COURSE CHANGE PROPOSAL

ACADEMIC UNIT:Biology, Division of Mathematics and Sciences
DATE PREPARED:4/12/2016
PRIMARY AUTHOR(S):Tamara Sluss
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE FACULTY APPROVED: (Committee Chairperson's Signature)[F31] [F5]10/31/4 (Date)
CHAIRPERSON APPROVED: (Chairperson's)10/31/6 (Date)
  1. CURRENT COURSE NUMBER: BIO 401
  2. CURRENT COURSE TITLE (Limited to 32 Spaces Including Blanks): Seminar
  3. Starting With
  4. x_ Fall, _ Spring, ___ Summer, 2017 Year
  5. CROSSLISTING DEPARTMENTS (attach supporting letters);
  6. ___ c) ___
  7. b)____ d)____
  8. CHECK ITEM(S) BELOW FOR CHANGES DESIRED:
  9. Course Number
  10. ___ Credits
  11. Planned Offering
  12. Course Level
  13. ___ Course Title ___ Grading System ___ Catalogue Description
  14. X Required Status
  15. Crosslist Status
  16. ___ Prerequisites
  17. ___Delete Course
  18. ___ Other
  19. EXPLANATION/JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUESTED CHANGE(S). ENTER BOTH CURRENT AND PROPOSED DATA FOR EACH CHANGE (use additional pages as necessary):
  20. The course will be listed as required for the Biotechnology Option (BIT) in the biology degree at KSU to aligned the BIT option with the other major options for the biology degree. The new proposed curriculum ladder including the requirement for BIT students. The former curriculum for BIT included a research and presentation course and be deleting that course and requiring the 401/410 sequence as required by other biology majors, the number of faculty needed to teach similar courses will be reduced.

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