ATF Meeting Report
Biology
October 23, 2004   Rio Salado College

Originator: Judith Doerr
Submitter:  
Date Created: 10/27/2004           Date Submitted:           Status: Approved
Attendance : Arizona Western College   ASU Main & East   ASU West   Central Arizona College   Cochise College   Dine Community College   Eastern Arizona College   Maricopa Community Colleges   Northland Pioneer College   Pima Community College   Yavapai Community College    
Next Fall Meeting Date : October 22, 2005  
Next Meeting Location : Rio Salado College  
Next Meeting Chair and Institution : Rebecca Richardson, Cochise College  
Spring Meeting Date : April 9, 2005  
Next Meeting Host and Institution : Robert Sammler, Rio Salado College  
Spring Meeting Location : Eastern Arizona College  
No Data Changes :    
Spring Meeting Chair : Rebecca Richardson, Cochise College  
Spring Meeting Host : Mike McCarthy, Eastern Arizona College  
Changes to the CEG : I. Central Arizona College requests that changes be made for: (a) BIO 100, so UA equivalent is ECOL 100; (b) BIO 156, so ASU equivalent is Elective Credit Natural Science - General", so NAU equivalent is "Elective Creidt; also satisfies Lab Science," and so UA equivalent is "ECOL Departmental Elective; also satisfies Lab Science;" and (c) BIO 181, so UA equivalent is "MCB 181L (1) and MCB 181R (3)." II. Arizona Western College requests that changes be made for (a) BIO 240 so that NAU note is added that it "satisfies BIO 340 requirements for Environmental Scicnes degree;(b)BIO 245 so that NAU note is added that it "satisfies BIO 345 requirements for Environmental Sciences Degree;" and (c) ENV 280 so that NAU equivalent is ENV 280. III. Pima CC requests that changes be made for BIO 205IN so that it transfers to UA as MIC 205A and MIC 205 L instead of as an elective. IV. Yavapai College requests that BIO 105 transfer to ASU as BIO 156 rather than as an elective.  
Changes to Majors on Common Course Matrix :    
Changes to Common Course Matrices : (1) For General Chemistry & Lab II, add "CHM 116" to the ASU section and add "(CHM 152 & CHM 152LB) to the Pima section. (2) Delete Course Note (144) as it is no longer necessary.  
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Record of Voting : (1) There was unanimous acceptance of the change in the common course matrix related to Gen Chemistry II. (2) There was unanimous agreement to have a spring meeting focusing on Environmental Science. (3) There was unanimous agreement to express to APASC the group's concern regarding the absence of university representatives for two years (except for reps from ASU Main, West and East). (4) There was unanimous agreement to have the chair contact APASC regarding the Calculus requirement in the AGEC-S and its impact on Biology majors.  
AGEC Information :    
Effective Date for AGEC Change :    
Issues Raised : (1) The group is concerned about the absence of NAU and U of A from Biology ATF meetings. (2) The group requests clarification from APASC regarding their charge to agree on common scores for AP/CLEP; it is unclear whether this agreement should also include a common number of credit hours awarded for the scores. (3) There is some concern regarding the Calculus requirement in the AGEC-S causing Biology students to select the AGEC-A option rather than following AGEC-S.  
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Effective Date for Exam Changes : Spring 2005  

Document Document Name Size Document Type
Review Document Attendance List 43,008 bytes application/msword
Review Document Biology CEG Changes Requested 30,208 bytes application/msword