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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE
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PROPOSED CURRICULUM REVISIONS IN
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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Action taken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
at its meeting on Tuesday, October 10, 1978 givesrise to the following
motion:
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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.78-118, the
proposed revisions in Biological Science including:-
a)
BISC 405-3 - Cell Biology, prerequisite change
b)
Change to "Note" concerning students majoring in
the Biological Sciences
c)
BISC 306-3 - Invertebrate Biology, change in
description and prerequisite
d)
BISC 418-3 - Advanced Invertebrate Biology, change
in description and prerequisite
e)
BISC 310-3 - the Plants and Animals of British
Columbia, and BISC 403-3 - Plant Ecology - require-
ments for a field trip."
N. R. Reilly
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Date....1978 10 03
Biological Sciences
The Faculty of Science at its meeting of 1978 09 28 approved the
followed proposed calendar revisions in Biological Sciences and
moved that these proposed revisions be forwarded to the Senate Committee
on Undergraduate Studies for consideration and approval.
a.)
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BISC 405-3, Cell Physiology (page 375 of the 1978/79 Calendar).
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Prerequisite changes from CHEM 251-3
and BISC 201-3 or RICh 302-3
TO MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences1
CHEM 251-3 Organic Chemistry I.,
CHEM 256-2 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
PHYS 102-3 General Physics
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BISC 301-3 Biochemistry-Intermediary Metabolism1
or equivalents.
BISC 305-3 Animal Physiology is recommended.
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Page 370 of the 1978/79 Calendar. Change from "Note: Students majoring
in the Biological Sciences are encourage4tO complete the Chemistry,
Mathematics and Physics requirements as well as the lower division
Biological Science courses within the first 60 semester hours
(4 semesters)."
TO "Note: Students majoring in the Biological Sciences arc normally
required to complete the Chemistry, Mathematics and
Phyics requirements as well as the lower division
Biological Science courses within the first 60 semester
hours (4 semesters) ."
c.)
BISC 306-3 Invertebrate Biology .- Change in Description and Prerequisite
An introduction to the selected invertebrate phyla with emphasis on
functional morphology, diversity and ecology. Normally, a compulsory
weekend field trip to a marine station is required with this offering.
Prerequisites: BISC 101-4 Introduction to Biology
BISC 102-4 Introduction to
Biology
BISC 204-3 Introduction to Ecology
d.)
BISC 418-3 Advanced Invertebrate Biog— Change in Description
Prerea
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This course emphasizes supervised in-depth research by advanced stujents
on a selected invertebrate species or group. Normally, one to several
compulsory weekend visits to a marine
station will be
required in this
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Prerequisite: BISC 306-3 Invertebrate Biology
e.)
The following addenda to the Calendar descriptions of BISC 310-3,
The Plants and Animals of British Columbia and BISC 404-3,
II.M. Evans
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Secrctaiy to SCUS
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1978 10 03
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Plant Ecology: "A field trip of one to four days
is normally a
required part ofthe course.'
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