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
BS Physics
Records
System Program Code ASPS
(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: George Hadjipanayis Date
October 3, 2003
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:
1.
The first goal of our revision is to add flexibility to
the program by giving the student more control over which physics classes they
take. Students vary as to which
subfields most interest them, and in whether they are more oriented towards
theoretical or experimental work. In
addition, students are often interested in working on a senior research project
under the supervision of a faculty member, which is something we would like to
encourage. The existing requirements
simply state which physics courses a major must take, and leave essentially no
time free for any other physics courses to be added or alternative courses to
be taken.
2.
Bring the Physics B.S. major into the university norm
of 124 total credits required.
Currently, the major requires 130 credits.
3.
Update the program by giving our majors exposure to both
chemistry and biological sciences.
4.
Allow students to choose between a foreign language and
a computer science sequence for the B.S. degree only. Both areas are a critical part of a student’s
future career, but within the confines of 124 credits we wish to allow the
students to choose one or the other sequence.
A full sequence in foreign language is currently required for the Physics
B.A. and the Physics Education degrees, and this will not change.
b. Summary of program:
We show the proposed requirements as
they would appear in the catalog later in this document. Here, we compare our proposed requirements
with the current ones.
1.
Physics and
total credit requirements The existing requirements state that a major
must take 42 credits in specified (‘core’) physics courses. In order to increase the students’
flexibility, we propose to require 45 credits in physics, with only 27 of these
specified. This table shows the current
and proposed core, and our proposed reduction in total credits required.
Current physics requirements for B.S. |
Proposed |
|||
PHYS207 |
Fund.
of Physics I |
4 |
PHYS207 |
4 |
PHYS208 |
Fund.
of Physics II |
4 |
PHYS208 |
4 |
PHYS209 |
Fund.
of Physics III |
3 |
PHYS309 |
3 |
PHYS306 |
Computational
Methods of Phys. |
3 |
|
|
PHYS313 |
Physical
Optics |
4 |
PHYS313 |
4 |
PHYS419 |
Classical
Mechanics I |
3 |
PHYS419 |
3 |
PHYS424 |
Quantum
Mechanics |
3 |
PHYS424 |
3 |
PHYS603 |
Electricity
& Magnetism I |
3 |
PHYS603 |
3 |
PHYS604 |
Electricity
& Magnetism II |
3 |
|
|
PHYS616 |
Kinetic
Theory & Thermo. |
3 |
|
|
PHYS620 |
Classical
Mechanics II |
3 |
|
|
PHYS621 |
Fund.
of Modern Physics |
3 |
|
|
PHYS647 |
Modern
Physics Laboratory |
3 |
|
|
|
Introduction
to Thermal Physics |
|
PHYS310 |
3 |
‘Core’ |
|
42 |
|
27 |
|
|
|
Additional
credits of PHYS at or above 400 level, e.g. PHYS604, PHYS616, PHYS607,
PHYS645, PHYS646, PHYS460 |
18 |
|
|
|
‘Core’
+ required credits |
45 |
Total
credits |
|
130 |
|
124 |
2.
Natural science
requirements The current requirements are for 8 credits of
chemistry. While the interface of
physics and chemistry continues to be an important part of our field, the
physics of biological systems is arguably the most exciting frontier in physics
at the present time. In light of this,
we propose to require exposure to both a chemistry and biology laboratory
course.
Current natural science requirements for B.S. |
Proposed |
|||
CHEM103 |
General
Chemistry |
4 |
CHEM103
or CHEM111/119 |
4 / 5 |
CHEM104 |
General
Chemistry |
4 |
|
|
|
Introductory
Biology |
|
BISC207 |
4 |
Total |
|
8 |
|
8 / 9 |
3.
Mathematics
requirements The current requirements are for 21 credits
of mathematic, we propose to reduce this to 18 credits while adding the option
of a new sequence offered in MATH341, 342.
Current mathematics requirements for B.S. |
Proposed |
|||
MATH241 |
Analytic
Geometry and Calculus A |
4 |
MATH241 |
4 |
MATH242 |
Analytic
Geometry and Calculus B |
4 |
MATH242 |
4 |
MATH243 |
Analytic
Geometry and Calculus C |
4 |
MATH243 |
4 |
MATH302 |
Ordinary
Differential Equations |
3 |
MATH302
or MATH341 |
3 |
MATH349 |
Elementary
Linear Algebra |
3 |
MATH349
or MATH342 |
3 |
MATH503
or 508 |
Advanced
Calculus for Applications or Introduction to Complex Variables |
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
21 |
|
18 |
4.
Foreign language or computer science requirements
Current requirements for B.S. |
Proposed |
|||
Completion
of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112) in a given language. Number of credits needed and initial
placement will depend on number of years of high school study of foreign
language. Students with four or more
years of high school work may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that
language by taking an exemption examination. |
0-12 |
Completion
of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112) in a given language. Number of credits needed and initial
placement will depend on number of years of high school study of foreign
language. Students with four or more
years of high school work may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that
language by taking an exemption examination. |
0-12 |
|
|
or |
|||
CISC105 |
General
Computer Science |
3 |
||
CISC181 |
Intro.
to Computer Science |
3 |
||
CISC220 |
Data
Structures |
3 |
||
CISC260 |
or
CISC280, CISC300 levels |
3 |
||
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
04/23/01
DEGREE: BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE (Current Requirements)
MAJOR: PHYSICS
CURRICULUM
CREDITS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL
110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade 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
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Skill
Requirements
Writing:
(minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
A
second writing course involving significant writing experience including two
papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended
faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken
after completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally designated
in the semester’s
Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for second writing
requirement, page 100-102.)
Foreign
Language: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12
Completion
of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112) in a given language. Number of
credits needed and initial placement will depend on number of years of high
school study of foreign language. Students with four or more years of high
school work in a single foreign language may attempt to fulfill the requirement
in that language by taking an exemption examination.
Breadth Requirements (See
page 102-111)
A
total of twenty-one credits from Groups A, B and C is required with a minimum
of six credits in each group . . 21
The
six credits from each group could be from the same area.
Group
A: Understanding and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities.
Group
B: The study of culture and institutions over time.
Group
C: Empirically based study of human beings and their environment.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Within
the Department
Ordinarily,
no more than four credits from among PHYS 201, and 207 may be counted toward
graduation requirements; similarly no more than four from among PHYS 202, 208.
Students interested in majoring in Physics who have taken an introductory
sequence other than PHYS 207/208 should consult with a member of the Physics
faculty to consider the need for additional introductory courses, for which
some additional credit toward graduation may be given with permission of the
Physics chair.
PHYS
207/208/209 Fundamentals of Physics I, II and III . 11
PHYS
306 Computational Methods of Physics . . . . . . 3
PHYS
313 Physical Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PHYS
419 Classical Mechanics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS
424 Quantum Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS
603/604 Electricity and Magnetism I and II . . . . . 6
PHYS
616 Kinetic Theory and Thermodynamics . . . . 3
PHYS
620 Classical Mechanics II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS
621 Fundamentals of Modern Physics . . . . . . . 3
PHYS
645 Electronics for Scientists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS
647 Modern Physics Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MATH
241/242/243 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A, B and C . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 12
MATH
302 Ordinary Differential Equations . . . . . . . . 3
MATH
349 Elementary Linear Algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
One of
the following two courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MATH
503 Advanced Calculus for Applications
MATH 508
Introduction to Complex Variables and Applications
CHEM
103/104 General Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ELECTIVES
After
required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to
meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF . . . . . . . 130
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Proposed Requirements)
MAJOR: PHYSICS
CURRICULUM
CREDITS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL
110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade 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
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Skill
Requirements
Writing:
(minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
A
second writing course involving significant writing experience including two
papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended
faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after
completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally
designated in the semester’s
Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for second writing
requirement, page 100-102.)
Breadth Requirements (See
page 102-111)
A
total of eighteen credits from Groups A, B and C is required with a minimum of
six credits in each group . . . . . 18
The
six credits from each group could be from the same area.
Group
A: Understanding and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities.
Group
B: The study of culture and institutions over time.
Group
C: Empirically based study of human beings and their environment.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Within
the Department
Ordinarily,
no more than four credits from among PHYS 201, and 207 may be counted toward graduation
requirements; similarly no more than four from among PHYS 202, 208. Students
interested in majoring in Physics who have taken an introductory sequence other
than PHYS 207/208 should consult with a member of the Physics faculty to
consider the need for additional introductory courses, for which some
additional credit toward graduation may be given with permission of the Physics
chair.
PHYS
207/208/309 Fundamentals of Physics I, II . . . . .8
PHYS
309 20th / 21st Century Physics. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
PHYS
310 Introduction to Thermal Physics . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS
313 Physical Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PHYS
419 Classical Mechanics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS
424 Quantum Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHYS
603 Electricity and Magnetism I . . . .
. . . . . . . . 3
Additional
credits of Physics at or above the 400 level. . . . . . . 18
MATH
241/242/243 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A, B and C . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 12
One of
the following : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
MATH
302/349 Ordinary Differential Equations and Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH
341/342 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
One of
the following : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5
CHEM
103 General Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CHEM
111/119 General Chemistry and
Quantitative Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BISC
207 Introductory Biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Foreign
Language or Computer Science: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 0-12
Completion
of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112) in a given foreign language.
Number of credits needed and initial placement will depend on number of years
of high school study of foreign language. Students with four or more years of
high school work in a single foreign language may attempt to fulfill the
requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination.
Or,
Completion
of the following Computer Science sequence:
CISC
105 General Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .3
CISC
181 Introduction to Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 3
CISC
220 Data Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Additional
credits of Computer Science at or above the 260 level. . . . . . 3
ELECTIVES
After
required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to
meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF . . . . . . . 124
Hello, All. The
Math Sci Department would recommend Math 341 and 342 as an alternate sequence
to Math 302 -differential equations and Math 349-linear algebra. Both sequences
cover about the same set of materials on differential equations and linear
algebra eventually. The major difference is that Math 302 is taught in a
computer lab while Math 341 and 342 are taught in a regular classroom. But
computer assignments requiring either Maple or Matlab are still handed out
periodically in Math 341 and 342.
The sequence Math 341/342
was originally designed for EE students. The two courses are now open to any
non-math majors. The Math Department did consult with Charles Boncelet in EE
before the restriction to EE majors only was removed.
The Math Department is still
requiring both Math 302 and M349 for some of the math majors due to a variety
of technical reasons.
Sincerely,
Yuk Leung
Math Sci
Barry Walker wrote:
> Dear Yuk, David and
John,
>
> It was good to talk to
you today. We are revising one of the PHYS
> degrees. Here are the
proposed changes in the BS PHYSICS degree (10 to
> 15 majors/year) in MATH,
CHEM, BIO, and CISC. (Note the PHYS BA and PHYS
> concentration degrees in
Chem, Materials and Astro will not change right
> now.)
>
> I would be glad to hear
any comments. Please return your approval or
> suggested changes (made
directly to the text below) and send this back
> to me. Thank you for
your input and attention to this matter.
>
> Sincerely, Barry Walker
>
> SUGGESTED NEW PHYSICS BS
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
>
> UNIVERSITY
REQUIREMENTS
>
> ENGL110 3
>
> Multicultural course
(may also fulfill Breadth Req.) 3
>
> COLLEGE
REQUIREMENTS
>
> Writing
3
>
> Breadth
Requirements 18
> Six credits from each of
the following groups
>
> Group A
> Group B
> Group C
>
> MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
>
> PHYS207 4
> PHYS208 4
> PHYS309 3
> PHYS310 3
> PHYS313 4
> PHYS419 3
> PHYS424 3
> PHYS603 3
> Eighteen credits of Physics
at or above the 400 level 18
>
>
-----------------------------------
>
> MATH241/242/243 12
> One of the following
sequences: 6
>
> MATH302/349
> MATH341/342
>
>
>
-----------------------------------------
>
> One chemistry laboratory
course: 4-5
>
> CHEM103 or
CHEM111/119
>
>
------------------------------------
>
> One biology laboratory
course: 4
>
> BISC207
>
>
-----------------------------------------
>
> A sequence in Foreign
Languages or Computer Science 0-12
>
> Either the completion of
intermediate level course (107 or 112) in a
> given language
> or
> completion of
CISC105/181/220 and three additional credits from CISC260,
> CISC280, or CISC at the
300 level or above.
>
> ELECTIVES
>
> CREDITS TO TOTAL A
MINIMUM OF 124
Barry:
As I indicated to you on the
phone, we will have no problems in
accommodating this change.
While we would have preferred to keep your
students in the CHEM-104
fold, we fully understand your reasons for
making this revision.
JB
Barry Walker wrote:
> Dear Yuk, David and
John,
>
> It was good to talk to
you today. We are revising one of the PHYS
> degrees. Here are the
proposed changes in the BS PHYSICS degree (10 to
> 15 majors/year) in MATH,
CHEM, BIO, and CISC. (Note the PHYS BA and PHYS
> concentration degrees in
Chem, Materials and Astro will not change right
> now.)
>
> I would be glad to hear
any comments. Please return your approval or
> suggested changes (made
directly to the text below) and send this back
> to me. Thank you for
your input and attention to this matter.
>
> Sincerely, Barry Walker
>
> SUGGESTED NEW PHYSICS BS
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
>
> UNIVERSITY
REQUIREMENTS
>
> ENGL110 3
>
> Multicultural course
(may also fulfill Breadth Req.)
3
>
> COLLEGE
REQUIREMENTS
>
> Writing
3
>
> Breadth
Requirements 18
> Six credits from each of
the following groups
>
> Group A
> Group B
> Group C
>
> MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
>
> PHYS207 4
> PHYS208 4
> PHYS309 3
> PHYS310 3
> PHYS313 4
> PHYS419 3
> PHYS424 3
> PHYS603 3
> Eighteen credits of
Physics at or above the 400 level 18
>
>
-----------------------------------
>
> MATH241/242/243 12
> One of the following
sequences: 6
>
> MATH302/349
> MATH341/342
>
>
>
-----------------------------------------
>
> One chemistry laboratory
course: 4-5
>
> CHEM103 or
CHEM111/119
>
>
------------------------------------
>
> One biology laboratory
course: 4
>
> BISC207
>
>
-----------------------------------------
>
> A sequence in Foreign
Languages or Computer Science 0-12
>
> Either the completion of
intermediate level course (107 or 112) in a
> given language
> or
> completion of
CISC105/181/220 and three additional credits from CISC260,
> CISC280, or CISC at the
300 level or above.
>
> ELECTIVES
>
> CREDITS TO TOTAL A
MINIMUM OF 124
--
John L. Burmeister
Alumni Distinguished
Professor
And Associate Chairman
Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1130
Fax: (302) 831-6335 http://www.udel.edu/chem/burmeister/jlb.htm
David
Saunders, CISC undergraduate director, verbally OK’ed the recommended
curriculum sequence on computer science on 10/2/03.
Foreign
languages has also been contacted about the proposed changes (Annette Giesecke)
but has not responded as of this time (10/3/03).
The
department of biology has also been contacted about the proposed changes (David
Smith).
Dear Members of the Education Affairs Committee,
I give the recommended B.S. Physics degree changes my highest endorsement. It is a critical part of offering a flexible and modern education in physics. It allows research opportunities for the undergraduates and hopefully in the future will allow better coordination between departments when offering joint degrees with its definition of a physics core.
The faculty voted overwhelmingly in support of the proposed changes, with only one abstention and zero ‘nay’ votes.
I appreciate your considering this proposal, and please feel free to contact me for any additional information or comments you may have.
Sincerely,
George Hadjipanayis
R.B. Murray Professor and Chair
Departments of Physics and Astronomy
hadji@udel.edu