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Number/Prefix change | Description change | Undergraduate |
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Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
Bi 312 | Evolution | 4 - |
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Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
Bi 313 | Evolution | 4 - |
Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Evolution |
Current Course Description: Introduction to the major concepts and principles of evolutionary biology with an emphasis on the sources of variation, mechanisms of evolution, phylogenetics and the evolution of the human lineage. Three hours lecture plus one two-hour laboratory period. Prerequisite: BI 311 or consent of instructor ¿ offered winter term. |
New Course Description: Introduction to the major concepts and principles of evolutionary biology with an emphasis on the sources of variation, mechanisms of evolution, phylogenetics and the evolution of the human lineage. Three hours lecture plus one hour discussion section. Prerequisite: BI 311 or consent of instructor ¿ offered spring term. |
Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): This 4 credit hour course, currently 3 hours lecture and 2 hours laboratory, will be changed to 3 hours lecture plus one hour of discussion. The laboratory, where empirical approaches to studying evolution are stressed, will be replaced with a discussion session that focuses on the application of empirical data. This change, reducing FTE by 2 contact hours based on current scheduling, is feasible as a consequence of recent smart-room and laboratory technology upgrades. This course will also be moved from winter to spring term in order to better accommodate scheduling changes in the Organic Chemistry sequence. |
Students/Program affected: Biology ¿ All Emphases Biology Teacher Education Degree Earth Science: History of the Earth and Biosphere Minor ¿ Bi 312 is a required course for this minor. The only impact this change will have is a renumbering of the course. |
Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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1 - Department | Michael LeMaster | Approved | November 30 2009 |
2 - Division | Steve Taylor | Approved | December 02 2009 |
3 - Division Curriculum | Cheryl Beaver | Approved | December 02 2009 |
5 - Curriculum Committee | Laurie Burton | Rejected | December 13 2009 |
Comments: CC requests these proposals reflect different numbering. Sponsor has agreed to resubmit once numbering has been worked out with Registrar.Laurie Burton, CC Chair, 2009.2010 |
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6 - Faculty Senate | Katherine Schmidt | Rejected | January 27 2010 |
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