TO: | Dr. Joel Piperberg Faculty Senate Chairperson |
FROM: | Edward C. Shane Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
DATE: | December 17, 2003 |
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 November 4, 2003, meeting:
CHEM 102 - The Science of Chemistry 2
COMMENT: The course has been revised to meet the needs of all Millersville students who need a lower-level laboratory chemistry course that has no pre-requisites. The revised structure and content will make the course attractive to students who wish to take two Chemistry courses as part of their general education requirements.
Approved, effective Summer 2004
Faculty Senate action at November 18, 2003, meeting:
ENVI 330 - Environmental Statistics and Risk Assessment
Approved, effective Spring 2004
ENVI 495 - Environmental Clinic
Approved, effective Spring 2004
New Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Environmental Science Minor(s):
A Task Force for Undergraduate Environmental Education was created at the request of the Science and Mathematics School Council and the Millersville University Environmental Institute during the 1999-2000 academic year. The task force was charged with exploring ways to enhance and encourage environmental studies at the University. The outcome of the task force's effort was to create environmental minors that emphasized environmental specialties rather than academic disciplines.
Rationale:
Approved - The following interdisciplinary environmental science minor proposals will be recommended to the Council of Trustees and Board of Governors. Effective date to be determined when notification of State System approval is received, which is estimated to be approximately one year from now.
COMMENT: The subject code "ENVI" will be used as the subject designation for the interdisciplinary Environmental Science minors. Other existing courses that may count in the minors will retain the subject code of the department offering the course.
Minor - Environmental Policy and Regulation
Curriculum - Total credits: minimum 21 credits |
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Curriculum - Total Credits: minimum 21 credits |
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Minor - Land Use
Curriculum - Total Credits: minimum 21 credits |
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Minor - Quantitative Methods in Environmental Science
Curriculum - Total Credits: minimum 21 credits |
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Minor - Water Resources
Curriculum - Total Credits: minimum 22 credits |
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Graduate Academic Policy
Policies Governing Graduate Courses - Academic Appeals
Students who believe that an academic injustice has occurred should try to resolve the problem at the lowest appropriate level of authority. If the problem is not resolved at this level, the case should be presented to progressively higher levels of authority for further consideration. The levels of authority, from lowest to highest are the individual faculty member, department chairperson and/or department grievance committee, school dean and, lastly, the provost/vice president for academic affairs.
Students who believe that an academic injustice has occurred must try to resolve the problem at the lowest appropriate level of authority. The levels of authority from lowest to highest are: individual faculty member; department graduate coordinator and department graduate committee (if existing); department chairperson; Dean of Graduate Studies, and lastly, the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. The case should be presented to progressively higher levels of authority until resolved.
Approved, effective Summer 2004
Changes in Graduate Course Proposal Form
COMMENT: Additional changes suggested by the Registrar's Office provides detailed information about new courses, faculty load and minor cosmetic changes.
Approved, effective Spring 2004