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 semesters 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 semesters 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