UCC/UGC/ECCC
Proposal for Course Change
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eligibility)
If the changes included in this proposal are significant, attach copies of original and proposed
syllabi in approved university format.
ENV 230, ENV 490C, ENV
1. Course subject and number: 490CH
2. Units:
See upper and lower division undergraduate course definitions.
3. College:
CEFNS
5. Current Student Learning Outcomes of the
course.
4. Academic Unit:
4, 3
SESES
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6. Current title, description and units. Cut and
paste, in its entirety, from the current on-line
academic catalog*
http://catalog.nau.edu/Catalog/.
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ENV 230 FOUNDATIONS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: HUMANS
AND THE ENVIRONMENT (4)
Description: Introduces scientific methods of
investigating and solving environmental
problems. Interdisciplinary analysis of
interactions among living and nonliving
environmental components, focusing on human
interactions. Lab emphasizes experimental
design and presentation. 3 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs.
lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
Units: 4
ENV 230 FOUNDATIONS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: HUMANS
AND THE ENVIRONMENT (4)
Description: Introduces scientific methods of
investigating and solving environmental
problems. Interdisciplinary analysis of
interactions among living and nonliving
environmental components, focusing on human
interactions. Lab emphasizes experimental
design and presentation. 3 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs.
lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
Units: 4
Prerequisite: ENV 115
Effective Fall 2012
ENV 490C SENIOR SEMINAR IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (3)
Description: Presentation of internship results in
scientific meeting format. Participation in weekly
seminar and cooperative project with a team of
student colleagues is required. You must receive
a 70% grade to be awarded the B.S. in
environmental sciences. Letter grade only.
Course fee required.
Units: 3
Requirement Designation: Senior Capstone
Prerequisite: ENV 408 or ENV 485
ENV 490C SENIOR SEMINAR IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND
STUDIES (3)
Description: Presentation of internship results in
scientific meeting format. Participation in
weekly seminar and cooperative project with a
team of student colleagues is required. You
must receive a 70% grade to be awarded the
B.S. in environmental sciences. Letter grade
only. Course fee required.
Units: 3
Requirement Designation: Senior Capstone
Prerequisite: ENV 408 or ENV 485
ENV 490CH SENIOR SEMINAR IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (3)
Description: Presentation of internship results in
scientific meeting format. Participation in weekly
seminar and cooperative project with a team of
student colleagues is required. You must receive
a 70% grade to be awarded the B.S. in
environmental sciences. Letter grade only.
Course fee required.
Units: 3
Requirement Designation: Senior Capstone
Prerequisite: (ENV 408 or ENV 408) and Honors
Student Group
ENV 490CH SENIOR SEMINAR IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND
STUDIES-HONORS (3)
Description: Presentation of internship results in
scientific meeting format. Participation in
weekly seminar and cooperative project with a
team of student colleagues is required. You
must receive a 70% grade to be awarded the
B.S. in environmental sciences. Letter grade
only. Course fee required.
Units: 3
Requirement Designation: Senior Capstone
Prerequisite: (ENV 408 or ENV 408) and Honors
Student Group
*if there has been a previously approved UCC/UGC/ECCC change since the last catalog year, please copy the approved
text from the proposal form into this field.
7. Justification for course change.
ENV 230: The justification is that ENV 115 (Climate Change) provides a foundation in climate
science that will be built upon in subsequent classes in the curriculum including ENV 230
which is a pre-requisite for ENV 326 etc. Climate change is the preeminent environmental
challenge of our time.
ENV 490C: This is an omission correction; we never changed the name of the ENV 490C
when the Environmental Studies students were required to take this class.
8. Effective BEGINNING of what term and year?
See effective dates calendar.
Fall 2015
IN THE FOLLOWING SECTION, COMPLETE ONLY WHAT IS CHANGING
CURRENT
Current course subject and number:
Effective Fall 2012
PROPOSED
Proposed course subject and number:
Current number of units:
Proposed number of units:
Current short course title:
Proposed short course title (max 30
characters):
ENV 490C:
SR SEM ENVIRO SCI & STDS
ENV 490C:
SENIOR SEM IN ENVIRO SCIENCES
ENV 490CH:
SR SEMINAR ENV SCI - HONORS
Current long course title:
ENV 490C:
SENIOR SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES
ENV 490CH:
SR SEM ENV SCI & STD HONORS
Proposed long course title (max 100
characters):
ENV 490C:
SENIOR SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES AND STUDIES
ENV 490CH:
SENIOR SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES
Current grading option:
letter grade
pass/fail
or both
Current repeat for additional units:
ENV 490CH:
SENIOR SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES AND STUDIES-HONORS
Proposed grading option:
letter grade
pass/fail
or both
Proposed repeat for additional units:
Current max number of units:
Proposed max number of units:
Current prerequisite:
Proposed prerequisite (include rationale in the
justification):
ENV 230:
ENV 115
Proposed co-requisite (include rationale in the
justification):
ENV 230:
NONE
Current co-requisite:
Current co-convene with:
Proposed co-convene with:
Current cross list with:
Proposed cross list with:
9. Is this course in any plan (major, minor, or certificate) or sub plan (emphasis)? Yes
No
If yes, describe the impact. If applicable, include evidence of notification to and/or response
from each impacted academic unit.
ENV 230:
Civil Engineering; B.S.E. (elective), Conservation Biology UCRT (elective), Environmental
Sciences; B.S., Environmental Studies; B.A., Environmental Studies; B.S., Environmental
Sustainability Minor (elective), Environmental Sciences Minor, Geology; B.S. (elective),
Interdisciplinary Studies-Environmental Sciences; B.
ENV 490C:
Environmental Sciences; B.S., Environmental Studies; B.A., Environmental Studies; B.S.,
Interdisciplinary Studies-Environmental Sciences; B.
Effective Fall 2012
See attached notifications to: CECMEE, BIO
10. Is there a related plan or sub plan change proposal being submitted?
If no, explain
Yes
No
11. Does this course include combined lecture and lab components?
Yes
If yes, include the units specific to each component in the course description above.
ENV 230
No
Answer 12-15 for UCC/ECCC only:
12. Is this course an approved Liberal Studies or Diversity course?
If yes, select all that apply.
Liberal Studies
Diversity
ENV 490C
13. Do you want to remove the Liberal Studies or Diversity designation?
If yes, select all that apply.
Liberal Studies
Diversity
Yes
No
Both
Yes
No
14. Is this course listed in the Course Equivalency Guide?
Yes
No
15. Is this course a Shared Unique Numbering (SUN) course?
Yes
No
Both
FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Scott Galland
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
1/27/2015
Date
Approvals:
Department Chair/Unit Head (if appropriate)
Date
Chair of college curriculum committee
Date
Dean of college
Date
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC Approval
Approved as submitted:
Effective Fall 2012
Date
Yes
No
Approved as modified:
Yes
No
EXTENDED CAMPUSES
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Date
Approvals:
Academic Unit Head
Date
Division Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized Learning)
Date
Division Administrator in Extended Campuses (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized
Learning)
Date
Faculty Chair of Extended Campuses Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or
Personalized Learning)
Date
Chief Academic Officer; Extended Campuses (or Designee)
Date
Approved as submitted:
Approved as modified:
Yes
Yes
No
No
From: Stuart S Galland
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 11:34 AM
To: Bridget Bero; Willson Linn Montgomery
Subject: ENV 230
Hi,
This is to notify you that the School of Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability is proposing to add ENV 115 as a prerequisite
to ENV 230.
ENV 230 is an elective in the Civil Engineering B.S.E. and the Conservation Biology Certificate and the proposed prerequisite might
make the course prohibitive for some students.
Please let me know if you require any related plan changes as a result of this proposed curricular change.
Thank you,
Scott Galland
Curriculum Process Associate
Office of Curriculum, Learning Design, and Academic Assessment
928-523-1753
928-699-9147 (cell)
scott.galland@nau.edu
Effective Fall 2012