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 |
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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