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: 805 - 114/  Crosslist Number:           -           / 
Old Course Number: ________-______/_______   
New/Current Course Title:  Descriptive Astronomy
Old Course Title:  
15 Character Abbreviation:  DESCRIPTIVEASTR
25 Character Abbreviation:  DESCRIPTIVEASTRONOMY
Sponsor(s):  Paul M. Rybski
Department(s):  Physics
College(s):  Letters & Sciences
Other Programs Affected:  None

Check if course is required in:
 
__X__ Major/Emphasis (specify):
  1. General Science-Broadfield Physical Science Emphasis (BSE)
  2. General Science-Broadfield Physics Emphasis (BSE)
  Minor/Emphasis (specify): 
  Other (specify):

Attach the following:

I. Detailed explanation of changes (use FROM/TO format)

    From: Coreq: 900-150 or consent of instructor
    Unreq: 805-112

    To: Coreq: 760-141 or consent of instructor
    Unreq: 805-112

II. Justification for action

Changes in the General Education graduation requirements for students taking 805-114 Descriptive Astronomy 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 and implicit corequisite of 805-114, we are dropping 900-150 as a corequisite and making 760-141 the corequisite. Students taking 805-114 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.