May 9, 2016- Agenda & Minutes

Jennifer Bazaz

Time: 10:00am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 4/26/2016

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

I. Call to Order [10:05 a.m.]

II. Approval of the April 2016 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

[Fall meeting dates will be submitted for approval via e-mail after Graduate and Undergraduate Councils determine their respective meeting dates.  Committee members agreed to make themselves available during the summer to review and approve dates.]

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

  • PHYS 311  Instrumentation [Approved]
  • PHYS 312 Waves and Optics [Approved]
  • PHYS 403 Quantum Mechanics II [Approved with amended Course Approval Form stating “Prerequisite enforced by registration system”.  Hard Coding form will need to be submitted.

Modified Courses

  • ASTR 210 Introduction to Astrophysics [Approved]
  • PHYS 160 University Physics I [Approved pending “MATH 114 or equivalent” as a prerequisite or a co-requisite; whichever the department deems more appropriate upon further review.]
  • PHYS 161 University Physics I Laboratory [Approved]
  • PHYS 260 University Physics II [Approved pending “MATH 213 or equivalent” as a prerequisite or a co-requisite; whichever the department deems more appropriate upon further review.]
  • PHYS 261 University Physics II Laboratory [Approved]
  • PHYS 262 University Physics III [Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

Deleted Courses

  • CHEM 732 Quantum Chemistry – Inactivated [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [10:21 a.m.]