Senate Doc #2989S

                                               Approved   3/9/89



                                  APC Document #19

               Catalog Changes for the Environmental Studies Program





        Effective Date:  Fall 1989 





        DELETIONS/ADDITIONS to the current catalog statements:  (proposed

        deletions/additions are in bold face and underlined).  



        1. Track in Pollution Analysis and Control (page 114)

           34 hours distributed as follows: ENVR any three from 311,

           338, 339, 362; CHEM 221, 222, 223, 231, 232, 332; PHYS 131, 231.



           Rationale: by adding 338 into this list of courses it allows

           the students an element of choice.



        2. Track in Natural Resource Management (page 115)

           33 hours distributed as follows: ENVR 332, two advanced

           electives in ENVR; MGMT 200, one elective in MGMT;

           ACCT 215, 216; ECON 200, 201, 345, one elective in ECON;

           POLS 252.



           Rationale: to correct the designated primary department

           offering the courses, all three were previously offered by

           Management.



        3. Delete the following course title and description (page 116)



           243 Fresh Water Biology (BIOL 221) (4)

           Introduction to biology of major fresh water habitats.

           Involves determination of primary floral and faunal elements

           and physiochemical properties of these habitats.

           Prerequisites: 130 or BIOL 131, 132, 133.



           Rationale: This was to have been deleted last year since

           this course has been superseded by Limnology 221 (listed on

           page 115 of the current catalog). 



        The following are new course additions to the catalog:



        1. 105  INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (4) (add to page

                    115, first course entry)



                 An introduction to the study of the origin of minerals,

                 rocks and the formative processes controlling the earth's

                 structure and natural resources.  Three hours lecture,

                 three hours laboratory.  Laboratory will include required

                 field trips to areas of local geological interest.



        EIS: A.  Effect on major/minor - At present it will be used as an

                 elective, although it is anticipated that it will

                 become a requirement for the Energy and Waste

                 Management track.  




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        Rationale:  The addition of a basic geology course allows UNCA

                    to round out its basic science offerings.  The ESP

                    has been externally criticized for not offering such

                    a course by consultants and the public in general.

                    By adding this course through the ESP it permits us

                    to add a new and exciting basic science for majors

                    and non-majors alike, without having to start an

                    entire department.



        2.  382  ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (4) (add to page 118 at the

                    end of the 300 course series)



                The application of geology to the understanding of

                human impact on the geologic environment, with 

                emphasis on ecosystem and biogeochemical processes,

                land use and planning, geologic hazards and surface

                processes, and resource limitations.  Laboratory

                will include field projects.  Prerequisite:  105.



        EIS: A.  Effect on major/minor - This course will be available

                  as an advanced elective.



             B.  Effect on University requirements - None.



        Rationale:  This will permit us to add an advanced elective

                    in the area of geology.  Many major environmental

                    problems are directly related to geologic structures,

                    soils, etc., and the interactions that humans have

                    on the terrestrial environment.  This is a major void

                    in the education of our majors.





        DELETIONS/ADDITIONS to the current catalog (proposed deletions/

        additions are in bold face and underlined.)



        Effective date:  Fall, 1989



        1.  Track in Ecology (page 115)

               Change Biol 105 to Biol 210 and/or 211



        2.  150 Introduction to Forestry (page 115)

               Change Biol 105 to Biol 211



        3.  221 Limnology (page 115)

               Change Biol 105 to Biol 210 or 211



        4.  241 Principles of Ecology (page 116)

               Change Biol 105 to Biol 210 or 211



        5.  350 Dendrology

               Change Biol 105 to Biol 211 or permission of instructor



        6.  442 Forest Ecology

               Change Biol 105 to Biol 211


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        Rationale:  These corrections are all necessary in order to permit

        ESP majors to complete their degree program without arbitrarily

        adding eight additional hours onto their programs of study.  Since

        the biology department requires Biology 105 as a prerequisite to

        all of its higher level courses, an exemption must be given to our

        Ecology Track students in the present and the future.  We recognize

        that they will be somewhat disadvantaged.  


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