BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL, & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
 
 
3/13/68
     Master of Science degree program approved.
 
10/14/70
     Doctor of Philosophy degree program approved.
 
3/28/73
     Baccalaureate program in Nursing approved.
 
5/8/74
     Bachelor degree programs with concentrations in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Environmental Health approved.
 
3/5/75
     Physical Therapy and Environmental Health major programs approved.
 
4/2/75
     Occupational Therapy major program approved.
 
5/18/77
     Proposal separating Biology and Health Sciences Dept. into two distinct academic departments approved.

3/3/82  (Report No. 11)
	Minor program approved.
 
12/9/92
     Degree program in Environmental Studies & Environmental Sciences approved.
	 
5/4/16  (Report No. 56)
	Cuyahoga Community College articulation agreement - biology approved.


5/28/97
     Approved merging the Biology and Geology departments into the Biological, Geographical, & Envirnomental Sciences Department.

3/11/98 
     Approved M.S. in Environmental Science Degree Program.

3/11/98 
     Approved M.A. in Environmental Science Degree Program.

3/11/98
     Approved M.S. in Environmental Engineering Degree Program.
	 
5/6/09  (Report No. 30)
	Non-Thesis Track for Masters in Environmental Science approved.

3/10/04  (Report 18)
     Minor program in Environmental Science approved.

4/7/10  (Report No. 26)
	Revisions in the Environmental Studies B.A. program approved

9/15/10 (Report No. 3)
	4+1 Program in Biology approved.
	
11/7/12  (Report No. 31)
	Geospatial Science in the Field Sciences certificate program approved.
	
2/6/13  (Report No. 50)
	Revised Biology Medical Technology 4+1 program, eliminating 3 required courses and allowing students to take 12 credit hours from a list of biology, chemistry, and health sciences courses.
	
2/11/15  (Report No.40)
	Elective options added to Biology minor program.
	
11/30/16
	BIO 491 Honors Research and BIO 492 Honors Thesis and Defense placed back into the listing of independent research courses that are limited to 8 credits of the 19 upper division elective credits
	2.	BIO 391 Writing in Biology added into the listing of independent research courses that are limited to 8 credits of the 19 upper division elective credits
	3.	Catalog updated to reflect change in number of BIO core course credits from 25 to 26 caused by increase of BIO 49 from 1 to 2 credits and a decrease of CHM from 2 to 1 credit
	
4/5/17
	Revised B.S. degree program requirements; same number of credits
	
3/6/19  (Report No. 53)
	Approved changes to Biology B.S. Medical Technology Track:
	a.	Change name of concentration from Medical Technology to Medical Laboratory Science
	b.   Update the catalog language
	c.   Address changes to the affiliation agreement with CC School of Medical Laboratory Science that now requires 3 + 1 students to enroll for their clinical year at CSU rather than at CC
	d. Reduce the total number of BIO credits required for the degree from 72 to 59.
	e. Eliminate the current BS- Biology-Medical Technology Option II (4 + 1)-