CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #2
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER
CHANGE IN A DEGREE, MAJOR, OR SUBMAJOR

Check Exactly One:

    Change In:  ________ Degree _________ Major  ____X       Submajor

    Deletion of:                             __________ Major _________  Submajor
 

Total Number of Credits in Program (if change in):

                            ___34 ___Before Change  ___34___ After Change
 

Program Title: Biology – Ecology/Field (BA/BS/BSE)
 

      Sponsor(s): Lance Urven

Department(s): Biological Sciences

       College(s): Letters and Sciences
 

Other Programs Affected:

Effective Term:  Spring, 2001
 

I. Exact description of request

From 1.BIOL 630-141, 630-142 AND 630-251
2.BIOL 630-257, 630-353 AND 630-446
3.BIOL 630-390 AND 630-400
4.BIOL 630-375 OR 630-454
5.BIOL 630-457 OR 630-467
6.BIOL 630-253 OR 630-340 OR 630-351
7.SELECT 0 - 2 CREDITS OF BIOLOGY ELECTIVES EXCEPT FOR COURSES BIOL 630-120, 630-214, 630-230, 630-300, 630-303, 630-360
To 1.BIOL 630-141, 630-142 AND 630-251
2.BIOL 630-257, 630-353 AND 630-446
3.BIOL 630-390 AND 630-400
4.BIOL 630-375 OR 630-454
5.BIOL 630-457 OR 630-467
6.BIOL 630-253 OR 630-340 OR 630-351
7.SELECT ADDITIONAL CREDITS OF BIOLOGY ELECTIVES EXCEPT FOR COURSES BIOL 630-110, 630-120, 630-200, 630-214, 630-230, 630-300, 630-303, 630-360 TO TOTAL 34 CREDITS IN THE MAJOR
II. Relationship to mission and strategic plan of institution, and/or College/Department goals and objectives
This request will clarify departmental graduation requirements as part of our initiatives to meet goal 1.3 of the Biological Sciences Department Mission Statement: "Offer well-informed and accurate academic advising to students in the Biological Sciences majors, Combined Science/Business major, General Science- Broadfield Biology major, and selected pre-health professional advising tracks; delivered in supportive and constructive advising sessions".

III. Rationale
The revised listing clarifies the number of elective credits in the major and accounts for the requests to teach a new course for non-majors, general education credit (630-110), and to re-number 630-300, already in the list of courses not accepted for majors’ credit, to 630-200.

IV. Cost implications
This is simply an administrative clarification, and has no budget implication.