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
(
) Bachelor of Science ( ) Master of Science ( ) Other
2. ( ) New major/curriculum Title
to be entered in record of students who select this program
( X) New minor: Environmental Engineering
Title to be entered in record of students
who select this program
( ) Change from provisional to permanent
status.
3. ( ) Revision of existing: (
) major ( ) minor ( ) concentration
Present title
Records System Program Code
(
) 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
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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:
A minor in environmental engineering will enable the
The bachelor of science degree in
environmental engineering degree was created at the
In addition to the demand for instruction from non-majors, evidence
from engineering practice illustrates the benefits of a minor in environmental
engineering. Civil engineering is
closely related to environmental engineering, with graduates from these disciplines
often working collaboratively in the work force. A minor in environmental engineering will
enable civil engineering graduates to practice environmental engineering for a
particular class of environmental problems, and to work more effectively with
environmental engineers on problems they themselves are not adequately trained
to address. A similar situation holds
for chemical engineering students, who would benefit in an analogous way from a
minor in environmental engineering.
The close interaction between chemical, civil, and
environmental engineering is illustrated by our Senior Design course required
for students majoring in civil and environmental engineering. This four-credit year-long course requires
civil and environmental engineering students to work collaboratively on a
real-world engineering project. Four
outside engineers serve as instructors in this course, three of whom are civil
engineers with one of these three possessing extensive experience solving
environmental engineering problems associated with watersheds. The fourth instructor is a chemical engineer with
extensive experience in designing environmental treatment processes. This capstone course integrates previous
class work in a comprehensive engineering design project utilizing instructors
with expertise in civil, chemical and environmental engineering. The course illustrates the close-interaction
between professionals in these fields and points to the potential benefits of a
minor in environmental engineering for civil and chemical engineering majors.
Finally, there are a significant number of engineering
programs in the United States that offer both a major and a minor in
environmental engineering. Examples
include Colorado State, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
and the
b. Summary of program:
A minor in environmental engineering provides
students with an
opportunity to gain expertise in the principles and practice of environmental
engineering while maintaining their primary focus in a related field. A minor may be
earned by a student in any University bachelors degree program through
successful completion of a minimum of 18 credits as described below. Before beginning the environmental
engineering courses, the student must meet the required mathematics, physics,
and other prerequisites for each course. A grade of C- or better is required in
all of the courses completed for the minor.
One chemistry
course is required (4 credits):
CHEM 104* General Chemistry
... 4
*Can be replaced with CHEM 112
Two environmental
engineering courses (6 credits) are required:
CIEG 233* Environmental Engineering
Processes
........................................... 3
CIEG 305# Fluid Mechanics (Lab optional)
...............................
.................. 3
*Can be replaced with CIEG 331 or CHEG 112
#Can be replaced with MEEG 331 or CHEG 341
Further, an
additional 9 credits (3 courses) in environmental engineering must be taken
from the following:
CIEG 430 Water Quality Modeling
.
. 3
CIEG 433 Hazardous Waste Management
3
CIEG 434 Air Pollution Control ....................
............
.................. 3
CIEG 436 Solid Waste Management .................
....
............
.................. 3
CIEG 438* Water and Wastewater Engineering ......................
..................... 3
CIEG 440 Water Resources Engineering
......................
..
.................... 3
CIEG 498 Groundwater Flow and Contaminant
Transport
.. 3
*Will not count if CIEG 331 is taken in
place of CIEG 233.
Courses shall be
selected from the above list with the specific advice of an advisor in the Civil
and Environmental Engineering Department to meet each students objectives. Other courses in civil and environmental engineering
may be included in the above list with prior approval of a representative from
the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. For inquiries about the environmental
engineering minor contact Prof. Paul Imhoff at 831-0541 (imhoff@udel.edu).
With the exception of CHEM 104, all of the courses listed
above are offered within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Note that permanent course status has been
applied for CIEG 430 and CIEG 498.
Civil and chemical engineering majors would be able to pursue
the minor by selecting their required technical and science electives
appropriately. No additional credits beyond
what is required by their major would be necessary to obtain an environmental
engineering minor for these students. Mechanical
engineering students would need to select their required technical electives
appropriately and take one additional course CHEM 104. Thus, students in these three majors are
likely candidates for this minor.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date:
From: John Burmeister
<jlburm@chem.udel.edu>
To: chajes@ce.udel.edu
Cc: riordan@copland.udel.edu
Subject: [Fwd: FW: Environmental Engineering Minor]
So do I (support this proposal).
JB
Associate
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
John, I fully support this inclusion. While the number of students is small, at
least the direction of student flow is reversed in this case. Anything I'm
missing?
Best wishes,
-------------------
Professor and
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Tel: 302-831-1073 or 1247
Fax: 302-831-6335
------ Forwarded Message
From:
Date:
To: "
Cc: imhoff@ce.udel.edu, cha@ce.udel.edu
Subject: Environmental Engineering Minor
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is
proposing to add a minor in Environmental Engineering. One of the requirements of the minor will be
for students to take a second chemistry class beyond CHEM 103/111. This would mean the minors would be required
to take either CHEM 104 or CHEM 112. We
anticipate that the largest segment of the students wanting to get the minor
will be Chemical Engineering majors (who already take CHEM 112) and Civil
Engineering majors (who now have an option to take CHEM 104 among a suite of
science electives). Therefore, the
addition of this minor would likely lead to only a slight increase in the
number of students taking CHEM 104.
Please let me know via e-mail if the impact on your
department is acceptable to you and if you support our inclusion of CHEM 104 or
CHEM 112 as a requirement for the Environmental Engineering minor.
Thanks.
--
301 DuPont Hall
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
302-831-2442 (Phone)
302-831-3640 (FAX)
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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
(
) 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.
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