1. CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA ACADEMIC SENATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COMMITTEE REPORT TO THE ACADEMIC SENATE AP-001-910 Renaming of the History ‘Track I’ to ‘History Major’ and ‘Track II’ to ‘History – Pre-Credential Option’

2. Academic Programs CommitteeDate:9/29/09 Executive Committee Received and Forwarded Date:11/18/09 Academic SenateDate:12/02/09 First Reading 1/20/10 Second Reading

3. BACKGROUND: The Department of History has submitted a proposal to rename what is currently designated as ‘Track I’ as the ‘History Major’ and ‘Track II’ as ‘History Pre-Credential Option’. It is the Department’s intent to modify the existing program to bring it more clearly in line with departmental goals. RESOURCES CONSULTED: Judy Anderson, Dan Lewis, Jarred Stallones, Claudia Pinter-Lucke. DISCUSSION: This referral was submitted last year but the Committee sent it back to the department to remove extra pagination that did not reflect the intent of the Department. Currently, the Department has a Track 1 emphasis which is a general History major and Track two emphasis that serves students in the pre-credential program. This referral is intended to be a name change of the two emphases offered by the Department and has no budgetary implications. This change has the benefit that It will allow the Department and Peoplesoft to track student progress towards the degree in a more clear and effective manner. Proper consultation was made and the faculty in the Department are supportive of the change.

4. RECOMMENDATION: The Academic Programs Committee recommends approval of the referral AP-001-910. We recommend that the History major structure be changed from a major with two emphases to a general major (History) and one option (History Pre-Credential). We further recommend that the History Track I emphasis serve as the curriculum for the general major (History) and that the History Track II emphasis be elevated to an option with the name "History Pre-Credential".