Addendum

The 2022-2024 Undergraduate Catalog was published in September of 2022. Any approved changes received after September 2022 can be found listed below.

Changes to Psychology  (PSY) Course Titles

• Changes Approved: [
  PSY 264 Child and Adolescent Development
    formerly PSY 306 - Child and Adolescent Development], [
  PSY 267 Social Psychology
    formerly PSY 317 - Social Psychology], [
  PSY 268 Psychopathology
    formerly PSY 324 - Psychology of Abnormal Behavior], [
  PSY 487 Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
    formerly PSY 487 - Psychology of Religion] 
• Dates Approved: October 3, 2022

Changes to the Required Courses for the History/Secondary Education  (HISE) Major

• Changes Approved: [(2) US Courses, (2) European Courses, (2) Global Education, (1) Junior/Senior Seminar or Honor Thesis in History, and (3) History Electives] 
• Date Approved: October 24, 2022

Changes to Music  (MSC) Course Numbers

• Changes Approved: [
  MSC 316 Teaching Music
   , 
  MSC 317 Teaching General Music in Elementary School
   , 
  MSC 317L Teaching General Music in Elementary School: Lab
   , 
  MSC 318 Teaching Music, Secondary School: Vocal
   , 
  MSC 318L Teaching Music, Secondary School: Vocal Lab
   , 
  MSC 319 Teaching Music in Secondary School: Instrumental
   , 
  MSC 319L Teaching Music, Secondary School: Instrumental Lab
   ] 
• Date Approved: October 28, 2022

Changes to the Core/Proficiencies of TDF 319 - History of Dance  

• Changes Approved: [Addition of Diversity and Intensive Writing II, Removal of Fine Arts]
• Date Approved: November 3, 2022

Addition of the Neuroscience (NEU) Major 

• Changes Approved: [Addition of the NEU Major, Neuroscience Certificate Program  (NESC) approved to discontinue for the Class of 2027]
• Date Approved: December 5, 2022

Addition of Approved Courses, Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of
  HIS 282 - Roman Spectacles and Sports
   , 
  HIS 283 - Rome and Pompeii: Ancient Cities
   , 
  HIS 310 - The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
   , 
  HIS 362 - Political and Social Satire
   /
  CLA 362 - Political and Social Satire
   /
  PSC 362 - Political and Social Satire
   , 
  AST 365 - Social Inequality in India and South Asian Diaspora
   /
  GST 365 - Social Inequality in India and South Asian Diaspora
   /
  SOC 365 - Social Inequality in India and South Asian Diaspora
   /
  WGS 365 - Social Inequality in India and South Asian Diaspora
   , 
  EPS 180 - Building Community with Physics Discourse I
   , 
  EPS 380 - Building Community with Physics Discourse II
   , and
  MKT 348 - Public Relations
   ]
• Date Approved: December 5, 2022

Changes to the Music  (MSC), Music Technology and Production  (MTP), and Marketing  (MKT) Minors 

• Changes Approved: [Addition of already approved MSC courses to electives selections for the MSC and MTP Minor, and change in the required course of ‘MSC 210 - Music in Western Culture’ to MSC 210 - Music in Western Culture  OR MSC 225 - Music and Society ’]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of 
  MKT 348 - Public Relations
    to accepted electives for the MKT Minor]
• Date Approved: December 6, 2022

Changes to the Quantitative Economics  (ECNQ) Degree 

• Changes Approved: [Bachelor of Arts to Bachelor of Science]
• Date Approved: December 6, 2022

Changes to the Required Courses for the Accountancy  (ACC) Minor 

• Changes Approved: [
  FIN 113 - Data Applications for Business 3 credits-
    replaced  ACC 113 - Data Applications in Business 2 credits- ]
• Date Approved: December 6, 2022

Addition of Approved Courses, Below: 

• Changes Approved: [Addition of
  TDF 117 - Anatomy for Dance and Sport
   , 
  TDF 208 - Technology for the Stage
   , and 
  MGT 340 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
   ]
• Date Approved: December 6, 2022

Addition of Cores/Proficiencies

• Changes Approved: [HIS 310 - The Rise and Fall of the British Empire  - Diversity]
• Date Approved: January 23, 2023

Addition of Precalculus as Not Transferable to the Advanced Placement (AP) Equivalency Chart  

• Changes Approved: [Precalculus is Not Transferable as an AP credit]
• Date Approved: January 27, 2023

Addition of a course to the History  (HIS) Major 

• Correction: [
  HIS 310 The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
    added to Post-1715 European Courses] 
• Correction Date: January 28, 2023

Addition of ADA Grievance Procedures  

• Changes: [Addition of ADA Grievance Procedures]
• Date Approved: January 31, 2023

Changes to ENG 386 - Digital Composition  

• Changes Approved: [Prerequisite changed from Writing II to Writing I]
• Date Approved: January 3, 2023
• Changes Approved: [Addition of ENG 386 to
  Writing Minor
    (WRT)]
• Date Approved: February 9, 2023

Addition of Inaugural Chair

• Changes Approved: [Nancy L. Meedzan, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, Inaugural Chair announced for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences ]
• Date Approved: February 3, 2023

Removal of two History (HIS) courses from the Archives

• Changes Approved: [HIS 301 - History of the American Involvement in Vietnam to HIS 301 - The History of the Vietnam War   and HIS 320 - American Urban History ]
• Date Approved: February 6, 2023

Addition of Cores/Proficiencies

• Changes Approved: [MTH 218 - Biostatistics  - Quantitative Reasoning], [MGT 340 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion  - Diversity], [ENG 386 - Digital Composition  - Writing II]
• Date Approved: February 21, 2023

Changes/Additions of the Below:

• Changes Approved: [Change of name from the School of Professional Studies to School of Education and Social Work ]
• Changes Approved: [Changes to the required courses for the Theology  (THL) Major and the Theology  (THL) Minor]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of the Middle East Studies  Minor]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of the following courses:
  ART 231 - The Body, Invented and Observed
   , 
  GST 321 - Sustainable Futures
   , 
  HPM 316 - Comparative Health Systems
   , 
  HPM 321 - AIDS, Race, Gender in the Black Community
   /
  BLS 321 - AIDS, Race, Gender in the Black Community
   , 
  HSC 101 - Anatomy and Physiology 1 with Laboratory
   , 
  HSC 102 - Anatomy and Physiology 2 with Laboratory
   , 
  HSC 200 - Introduction to the Health Professions
   , 
  HSC 280 - Health Care Equity in the United States
   , 
  NUR 101 - Introduction to Professional Nursing
   , 
  PSC 395 - Research in Political Science
   ,
  PSY 273 - Learning and Cognition
   , 
  THL 100 - How to Study God: An Introduction to Theological Inquiry
   , 
  THL 414 - Advanced Studies in Scripture
   , 
  THL 434 - Advanced Studies in History of Christianity
   , 
  THL 454 - Advanced Studies in Systematic Theology
   , 
  THL 474 - Advanced Studies in Moral Theology
   , 
  SPN 110 - Elementary Spanish Health Professions
   , 
  SPN 111 - Intermediate Spanish Health Professional
   , and 
  SPN 214 - Intercultural Communication Spanish Speaking Worlds
   ]
• Date Approved: February 21, 2023

Name Change to the School of Professional Studies

• Changes Approved: [The School of Professional Studies changed to the School of Education and Social Work , new email address: educationandsocialwork@providence.edu]
• Date Approved: March 21, 2023

Changes to History (HIS) Course Titles and Descriptions

• Changes Approved: [
  HIS 314 - The Russian Empire
   , formerly HIS 314 - Russia I, and 
  HIS 315 - The Soviet Union and Beyond
   , formerly HIS 315 - Russia II]
• Date Approved: March 21, 2023

Changes/Additions of the Below:

• Changes Approved: [Rename of the Classic (formerly CLA) Minor now to be Classical Languages  (CLL) and Addition of Classical History and Cultures  (CLH)]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of 
  MSC 305 - Conducting
    to required courses for the Music , Music Technology and Production , and Music: Musical Theatre Concentration  Majors]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of the Spanish minor for the Health Professions  (SPHS) Minor]
• Date Approved: March 24, 2023

Correction, Course Should Not Have Been Archived:

• Correction: [Activation of
  PSC 343 - Contemporary Political Theory
   ]
• Date: April 14, 2023

Revised FERPA Statement, Office of the Registrar  

• Date Approved: April 24, 2023

Activation of an Archived Course

• Changes Approved: [Activation of
  SOC 333 - Environmental Sociology
   ]
• Date: April 23, 2023

Addition of Cores/Proficiencies

• Changes Approved: [
  CHM 401 - Inorganic Chemistry
    - Intensive Writing II] and [
  BLS 321 - AIDS, Race, Gender in the Black Community
   /
  HPM 321 - AIDS, Race, Gender in the Black Community
   /
  WGS 321 - AIDS, Race, Gender in the Black Community
    - Diversity]
• Date: April 25, 2023

Changes/Additions of the Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of Liturgical Music  Major]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of Catholic Studies  Major]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of the following courses: 
  MSC 209 Introduction to Musical Improvisation
   , 
  MSC 228 Introduction to Music Business
   , 
  ART 201 Photography & Global Health
   /
  HPM 201 Photography & Global Health
   , 
  GST 328 Islamic Philosophy in the Global Context
   /
  PHL 328 Islamic Philosophy in the Global Context
   , 
  HON 211 Honors Global Studies
   ]  
• Date Approved: April 26th, 2023

Changes/Additions of the Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of Black Studies  Major]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of 
  MSC 208 Lyric Diction for Singers
    and 
  MSC 209 Introduction to Musical Improvisation
    to required courses for the Music  and Music Education  Majors]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of 
  MSC 209 Introduction to Musical Improvisation
    to required courses for the Music Technology and Production  and Music: Musical Theatre Concentration  Majors]
• Date Approved: May 5th, 2023

Changes/Additions of the Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of the Global Studies  Minor]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics ]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of the following courses: 
  CTH 225 Beauty and Human Making
    , 
  CTH 230 Happiness and the Good Life
    , 
  CTH 305 God and the Transcendent
    , 
  CTH 480 Catholic Studies Capstone
    , 
  FIN 427 Enterprise Risk Management
   , 
  MTH 422 The Putnam Competition Seminar
   ]  
• Changes Approved: [Changes to the required courses for the Creative Writing , English/Secondary Education , and English  Majors, and the English  and Dance  Minors]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of the 4+1/Graduate Theology Program ]
• Date Approved: June 7th, 2023

Revised Academic Integrity Policy

• Date Approved: June 28, 2023

Clarification of Development of Western Civilization Requirements for Transfer Students

• Date: July 11, 2023

Change in Course Description for MGT 411 Leadership Development 

• Changes Approved: July 18, 2023

Revised FERPA Statement, Office of the Registrar  

• Date: September 11th, 2023

Archival of FIN 217 Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions I   

• Date: September 15th, 2023

Activation of an Archived Course

• Changes Approved: [Activation of  
  SOC 328 Juvenile Justice
   ]
• Date: September 18th, 2023

Addition of Cores/Proficiencies

• Changes Approved: [
  HSC 101 Anatomy and Physiology 1 with Laboratory
    - Natural Science] and [
  CTH 230 Happiness and the Good Life
    - Ethics]
• Date Approved: October 5th, 2023  

Change of course name:

• Changes Approved: [Name of of PSC/AMS 317 changed from “Comparative State Politics” to “
  The American States and The Federal System
   ”]
• Date Aproved: October 11th, 2023

Removal of prerequisite:

• Changes Approved: [PSY 202 removed as a prerequisite for
  PSY 362 Methods and Analysis: Behavioral Neuroscience
   /
  NEU 362 Methods and Analysis: Behavioral Neuroscience
    and 
  PSY 364 Methods and Analysis: Developmental Psychology
   ]
• Date: October 24th, 2023

Changes/Additions of the Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of the following courses:
  ACC 415 Advanced Taxes
   ,
  AMS 327 Race, Class and Gender: Intersections and Inequalities
   /
  APG 327 Race, Class and Gender: Intersections and Inequalities
   /
  BLS 327 BLS 327 - Race, Class and Gender: Intersections and Inequalities
   /
  SOC 327 Race, Class and Gender: Intersections and Inequalities
   /
  WGS 327 Race, Class and Gender: Intersections and Inequalities
   ,
  NEU 251 Neuroethics
   /
  PHL 251 Neuroethics
   ,
  NEU 468 Clinical Assessment of Neuropsychological Disorders
   /
  PSY 468 Clinical Assessment of Neuropsychological Disorders
   , 
  MGT 362 Social Entrepreneurship
   ]  
• Changes Approved: [Updates to the curriculum for Nursing (available to first-year students in Fall 2023) ]
• Date Approved: November 1st, 2023

Addition of Core/Proficiencies: 

• Changes Approved: [
  CLA 362 Political and Social Satire
   /
  HIS 362 Political and Social Satire
   /
  PSC 362 Political and Social Satire
     - Oral Communication]
• Date Approved: November 16th, 2023

Changes to ECN 350 Game Theory:

• Changes Approved: [Course number of ECN 350 changed to
  ECN 450
   ; Prerequisites changed from ECN 101 and MTH 108, 109, or 131 to ECN 201]
• Date Aproved: November 27th, 2023

Change in Grading Options for GST 395 Research in Global Studies   

• Changes Approved: [Change from Pass/Fail basis only to Standard Letter Grade]
• Date approved: December 1st, 2023

Activation and renaming of an Archived Course

• Changes Approved: [Name of AMS/MSC 226 changed from “Music in the United States” to “American Music”]
• Changes Approved: [Reactivation of
  AMS 226 American Music
   /
  MSC 226 American Music
   ]
• Date approved: December 4th, 2023

Changes/Additions of the Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of the following courses: 
  MGT 414 Experimenting With Self-Change
   , 
  MKT 342 Social Media Marketing
   , 
  PHL 144 Marx, Freedom, and Revolution
    
  PHL 239 Environmental Philosophy
    
  PHL 429 Indigenous Ecological Ethics
   ]  
• Changes Approved: [Update to the requirements for the Women’s and Gender Studies  Minor]
• Date Approved: December 5th, 2023

Changes/Additions of the Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of the following courses:
  THL 377 Catholic Bioethics
   ]  
• Date Approved: January 18th, 2024

Addition of Core/Proficiencies: 

• Changes Approved: [
  AMS 308 Urban Sociology
   /
  BLS 307 Urban Sociology
   /
  SOC 307 Urban Sociology
    - Civic Engagement,
  NEU 251 Neuroethics
   /
  PHL 251 Neuroethics
    - Philosophy/Ethics, 
  HSC 280 Health Care Equity in the United States
    - Diversity, 
  MSC 325 Women, Gender, and Race in Popular Music, 1950 to the Present
    - Diversity]
• Date Approved: January 25th, 2024

Activation of an Archived Course

• Changes Approved: [Reactivation of
  BIO 209 Introductory Botany
   ]
• Date Approved: February 6th, 2024

Addition of Core/Proficiencies: 

• Changes Approved: [
  THL 377 Catholic Bioethics
    - Theology 300-level]
• Date Approved: February 7th, 2024

Changes/Additions of the Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of FIN 113 Data Applications for Business   as a prerequisite for FIN 207 Managerial Finance I ]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of FIN 113 Data Applications for Business   as a required course for the Business Economics  Major and the Finance  Minor]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of MGT 340 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion  as a required course for the Management  major, beginning with the Class of 2028]
• Changes Approved: [Change to Core Curriculum  regarding Writing Proficiencies]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of the following courses: CHM 107/107L Chemistry for Nursing and Health Sciences , HSC 252/252L Microbiology for Nursing and the Health Professions , HSC 206 Nutrition and Disease Prevention , NUR 206 Nutrition and Disease Prevention , BIO 345/345L Insect Pollinator Ecology and Lab , ARH 219 Art and Tech , and PHL 135 Brave New Philosophies: Political Philosophy Through Speculative Fiction ]    
• Date Approved: February 21st, 2024

Activation of Archived Courses

• Changes Approved: [Reactivation of 
  SOC 302 Deviant Behavior
    and 
  SOC 340 Organizations in Society
   ]
• Date Approved: March 1st, 2024

Addition of a Course to the Advanced Placement (AP) Equivalency Chart  

• Changes Approved: [Addition of AP African American Studies as equivalent to BLS 101]
• Date Approved: March 12th, 2024

Addition of Approved Courses, Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of SOC 329 Religion and American Culture , MSC 307 Liturgical Music , HSC 233 Medical Terminology for the Health Professional , NUR 201/201L Nursing Fundamentals & Health Assessment with Lab ]
• Date Approved: March 19th, 2024

Changes/Additions of the Below:

• Changes Approved: [Name of of SOC 328 changed from “Juvenile Delinquency” to “
  Juvenile Justice
   ”]
• Changes Approved: [Course number of PSY 335 Psychology and Law changed to 
  PSY 236 Psychology and Law
   ; Course number of PSY 330 Psychological Testing and Assessment changed to 
  PSY 231 Psychological Testing and Assessment
   ]
• Date Aproved: March 20th, 2024

Update to prerequisites:

• Changes Approved: [Removal of THL 354, THL 358, OR THL 376 as a requirement for the Global Studies  Major]
• Changes Approved: [Prerequisite for 
  CSC 424 Database Management Systems
    changed from “CSC 225” to “CSC 220 or CSC 225”]
• Changes Approved: [Addition of CSC 424 as prerequisite for 
  CSC 434 Advanced Database Systems
   ]
• Changes Approved: [
  CTH 305 God and the Transcendent
    - Philosophy]
• Date Aproved: March 21st, 2024

Addition of Approved Courses, Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of COM 230 Media Mirrors Technologies of Representation , NEU 100 Introduction to Neuroscience , MSC 326 Music of East Asia , PHL 175 Justice , PHL 399 Philosophy of Psychology , CHM 111 General Chemistry I Workshop , CHM 112 General Chemistry II Workshop , CHM 211 Organic Chemistry I Workshop , and CHM 212 Organic Chemistry II Workshop ]
• Date Approved: March 21st, 2024

Change of course name:

• Changes Approved: [Name of of MSC 240 Orchestra changed to 
  MSC 240 Chamber Orchestra
   ]
• Date Aproved: March 22nd, 2024

Addition of Cores/Proficiencies

• Changes Approved: [
  MSC 207 Voice Class
     - Oral Communication]
• Date Approved: April 3rd, 2024

Removal of prerequisite for CHM 401 Inorganic Chemistry :

• Date Approved: April 11th, 2024

Addition of Approved Courses, Below:

• Changes Approved: [Addition of EDU 241 Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School , EDU 351 Teaching Science in Elementary School , EDU 361 Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School , EDU 390L Assessment Field Experience , CLA 284 Athena and the Amazons: Women in the Ancient World , HIS 284 Athena and the Amazons: Women in the Ancient World , WGS 284 Athena and the Amazons: Women in the Ancient World , CLA 213 Scientific and Medical Terminology from Greek and Latin , HSC 213 Scientific and Medical Terminology from Greek and Latin , NUR 202 Medical Surgical Nursing I , NUR 202C Medical Surgical Nursing I Clinical , NUR 202S Medical Surgical Nursing I Skills Lab , NUR 203 Pathopharmacology I , CTH 347 The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien , and THL 347 The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien ]
• Date Approved: June 24th, 2024