THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

                                                                 FACULTY SENATE

 

Senate Document Number     1305S

 

Date of Senate Approval      02/10/05  

 

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

 

 

 APC Document  7:                                   Deletion of Prerequisite for ATMS 223

Effective Date:  Fall 2005

Delete:  On pg 68, in course description for ATMS 223:

   Prerequisite: ATMS 103 or 105. 

 

Impact: 

No impact to ATMS students, but it expands the offering of ILSN courses in ATMS.

 

Rationale: 

This course covers global climates and climate changes.  Students need to have a basic understanding of atmospheric processes before taking this course. However, during the first few weeks of class, the instructor of ATMS 223 reviews meteorological concepts taught in ATMS 103 or ATMS 105, so students should be able to comprehend the subjects on climate, and the prerequisite is really not necessary. Furthermore, by deleting the prerequisite, this course will be appropriate to become one of ILSN Topical Cluster courses.