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The Undergraduate Council will meet on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 during X-Period, 2nd floor library conference room. The following items will be considered.
Action Items:
Subcommittee III is asked to review the following and make a recommendation:
I. Department of Biology
1. Change in ACT score to require a 21 for entry into BIOL 1440 – Principles of Biology I
2. BIOL 4420 – General Microbiology course number change to BIOL 3420
3. BIOL 4540 – Immunology change to BIOL 4340 - Immunology
II. Department of Chemistry
1. Delete CHEM 4290 – Chemical Literature
2. Proposal to divide ACS-certified degree into two separate tracks
Standard Track
Increase total hours from 43 to 48·
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Elimination of minor requirement·
Change MATH 3331 – Ordinary Differential Equations from elective to required·
Change CHEM 4451 – Advanced Analytical Chemistry from elective to required·
Change CHEM 4320 – Biochemistry I from required to electiveBiochemistry Track
Increase total hours from 43 to 44·
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Elimination of minor requirement·
Change from elective to requireda. BIOL 1440 – Principles of Biology I
b. BIOL 1441 – Principles of Biology II
c. BIOL 2490 – Genetics
d. BIOL 3402 – Cell Biology
e. BIOL 4420 – General Microbiology
f. CHEM 4121 – Biochemistry Laboratory
g. CHEM 4335 – Biochemistry II
· Change from required to elective
a. CHEM 3150 – Advanced Inorganic Laboratory
b. CHEM 4380 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
III. Environmental Science Program – Biology Track
1. Change in course requirement from CHEM 3520 (Quantitative Analysis), CHEM 4351 (Environmental Chemistry) and CHEM 4152 (Environmental Chemistry Lab) to CHEM 3520, 4351, 4152, GEOG 2375 (Cartography), GEOG 3311 (Introduction to GIS) and GEOG 3309 (GIS for Environmental Applications)
2. Add the following as electives
a. GEOG 3318 – Biogeography
b. BIOL 4461 – Parasitology
c. HIST 4301 – Environmental History
d. BIOL 4420 – General Microbiology
e. BIOL 4450 – Plant Ecophysiology
f. BIOL 4428 – Animal Physiological Ecology
3. Add BIOL 2490 – Genetics as a required course
IV. Add Level 4 – Advanced to Intensive English Program
V. MGMT 3346 – Personnel/Human Resource Management to be changed from an elective to a required course
Subcommittee II is asked to review the following and make a recommendation:
I. College of Education
1. P-4 Level Changes
a. ART 4360 – Concepts of Art change to ART4260
b. MUS 3351 – Concepts of Music Education change to MUS 3251
c. KPED 3320 – Developmentally Appropriate Motor Skills and Fitness Activities P-4 to KPED 3220 – Motor Skills and Fitness Activities for P-4 Learners
d. ECSE 4318 – Internship I in Early Childhood Education (new course)
2. Business & Marketing Technology Education Level Changes
a. Delete BMTE 2364 – Advanced Keyboarding as a program requirement for BMTE majors
b. Delete MIS 3364 – Desktop Publishing as a program requirement for BMTE majors
c. Add MKTG 2350 – Basic Marketing as a requirement for BMTE/Business Technology majors
d. BMTE 3364 – Desktop Publishing and Multimedia Concepts (new course)
3. Middle Level Changes
a. MSIT 3320 – Introduction to Middle Level Education change to MSIT 3220
b. WRTG 3340 – Teaching Writing in the Mid-Level Grades title change to Writing Acquisition: Theory and Practice and as a required course for middle level math/science majors
c. SCI 3420 – Integrated Science I for Middle School title change to Advanced Concepts of Science I
d. SCI 4420 – Integrated Science II for Middle School title change to Advanced Concepts of Science II
e. Change cross-cultural electives in the English Department to upper division literature electives for language arts/social studies majors
f. Reduce number of required classes in American Literature from ENGL 2312 and ENGL 2313 to ENGL 2312 or ENGL 2313
g. Remove cross-cultural elective in History for middle level language arts/social studies majors
h. Replace GEOG 1320 – Human Geography with GEOG 1305 – Principles of Geography
i. Remove GEOG 1315 – Physical Geography from middle level language arts/social studies majors
j. MATH 2320 – Advanced Topics to MATH 4230 – Concepts of Calculus
k. Replace MATH 2320 – Advanced Math Topics with MATH 4320 – Concepts of Calculus for middle level math/science majors
l. MATH 3354 – Concepts of Discrete Mathematics (new course)
m. Replace MATH 1360 – Math for Society with MATH 3354 – Concepts of Discrete Mathematics for middle level math/science majors
n. MATH 3364 – Concepts of Geometry and Measurement (new course)
o. Add MATH 3364 – Concepts of Geometry and Measurement as a required course for middle level language arts/social studies majors
p. Replace MATH 4310 – Topics in Math with MATH 3364 – Concepts of Geometry and Measurement for middle level math/science majors
q. MATH 4335 – Mathematics Concepts for Middle School to Concepts of Advanced Mathematics with prerequisite change to MATH 3354 or MATH 3355
r. Add Math 4335 – Concepts of Advanced Mathematics as a required course for middle level language arts/social studies majors
s. SCI 3430 – Essential Science Concepts (new course)
t. Add SCI 3430 – Essential Science Concepts as a required course for middle level language arts/social studies majors
u. Change MATH 4314 – Integrated Mathematics and Science to MATH 4414 and change SCI 4315 – Integrated Methods for Mathematics and Science to SCI 4414 and change titles of both courses to Concepts of Mathematics and Science and double list
II. Department of Writing and Speech
1. WRTG 2325 – Introduction to Rhetoric (new course)
2. WRTG 4385 – Internship in Writing (new course)
3. WRTG 4380 – Directed Study in Writing (new course)
4. WRTG 4370 – Exemplary Studies Senior Thesis (new course)
5. WRTG 43xx – Special Topics in Writing (new course)
6. ENGL 4360 – History and Structure of the English Language to be changed from an elective to a required course
Information Items:
Bulletin revisions:
a. CHEM 4351 – Environmental Chemistry
b. CHEM 4152 – Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
c. CHEM 4451 – Advanced Analytical Chemistry
d. CHEM 4380 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
e. CHEM 3150 – Advanced Inorganic Laboratory
f. CHEM 4450 – Physical Chemistry I
g. CHEM 4460 – Physical Chemistry II
h. CHEM 4335 – Biochemistry II
i. GEOG 2375 – Cartography
j. GEOG 3303 – Geographic Information Systems
k. GEOG 3309 – GIS in Practice: Environmental Applications
Prerequisite changes:
a. BIOL3420 – General Microbiology
b. MATH 1390 – College Algebra graded "C" or better
Electronic Delivery
a. HED 3305 – Human Sexuality
b. HED 4302 – Health Education in the Worksite
c. HED 4312 – Drug Education
d. HED 4343 – Health Strategies for Multicultural Populations
e. HED 4395 – Contemporary Health Concerns – Women
f. MGMT 3340 – Managing People and Work
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