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:
(x ) major ( )
minor ( ) concentration
Present title
HONORS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE:
PHYSICS (All concentrations)
Records
System Program Code
( ) 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, College Curriculum
Committee___________________________________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:
The
Physics B. S. major was revised last year.
It appears that at the April 12,
2004 meeting of the Faculty Senate, revisions to the Physics major were
approved, but there was no discussion of the accompanying Honors degree. I append an email correspondence describing
the chain of events below. We wish to
obtain approval of the Physics B.S. Honors degree. There is some urgency here as there is a
student on track to graduate in the Honors program this May, and the degree has
not been formalized.
The wording of the
proposed Physics major is the same as that approved by Faculty Senate. In the text on the Honors requirements, we
incorporate some suggestions from the Honors program to improve the clarity of
the wording.
b.
Summary of program:
The Physics B.S. major is appended
below, and we are not proposing any changes to it. Here is our (slightly revised) proposed
Honors requirements:
HONORS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: PHYSICS (All Concentrations)
The recipient must
complete:
1. All requirements for
the Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics
2. All of the
University’s generic requirements for the Honors Baccalaureate Degree.
3. At least 8 of the 12
honors credits required in the major must be in Honors PHYS courses. The remaining Honors credits in the major may
come from related courses required for the major.
Note: Courses at the 600-level or higher in physics in excess of the 600-level courses required for the BS degree may be considered as Honors courses.
For comparison, here is the existing
wording:
HONORS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: PHYSICS (All
Concentrations)
The recipient must
complete:
1. All requirements for
the Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics
2. All of the
University’s generic requirements for the Honors Baccalaureate Degree.
3. At least 8 of the
honors course credits must be in physics.
Note: Courses at the
600-level or higher in physics beyond the course requirements for the BS degree
may be considered as Honors courses.
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
HONORS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE:
PHYSICS (All Concentrations)
The recipient must
complete:
1. All requirements for
the Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics
2. All of the
University’s generic requirements for the Honors Baccalaureate Degree.
3. At least 8 of the 12
honors credits required in the major must be in Honors PHYS courses. The remaining Honors credits in the major may
come from related courses required for the major.
Note: Courses at the 600-level or higher in physics in excess of the 600-level courses required for the BS degree may be considered as Honors courses.
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: PHYSICS
CURRICULUM CREDITS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical
Reading and Writing
(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
-----Original
Message-----
*From:*
Watson, George H. [mailto:ghw@art-sci.udel.edu]
*Sent:*
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
*To:*
hadji@udel.edu
*Cc:*
Jama M Allegretto; Cynthia W. Shenkle
*Subject:*
FW: Physics Honors Degree Issue
George,
this needs to be tended to post-haste.
Apparently the revision
to
the Physics Honors degree was not actually approved at the intended
senate
meeting. The urgency is that you have a
student nearing
graduation
on this track, but the degree is not formalized yet - and
needs
to be by May commencement! So please
resubmit the request for
revision
to degree, incorporating the suggested wording changes from the
Honors
program as appropriate. Please
coordinate this with Jama
Allegretto
Lynch, Honors, and Cindi Shenkle, our assistant dean.
George
Watson
Associate
Dean
College
of Arts & Sciences
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*From:*
Gempesaw, Bobby
*Sent:*
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
*To:*
Watson, George H.
*Subject:*
FW: Physics Honors Degree Issue
George,
Please
coordinate this request with the Physics department. It will have
to
be resubmitted to the Faculty Senate for formal approval. Thanks.
Bobby
-----Original
Message-----
*From:*
John A. Courtright
*Sent:*
Monday, October 18, 2004
*To:*
'Gempesaw, Bobby'
*Subject:*
RE: Physics Honors Degree Issue
Bobby,
Here
are the wording changes that the Honors Program suggest be made in
the
description of the Physics Honors B.A. degree.
Thanks for looking
into
this for us.
__________________________________________________
John
A. Courtright
Undergraduate
Studies Phone: 302.831.0264
University
Honors Program Fax :
302.831.4339
University
of Delaware e-mail:
johnc@UDel.Edu
Newark,
DE 19711 or
john.courtright@UDel.Edu
<mailto:john.courtright@UDel.Edu>
-----Original
Message-----
*From:*
Gempesaw, Bobby [mailto:gempesaw@art-sci.udel.edu]
*Sent:*
Saturday, October 16, 2004
*To:*
John A. Courtright
*Cc:*
Watson, George H.
*Subject:*
FW: Physics Honors Degree Issue
John,
It
is clear that the revision to the Physics degree was approved by the
Faculty
Senate. However, the Physics Honors degree was not. You note
below
that the Honors program has some suggestions on the clarity of the
wording
of the Physics Honors degree. Can you or Jama send me and George
your
suggested changes. We will then request the Physics department to
submit
the proposed Honors degree with your suggested changes to the
proper
channels for formal approval.
Bobby
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*From:*
Sarah Acuff [mailto:sracuff@udel.edu]
*Sent:*
Friday, October 15, 2004
*To:*
Gempesaw, Bobby
*Subject:*
RE: Physics Honors Degree Issue
Dr.
G.
According
to my records, the information for Physics, as given to me by
Helen
Williams, includes the addition of the Honors Bachelor of Arts in
Physics
and in Physics Education, as well as minor changes in the Honors
Bachelor
of Science in Physics. At the April 12,
2004 meeting of the
Faculty
Senate, revisions to the Physics major were approved, but there
was
no mention of the Honors degrees. I have attached the word document
given
to me by Helen for Physics undergraduate. I received this
information
during the second week of May (two weeks before the catalog
went
to print) and had been told by Helen that she double-checked all
the
information (for all the departments) against what had been approved
by
the Faculty Senate and what had not. Due to the obvious time
constraint,
neither I nor my assistant were able to check every change
against
Faculty Senate records. I can only
surmise that when I reviewed
that
Faculty Senate minutes and saw that changes to the Physics major
had
been approved, I assumed that what Helen had given me was correct.
--Sarah
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Ms.
Sarah R. Acuff
Academic
and International Programs
Project Coordinator:
Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog
309G
Hullihen Hall
831-6656
-----Original Message-----
*From:* Gempesaw, Bobby [mailto:gempesaw@art-sci.udel.edu]
*Sent:* Friday, October 15, 2004
*To:* Sarah Acuff
*Cc:* John A. Courtright
*Subject:* Physics Honors Degree Issue
Sarah,
Can you check your records on this matter?
Please confirm if indeed
there is no Senate approval on this Honor's
degree in Physics. If
correct, I wonder why it was submitted for
printing in the catalog.
Dr. G.