TO:	Dr. Ana Börger-Greco, Faculty Senate Chairperson
FROM:	Dr. Vilas A. Prabhu Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
DATE:	January 30, 2006
SUBJECT:	APPROVAL OF FACULTY SENATE CURRICULAR RECOMMENDATIONS

As the President's designee, I am informing you of the approvals of the following Faculty Senate Curricular Actions.

Faculty Senate action at July 18, 2005, meeting:

Changes in Undergraduate Courses/Curricula:

BSE Earth Sciences - Current Curriculum	Proposed Changes	Analysis/Implications
Total Required Credits for Graduation: 129		Total Required Credits for Graduation: 126
Required Earth Sciences Courses (27 credits)		27 credits
Earth Sciences Electives (3 credits)		3 credits
Required Related Courses (33 credits)	Decrease required related by 3 credits. Delete BIOL 100 and only require BIOL 241.	30 credits Even though BIOL 241 requires demonstrated competency in BIOL 100 as a pre-requisite, students do not necessarily have to take BIOL 100 as a course. The requirement for BIOL 100 may be satisfied by one of the following: A course grade of A or B in AP Biology A score of 3 or better in the national AP exam A successful score on the CLEP exam A passing grade for general biology (BIOL 100) Successful score on a general biology challenge or placement examination
Professional Education (27 credits		27 credits
G1 Requirements (12 credits)		12 credits
G2 Requirements (12 credits)	None (4 courses/12 creidts will count towards Required Related	0 credits
G3 Requirements (12 credits)	None	12 credits
ENGL 110, COMM 100, P, AW, WELL Requirements (15 credits)	None	15 credits

COMMENT: The proposal has been approved with the stipulation that it will be reviewed on an academic year basis for a 3-year trial period. During that time, the department will gather data on the number of ESCI BSE majors who test out of the BIOL 100 course.

Approved, effective Fall 2005

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