Meeting of the Board of Regents | April 2003
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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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TO: |
The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents |
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FROM: |
Johanna Duncan-Poitier |
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COMMITTEE: |
Higher and Professional Education |
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TITLE OF ITEM: |
Regents Permission to Award the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Degree at the State University of New York at Binghamton |
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DATE OF SUBMISSION: |
March 31, 2003 |
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PROPOSED HANDLING: |
Approval (Consent Agenda) |
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RATIONALE FOR ITEM: |
Section 355 of the Education Law requires Regents Permission for the institution to award a new degree |
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STRATEGIC GOAL: |
2 and 3 |
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AUTHORIZATION(S): |
SUMMARY:
The State University of New York Board of Trustees has petitioned the Regents for authority to confer the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree at the State University of New York at Binghamton. At Binghamton, the trustees now award doctoral and graduate degrees including the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.).
SUNY Binghamton has requested registration of a licensure-qualifying Social Work program leading to the Master of Social Work degree. The proposed program will replace an inter-institutional Social Science/Social Work program leading to the M.A./M.S.W. degrees awarded by SUNY Binghamton and SUNY Albany, respectively. The Office of the Professions has determined that the proposed programs would meet the standards for registration in the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
I recommend that the Regents take the following action:
VOTED, that the State University of New York Board of Trustees be authorized, effective April 29, 2003, to confer the degree of Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) on students successfully completing registered programs at the State University of New York at Binghamton.