Minnesota State University Moorhead

Office of Academic Affairs

 

 

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, April 19 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room, CMU 101.

 

AGENDA

 

1.   Approval of the 4/5/05 APAC Minutes (This item is electronic)

 

2.   Physics and Astronomy Department (This proposal was tabled at the 4/5/05 APAC meeting.

      a)  Original proposal

      b)  New Materials

 

New Course Proposals: 

v         PHYS 312:  Analog Electronics (3 crs) 

v         PHYS 325:  Optics (3 crs)

 

Changes to current Physics majors and minors:

v         Modify the core course requirements of the B.S. Degree in Physics (Total credits and related course requirements would remain unchanged.  See proposal.)

v         Modify the Physics core course requirements of the B.S. Degree in Physics:  Emphasis in Business (Total credits and related course requirements would remain unchanged.  See proposal.)

v         Modify the Physics course requirements of the B.S. Degree in Physics:  Teaching (Total credits and related course requirements would remain unchanged.  See proposal.)

v         Modify the course requirements of the Physics Minor (Total credits would remain unchanged.  See proposal.)

v         Modify the course requirements of the Astronomy Minor (Total credits would remain unchanged.  See proposal.)

 

New Emphasis – B.S. Degree in Physics with Emphasis in Astronomy (78 credits)

Requirements in Physics Core (39 credits):

PHYS 200 General Physics I 4
PHYS 201 General Physics II 4
PHYS 202 General Physics III 3
PHYS 305 Experimental Physics I 2
PHYS 306 Experimental Physics II 2
PHYS 315 Seminar 1
PHYS 322 Modern Physics 3
PHYS 330 Intermediate Mechanics 4
PHYS 342 Introduction to Research 1
PHYS 350 Computational Methods for

                  Physical Science 3

PHYS 370 Electromagnetic Theory 4
PHYS 399 Thermodynamics 3
PHYS 430 Quantum Mechanics 3
PHYS 455 Senior Project 2

 

Requirements in Astronomy (15 credits):

AST 102 Solar System Astronomy 3
AST 104 Stellar Astronomy 3
AST 365 Cosmology 3
AST 380 Celestial Mechanics 3
AST 410 Astrophysics 3

 

Related Requirements (20 credits):

ENGL 387 Technical Report Writing (4)
MATH 260 Computer Calculus (1)
MATH 261 Calculus (4)
MATH 262 Calculus II (4)
MATH 323 Multi-Variable and Vector Calculus (4)
MATH 366 Differential Equations (3)

Restricted Electives (4 credits):
In addition to the courses listed above students must earn an additional 4 credits from the courses listed.
AST 350 Astronomical Image Processing 1
AST 360 Planetary Science 3
PHYS 312 Analog Electronics 3
PHYS 325 Optics 3
PHYS 469 Physics Internship 2

Ø       Add the following statement to the Related Requirements section of all Physics and Astronomy Department programs:

Students who fulfill the Mathematics requirements listed below at MSUM are also required to take MATH 260, Computer Calculus (1 credit), as a co-requisite to MATH 323.

 

3.   English Department (This proposal was tabled at the 4/5/05 APAC meeting.)

 

Increase credits of ENGL 487:  Advanced Technical Report Writing from 3 credits to 4 credits.  Also change course description.

 

4.       3-, 4-credit Task Force Recommendations – Presentation; no action items at this APAC meeting. (no materials)

 

5.   Continuing Studies Department

 

New Course Proposal

PDEV 204:  The Dale Carnegie Course (3 crs)

 

 

 

Attachments

cc:        Continews, Department Chairpersons, MSUMFA Phillips, Registrar Washburn, Director Walseth