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: _Roland Roth_________________________phone number__x1300_____

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 

Action:  _Revise  major______________________________________________________________________

(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___05F_____________________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree_______BACH____________________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: _______BACH_______________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed name:__________NA________________________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major /:__Wildlife Conservation_______BS________________

                           

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

The Department proposes 4 minor revisions: (1) add ENWC 165 New Student Seminar (1 credit) as a requirement under Professional Studies; (2) add ENWC 444  Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity  and ENWC 452  Conservation of African Wildlife to Professional Studies Group I; (3) add ENWC 450  Debates in Conservation Biology and ENWC 453  Community-based Conservation to Professional Studies Group III; and (4) add ENWC 305 Entomology Laboratory to Group I .                      

 

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”)  NONE

ENWC 452  Conservation of African Wildlife

ENWC 453  Community-based Conservation

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”)  NONE

 

Rationale:

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

(1)Addition of ENWC 165 will guarantee that all first-year students have this freshman experience. It does so through classes and activities that acquaint students with various University services, academic skills, and potential career areas. The course has been strongly encouraged for all freshmen entomology majors in their first fall for over 10 years to enhance retention of students, and all have taken it in those years.

(2 and 3) ENWC 444 and 450 are taught in association with Study Abroad trips to Costa Rica while 452 and 453 have been taught experimentally once in Tanzania and will become regular courses there. Listing them as acceptable choices for the groups will make official what has been our practice, clear up confusion among students, and eliminate the need to acknowledge repeatedly that they are acceptable.      

(4) Adding ENWC 305 Entomology Laboratory to Group I is a clerical correction; the course was accidentally deleted in a previous curriculum revision. 

 

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.)

DEGREE:    BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

MAJOR:      WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

 

CURRICULUM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 CREDITS

 

University Requirements

ENGL 110         Critical Reading and Writing

                              (with 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. 60-63)                                              3

 

Major Requirements

Computer Science course (FREC 135 or equivalent).................................................................                                                                                                                                  3

 

Agricultural and Biological Sciences..........................................................................................                                                                                                                                3-4

One course in any of the following areas: Food and Resource Economics (except FREC 135), Food Science, Engineering Technology,

or Animal Science (except ANSC 300).

 

Literature and Arts.............................................................................................................................                                                                                                                                  3

Three credits (not from Group II) from English, Art, Art History, Communication, Music, Theatre, Foreign Language,

or courses cross-listed with these departments.

 

Social Sciences and Humanities.....................................................................................................                                                                                                                                 9

Minimum of one course (not from Group III) in three of the following areas: Anthropology, Black American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics,

Education, Geography, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Studies, or courses cross-listed with these departments.

 

A minimum grade of C- is required for all ENWC credits used to satisfy departmental requirements.

 

Professional Studies

MATH 115, 171, 221, or 241.................................................................................................... 3-4

BISC 207/208   Introductory Biology I and II......................................................................... 8

BISC 302            General Ecology................................................................................................. 3

CHEM 101/102   General Chemistry

or

CHEM 103/104   General Chemistry.......................................................................................... 8

ENWC 165 New Student Seminar ...................................................... 1

ENWC 201        Wildlife Conservation and Ecology............................................................. 3

ENWC 205        Elements of Entomology................................................................................... 3

 

 

ENWC 300        Principles of Animal and Plant Genetics ....................................................  3

or

BISC 403            Genetics and Evolutionary Biology............................................................. 3

ENWC 318        Taxonomy of Birds .............................................................................................  2

ENWC 325        Wildlife Management......................................................................................... 3

ENWC 406        Insect Identification--Taxonomy..................................................................... 3

ENWC 415        Wildlife Research Techniques......................................................................... 3

ENWC 418        Avian Biology ..................................................................................................... 3

ENWC 425        Mammalogy ..........................................................................................................  3

ENWC 465        Senior Seminar..................................................................................................... 1

ENWC credit    (may include UNIV 400 or any ENWC course 200-level

                              or above (except X66 and x68) May double count with

                              Group I or III as as appropriate)...................................................................... 3

ECON 151         Introduction to Microeconomics: Prices and Markets............................. 3

                              (may double count in Soc. Sci. Group)

or

FREC 150          Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources ....................................  3

                              (may double count for Ag & Biological Sciences Group)

FREC 408          Research Methods I ...........................................................................................  3

or

STAT 200           Basic Statistical Practice .................................................................................  3

PLSC 101          Botany I................................................................................................................. 4

PLSC 204          Introduction to Soil Science............................................................................ 3

PLSC 212          Woody Landscape Plants ...............................................................................  4

or

PLSC 344          Forest Ecology (same as ENWC 344) ..........................................................  2

or

PLSC 402          Plant Taxonomy................................................................................................... 3

 

GROUP I: 10 credits from the following ..................................................................................  10

ANSC 140         Functional Anatomy of Domestic Animals

BISC 300            Introduction to Microbiology

BISC 305            Cell Physiology

BISC 306            General Physiology

BISC 442            Vertebrate Morphology

BISC 480            Vertebrate Natural History

BISC 495            Evolution

BISC 637            Population Ecology

ENWC 305        Entomology Laboratory

ENWC 310        Animal and Plant Genetics Laboratory

ENWC 408        Insect Field Taxonomy

ENWC 424        Herpetology

ENWC 444  Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity 

ENWC 452  Conservation of African Wildlife

MAST 627         Marine Biology

MAST 629         Ichthyology

 

GROUP II: 9 credits from the following:..................................................................................... 9

AGRI 212          Oral Communication in Agriculture and Natural Resources

COMM 312       Oral Communication in Business

COMM 350       Public Speaking

ENGL 301         Expository Writing

ENGL 307         News Writing and Editing

ENGL 309         Feature and Magazine Writing

ENGL 312         Written Communications in Business

ENGL 410         Technical Writing

GEOG 427        Applied Environmental Science

                              (may also count for Soc. Sci. Group above)

THEA 204         Introduction to Voice and Speech

UNIV 402          Senior Thesis (requires completed thesis)

 

GROUP III: 6 credits from the following:................................................................................... 6

ENWC 413        Human Dimensions in Wildlife Conservation

                              (May also be counted in Professional Studies)

ENWC 450  Debates in Conservation Biology        

ENWC 453  Community-based Conservation

FREC 444          Economics of Environmental Management

GEOG 236        Conservation: Global Issues

PHIL 448           Environmental Ethics

POSC 350          Politics and the Environment

 

Electives

Beyond required courses, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. Calculus, organic chemistry, biochemistry, geographic information systems, and physics are strongly recommended. Only two credits of activity-type physical education and performing music may be counted toward the degree.

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF..................................... 124

 

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