"after" organizational charts (show reporting lines all the way up to the Provost). It is proposed to transfer administrative responsibility from a Director operating from the Office of the Dean to the Chair of the Department of Microbiology. The BS in General Science major is a degree without a closely connected group of faculty. Administrative transfer to the Department of Microbiology is intended to enhance the student experience for students by connecting the degree to a group of faculty committed to the success and relevance of the program and its students. With a large emphasis on infectious diseases, the Department of Microbiology is the appropriate departmental home within the College of Science for a degree focused on preparation for careers in the human health professions. C. Objectives, functions (e.g., instruction, research, public service), and activities of the proposed unit. 1. Explain how the program or unit's current objectives, functions, and/or activities will be changed. Where applicable, address issues such as course offerings, program requirements, admission requirements, student learning outcomes and experiences, and advising structure and availability. How will the reorganized program be stronger than the existing program? No changes are proposed to the objectives of the major: the goal remains to educate students in general biology with an emphasis on human health as an appropriate pathway for students with a career interest in the health professions. The name change will more accurately represent these intentions. This proposal will result in no changes to course offerings, program requirements or admission requirements. Most of the courses taken by General Science students are offered through other majors, including Biology, Microbiology, Zoology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, etc. However, renaming the degree will necessitate renaming the following existing GS courses as BHS courses (via a subsequent expedited Category II proposal): GS 199 Special Studies is proposed to be renamed BHS 199 GS 401 Research is proposed to be renamed BHS 401 GS 403 Thesis is proposed to be renamed BHS 403 GS 405 Reading and Conference is proposed to be renamed BHS 405 GS 407 Seminar is proposed to be renamed BHS 407 GS 410 Science Internship is proposed to be renamed BHS 410 The proposed administrative change to align the degree with the Department of Microbiology will not change the delivery or the availability of advising. The current degree-specific College of Science advising structure, which has successfully
"after" organizational charts (show reporting lines all the way up to the Provost). It is proposed to transfer administrative responsibility from a Director operating from the Office of the Dean to the Chair of the Department of Microbiology. The BS in General Science major is a degree without a closely connected group of faculty. Administrative transfer to the Department of Microbiology is intended to enhance the student experience for students by connecting the degree to a group of faculty committed to the success and relevance of the program and its students. With a large emphasis on infectious diseases, the Department of Microbiology is the appropriate departmental home within the College of Science for a degree focused on preparation for careers in the human health professions. C. Objectives, functions (e.g., instruction, research, public service), and activities of the proposed unit. 1. Explain how the program or unit's current objectives, functions, and/or activities will be changed. Where applicable, address issues such as course offerings, program requirements, admission requirements, student learning outcomes and experiences, and advising structure and availability. How will the reorganized program be stronger than the existing program? No changes are proposed to the objectives of the major: the goal remains to educate students in general biology with an emphasis on human health as an appropriate pathway for students with a career interest in the health professions. The name change will more accurately represent these intentions. This proposal will result in no changes to course offerings, program requirements or admission requirements. Most of the courses taken by General Science students are offered through other majors, including Biology, Microbiology, Zoology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, etc. However, renaming the degree will necessitate renaming the following existing GS courses as BHS courses (via a subsequent expedited Category II proposal): GS 199 Special Studies is proposed to be renamed BHS 199 GS 401 Research is proposed to be renamed BHS 401 GS 403 Thesis is proposed to be renamed BHS 403 GS 405 Reading and Conference is proposed to be renamed BHS 405 GS 407 Seminar is proposed to be renamed BHS 407 GS 410 Science Internship is proposed to be renamed BHS 410 The proposed administrative change to align the degree with the Department of Microbiology will not change the delivery or the availability of advising. The current degree-specific College of Science advising structure, which has successfully
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