THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 6210S
Date
of Senate Approval 04/08/10
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC Document 49: Addition
of CHEM 132 as a pre- or corequisite for BIOL 115
1. Add : On
page 83, in the course description for BIOL
115, before “Fall.”:
Pre-
or corequisite: CHEM 132.
Impact
Statement:
There will be little impact on the resources and staffing of the biology
department due to this change. The addition of CHEM 132 as a pre- or
co-requisite is expected to result in a student population that is better
prepared to understand chemical concepts introduced in this first class in the
biology major. Fewer students will enroll in the courses strictly as a way to
satisfy the ILS lab science requirement. Since both Biology and Environmental
Studies majors are required to complete CHEM 132, these students won’t be
impacted.
Rationale:
Close to 100 students register for BIOL 115 each fall. The majority of
these students plan to major in biology or a related science. However, there
are some students who register for this course strictly as a means of
satisfying the ILS laboratory science requirement. We would like students to
realize this course is intended for majors in Biology and other natural
sciences, and is less appropriate to use to satisfy the ILS requirement. By
adding the pre-or corequisite, students who do not
plan to major in biology, environmental studies, or chemistry are less likely
to enroll in BIOL 115. They should choose BIOL 123 and 124 or other ILS natural
science courses with labs instead.