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
( ) 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. ( ) Revision of existing: (
) major ( ) minor ( ) concentration
Present title
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. ( X ) Dept.
Name Change From: Entomology and
Applied Ecology To: Entomology and
Wildlife Ecology
Title/Department
ROUTING AND APPROVALS: (Please do not remove
supporting documentation.)
Department Chairperson 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:
Among
the recommendations from our departmental advisory committee in 2002 was to seek
a department name that described the department’s programs and direction better
than the current one. In response, the faculty has chosen to change from
Entomology and Applied Ecology to Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, which it
believes meets the review team’s criterion.
By replacing “applied” with “wildlife," we replace
an ambivalent term with one that better captures the spirit and content of our
largest undergraduate major -- wildlife conservation. We chose to retain “ecology”
in our name because it captures a major theme of our undergraduate and graduate
instructional programs as well as of our faculty research. Together, “wildlife”
and “ecology” reflect areas that we intend to develop further in the future.
Even though insects are wildlife, we retain “entomology” in our name because
the taxonomic focus for most of our graduate students and faculty is Insecta.
We also need to identify the location of the very important entomological
programs and personnel of Cooperative Extension.
Adding “wildlife” and retaining
“ecology” will make it easier for
potential undergraduates and graduate students to locate our programs in
wildlife and ecology both in University of Delaware publications and in web
searches. Finally, “wildlife ecology” instead of “wildlife conservation”
retains the important keyword, ecology, for reasons expressed above while also
reflecting the undergraduate wildlife major.
b. Summary
of program:
The
Department has 3 programmatic themes-- Organismic Biology, Conservation of Biodiversity,
and Human Interactions with Other Species. These themes capture undergraduate
and graduate majors, curricula, course offerings, our research, and Extension
efforts. They also show where we plan to focus our efforts in the future.
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
( ) 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 04/23/01