FACULTY OF SCIENCE
                       MEETING OF FACULTY
                    Tuesday, October 7, 2003
                        3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
                   Leacock Council Room - L232

                           A G E N D A

1.   Adoption of Agenda

2.   Candidates for Degrees
     a)   Bachelor of Science                S-03-7 To be Tabled
     b)   Diploma in Environment           S-03-8 To be Tabled
     c)   Diploma in Meteorology            S-03-9 To be Tabled

3.   Minutes of September 9, 2003              S-03-6 Included Below

4.   Business Arising from the Minutes

5.   Reports of Committees
     a)   Committee on Student Standing     S-03-10 To Be Tabled
     b)   Nominating Committee       S-03-11 To Be Tabled
     c)   Academic Committee         S-03-12 Report Included Below
                                             Documents To Be Tabled
     d)   Other Reports or Academic Business

6.   Dean's Business
     - Enrolment

7.   Report on Actions of Senate
     - Prof. M. Baines:  Senate Meeting of September 17, 2003
     - Prof. J. Derome:  Senate Meeting of October 1, 2003

8.   Members' Question Period

9.   Other Business



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                                                          S-03-12

              FACULTY OF SCIENCE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
     Report to Faculty of Science Meeting of October 7, 2003

The Academic Committee approved the following on Tuesday,
September 23, 2003:

SECTION A:     NEW PROGRAMS

- Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A.Sc.)             AC-03-2

Associated New Course:
BASC 201            Arts & Sci Integrative Topics     AC-03-3
                    3 credits

Major Concentrations in Science:

     - Major Concentration in Chemistry               AC-03-4
     - Major Concentration in Biology:
          Organismal Option                                 AC-03-5
          Cell/Molecular Option                             AC-03-6

     - Major Concentration in Earth, Atmosphere and Ocean
     Sciences                                                       AC-03-8

     - Major Concentration in Geography: Physical Geography
     Option                                                       AC-03-9

     - Major Concentration in Physics                    AC-03-10

SECTION B:     MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES

None

SECTION C:     NEW COURSES

1. MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS

Course Changes Associated With New Course:
     MATH 580[from MATH 586]  Applied PDE 1     AC-03-11
                         4 credits
                         Changes in number, title and description

     MATH 581           Applied PDE 2                 AC-03-12
                         4 credits

2. NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY
     NEUR 550            Free Radical Biomedicine      AC-03-14
                         3 credits
                         New Course Approved by SCTP in May 2002

SECTION D:     MAJOR COURSE CHANGES

None

SECTION E:     MINOR PROGRAM CHANGES

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS
- Honours Program in Applied Mathematics          AC-03-16
- M.Sc. Program in Applied Mathematics             AC-03-17

SECTION F:     Minor Course Changes & Other (For Information
        Only)

1.   Minor Course Changes                               AC-03-1