ACADEMIC
PROGRAM APPROVAL
CHECKLIST
This form is a routing document for
the approval of new and revised academic programs. Page 2 will serve as an attachment to the
Faculty Senate agenda. Proposing
department should complete form, attach as a cover page and forward to the
college dean. Documentation should include copy of curriculum as it is to
appear in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog. Proposals must arrive to the
Undergraduate/Graduate Committee by November in order to reach the Faculty Senate
by March 1. Proposals received after
this date cannot be implemented the following year nor included in the catalog
for that year.
1.
Proposed change leads to the degree of
( ) Bachelor of Arts (
) Master of Arts ( ) Doctor of Philosophy
(X) Bachelor
of Science ( ) Master of Science ( ) Other
______________________________________
2.
( ) New major/curriculum Title
to be entered in record of students who select this program
(
) New minor Title to be entered in record of students
who select this program
(
) Change from provisional to permanent status.
3.
(X) Revision of existing:
( ) major ( )
minor (
x ) concentration
Present title
BS Physics Major, Chemical Physics
Concentration
Records
System Program Code
(X)
Add/delete required courses/credit hours
( ) Add concentration Title
( ) Delete concentration Title
4.
( ) Deletion of
existing/disestablish: ( )
major ( ) minor (
) Other _______________________________
Title Code______________________
5.
( ) Policy
Change____________________________________________________________________________________
Title/Department
ROUTING AND APPROVALS: (Please do
not remove supporting documentation.)
Department Chairperson: George Hadjipanayis Date
Dean of College 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
a. Rationale for creation, revision, or deletion:
Our goal for the Chemical Physics
concentration is to make it possible for a student to gain mastery of enough
chemistry topics to pursue a career path in Physical Chemistry, with a
grounding on the physics side of the discipline. Although physics majors can in principle
simply take a minor in chemistry to do this, under the current requirements
they would be forced to devote all of their free elective credits towards the
minor. The proposed concentration
requirements makes it more feasible to earn a minor in chemistry.
b. Summary of program:
We show the proposed requirements as
they would appear in the catalog later in this document. Here, we compare our proposed requirements
with the current ones. The changes from
the Chemical Physics concentration currently in the catalog are as
follows:
1.
The first year Chemistry courses have been changed from
CHEM 103/104 to CHEM 111/112/119. It is
felt that the new sequence will do a better job of preparing the student for
his/her subsequent courses. This change
was made at the suggestion of John Burmeister of the Chemistry department.
2.
The Physics and Astronomy department is concerned that
the subject matter of the Chemistry courses required was not broad enough. So, we propose to increase the number of
credits required to reach a level which will also earn the student a minor in
chemistry. The diversity of subject
matter is also adjusted to fulfill the minor’s requirements.
3.
Some flexibility was added as to which upper level
physics courses beyond the core are taken.
4.
Breadth requirements and total credit requirements are
adjusted to be in line with the current Physics B.S. degree.
Here is a breakdown of the credit
requirements for the Physics B.S. major, the current Chemical Physics
concentration, and the proposed concentration:
|
Subject |
Physics
B.S. |
Current
concentration |
Proposed
concentration |
|
Physics |
45 |
36 |
36 |
|
Biology |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Chemistry |
4-5 |
17 |
23-25 |
|
Mathematics |
18 |
18 |
18 |
|
University |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
College |
15 |
15 |
15 |
|
Breadth |
18 |
21 |
18 |
|
Free elective credits |
13 - 14 |
17 |
6 – 8 |
|
Total credits needed |
124 |
130 |
124 |
AUTHORIZED
DEGREE TITLES
Please check
the appropriate degree:
( ) Bachelor
of Applied Science
( ) Bachelor
of Arts
( ) Bachelor
of Arts in Educational Studies
( ) Bachelor
of Arts in Liberal Studies
( ) Bachelor
of Chemical Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Civil Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Computer Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Electrical Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Environmental Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Fine Arts
( ) Bachelor
of Liberal Studies
( ) Bachelor
of Mechanical Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Music
(X ) Bachelor of Science
( ) Bachelor
of Science in Accounting
( ) Bachelor
of Science in Agriculture
( ) Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration
( ) Bachelor
of Science in Education
( ) Bachelor
of Science in Nursing
( ) Master of Applied Sciences
( ) Master
of Arts
( ) Master
of Arts in Liberal Studies
( ) Master
of Business Administration
( ) Master
of Chemical Engineering
( ) Master
of Civil Engineering
( ) Master
of Education
( ) Master
of Electrical Engineering
( ) Master
of Environmental and Energy Policy
( ) Master
of Fine Arts
( ) Master
of Instruction
( ) Master
of Marine Policy
( ) Master
of Materials Science and Engineering
( ) Master
of Mechanical Engineering
( ) Master
of Music
( ) Master
of Physical Therapy
( ) Master
of Public Administration
( ) Master
of Science
( ) Master
of Science in Nursing
( ) Doctor
of Education
( ) Doctor
of Philosophy
This document will be retained
permanently in the Faculty Senate Office.
Revised
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Current
requirements for major, October 2004
MAJOR: PHYSICS
CURRICULUM CREDITS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical
(minimum grade C-) . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 3
Three credits in an
approved course or courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic,
and/or gender-related
course content (see p. 60-63) . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 3
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Writing: (minimum grade
C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
A second writing course
involving significant writing experience including two
papers with a combined
minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended
faculty critique of
both composition and content. This course must be taken after
completion of 60 credit
hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally
designated in the
semester’s Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for
second writing
requirement, page 87-89.)
BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (See page 89-94)
A total of eighteen
credits from Groups A, B and C is required with a minimum of
six credits in each
group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 18
The
six credits from each group could be from the same area.
Group A: Understanding
and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities.
Group B: The study of
culture and institutions over time.
Group C: Empirically
based study of human beings and their environment.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Within the Department
Ordinarily, no more
than four credits from among PHYS 201 and 207 may be
counted toward
graduation requirements; similarly no more than four from among
PHYS 202, 208. Students
interested in majoring in Physics who have taken an
introductory sequence
other than PHYS 207/208 should consult with a member of
the Physics faculty to
consider the need for additional introductory courses, for
which some additional
credit toward graduation may be given with permission of
the Physics chair.
PHYS 207/208
Fundamentals of Physics I and II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PHYS 309 20th/21st
Century Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 310 Introduction
to Thermal Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 3
PHYS 313 Physical
Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
. 4
PHYS 419 Classical
Mechanics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 424 Quantum
Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 603 Electricity and
Magnetism I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Additional credits of
Physics at or above the 400 level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
MATH 241/242/243
Analytic Geometry and Calculus A, B and C . . . . . . . . 12
BISC207 Introductory
Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
One of the following: .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 6
MATH 302/349 Ordinary
Differential Equations and Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH 341/342
Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
One of the following: .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 4-5
CHEM 103 General
Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 4
CHEM 111/119 General
Chemistry and Quantitative Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . 5
Foreign Language or
Computer Science: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12
Completion of the
intermediate-level course (107 or 112) in a given foreign
language. Number of
credits needed and initial placement will depend on number
of years of high school
study of foreign language. Students with four or more years
of high school work in
a single foreign language may attempt to fulfill the
requirement in that
language by taking an exemption examination.
Or,
Completion of the
following Computer Science sequence:
CISC 105 General
Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CISC 181 Introduction to
Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CISC 220 Data
Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 3
Additional credits of
Computer Science at or above the 260 level . . . . . . . . . 3
ELECTIVES
After required courses
are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to
meet the minimum credit
requirement for the degree.
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Proposed Chemical Physics Concentration
requirements
MAJOR: PHYSICS
CONCENTRATION: CHEMICAL PHYSICS
CURRICULUM CREDITS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical
(minimum grade C-) . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 3
Three credits in an
approved course or courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic,
and/or gender-related
course content (see p. 60-63) . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 3
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Writing: (minimum grade
C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
A second writing course
involving significant writing experience including two
papers with a combined
minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended
faculty critique of
both composition and content. This course must be taken after
completion of 60 credit
hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally
designated in the
semester’s Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for
second writing
requirement, page 87-89.)
BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (See page 89-94)
A total of eighteen
credits from Groups A, B and C is required with a minimum of
six credits in each
group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 18
The
six credits from each group could be from the same area.
Group A: Understanding
and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities.
Group B: The study of
culture and institutions over time.
Group C: Empirically
based study of human beings and their environment.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Within the Department
Ordinarily, no more
than four credits from among PHYS 201 and 207 may be
counted toward
graduation requirements; similarly no more than four from among
PHYS 202, 208. Students
interested in majoring in Physics who have taken an
introductory sequence
other than PHYS 207/208 should consult with a member of
the Physics faculty to
consider the need for additional introductory courses, for
which some additional
credit toward graduation may be given with permission of
the Physics chair.
PHYS 207/208
Fundamentals of Physics I and II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PHYS 309 20th/21st
Century Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 313 Physical
Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
. 4
PHYS 419 Classical
Mechanics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 424 Quantum
Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 603 Electricity
and Magnetism I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Additional credits of Physics at or
above the 400 level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
MATH 241/242/243
Analytic Geometry and Calculus A, B and C . . . . . . . . 12
CHEM 111/119 General
Chemistry and Quantitative Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . 5
CHEM 112 General Chemistry . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 3
CHEM 443/445 Physical Chemistry I and
Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CHEM 444/446 Physical Chemistry II
and Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Any two of the following. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 9
CHEM 220, 221 (or 437, 438) Quantitative Analysis and Laboratory
CHEM 321 (or 331, 333) Organic
Chemistry
CHEM 457, 458 Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 527 or 641 Introductory
Biochemistry
One of the following: .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 6
MATH 302/349 Ordinary
Differential Equations and Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH 341/342
Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
Foreign Language or
Computer Science: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12
Completion of the
intermediate-level course (107 or 112) in a given foreign
language. Number of
credits needed and initial placement will depend on number
of years of high school
study of foreign language. Students with four or more years
of high school work in
a single foreign language may attempt to fulfill the
requirement in that
language by taking an exemption examination.
Or,
Completion of the
following Computer Science sequence:
CISC 105 General
Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CISC 181 Introduction
to Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CISC 220 Data
Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 3
Additional credits of
Computer Science at or above the 260 level . . . . . . . . . 3
ELECTIVES
After required courses
are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to
meet the minimum credit
requirement for the degree.
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Current Chemical
Physics Concentration requirements
MAJOR: PHYSICS
CONCENTRATION: CHEMICAL PHYSICS
CURRICULUM CREDITS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical
(minimum grade C-) . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Three credits in an
approved course or courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic,
and/or gender-related
course content (see p. 60-63) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Writing: (minimum grade
C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
A second writing course
involving significant writing experience including two
papers with a combined
minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended
faculty critique of
both composition and content. This course must be taken after
completion of 60 credit
hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally
designated in the
semester’s Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for
second writing
requirement, page 87-89.)
Foreign Language:. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12
Completion of the
intermediate-level course (107 or 112) in a given language.
Number of credits
needed and initial placement will depend on number of years of
high school study of
foreign language. Students with four or more years of high
school work in a single
foreign language may attempt to fulfill the requirement in
that language by taking
an exemption examination.
BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (See page 89-94)
A total of twenty-one credits
from Groups A, B and C is required with a minimum
of six credits in each
group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The six credits from
each group could be from the same area.
Group A Understanding
and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities.
Group
B: The study of culture and institutions over time.
Group C: Empirically
based study of human beings and their environment.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Ordinarily, no more
than four credits from among PHYS 201 and 207 may be
counted toward
graduation requirements; similarly no more than four from among
PHYS 202, 208. Students
interested in majoring in Physics who have taken an
introductory sequence
other than PHYS 207/208 should consult with a member of
the Physics faculty to
consider the need for additional introductory courses, for
which some additional
credit toward graduation may be given with permission of
the Physics chair.
PHYS 207/208/209
Fundamentals of Physics I, II and III . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
PHYS 306 Computational
Methods of Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 313 Physical
Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PHYS 419 Classical
Mechanics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 603 Electricity
and Magnetism I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 616 Kinetic Theory
and Thermodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 621 Fundamentals
of Modern Physics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 645 Electronics
for Scientists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS 646
Instrumentation for Scientists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 3
MATH 241/242/243
Analytic Geometry and Calculus A, B and C. . . . . . 12
MATH 302 Ordinary
Differential Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MATH 349 Elementary
Linear Algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Natural Science
CHEM 103/104 General Chemistry
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CHEM 443/444 Physical
Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CHEM 457 Inorganic
Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ELECTIVES
After required courses
are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to
meet the minimum credit
requirement for the degree.