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: _Susan J. Hall_________________________ phone number_x4909__________
Department: _Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences_____email address_sjhall@udel.edu__
Action: _add Ph.D. program in Applied Physiology___________________________________
(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__10F____________________________________________________________
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current degree________________________________________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: ___________________________________________
(Example: BA,
BACH,
Proposed name:_______________________________________________________________
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:_________________________________
(Must attach your
Graduate Program Policy Statement)
Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________
(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD
Economics: MA Economics: PHD)
Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________
Note: all graduate studies
proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy
Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.
List new courses required for
the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program
objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?
(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.
Explain, when appropriate,
how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate
education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
N/A
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
Letter from Biology attached.
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
During spring 2009 the Exercise Science program within the
Department of Health, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences underwent an Academic
Program Review. One of the specific recommendations of the external review team
was the establishment of a doctoral program within the Department of Health,
Nutrition and Exercise Sciences in the area of physiology. The reviewers noted
that the department’s physiology faculty, while extremely
productive, are hampered by the absence of a doctoral program for
training students. Although these faculty belong to
the Biomechanics and Movement Science program, it has proved difficult to
attract doctoral students who wish to specialize in physiology to a program
named Biomechanics and Movement Science. The reviewers specifically recommended
that the new doctoral program be housed within the department and not be
configured as an interdisciplinary program shared by multiple departments in
order to keep it sufficiently focused. It is also requisite for the department
to have a Ph.D. program in order to be nationally ranked by the
The faculty within the Department of
Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences who will be affiliated with this
program have all been supervising graduate students within the
interdisciplinary Biomechanics and Movement Science (BMSC) program. We
currently (F09) have faculty supervising 17
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 current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of
the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)
Ph.D. in
Applied Physiology
Admission Requirements
Admissions decisions are made by the
Applied Physiology Program Committee. Students will be admitted to the program
based on enrollment availability and their ability to meet the following
minimum recommended entrance requirements:
·
BS, MS or equivalent degree from an accredited college
or university.
·
GRE scores of at least 600 on math and at least 450 on
verbal
·
An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
·
Written statement of goals and objectives (the personal
statement) that clearly identifies the applicant’s research and curriculum
interests and explains how admission to the program will facilitate his/her
professional objectives.
·
Current résumé and three letters of recommendation.
All students will be expected to be
sufficiently conversant in English and knowledgeable in the written word to
convey clear, logical and complex written expressions. Knowledge of mathematics
and statistics is expected.
Students admitted to the Applied
Physiology Program may be admitted into one of two categories:
1. Regular
status is offered to students who meet all of the established entrance
requirements, who have a record of high scholarship in their fields of
specialization, and who have the ability, interest, and maturity necessary for
successful study at the graduate level in a degree program.
2. Provisional
status is offered to students who are seeking admission to the degree program
but lack one or more of the specified prerequisites. All provisional
requirements must be met within the deadline given before regular status can be
granted. Students admitted with provisional status are generally not eligible
for assistantships or fellowships. Students who file an application during the
final year of undergraduate or current graduate work and are unable to supply
complete official transcripts showing the conferral of the degree will be
admitted pending conferral of the degree if their records are otherwise
satisfactory and complete.
Degree Requirements
for the Ph.D. in Applied Physiology
Course Requirements
The Doctor of Philosophy in Applied
Physiology requires a minimum of 46 credits including 9 credits of
dissertation. The program is designed to
be completed in 4 years. The 46 required credits are specified in the student’s
plan of study and normally include:
Required courses (28 credits)
BISC605 Advanced Mammalian Physiology (3)
HESC654 Survey of Medical Physiology (3)
BISC631 Practice of Science (3)
APHY868 Research (12)
HESC602 Data Analysis and Interpretation
or
BISC643 Biological Data Analysis (3)
APHY` 801 Seminar in Applied
Physiology
(Seminar taken 8 semesters, 4
semesters for credit and
4 semesters as listener.) (4)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
Students who have had substantially
similar courses to one or more of those required prior to entering the Applied
Physiology Program may substitute other appropriate courses with the approval
of the advisor and the Program Committee.
Only those courses in the 600, 800, and
900 levels will apply towards the doctoral degree. Independent study courses will be accepted
based on approval of the advisor and the Department Chair. A maximum of 9
independent study credits may be included in the program of study.
ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION: (Please do not remove supporting
documentation.)
Department Chairperson 
Date 10/31/09
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 Affairs
& International Programs Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
Revised