UNIVERSITY
OF
1119 M a m A d m i n i s t r a t i o n B u i l d i n g
College Park, M a r y l a n d 20742-5031
301.405.5252 T E L 301.405.8195 FAX
MARYLAND
OFFICE OF T H E SENIOR V I C E PRESIDENT AND PROVOST
A p r i l 7,2016
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Craig Beyrouty
Dean, College o f Agriculture and Natural Resources
FROM:
Elizabeth Beise
Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Programs
SUBJECT:
Proposal to Modify the Bachelor o f Science i n Environmental Science and Policy
(PCC L o g No. 15052)
At its meeting on March 4, 2016, the Senate Committee on Programs, Curricula and
Courses approved the proposal to modify the Bachelor o f Science i n Environmental Science and
Policy. A copy o f the proposal is attached.
The change is effective Fall 2016. Please ensure that the change is fully described in the
Undergraduate Catalog and i n all relevant descriptive materials, including the undergraduate
program's four-year plan (contact Lisa Kiely at lkielv@umd.edu for more information).
MDC/
Enclosure
cc:
Andrew Harris, Chair, Senate PCC Committee
Barbara G i l l , Office o f Enrollment Management
Reka Montfort, University Senate
Erin Taylor, Division o f Information Technology
Pam Phillips, Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment
Anne Turkos, University Archives
Linda Y o k o i , Office o f the Registrar
Cynthia Stevens, Office o f Undergraduate Studies
Evelyn Cooper, College o f Agriculture & Natural Resources
Joseph Sullivan, Environmental Science and Policy
T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F MARYLAND, C O L L E G E PARK
PROGRAM/CURRICULUM/UNIT PROPOSAL
•
Please email the rest of the proposal as an MSWord attachment
to pcc-submissions(g),umd.edu.
•
P C C L O G NO.
15052
Please submit the signed form to the Office of the Associate Provost
for Academic Planning and Programs, 1119 Main Administration Building, Campus.
College/School:
Please also add College/School Unit Code-First 8 digits: 01202500
Unit Codes can be found at: https://hvpprod. umd. edu/Html Reports/units, htm
Department/Program:
Please also add Department/Program Unit Code-Last 7 digits: 1250104
Type of Action (choose one):
X Curriculum change - ENSP Core
• New academic degree/award program
• Curriculum change for an LEP Program
• New Professional Studies award iteration
• Renaming of program or formal Area of Concentration
• New Minor
• Addition/deletion of formal Area of Concentration
• Request to create an online version of an existing
program
• Suspend/delete program
Italics indicate that the proposed program action must be presented to the full University Senate for con
Summary of Proposed Action:
Action; Add a new category called "Applied Science and Policy," which will replace an old category called
"Government and Policy;" and revise course selections to reflect changes and additions in current course offerings.
Rationale: Learning assessments have indicated that students in ENSP400 have absorbed the perspective of their areas o
concentration (science or policy) to the degree that they have a difficult time utilizing resources in the other area (policy
or science, respectively). By adding intermediate-level courses that apply science and policy to specific environmental
problems, we hope students will improve their ability to work in cross-disciplinary environments.
Departmental/Unit Contact Person for Proposal:
APPROVAL SIGNATURES - Plec^e print name, sign, and date. Use additional lines for mu
1. Department Committee Chair
/l/t
2. Department Chair
3. College/School PCC Chair
4. Dean
5. Dean of the Graduate School (if
inquired)
6. Chair, Senate PCC
7. University Senate Chair (if required)
8. Senior Vice President and Provost
(one):
BSCI 106 (LL)
Principles of Biology II
& Politics:
100 (SB)
123 (PS)
130 (SB/D)
140 (PS)
202 (SB)
AREC 332
ENSP 330
GVPT 273
Govt
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
Ceograpliy:
AREC 240 (SB)
ECON200 (SB)
Economics:
, (HL/HA/HO/IE)
, (SB)_
, (SH)
, (SB/IE)
3/1
4
Grade
Senior year; ENSP 101 and 102
Prerequisites
Sp,
Sp,
Sp,
F
F, Su
F, Su
F, Su
Sp,F
Sp,F
PSYC 100, MATH 111 or 140 or 220
SOCY 100 and MATH 111 or equiv.
MATH 141
MATH 115
ECON 200, 201, MATH 220
CHEM 131/132 or dept. perm.
Sp
Sp, F, Su
Sp, F, Su
Sp,F
Sp,F
MATH 110 or 115.
placement in MATH 113 or higher
Sp, F, Su
placement in MATH 110 or higher
Sp, F, Su
MOVE & RENAME THIS CATEGORY
Intro, to Natural Resource Policy
3
Sp
Introduction to Enviroimiental
3 Law F
Intro, to Environmental Politics
Sp,F
3
F, Su
Sp
Sp
F
Sp
AREC 240 or ECON 200
Permission of dept; Junior standin
GVPT 170 or ENSP 102 (recommended)
-
MATH 220 or higher recommended
4
Sp,F
Intro, to Economics and the Envir
MATH 110 or higher
Principles of Micro-Economics4
Sp, F, Su
Intro to Geography
3
Causes and Impl of Global Chng
3
Developing Countries
3
Coastal Environments
3
World in Cultural Perspective3
Co
Sp, F, Sudept. perm, or MATH 115 w/C or bett
dept. perm, or MATH 113, or 115
Sp, F, Su
F
Sp
Sp,F
Offered
BSCI 106, GEOG 201/211 AREC 240
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
200 (LL)
Fundamentals of Soil Science4
3/1
100/110 (PL)
Physical Geology/Lab
120/110 (PS)
Environmental Geology/Lab 3/1
3/1
201/211 (PL)
Geography of Env. Systems/Lab.
3/1
200/201 (PL)
Weather and Climate/Lab
Sciences:
ENST
GEOL
GEOL
GEOG
AOSC
Eartli
^
Applied Prob and Statistics 1
Introduction to Biometrics
Economic Statistics
Introduction to Quant. Methods
Statistical Methods in Psychology
Intro. Statistics for Sociology
Calculus I
Elementary Calculus I
CHEM 131/132 (PL) General Chemistry I
Cliemlstry:
Cr
Intro, to Environmental Science
3
Intro, to Environmental Policy
3
Capstone in Env. Sci & Policy
3
Title
O n e (1) c o u r s e e a c l i f r o m 5 o f t l i e n e x t 6 g r o u p s
Biology:
And:
BIOM 301
ECON321
G E O G 306
P S Y C 200
S O C Y 201
STAT 400
Statistics
MATH 140 (MS)
MATH 220 (MS)
Calculus:
, (HA)
, Adv. Studies
ENSP Major Gore - C u r r e n t
Environmental Science and Policy students must earn C grades or higher in all ENSP core courses and in all required courses and restricted
ENSP 101 (PS)
ENSP 102
ENSP 400 (AS)
All tliree:
Course
Grading Policy;
ENGL 101
, (HL)
Adv. Writing
Approved - 01.14.2008
^
ENSP Major Core • Proposed
Reviewed
- 01.27.15
- WW
Course
All
Title
Cr
Offered
Prerequisites
tliree:
ENSP 101 (NS)
ENSP 102 (HS)
ENSP 400 (SP)
AeellVd SeiMica &
Intro, to Environmental Science3
F
Intro, to Environmental Policy 3
Sp
Senior Capstone in Env. Sci & Policy
3
Sp,F
-
Intro to Natural Resource Policy
Applied Quant Methods in ENSP 3
F
Sp,F
Environmental Law
Science, Ethics, and Law of Water
3
F
Env Threats to Oceans and Coasts:
3
Integ.
Sp
Policy Response
3
Energy: Science and Policy
3
TBA
Intro to Environmental Politics
3
Sp
No longer offered
ENSP 101, 102; Statistics; and
Junior year; ENSP 101 and 102.
Junior year; ENSP 101 and 102.
Junior year; ENSP 101 and 102.
Senior year; ENSP 101 and 102
Policy (choM* S!t)>
Drop-AREC332
Add-ENSP305
ENSP330
Add-ENSP340
Add-ENSP342
Add-ENSP350
Drop-GVPT273(SP)
Calculus
Junior year; ENSP 101 and 102.
Move to Cone. In Env Politics
(on*):
MATH 140 (MA) or Calculus I
MATH 220 (MA)
Elementary Calculus I
BIOM 301 (AR)
Add-ECON230
ECON 321
GEOG 306 (AR)
PSYC 200 (AR)
SOCY 201 (AR)
Drop-STAT400
PROPOSED: C h o o s e four
4
3
Sp, F, Su
dept. perm, or MATH 115 w/C or
Sp, F, Su
dept. perm, or MATH 113, or 115
Introduction to Biometrics
Sp,F
MATH 115
3
Applied Economics Statistics 3
Sp,F
MATHllO
Economic Statistics
3
Sp,F
ECON 200, 201, MATH 140 and 141
Introduction to Quant. Methods 3
F
MATH220
Statistical Methods in Psychology
Sp, F, Su
3
PSYC 100, MATH 111 or 140 or 22
Intro. Statistics for Sociology4
Sp, F, Su
SOCY 100 and MATH 111 or equiv.
Sp, F, Su
Applied Prob and Statistics I3
Has rarely, if ever, been sel
(4)
courses from the following 5 groups
-> BSCI106, GEOG201/211, and AREC240 or 241
recommended.
Biology:
BSCI 106 (NL)
Principles of Biology II
4
Sp, F, Su
placement in MATH 110 or higher
Chemistry:
CHEM 131/132 (NL) General Chemistry I
Earth Sciences
ENST
GEOL
GEOL
GEOG
AOSC
Economics
3/1 Sp, F, Su
placement in MATH 113 or higher
(on*):
CHEM 131/132 or dept. perm.
4
Fa
200 (NL)
Fundamentals of Soil Science
100/110 (NL)Physical Geology/Lab
3/1 Sp, F, Su
120/110 (NS)Environmental Geology/Lab
3/1 Sp, F, Su
Sp,F
201/211 (NL)Geography of Env. Systems/Lab. 3/1
200/201 (NLIS)
Weather and Climate/Lab
3/1
Sp, F MATH 110 or 115.
(one):
AREC 240 (HS)
MATH 220 or higher recommended
4
Sp
Intro, to Economics and the Environment
Add-AREC241 (SP,IS) Environment, Economics, and Policy
4
Fa
ECON200
Sp, F, Su
Principles of Micro-Economics 4
Geography
(one):
Drop - GEOG 100 (HS)
Intro to Geography
3
Sp
No longer offered
Causes and Impl of Global Chng3
Sp
No longer co-sponsored by Geo
Drop - GEOL 123
GEOG 130 (HS or SP)
Developing Coimtries
3
Sp,F
Natural Disasters
3
Sp,F
GEOG 140 (IS)
3 Analysis
F
Add-GEOG 170 (NS) Intro to Methods of Geospatial
World in Cultural Perspective 3
Sp
GEOG 202 (CC)