The Council on Academic Affairs will vote on six revisions and deletions suggested from the College of Sciences today.

The council will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 4440 of Booth Library to discuss the six executive actions and to nominate a chair for its Integrative Learning Award Subcommittee.

Christopher Mitchell, the chairman of the Council on Academic Affairs, said the council’s four learning goals subcommittees will meet at 2 p.m.

Godson Obia, the interim dean of the College of Sciences, submitted the six possible executive actions.

The proposals request to revise the prerequisites for Nursing and the Community, NUR 4506, and the course descriptions for Research in Physics. There is also a proposal to revise the electives and footnotes in the Physics Major, Physics: Astronomy Option, Physics: Computational Option, and Physics: Radiation Physics Option.

Obia said they are also requesting to delete Special Topics in Physics, PHY 3011 and PHY 3012, from the catalog.

According to the agenda, another proposal is to add a statement to the Chemistry B.A. Program regarding the availability of a five-year accelerated BS/MS Program.

Obia said the changes come due to scheduling conflicts.

“Due to scheduling issues that have not been feasible for all of our students, the faculty have determined that the students’ prior fundamental coursework and workforce experience make certain courses unnecessary for their success in NUR 4506,” Obia said. “To facilitate smooth progress through the program for our students, we’ve decided to require only prior or concurrent enrollment in NUR 3103 Theoretical Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice before enrollment in NUR 4506.”

A full list of the possible changes is available on the CAA website. If the recommended changes are made, they will take effect Fall 2012.

Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected].