THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
                                 FACULTY SENATE 

                                                             
Senate Document Number    5696S
Date of Senate Approval   3/28/96

Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

            APC Document 53: Catalog Changes in Environmental Studies


Effective Date: Fall 1996

A.    Change in Track in Pollution Analysis and Control

Delete: In Catalog 1995-96, page 120, the following:

Track in Pollution Analysis and Control

33 hours distributed as follows: any three from CHEM 211, 222,
223, 231, 232, 332; ENVR 331, 338, 339, 362; PHYS 131, 231. 
Students must take MATH 191-192 for their math requirement.

Add: In place of the deleted entry, the following:

Track in Pollution Analysis and Control

40-41 hours distributed as follows: CHEM 222, 223, 231, 232, 312,
332; any three from ENVR 321, 331, 338, 362; PHYS 131, 231. 
Students must take MATH 191-192 for their math requirement.

Impact: This change should have no impact beyond resulting in
slight enrollment redistributions between the four advanced ENVR
courses in the track.

Rationale: The merging of ENVR 339 into ENVR 321 will permit
fuller enrollment to be achieved.  It will enable Ecology Track
students to learn more about the chemistry of aquatic systems and
will enable students in the track to learn more about lake
systems.

APC Note: The suggested choice of three CHEM courses in the
deleted entry is incorrect and should apply to the ENVR courses. 
Partially in consequence of that, the deleted entry actually has
40-41 hours.



B.    Change in Track in Energy and Waste Management Systems

Delete: In Catalog 1995-96, page 120, the following:


Track in Energy and Waste Management Systems
33 hours distributed as follows: CHEM 211, 231; ENVR 331, 333,
354, 362; MATH 291; PHYS 221, 222, 325.

Add: In place of the deleted entry, the following:

Track in Energy and Waste Management Systems 

38 hours distributed as follows: CHEM 222, 231; ENVR 331, 333,
354, 362; MATH 191, 192, 291; PHYS 221, 222.

Impact: This change may result in a slight reduction in PHYS 325,
which is an advanced physics course offered for physics majors.

Rationale: This change is being suggested to create free elective
hours for all majors in this track.

APC Note: The deleted entry actually has 40 hours.

C.    Change in Special departmental requirements

Delete: In Catalog 1995-96, page 120, the following:

III.  Special departmental requirements - 29-33 hours: completion
      of one of the tracks outlined below.  The senior
      demonstration of competency is satisfied by the completion
      of ENVR 330 and 490 with a C or better.

Add: In place of the deleted entry, the following:

III.  Special departmental requirements - 25-41 hours: completion
      of one of the tracks outlined below.  The senior
      demonstration of competency is satisfied by the completion
      of ENVR 330 and 490 with a C or better.  Completion of ENVR
      330 fulfills the all-university oral competency requirement.

Impact: An oral competency requirement at the senior level has
been a requirement of the Environmental Studies Program since its
inception in 1983.  All prospective majors must complete a three-
hour senior seminar, which requires three major oral
presentations with full development of audio-visuals, outlines,
abstracts, etc.  Thus, there is no impact in terms of adding a
new course or new teaching load requirement for faculty, since
this has been part of Gary Miller's teaching load from the
beginning of the program.

Rationale: This credit hour change is being suggested to create
additional free elective hours for most (90%) of the majors in
the program.  The second change is mandated as a new all-
university oral competency requirement.

APC Note: The deleted Special departmental requirements actually
has 28-41 hours.


D.    Changes in Chemistry Course Prequisites

Effective Date: Fall 1996

Delete: In Catalog 1995-96, page 122, under 331 Principles of Air
Pollution (ATMS 331) (3), the following:

Prerequisites: CHEM 141 and one of the following: ATMS 103 or
105, or ENVR 130.  Course offered on demand.

Add: In place of the deleted entry, the following:

Prerequisites: CHEM 132 and one of the following: ATMS 103 or
105, or ENVR 130.  Course offered on demand.

Delete: In Catalog 1995-96, page 123, under 362 Principles of
Water Pollution Control and Watershed Management (4), the
following:

Prerequisites: ENVR 130, CHEM 141.  Course offered every odd year
spring semester.

Add: In place of the deleted entry, the following:

Prerequisites: ENVR 130, CHEM 132.  Course offered every odd year
spring semester.

Delete: In Catalog 1995-96, page 123, under 385 Soils and Land
Use (4), the following:

Prerequisites: ENVR 130, CHEM 141-142, or permission of
instructor.  Course offered every spring semester.

Add: In place of the deleted entry, the following:

Prerequisites: ENVR 130, CHEM 111, 132, 144, or permission of
instructor.  Course offered every spring semester.

Impact: None.

Rationale: These changes reflect only our need to be consistent
with the new chemistry course numbers and sequences.