Senate Document #20



                                  (APC Document #18)



                           Physics B.S. Degree Restoration

                               Effective:  Immediately







           Replace:    MAJOR IN PHYSICS - B.A. Degree



           (pp. 163-164)     Program A - Preparation for Graduate School



                             Program B - Teaching of Physics





                       MAJOR IN PHYSICS WITH A CONCENTRATION IN COMPUTER

                       SCIENCE - B.S. Degree



           with:       MAJOR IN PHYSICS - B.S. Degree



                             Program A - Preparation for Graduate School



                             Program B - Secondary Teacher Certification

                                         in Physics



                             Program C - Concentration in Computer Science





           Rationale:  In light of the new degree program in computer

                       science, the Department of Physics would like to

                       restructure its degree programs.  A degree in 

                       PHYSICS WITH A CONCENTRATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

                       is no longer needed for students wishing to pursue

                       a major in computer science.  However, if this 

                       option were dropped, students planning to major in

                       physics and work in industry (students not going to

                       graduate school and not intending to teach high

                       school) would have no option.  In the new scheme,

                       the degree is in PHYSICS (B.S.) for all programs,

                       since a B.S. in more appropriate than a B.A. for

                       a physics degree.



                       Note that all requirements of the respective

                       programs remain the same.





           Effective:  Immediately