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| Description change | Undergraduate |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| BI 475 | Molecular Biology | 4 - |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| BI 475 | Molecular Biology | 4 - |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
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Current Course Description: Structure and function of the gene. Study of genome structure and selected cases of the regulation of transcription and translation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Includes the complexity, stability and alteration of the genome in order to understand molecular evolution and the action of viruses. Two lectures and one four-hour lab. Prerequisites: BI 314, BI 315 and one year of chemistry or consent of instructor ¿ offered spring term of odd numbered years. |
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New Course Description: A study of molecular biology theory and practice. Molecular biology pertains to the study of living systems at the molecular level, especially DNA and RNA, and provides background appropriate for further work in biotechnology, cell biology, diagnostics, genetics, genomics, microbiology, pharmaceuticals, and therapeutics. Emphasis is on the study of model systems and the central role of DNA to understand the current approaches and laboratory techniques necessary to answer basic questions in current molecular biology. Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BI 314, BI 315 and one year of chemistry, or consent of the instructor. |
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Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): New description reflects course content better given changes in the field, and a recent change of instructors. This course description change involved no new FTE or space requests. The current course listing indicates that BI 475 is "offered spring term of odd numbered years." The Biology Department is moving to remove all scheduling information from the course descriptions. |
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Students/Program affected: Biology Majors - all emphases Biology Minor |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Sarah Boomer | Approved | November 11 2011 |
| 2 - Division | Steve Taylor | Approved | November 23 2011 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Laurie Burton | Approved | December 13 2011 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | January 18 2012 |
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Comments: prereqs would be clearer with a comma after BI 315 (so that "BI 315 and one year of chemistry" is not one option of three) |
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| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | January 20 2012 |
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Comments: Approved in executive committee, 1/19/12, with reconfirmation of CC note |
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| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | January 25 2012 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | January 26 2012 |
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