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
GENERAL AGRICULTURE New Title: AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Records
System Program Code GAG
(X ) 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 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:
To
challenge students to take higher-level and more diverse courses; to add rigor
and strength to the degree; to lessen the image of this major being an easy way
to get a UD degree. The College
Committee has determined that there are enough courses available at the
300-level with no, one or two prerequisites, making this requirement
reasonable. Lowering the credit amount
is in line with
the Universitys request to lower overall credit numbers and to make graduating
in 4 years more attainable. The addition
of the freshman seminar course is to officially require a course that all
students currently take.
1)
Change name of major from General Agriculture to Agriculture and Natural Resources.
2)
Within the College, 30 credits. Change statement to read Thirty additional
credits from any of the following departments (fifteen credits of the 30 must
be at the 300 level or higher).
3)
Change total credits from 130 to 124.
4)
Change math requirement to Math 115 or higher.
5)
Add (after Communications) Literature and Arts, 6
credits. A minimum of six credits other
than those communications courses listed above selected from English, Art, Art
History, Communication, Music, Theatre, or Foreign Language, or courses
cross-listed in these departments.
6)
Change Electives:
Only two credits of activity-type Physical Education and two credits of
performing Music credits may be counted toward the degree.
7)
Require AGRI 165, Mastering the Freshman Year.
b. Summary of program:
For
the undergraduate with broad interests in agriculture and natural resources,
the major in
Agriculture and Natural Resources is offered. This program is administered
through the Office of Academic Programs in the
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
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GENERAL AGRICULTURE_____ AGRICULTURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
For the undergraduate with broad
interests in agriculture and natural resources, the major in general
agriculture Agriculture and Natural Resources is
offered. This program is administered through the Office of the Academic
Programs in the
Telephone:
(302) 831-2508
E-mail:
kra@udel.edu
DEGREE:
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: GENERAL
AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
CURRICULUM
CREDITS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical
(minimum grade of C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.. 3
Three credits in an
approved course or courses stressing
multi-cultural, ethnic, and/or
gender-related course
content (see p. 66-71) . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Mastering
the Freshman Year (AGRI 165)
.
.1
Mathematics course add (MATH
115 OR HIGHER) . . . . . . . . . . 3
Computer Science course
(FREC135 or equivalent) . . . . . 3
Minimum of one course in
three of the following areas:
Food and Resource
Economics (except FREC 135), Food
Science,
Engineering Technology, Animal Science,
Entomology and Applied Wildlife
Ecology, Plant and Soil Sciences.
Social Sciences and
Humanities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Minimum of one course in
three of the following areas:
Anthropology, Black
American Studies, Criminal Justice,
Economics, Education,
Geography, History, Philosophy,
Political Science,
Psychology, Sociology, Womens Studies,
or courses cross-listed in
these departments.
Minimum of eight credits
selected from one of the
following two-course sequences:
CHEM 101/102 or 103/104
PHYS 201/202
or 207/208
SCEN 101/102
A minimum of one course in
written communications
chosen from the following: . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
ENGL 301 Expository
Writing
ENGL 302 Advanced Composition
ENGL 312 Written Communications
in Business
ENGL 410 Technical Writing
A minimum of one course in
oral communications chosen
from the following: . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
AGRI 212 Oral Communication in Business Agriculture and Natural Resources
COMM 200 Topics: Human
Communication Systems
COMM 255 Fundamentals of
Communication
COMM 312 Oral Communication in Business
COMM 350
Public Speaking
COMM 356 Small Group Communication
A minimum of six credits,
other than those communications courses listed above, selected from English,
Art, Art History, Communication, Music, Theatre, or Foreign Language, or
courses cross-listed in these departments.
Thirty additional credits
from any of the following departments
Departments (fifteen credits of
the 30 must be at the 300-level or higher).
Food and Resource
Economics, Bioresources Engineering Technology,
Agricultural
and Technology Education, Animal Science,
Entomology and Applied Wildlife
Ecology, Food Science, or Plant
and Soil Sciences. (Fifteen
of the 30 credits must be in
courses specifically required by
other majors in the
college.) A maximum of twelve
six credits of Special
Problem/lndependent
Study credits in all areas may be
counted toward the degree,
with a maximum of six credits
in any one department.
ELECTIVES
After required courses are
completed, sufficient credits
must be taken to meet the
minimum credits required for
the degree. Only four two
credits of activity-type Physical
Education and/or four
two credits of performing Music credit
may be counted toward the
degree.