UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: ____Dr. David Frey____________________phone number__831-2531___

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  ______________Revise_________________________________________________________________________

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term_______Fall 2006____________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree_____B.S.____________________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: _____B.S._______________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:__________________________________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:___Plant Science - BS_____

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:_______________________________________________

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:____________________________

                                                                        (Attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:__________________________________________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:______________________________________

 

 

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

 

            Drop FREC 135 and computer science requirement from major requirements.

           

            List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum:

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

 

            none

 

Other affected units:

(List other departments affected by this new or revised curriculum.  Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

 

            none

 

 

Rationale:

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

FREC 135 and the computer science requirement dropped because PLSC faculty members believe that our students are entering our department with adequate computer skills.

 

           

 

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the present curriculum.)

 

            See attachment.

 

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson        Dr. Donald Sparks                                                                  Date                                       

 

Dean of College                       Dr. Robin Morgan                                                                  Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee__ Dr. David Frey_____________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 11/03/04   /khs

AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNDERGRADUATE

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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

MAJOR: PLANT SCIENCE

CURRICULUM CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing

(minimum grade of C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic,

and/or gender-related course content (see p. 62-65) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Mathematics and Computer Science

Mathematics course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Computer Science course (FREC135 or equivalent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Agricultural and Biological Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

Minimum of one course in three of the following areas: Food and Resource

Economics (except FREC 135), Food Science, Engineering Technology, Animal

Science, Food Science, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, or Biology.

Literature and Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Six credits from English, Art, Art History, Communication, Music, Theatre, Foreign

Language, or courses cross-listed in these departments.

Social Sciences and Humanities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Minimum of one course in three of the following areas: Anthropology, Black

American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Geography, History,

Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Studies, or courses

cross-listed in these departments.

Professional Studies

CHEM 101/102 General Chemistry I and II

or

CHEM 103/104 General Chemistry I and II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CHEM 213 Elementary Organic Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

One of the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

PHYS 201 Introduction to Physics

GEOL 107 General Geology

CHEM 214 Elementary Biochemistry

GEOG 255 Applied Climatology

PLSC 101 Botany I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

PLSC 201 Botany II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

PLSC 204 Introduction to Soil Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PLSC 205 Introduction to Soil Science Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

PLSC 300 Principles of Animal and Plant Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PLSC 303 Introductory Plant Pathology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

PLSC 305 Environmental Soil Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

PLSC 410 Introduction to Plant Physiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ELECTIVES

After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the

minimum credits required for the degree. Only two credits of HESC 120 activity or

two credits of performing Music credit may be counted toward the degree.

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124