CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA ACADEMIC SENATE

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CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY,
POMONAACADEMIC SENATE

• ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
• REPORT TO
• THE ACADEMIC SENATE
• AP-007-089
• BIO 115/115L/115 A
• Basic Biology/Laboratory/Activity
• Academic Programs Committee Date 12/03/09
• Executive Committee Received and
  Forwarded Date 02/04/09

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• 1. CLASSIFICATION AP-007-089
• 2. TITLE OF REFERRAL BIO 115/115L/115A, Basic
  Biology/Laboratory/Activity
• 3. BACKGROUND The Department of Biological
  Sciences has submitted a proposal to modify the
  curriculum of BIO 115/BIO 115L. The proposal
  reduces the number of wet lab hours per week and
  adds an activity to be held in a space other than
  the lab.
• 4. RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Nancy Buckley, Douglas
  Lewis, Frank Ewers, John Klasik, Perky Vetter,
  James Alderson, Daniel Hostetler, Alexander Hess,
  Don Hoyt, Claudia Pinter Luke.

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• 5. DISCUSSION
• The current status of BIO 115/BIO115L is as
  follows
• BIO 115 3 lectures/problem solving per week (3
  units)
• BIO 115/L 2 three-hour Laboratories per week (2
  units)
• The proposed modification will be as follows
• BIO 115 3 lectures/problem solving per week (3
  units)
• BIO 115 L 1 three-jour laboratory per week (1
  unit)
• Required corequisite to BIO 115
• BIO 115 A 1 two-hour activity/discussion
  session per week (1 unit). Required corequisite
  to BIO 115.
• All the recommended resources approved of the
  modification. The referral frees lab space while
  insuring quality student learning.
• 6. RECOMMENDATION The Academic Programs
  Committee recommends approval of the Referral
  AP-007-089 BIO 115/115L/115A, Basic
  Biology/Laboratory/Activity.