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New Minor:
P00822
Catalog Description of Minor:
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY MINOR: Natural Science Track* - 29 Credits
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours Frequency___
CH322 Medicinal Chemistry and Pharm. 4 annually
CH345 Introduction to Toxicology 3 alternate years
CH347 Biochemistry of CAM** 3 alternate years
CH452 Biochemistry Lab 3 alternate years
MTH243 Intro to Probability and Statistics 4 quarterly
BI314 Genetics 4 annually
BI315 Cell Biology 4 annually
BI331 General Microbiology 4 annually
*This minor may be taken by majors in scientific disciplines other than Chemistry providing they complete CH221-223. Biology majors selecting this minor option are required to meet with a Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Minor Advisor to select appropriate course substitutions for any minor-specific coursework that overlaps with Biology Major requirements.
**Biochemistry of Complementary and Alternative Medicines
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY MINOR: Natural Science Track* - 29 Credits
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours Frequency___
CH322 Medicinal Chemistry and Pharm. 4 annually
CH345 Introduction to Toxicology 3 alternate years
CH347 Biochemistry of CAM** 3 alternate years
CH452 Biochemistry Lab 3 alternate years
MTH243 Intro to Probability and Statistics 4 quarterly
BI314 Genetics 4 annually
BI315 Cell Biology 4 annually
BI331 General Microbiology 4 annually
*This minor may be taken by majors in scientific disciplines other than Chemistry providing they complete CH221-223. Biology majors selecting this minor option are required to meet with a Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Minor Advisor to select appropriate course substitutions for any minor-specific coursework that overlaps with Biology Major requirements.
**Biochemistry of Complementary and Alternative Medicines
Justification for adding the minor
This minor track is being developed concurrently with a program change within the Chemistry Department, designed to add an emphasis track option for Chemistry Majors. Students selecting this track will major in Chemistry and receive a minor in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology: Natural Science Track. The new degree program is being designed as a chemistry-focused pre-professional degree option for students interested in continuing their education in Medical School, Pharmacy School, Dental School, or other professional degree, as well as for students interested in graduate school. In total, the degree plan is a multi-disciplinary degree earning students 64 credits in Chemistry, 39 credits in Biology, 12 credits in Physical Sciences, and 16 credits of Math and Computer Science.
The Minor in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology: Natural Science Track differs from the Minor in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology: Community and Health Track in that it provides selected coursework that will allow pre-professional majors to complete all the prerequisite requirements for entry into advanced degree programs, such as Pharmacy School. The alternate minor track (Community and Health), has been designed as a chemistry emphasis minor for other health-related major programs including Health and Community Education, Psychology, and Gerontology, and is very similar to the format used by the Chemistry Department to create the Forensic Science Minor options.
All but two of the courses required for the new minor program are currently offered in an onsite format at WOU. In addition to being offered onsite, the "Introduction to Toxicology Course" is offered as an online, distance-learning, course option. The two new courses that need to be developed for this program are: ¿Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology¿ and ¿Biochemistry of Complementary and Alternative Medicines¿. The new ¿Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology¿ and ¿Biochemistry of Complementary and Alternative Medicines¿ courses will be developed to include both an onsite and/or an online course option to facilitate student access, scheduling, and preferred style of learning. Course proposal details and prospective syllabi for the new courses have been submitted concurrently with this application to the Curriculum Committee for review.
Overall, the new Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Emphasis Program is an economical way to increase diversity and course offerings at WOU. It targets education in one of the fastest growing economic sectors of our country (Health-Related Fields) and thus, will be attractive program to students. The installation of the program at WOU is mainly based on course infrastructure that is already in place at WOU and does not require hiring of additional faculty members, or use of additional office or lab space. The program only requires the addition of two emphasis courses (7 credits) which can be supported through funds generated by student enrollment in the program.
Approval Queue
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1 - Department |
Arlene Courtney |
Approved | January 26 2011 |
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2 - Division |
Steve Taylor |
Approved | January 27 2011 |
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3 - Division Curriculum |
Laurie Burton |
Approved | January 31 2011 |
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4 - Library Dean |
Allen McKiel |
Approved | February 01 2011 |
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5 - Curriculum Committee |
Robert Monge |
Approved | February 15 2011 |
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6 - Faculty Senate |
Gavin Keulks |
Approved | March 08 2011 |
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7 - Dean |
Stephen Scheck |
Approved | March 15 2011 |
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8 - Provost |
Kent Neely |
Approved | March 16 2011 |
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9 - President |
Dianna Nickelson |
Approved | March 17 2011 |
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Attached Files:
| New_Minor_Med Chem - Nat Science Track.doc |
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| Student Interest Polls.docx |
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| Related OUS programs.docx |
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