THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

                         FACULTY SENATE 


                        Senate Document Number    0593S 
                      
                       Date of Senate Approval     2/11/93


 
Signature of Senate Chair ________________________________ Date ________________

Action of Vice Chancellor: 

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document # 3  "Changes in Physics"


Effective Date: Fall 1993

Delete: on page 157

     Physics Minor

18 hours: PHYS 221, 222; 10 additional hours in Physics, with at least six at
the 300 level or above.  PHYS 105, 131, and 231 may not be included in these 10
hours.  Notice that these minor courses have prerequisites of MATH 191, 192 and
291.

Replace: with

     Physics Minor

21 hours: PHYS 221, 222, 324, 331; 9 additional hours in Physics including one
from PHYS 323, 325 or 400.  PHYS 105, 131, and 231 may not be included in these
9 hours.  Notice that these minor courses have prerequisites of MATH 191, 192
and 291.


Impact:

Students minoring in Physics will now be required to take Modern Physics I and
Experimental Physics I (PHYS 324 and 331) and will be required to choose one of
: Modern Optics, Thermal Physics or Modern Physics II (PHYS 323, 325 and 400). 
A total of 21 hours in Physics will now be required to minor in Physics as
opposed to 18 hours previously.

     There should be no significant impact on the Physics Dept.

Rationale:

A knowledge of the concepts of Modern Physics is essential for any student
majoring or minoring in Physics and these concepts will be reinforced in the
Experimental Physics I lab which deals primarily with experiments in Modern
Physics.  The other required course at the 300 or 400 level will introduce the
student minoring in Physics to at least one other branch of physics or will
broaden the student's background in modern and quantum physics.

These new minor requirements also bring the hours required for a minor in
Physics in line with the number of hours required for a minor in the other
physical sciences (Atmospheric Sciences, Biology, Environmental Studies and
Chemistry) which range between 20 and 24 hours.