UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: _____William F. Ritter________phone number__831-2468________

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  ______Add MS in Bioresources Engineering_________________________________________

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term___________07F________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree_____None_____________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: _______MS__________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:____Bioresources Engineering________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:_________________________________

                                                               (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:_______________________________________________

                             (Example  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)                        

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:____________________________

                                                                   (Attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

Graduate Program of Study:__Bioresources Engineering MS_____

                               (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

Graduate minor / concentration:______________________________________

 

 

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum:

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

None

 

 

 

 

Other affected units:

(List other departments affected by this new or revised curriculum.  Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

None

 

 

 

Rationale:

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

In 2001, the Bioresources Engineering Department underwent an academic program review.  In preparing the self study report there was discussion at several department meetings on graduate education. The academic program review team cited the lack of a graduate program as one of the weaknesses of the Department. Although several of the faculty members have joint appointments in the College of Engineering and the Department participates in the interdisciplinary Operations Research graduate program, this approach has not been entirely successful. In particular it has been difficult for new faculty to utilize and advise graduate students in their research under the current arrangements. Because of this it was decided that the Department needed to create opportunities for the new faculty members that have been hired since 2001 to advise and utilize graduate students in their research.  The only satisfactory way to do this is to develop an MS program in Bioresources Engineering.  A new water resources engineering faculty member has been hired and there will be three additional faculty members retiring within the next four to seven years. The MS program will help in recruiting new faculty.

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the present curriculum.)

 

            A minimum of 30 credits is required for the Master of Science degree.  It

is to include 24 credits of approved course work and 6 credits of thesis BREG 869.  Of the 24 credit hours of approved course work, at least 3 credits must be a statistics or advanced math course.  Only graduate level courses (500 – 599), (600 - 699), (800 - 899) are applicable towards the course requirements.  Selection of courses will be done in consultation with the chair of the thesis committee based upon the student’s interest and area of research.

 

            The awarding of the Master of Science degree is also contingent upon an

approved research proposal, the successful oral defense of the research performed and an acceptable thesis.

 

 

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 11/03/04   /khs