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

X

Number Change

 

    area:

 

Contact Hour Change

 

Computer Requirement

 

Credit Change

 

Writing Requirement

 

Add Cross-listing

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Effective Term:           Fall 2001      

 

 

 

New/Current Course Number:   630   -  317  / 517     

Crosslist Number:            -          /          

              Old Course Number:     630   -  417  / 617     

 

 

   New/Current Course Title:

Plant Physiology

 

 

                 Old Course Title:

 

 

 

15 Character Abbreviation:

Plant Phys

 

 

25 Character Abbreviation:

Plant Physiology

                         Sponsor(s):

Sibdas Ghosh

                   Department(s):

Biological Sciences

                         College(s):

Letters & Sciences

 Other Programs Affected:

 

 

 

Check if course is required in:                X  Major/Emphasis (specify):    General Bio (Option), Cell Bio & Phys (Option    

                                                                ____Minor/Emphasis (specify):                                                                                   

                                                                ____Other (specify):                                                                                                      

 

Attach the following:

 

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

                                PREREQUISITE  From :  630-253 or equivalents                             NUMBER From : 630-417/617

                                                To:          630-141 and 630-142 or                                             To:     630-317/517

                                                                equivalents

II.            Justification for action

                                Prerequisites:  backgrounds on biochemical and cellular processes in plants needed for this

                                course are covered in Intro to Botany (630-141).

                                Course Number:  Prerequisite expectations are consistent with 300-level courses and the 300

                                level number reinforces the equivalence of this course with our other physiology courses,

                                630-345 (Animal Histology) and 630-361/362 (Human Anatomy and Physiology).