaged Learner  in Integrated Learning
  • SUU 1776 - American Institutions   in American Institutions
• SUU 2240 - Integrated HU & SBS: Variable Topics  and SUU 2250 - Integrated HU & LS: Variable Topics  are new courses that integrate two GE Knowledge Areas into a team-taught, 6-credit course.
• The restriction on students using the same prefix in more than one Knowledge Area has been removed.
• CSIS 1000 - Introduction to Computer Applications and the Internet  (Integrated Learning) and ENGR 1010 - Engineering in the 21st Century  (Humanities) have been removed from their respective Knowledge Areas.

New Programs

• Graduate Studies in Education now offers two new emphases within the Master of Education: Master of Education - English as a Second Language Emphasis (M.Ed.)  and Master of Education - Special Education Emphasis (M.Ed.) .
• The Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business has a new minor, Event Planning and Management (Minor) , major emphasis, Hotel, Resort, and Hospitality Management - Event Planning and Management Emphasis (B.A., B.S.) , and a master’s degree, Master of Science in Business Analytics (M.S.) .

New Courses & Course Changes

• As part of their new admissions and graduation requirements, the Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business  streamlined prerequisites and registration restrictions on many of their undergraduate courses. The Master of Business Administration  programs also renamed and added courses as part of its degree overhaul.
• The Beverley Taylor Sorenson College of Education and Human Development  updated semesters offered, descriptions, titles, prerequisites, and more on many EDUC, EESL, EDRG, SCED, and SPED undergraduate and graduate courses, and took ownership of many courses that were formerly under the GOSC and IELE/IELP prefixes. The Department of Kinesiology and Outdoor Recreation  added minimum grades to prerequisites on their undergraduate upper-division PE courses. New courses were added at the undergraduate and graduate levels to support new programs and expand options for students.
• In the College of Humanities and Social Sciences , the Spanish program also added minimum grades to prerequisites in their courses. The Master of Public Administration  updated semesters offered and registration restrictions on almost all of their courses. Several other departments added 1-2 new courses each, in areas like communication, criminal justice, sociology, and psychology.
• The Walter Maxwell Gibson College of Science and Engineering  updated many courses with different semesters offered, changed prerequisites, and descriptions, especially in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems  and the Department of Engineering and Technology . A handful of new courses are now available in nutrition, engineering, chemistry, math, and agriculture.
• The College of Performing and Visual Arts ’s Department of Art and Design  updated their course information with prerequisite minimum grades and some title changes. New courses were added to support the photography and ceramics programs as well. Music added new courses for undergraduate music education and the Master of Music in Music Technology graduate degrees. The Department of Theatre Arts and Dance  created new courses to enhance the opportunities for Musical Theatre emphasis students.
• The College of Aerospace Sciences and Technology  rebranded many old GOSC courses under the new INDS prefix, as well as developed several new courses to support the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies degree, including eight (8) graduate-level aviation courses. Working with the Confucius Institute, the school also developed 20 new IELG courses to support Chinese-language learning in the Iron County community.
• Nine (9) new prefixes  were created: EDPD (Education and Professional Development), ENTR (Entrepreneurship), GS (General Studies), INDS (Interdisciplinary Studies), INFO (Information and Society), PLA (Prior Learning Assessment), SIEL (School of Integrative and Engaged Learning), STCH (Southwest Technical College), and TESL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

Degree/Program Changes

• The EDGE Program has been removed as a graduation requirement for all bachelor’s degrees.
• Fifteen programs underwent name changes, including many programs in the Department of Engineering and Technology  and College of Performing and Visual Arts .
• The AACSB-accredited programs in the Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business  have new admission and updated graduation requirements: Accounting (B.A., B.S.) , Finance (B.A., B.S.) , Management (B.A., B.S.) , and Marketing (B.A., B.S.) .
• The Elementary Education (B.A., B.S.) , Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.) , Master of Business Administration , Studio Arts - Photography Emphasis (B.F.A.) , Photography (Minor) , Secondary Education Licensure , and Special Education Alternate Route to Licensure Program  programs underwent significant changes in course content and requirements.
• The Master of Interdisciplinary Studies (M.I.S.)  added several new learning blocks and restructured its core requirements.
• Approximately 100 other programs were updated, including the A.A.S. programs with reduced General Education requirements.

Policy/Procedure Changes

• The Bachelor of Science  options were outlined more thoroughly and updated.