Proposal for Change of Major or Minor Requirements

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Department *
Change of: * Major Minor
What are the proposed changes? If the changes have an impact on staffing, explain the nature of this impact. Please note that EPC cannot approve any curricular changes that will require additional staffing unless these staffing requests have been approved in advance by the Provost. *
How many courses within the department are now required? *
How many courses outside the department are now required? *
What is the rationale for the change? Give a short account of the history of and problems with the current curriculum that the proposal for change proposes to correct. Please include information on how the proposed changes relate to changes in the discipline or field and give specific examples of how these changes have affected major/minor programs at peer institutions. If possible, please append examples of major/minor programs at peer institutions that you consider outstanding. *
Please provide catalogue language describing the new major/minor. *
What is the first graduating class to be affected? *
Are there any transition problems? If yes, how will they be addressed? *
Please upload a 4-year course and staffing projection that includes the transition to the new major/minor. Departmental contributions to FND and FYS should be clearly indicated. *
If the proposed changes involve courses outside your department, have the other departments been consulted? Please list the other department(s) involved.
Check to indicate that you have consulted and received approval from the chair(s) of the department(s) listed above. Approval received
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Have the other departments offered any opinions on the proposal?
What is the latest possible semester in which a student can decide to undertake the major or minor and still graduate on time? *
Will the change in the major or minor require the purchase of additional library or computing resources? If yes, please explain. *
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Check to indicate that you have received approval from the department chair. * Approval received
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