THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

FACULTY SENATE

Senate Document Number 1207S

Date of Senate Approval 01/18/07

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 9: Changes to Physics major, minor and prerequisite requirements to reflect

the addition of PHYS 326, 414 and 418

Effective Date: Fall 2007

1. Delete: On pg 211, under Concentration in Preparation for Graduate School, item I:

I. Required courses in the major – 32 hours: PHYS 221, 222, 323, 324, 325, 331, 332, 400,

401, 402, 411. PHYS 499 is highly recommended.

Add: On pg 211, in place of deleted entry:

I. Required courses in the major – 32 hours: PHYS 221, 222, 323, 325, 326, 331, 332, 401, 402, 414, 418. PHYS 499 is highly recommended.

2. Delete: On pg 211, under Concentration in Applied Physics, item I:

I. Required courses in the major – 33 hours: PHYS 221, 222, 310, 323, 324, 325, 331, 332, 400, 401, 402.

Add: On pg 211, in place of deleted entry:

I. Required courses in the major – 33 hours: PHYS 221, 222, 310, 323, 325, 326, 331, 332, 401, 402, 414.

Impact: These changes will not require any new staffing or resources for the Physics Department.

Rationale: We are in effect dropping PHYS 400 Modern Physics II (3 hours) and adding PHYS 414 Quantum Mechanics I (3 hours) to these two concentrations, while also dropping PHYS 324 (3 hours) and replacing it by PHYS 326 (3 hours). In the Concentration in Preparation for Graduate School, we are replacing PHYS 411 (3 hours) with PHYS 418 (3 hours). This results in the same number of hours taught by the department for the above two tracks. The course content has been rearranged and modified, but the number of hours required for each track works out to be the same.

3. Delete: On page 212, the description for Minor in Physics:

21 hours: PHYS 221, 222, 324, 331; 9 additional hours in Physics including one course 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, 291; and CHEM 132 or a satisfactory score on the Chemistry Placement Examination.

Add: On page 212, the following new description for Minor in Physics:

21 hours: PHYS 221, 222, 326, 331; 9 additional hours in Physics including one course from PHYS 323, 325 or 414. PHYS 105, 131, and 231 may not be included in these 9 hours. Notice that these minor courses have prerequisites of MATH 191, 192, 291; and CHEM 132 or a satisfactory score on the Chemistry Placement Examination.

Impact: This change will require no new staffing or resources for the Physics Department.

Rationale: For the minor, the course requirement of PHYS 324 Modern Physics I has been changed to PHYS 326 Modern Physics. The course requirement of PHYS 400 Modern Physics II has been changed to PHYS 414 Quantum Mechanics I.

4. Delete: On pg 213, in the course description for PHYS 331, 332:

Corequisite: PHYS 324. PHYS 331: Spring. PHYS 332: Fall.

Add: On pg 213, in place of deleted entry:

PHYS 331 corequisite: PHYS 326. PHYS 332 prerequisite: PHYS 331. PHYS 331: Spring. PHYS 332: Fall.

5. Delete: On pg 213, in the course description for PHYS 401:

Prerequisite: PHYS 324. Fall.

Add: On pg 213, in place of the deleted entry:

Prerequisite: PHYS 326. Fall.

Impact: This change will require no new staffing or resources for the Physics Department.

Rationale: The corequisite for PHYS 331 has been changed from PHYS 324 to PHYS 326. The prerequisite for PHYS 401 has been changed from PHYS 324 to PHYS 326. In the listing for PHYS 331 and 332, the words “PHYS 331 corequisite” have been added for clarity. PHYS 331 has been added as a prerequisite for PHYS 332 for clarity.