CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #4
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER
CHANGE IN OR DELETION OF EXISTING COURSE

 Type of Action:
 

  Course Deletion  X Requisite Change
  Course Revision   Repeatability Change
  Description Change    Diversity Option
  Title Change   General Education Option
  Number Change    area:
  Contact Hour Change    Computer Requirement
  Credit Change    Writing Requirement
  Add Cross-listing    Other  

Effective Term: Fall 2000
 
New/Current Course Number:  800 - 130 
    
New/Current Course Title:   Physical Science Foundations
    
15 Character Abbreviation:  PHYSICALSCIFOUN
 25 Character Abbreviation:  PHYSICALSCIENCEFOUNDATION
   
Sponsor(s):  Paul M. Rybski
Department(s):  Physics
College(s):  Letters & Sciences
   
 Other Programs Affected:  None 

Check if course is required in: ____Major/Emphasis (specify):

____Minor/Emphasis (specify):

____Other (specify):

 Attach the following:
  1. Detailed explanation of changes:

    2.     From: Coreq: 900-150 or consent of instructor
                    Unreq: 800-210

        To:  Coreq: 760-141 or consent of instructor
                Unreq: 800-210
     

  2. Justification for action:

    3. Changes in the General Education graduation requirements for students taking 800-130 Physical Science Foundations have changed, making 900-150 Science and Technology in Society an optional 3-credit course rather than a required 3-credit course. Since 900-150 had a corequisite of 760-141 Intermediate Algebra, making 760-141 an implicit corequisite of 800-130, we are dropping 900-150 as a corequisite and making 760-141 the corequisite. Students taking 800-130 must use knowledge acquired in the equivalent of one year of high school algebra and less than one year of high school geometry, both of which are entrance requirements to UW-Whitewater.