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Approvals Received:

Department
on 02-23-06
by Carol Ford
(fordcj@umn.edu)

Curriculum Committee
on 03-02-06
by Jeri Mullin
(mullinjl@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Campus Assembly > Catalog > PeopleSoft Manual Entry

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

New: 1069 - Fall 2006
Old: 0999 - Fall 1999

Course:

BIOL 1052

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

New: MDSM - Division of Science and Mathematics
Old: MDSM - UMM-Science & Math, Div of

Department:

242 - UMM-Sci & Math, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

New: Intro to Conservation Biology
Old: Conservation Biology

Course Title Long:

New: Introduction to Conservation Biology
Old: Conservation Biology

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

Survey of topics in conservation biology, with emphasis on topics that have created controversy and debate: loss of biodiversity; endangered species preservation and management, habitat conservation, environmental degradation, and sustainable development. (two 65-min lect, one 120- or 180-min lab or field study)

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

no elective cr for biol majors or minors; offered when feasible

Grading Basis:

Stdnt Opt

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Other frequency

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Fall, Spring

Component 1:

LAB (no final exam)

Component 2:

LEC (with final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

Yes

Graded
Component:

LAB

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

No required consent

Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

No prerequisites

Editor Comments:

Proposal Changes:

History Information:

Assessment
and Goals:

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

New: AN UPPER LEVEL COURSE IS BEING CREATED, CALLED CONSERVATION BIOLOGY. BECAUSE 1052 IS A COURSE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR NON-MAJORS, WE WISH TO AVOID THE CONFUSION OF HAVING TWO COURSES WITH THE SAME NAME.
Old: <no text provided>

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

Biology

Requirement
this course fulfills:

SCI-L - SCI-L Physical & Biological Sciences with Lab

Provisional
Approval:

New: Not requested
Old: Not requested

Regular
Approval:

New: Requested on Feb 23, 2006
Old: Not Requested

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