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: ___John Gizis__________________________phone
number_x2668___
Action: __revise
concentration_________________________________________________________________________
(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______06F_________________________________________________________________
(use format
04F, 05W)
Current
degree____BS_______________________________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: ____BS__________________________________
(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:PHYSICS/ ASTRONOMY/ASTROPHYSICS
(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:
Remove GEOL109
Revise PHYS133 to PHYS133,
144 or 145
Revise MATH302,349 to MATH302, 349 or MATH 341,342
Add PHYS333 and PHYS469
astronomy classes.
Remove specific 600-level
physics classes and replace with choice of physics or math classes
Bring breadth requirements
and foreign language/computer science option in line with other physics BS degrees
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)
PHYS333 Fundamentals of Astrophysics
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)
GEOLOGY, MATH
Rationale:
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
This revision brings the requirements for the BS Physics with
concentration in Astronomy/Astrophysics in line with the updates two years ago
to the BS Physics degree and also corrects references to a number of courses
that are no longer taught or have changed course numbers. We have also revised the program to both
prepare students who intend to go on to graduate school and students who intend
to go into industry or government work.
We have made the first-year requirements more flexible by allowing one
of three introductory classes (PHYS 133, 144 or 145) instead of just 133. We are adding a sophomore level class
(PHYS333) because the current program lacks any courses between the 100 and
600-level. We add the observational
astronomy class that has been successful taught in the last years. The Geology class on planetary science will
no longer be taught, so we drop it from the requirements. The major will now require 124 credits for
graduation, in line with our other degrees.
The breadth, math and foreign language/computer science options now
match the regular BS degree; it allows a computer science track instead of a
foreign language). Note that there are
less than 5 BS physics, astronomy concentration majors per year.
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 Attached
ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION: (Please do not remove supporting
documentation.)
Department Chairperson 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
Revised
11/03/04 /khs
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ARTS AND SCIENCES
UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE
MAJOR: PHYSICS
CONCENTRATION:
ASTRONOMY/ASTROPHYSICS
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. 62-65) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 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 semesters Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for
second
writing requirement, page 91-93.)
BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (See
page 93-98)
A
total of eighteen credits from Groups A, B and C is required with a minimum
of
six credits in each group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 18 (revision from 21; other physics BS have already changed)
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
169 Perspectives: Physics & Astronomy
1 (add)
PHYS
207/208 Fundamentals of Physics I and II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8
PHYS
309 20th/21st Century Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 3 (class has changed numbers from
PHYS209)
PHYS
313 Physical Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 4
PHYS
333 Fundamentals of Astrophysics
..3 (add,
new class)
PHYS
419 Classical Mechanics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 3
PHYS
424 Quantum Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 3
PHYS
449 Introduction to Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 3
PHYS
460 Computational Methods of Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
(class has changed number from PHYS306)
PHYS
469 Observational Astronomy
3
(add)
PHYS
632 Astrophysics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 3
PHYS
633 Stellar Astrophysics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 3
PHYS
645 Electronics for Scientists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 3
MATH
241/242/243 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A, B and C. . . . . . 12
Additional
Credits of Physics or Math at or above the 300 level
12 (revision
to allow choice instead of list of specific physics classes)
One of the following. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
MATH 302/349 Ordinary Differential Equations
and Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH 341/342 Differential Equations with
Linear Algebra (new math option,
same as other physics degrees)
One
of the following
3-4
PHYS144
Concepts of the Universe (new option instead of just PHYS133)
PHYS145
Blacks Holes and Cosmic Evolution
PHYS133
Introduction to Astronomy
Foreign Language or Computer Science: . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12 (revision
to make same as other BS Physics degrees)
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
(revision down to 124 from
130)