THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

                           FACULTY SENATE 

                              Senate Document Number   1096F 
                                                                  
                              Date of Senate Approval  12/05/96


Statement of Faculty Senate Action:


APC Document 8:  Catalog Changes in Environmental Science

Effective Date:  Fall, 1997.

Delete:  In Catalog 1996-97, on page 119, the following:

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

Delete:  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.

Add:  Track in Pollution Control
35-38 hours distributed as follows:  CHEM 231, 223; any three
from ENVR 331, 338, 354, 362; and two from CHEM 222, 232, 332,
ENVR 321; PHYS 131-231 or PHYS 221-222.  Students must take MATH
191-192 for their math requirement.

Impact:  There should be virtually no impact on other departments
from the proposed catalog changes.  There may be a slight
decrease in enrollment for MATH 291.

Rationale:  A new program track in Earth Science has been
proposed and is expected soon to receive final approval.  There
is a strong desire not to increase (beyond the current four) the
total number of program track in Environmental Studies.  Having
too many tracks will reduce the number of students in each track,
which will have negative effects on course options and frequency
of course offerings.  The Pollution Analysis and Energy and Waste
Management tracks have always had a great deal of overlap, both
in course curriculum and in the types of careers for which they
provide preparation.  By merging these two tracks, we will be
able to offer students greater course selection and flexibility.