General Calendar 2000-2001
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UNIVERSITY OF
REGINA General Calendar 2000-2001 |
GENERAL ENQUIRIES
Room 237, Laboratory Building
585-4199
http://www.uregina.ca/science
DEAN
Dr. K.M. Bergman (Acting)
ASSISTANT DEANS
Dr. D.R. Farenick (Research)
Dr. D. Chandler (Acting Assistant Dean Undergraduate)
R. LaHaye (Faculty Academic Advisor)
FACULTY ADMINISTRATOR
A. Perra
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Faculty of Science is made up of the following departments: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics.
The Faculty of Science offers programs leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science Honours as well as to the Certificate in Computer Science. The Faculty also offers a Certificate program in Indian Health Studies in co-operation with SIFC. A number of pre-professional programs that prepare students for admission to professional colleges, faculties or schools at other institutions may be taken in the Faculty of Science.
Persons who are not candidates for a degree may take courses for which they have prerequisite training.
Students applying for admission and seeking advanced standing for work completed at another university should apply to the Registrar to have their academic standing evaluated when submitting their applications.
To obtain a degree or certificate in science from the University of Regina, a student must complete at least half of the program at the University of Regina, including at least half the credit hours in the major and/or minor discipline. Except for combined programs, a student must take at least 15 of the last 30 credit hours required for the degree at the University of Regina.
ACADEMIC ADVISING
First year students who have not yet chosen a major are advised by the Assistant Dean (Undergraduate). Students who have chosen a major are referred to the head of the department concerned, who arranges for academic advising.
Through advising the Faculty can communicate to students the meaning of higher education and explain to them the various programs that are offered at the University with an indication of the opportunities the successful completion of these programs will offer. The academic advisor will explain general academic requirements and assist the student in planning a program within these requirements that satisfies individual interests.
The requirements for the various degrees are set out in the following pages. Notwithstanding advice given in the departments, students who have questions as to whether their contemplated programs satisfy the requirements for the degrees they are pursuing should consult the Assistant Dean (Undergraduate), who will carefully check them.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
General University admission requirements and admission requirements of the Faculty of Science are outlined in the Admission section of this calendar.
A student who has failed 15 or more credit hours of courses while registered in another faculty or at another university will not be admitted to the Faculty of Science except by permission of the Assistant Dean (Undergraduate).
ADMISSION FROM EP
Students applying for transfer to the Faculty of Science from the Entrance Program must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours covering English 100 (3 credit hours), Mathematics B30, Mathematics C30, one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, or Geology, and an elective of the student's choice with a minimum average of 60% based on all courses taken at the University of Regina.
Note: Applicants who have been admitted to the Program with only one or none of the required Mathematics B30 and Mathematics C30 must successfully complete these courses or AMTH-001, AMTH-002 and AMTH-003 to be eligible for transfer to the Faculty.
If the student has Mathematics B30 and Mathematics C30, the student is still required to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours at the University of Regina.
Students who have failed more than 15 credit hours are not eligible for transfer to the Faculty of Science.
The Faculty of Science does not accept UNIV 100 and/or UNIV 110, AMTH-001, 002 and/or 003, Science 101 and 105, or courses numbered 0XX for credit toward any degrees or certificates in the Faculty of Science.
GENERAL REGULATIONS AND CRITERIA FOR STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
In addition to the Academic Regulations on page 31, the following regulations apply to students registered in the Faculty of Science:
1. Except with permission from the Assistant Dean (Undergraduate) in consultation with the Head of Department (or designate), all degree requirements must be completed within 10 calendar years of the date of beginning the program.
2. In the Faculty of Science core courses in the major taken more than 10 years previously will be subject to review. Students may be required to update their knowledge if, in the opinion of the Assistant Dean (Undergraduate) in consultation with the Head of Department, there have been significant changes in the field during the intervening period. Students may be required to repeat a course or courses or take another course in the designated area. In this case only, a repeated course may be counted for elective credit in the program.
3. Students may not register for more than 15 credit hours in a semester unless they have an overall average of at least 75% or an average of at least 75% in the most recent semester. The approval of the Assistant Dean (Undergraduate) is required to register for more than 15 credit hours.
4. No student may repeat a course (except for English 100) more than once. In exceptional circumstances, students may request permission from their faculty to repeat a course for a second time. English 100 may be repeated twice. When a course is repeated, the grade obtained in the final attempt becomes the grade of record for the course.
5. A 100-level course may not be repeated or taken for credit if credit has been received for a senior course in the same discipline, nor may a course be repeated or taken for credit if it is a prerequisite for a course in the same discipline for which credit has previously been obtained.
6. On the recommendation of the Faculty Committee on Admissions and Studies, the Faculty may require students to discontinue indefinitely from the Faculty of Science for reasons of health or unsatisfactory academic or professional development. Students shall have the right to appeal this decision. Students in the Faculty of Science who have previously been required to discontinue for a period of time from any faculty will normally be required to discontinue indefinitely from the Faculty of Science if their subsequent performance warrants a letter of academic advisement or a requirement to discontinue.
7. The academic performance of all students registered in the Faculty of Science will be reviewed annually following the winter semester. Students who do not attain a minimum average of 65% in passed courses after attempting a minimum of 30 credit hours will be placed on academic probation.
8. Students who were on academic probation in the period before the annual review and have taken 18 or more credit hours since being placed on probation will have the probation lifted if their average on all passed courses is at least 65%. Students on probation who do not attain a minimum average of 65% in passed courses after attempting 30 or more credit hours since being placed on probation will be required to discontinue from the Faculty of Science for one academic year. After readmission, those students who do not attain an average of 65% on passed courses after attempting a further 30 credit hours will be required to discontinue indefinitely from the Faculty of Science.
9. The average required for graduation will be calculated only on those courses that form part of the degree or certificate (failed courses and extra courses are not included).
10. Students in the Faculty of Science who fail to attain the required averages for graduation after completing the degree requirements may attempt up to 30 additional credit hours (either by repeating courses or doing additional courses) to attempt to raise their average. Students in this situation must consult the Assistant Dean (Undergraduate) to determine the courses that may be repeated or additional courses that may be attempted.
11. To be named to the Dean's Honours List, students must attain an average of at least 85% in a given semester on a minimum of 15 credit hours of numerically graded courses.
12. The Faculty of Science does not award transfer credit for courses taken at other institutions if the grade received was less than 60%. As well, courses transferred from other institutions do not contribute to the student's average. Students may transfer a maximum of 60 eligible credit hours toward the degree program and 30 eligible credit hours toward the certificate program. A maximum of half the credit hours of required discipline courses for the major and/or minor may be transferred.
DEGREE PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE
BSC
To satisfy the requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree a student must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours (40 courses) distributed as follows:
1. A minimum of 66 credit hours must be taken in the Faculty of Science. A minimum of 42 credit hours in a major discipline, a minimum of 18 credit hours in disciplines other than the major and 6 credit hours of natural science courses with laboratory (astronomy, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, geology, physics) is required.
2. A minimum of 18 credit hours taken in the Faculties of Arts and/or Fine Arts.
3. A maximum of 18 credit hours may be in courses from faculties other than Science, Arts, or Fine Arts that have been approved for credit in the Faculty of Science.
4. A maximum of 60 credit hours may be in 100-level courses.
Not all courses offered by other faculties are eligible for credit in the Faculty of Science. Students should consult the Assistant Dean (Undergraduate) to learn which are eligible for credit.
The above general distribution must include the following specific requirements:
· English 100 and 110
· MATH 105 or 110
· CS 110, 130 or 170
These specific requirements must be satisfied before a student can register for any 300- or 400-level courses.
For the purposes of the BSc degree in geography only, geography courses shall be deemed to be within the Faculty of Science.
Students wishing to pursue a major in more than one discipline should discuss their program with the Assistant Dean (Undergraduate).
To graduate students must have an average of at least 65% in all courses that form part of the degree program and a minimum average of 65% in the major discipline and required cognate courses. A minimum average of 80% is required for graduation with Distinction and 85% for graduation with Great Distinction.
In addition to a major, students may complete a minor in a subject other than the major. The minor is a concentration of at least six courses in a discipline from any of the Faculties of Science, Arts or Fine Arts. Students who choose to complete a minor must have a minimum average of 65% in courses required for the minor. The specific courses required for a minor in a given discipline can be found under the relevant departmental listing. Minors should be in an area distinct from the major. Courses used in the major discipline cannot be used toward the minor. Consult with the Department Head or Assistant Dean (Undergraduate) to discuss options.
BSC HONOURS
The general requirements for the BSc degree apply except that a minimum of 54 credit hours must be in the major discipline.
To graduate with the BSc Honours degree students must have an average of at least 70% in all courses that form part of the degree program and a minimum average of 75% in the major discipline and required cognate courses. For graduation with High Honours a minimum average of 85% is required in the major discipline and required cognate courses.
5 YEAR B.ED/B.SC.
It is possible for a student to pursue a combined Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Science program whereby at the end of five years the student obtains two degrees, a BEd. and a BSc. To date, programs have been approved in secondary education with majors in mathematics and physics. To pursue such a program, a student must be admitted to the Faculty of Education. Details of the program can be found in the Faculty of Education section of the calendar on page 240.
The BSc and BSc Hons degrees may be combined with the MD, DMD, DMV, BSP, or LLB degrees from the University of Saskatchewan and may be obtained in a period of time shorter than would be required if the two programs were taken separately. This is possible because many of the courses taken in the professional colleges of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and law at the University of Saskatchewan, may be treated as electives in the Faculty of Science at the University of Regina.
The following rules govern these combined degrees:
1. Students must satisfy the requirements of the BSc degree including those of the particular "major" chosen, except for the requirement that 15 of the final 30 credit hours needed for the degree must be taken at Regina.
2. Of the 120 credit hours required for the BSc degree a minimum of 75 hours must have been taken in the Faculties of Arts, Fine Arts, and Science at Regina. A maximum of 45 hours of courses taken while the student was registered in a professional college may be used toward the BSc.
3. The particular courses from professional colleges that may be counted toward the BSc shall be those courses agreed upon from time to time by the Faculty of Science. Students wishing to pursue one of these combined degrees should consult the Assistant Dean (Undergraduate) to ascertain the precise requirements and the courses taken in the professional college that may be used for credit in their particular programs.
4. Students wishing to obtain such a combined degree must submit an Application for Graduation to the University of Regina in the normal manner when all the requirements for the degree at the University of Regina have been fulfilled.
CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
This is a two-year program (60 credit hours) of training and/or continuing education and is not meant to be a replacement for a SIAST diploma. It is designed for professionals seeking upgrading in areas related to computer science. Courses required within the program are offered at times convenient to off-campus students, as well as in the traditional day slots. The required courses are:
1. A minimum of 9 computer science courses, including CS 230 and at least 3 CS courses numbered above 299
2. ENGL 100
3. Any additional 10 courses of 3 credit hours each. Students are urged to consider courses in mathematics and statistics, economics, and administration.
A minimum average of 65% is required in the 9 CS courses and ENGL 100, as well as in all 20 courses of the program.
CERTIFICATE IN INDIAN HEALTH STUDIES
The Faculty of Science offers the Indian Health Careers Program which is a pre-professional, preparatory program to prepare students for entry into professional health and allied health programs in other post-secondary institutions; and at the same time provide an Indian cultural perspective; understanding of the health care system; and knowledge of health career options.
The Certificate in Indian Health Studies is a two-year (60 credit hour) program. The following courses are required:
BIOL 100 and 101, CHEM 102, 240 and either 210 or 230, MATH 103 or 110, STAT 151, PHYS 109 and 119, ENGL 100 and 110, PSYC 100, INST 100, INDIAN LANGUAGE 100, INHS 100, 101, 200 and 210, CS 100 and one elective.
Students must maintain a 65% average over a period of two semesters in each phase of the program. Students must have an overall average of 65% in required subjects to receive a certificate in Indian Health Studies.
Refer to the Faculty of Arts for Indian Health Studies course descriptions on page 136, and Indian Studies course descriptions on page 147
INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS
The Faculty of Science has a number of B.Sc. programs where a student can pursue a combined major in two disciplines. In such a program the student is not required to complete as many courses in a single discipline as for the single or double major program. At present combined programs have been approved in computer science and mathematics, biology and biochemistry, and biology and geography. Details about the specific course requirements for these programs can be found in the departmental listings.
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
The Faculty of Science offers programs in Co-operative university education in chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics, whereby students spend alternate four-month periods taking university courses and working in related fully-salaried jobs with participating employers. Refer to page 49 and to the departments concerned for details of these programs.
FIRST YEAR OF PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE
The following first-year curriculum has been approved and successful completion will allow the student to apply to the college at Saskatoon for entrance into the second year. Students who take this program are advised to contact the Dean of the college in Saskatoon during their year at Regina to ascertain that they are correctly following procedures required for entering into the second year.
1. BIOL 100 and 101
2. CHEM 102 and 240
3. MATH 105/110 and 111
4. ENGL 100 and 110
5. 2 Social Science courses (other than Economics)
If at the time of application to the University of Saskatchewan, a student's cumulative average on university level courses attempted is below 60%, only courses with grades of 60% or better will be credited toward the B.S.A. degree. The College of Agriculture has an admission quota, Saskatchewan residents need a university level average of 60% or higher to be considered for admission as a transferee.
GENERAL INTRODUCTORY COURSES
SCIENCE 101
Introduction to Physical Science
3:3-2
This course is intended for students with little or no background in high school physics and chemistry. The course will introduce a number of elementary basic concepts of physical science and examples will focus on environmental issues as much as possible. Completion of this course should provide sufficient background to enable students to attempt regular first year courses in physics and chemistry.
SCIENCE 105
Introduction to Biological and Earth Science
3:3-2
This course is intended for students with limited high school background in science. The course is a survey of modern biological and geological principles and an examination of some major environmental issues. Topics include: ecology, evolution, genetics, plate tectonics, geological time scales, and geological processes. Completion of this course should provide sufficient background to enable students to attempt regular first year courses in biology and geology.
Note: SCIENCE 101 and 105 are designed to be taught via NORTEP and NORPAC at La Ronge. They are meant to partially fulfill the Science requirement of students in the Elementary Education program and to serve as a bridge to, but not a substitute for, regular first year science courses for those who require them in their program.
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