The following are changes in curriculum, course offerings, and regulations to the 2005-2007 Catalog. The changes are listed here in the same order as they are listed in the catalog itself.
Anthropology
New Course Added
ANTH 20/ Economic Anthropology (4)
ANTH 50/ Topics in Cultural Anthropology (2-4)
Biochemistry
Change in Major Requirements
Old Requirements - Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Major (68-72 credits)
Course Credit
Chem 117( 4)
Chem 119( 4)
New Requirements - Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Major (68-72 credits)
Course Credit
Chem 117 (3)
Chem 118 (1)
Biology
New Courses Added
BIOL 7L/ Laboratory in Ecology and Evolution (1)
BIOL 9L/ Laboratory in Diversity of Life (1)
BIOL 142/ Developmental Biology (3)
BIOL 143/ Laboratory in Developmental Biology (1)
Chemistry ACS Option
Change in Major
New Requirements - Chemistry major ACS option (68 credits)
Change in Requirements for the ACS biochemistry option
Old Requirements - ACS Biochemistry option
Course Credit
Chem 117 (4)
Chem 119 (4)
New Requirements - ACS Biochemistry option
Course Credit
Chem 117 (3)
Chem 118 (1)
Chem 119 (4)
Change in Minor
Summary
Old Requirements
15 credits in chemistry at the intermediate and upper level.
New Requirements
15 credits in chemistry at the intermediate and upper level including at least one upper-level laboratory.
Chinese
New Courses Added
CHIN 111/ Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature (4)
CHIN 102/ Advanced Chinese Reading
Computer Science
New Course Added
CSCI 1: Introduction to Computers and Computing (REPLACES CSCI 4)
CSCI 2: Impact of Computing Technology (4)
CSCI 70: Computing Technology, Society, and Culture (4) (REPLACES CSCI 2)
CSCI 10/ Human Interaction with Technology and Information (4)
CSCI 70/Computing Technology, Society, and Culture (4)
CSCI 100/Systems Programming and Tools (4)
CSCI 130/Information Management (4)
CSCI 140/Software Engineering (4)
CSCI 150/Net-centric Computing (4)
CSCI 160/Applications of Computing to Other Disciplines (4)
Revised Titles and Course Descriptions
CSCI 1/Introduction to Computers and Computing (4)
CSCI 2/ Object Oriented Programming (4)
CSCI 23/Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science (4)
CSCI 101/ Algorithm Analysis and Computability (4)
CSCI 124/Operating Systems (4)
CSCI 198/Topics in computer Science (4) [formerly CSCI 141]
CSCI 199/Independent Study in computer Science (1-4) [formerly CSCI 155]
Change in Major Requirements
Old Requirements – Computer Science Major
CSCI 6/Introduction to Computer Science: Functions and Simple Variables (2)
CSCI 9/Introduction to Computer Science: Compound Variables and Sequences (2)
CSCI 23/Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science (4)
CSCI 25/Data Structures (4)
CSCI 101/Algorithms (4)
CSCI 103/Computer Organization (4)
CSCI 105/Computability (4)
CSCI 107/Programming Languages (4)
CSCI 171/Seminar in Computer Science (4)
MATH 7, 8/Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, II (4, 4)
New Requirements - Computer Science Major
CSCI 1/Introduction to Computers and Computing (4)
CSCI 2/Object Oriented Programming (4)
MATH 3/Introduction to Statistics (4)
CSCI 10/Human Interaction with Technology and Information (4)
CSCI 23/Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science (4)
CSCI 25/Data Structures (4)
CSCI 100/Systems Programming and Tools (4)
CSCI 101/Algorithm Analysis and Computability(4)
CSCI 130/Information Management (4)
CSCI 140/Software Engineering (4)
CSCI 150/Net-Centric Computing (4)
CSCI 160/Capstone – Applications of Computing to Other Disciplines(4)
English
Change in Course Description
ENGL 3A / Argumentation (2)
ENGL 3B / Writing in the major (2)
Change in Amount of Credits
ENGL 33/ Sexuality and Literature (2,4)
Math
New Course Added
MATH 10/ Experiences in Data Analysis (2)
Music
Change in Amount of Credit
MUS 17/ Madrigal Singers Formerly offered for one credit; will now be offered for two.
MUS 24 001/ Wind Ensemble Previously offered for one credit; will now be offered for two.
Political Science
New Course Added
PSCI 167/ War and Peace in the Middle East (4)
PSCI 169/ Peacemaking and Peacekeeping in the 21st Century (4)
PSCI 171/ United Nations Community Internship (2-8)
PSCI 192/ Comparative Political Economy (4)
PSCI 193/ Comparative Political Parties (4)
PSCI 196/ Constitutional Law and Civil Rights (4)
PSCI 197/ Education Policy and Politics (4)
PSCI 198/ Race and Politics (4)
PSCI 199/ Africa in International Politics (4)
Spanish
Change in Requirements for Spanish Minor
Old Requirements
Students must complete at least 20 upper-level credits in Spanish. No more than eight credits in the Advanced Language Sequence 107-110a/b may be counted toward the minor. Heritage speakers and others whom the department determines are fluent in Spanish, should substitute up to eight credits of the Advanced Language Sequence with electives within the department. One course offered by the department in English may be included by those students whose proficiency in Spanish is considered adequate by the department.
New Requirements
Students must complete at least 20 upper-level credits in Spanish, AT LEAST EIGHT OF WHICH MUST BE LITERATURE . No more than eight credits in the Advanced Language Sequence 107-110a/b may be counted toward the minor. Heritage speakers and others whom the department determines are fluent in Spanish, should substitute up to eight credits of the Advanced Language Sequence with electives within the department. One course offered by the department in English may be included by those students whose proficiency in Spanish is considered adequate by the department.