Category I Transmittal Sheet
XX Abbreviated _____Extended_____New Major/Degree
_____New Certificate Program _____Establishment of New College or Department
_____Joint-Campus Programs _____Establishment of New Center or Institute
_____Reorganization of College, Department, Center, or Institute XX Renaming a Degree, Certificate, or
Administrative Unit _____Elimination of a Major, Degree, or Certificate Program
_____Existing Degree Program Extended to New-Off-Campus Location
______________________________________________________________________________ Title of Proposal
Rename
the B.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics degree to the B.S. in
Environmental Economics, Policy and Management degree______________________________________________________________________________
Department Agricultural
and Resource Economics
______________________________________________________________________________
College Agricultural
Sciences
Classification of
Instructional Program Number: 010103
Library Evaluation: Not needed for proposal
Liaison Documents: Attached
Explanation and
Justification: Attached
I certify that the above proposal has been reviewed
and approved by the appropriate Department and College committees.
______________________________________________________________________________
Department Chair/Head Date
______________________________________________________________________________
Dean, College Date
Category I Request to Change
the AREC Degree Program
Name of Institution: Oregon State University
Name of Proposing
College(s): College of Agricultural
Sciences
Name of Proposing
Department(s): Department of
Agricultural and Resource Economics
1.
Title of the proposed
instructional, research, or public service unit. For name changes, give both
the current and proposed names, and reasons for the proposed change.
Current
Degree Name: Agricultural and Resource Economics (BS)
Proposed
Degree Name: Environmental Economics, Policy and Management (BS)
Reasons
for change: Currently, the Environmental Economics, Policy and Management
option is offered as part of the degree in Agricultural and Resource
Economics. Because virtually all
students in the degree programs are also selecting this option, it seemed
appropriate to raise the option to degree status and do away with the current
Agricultural and Resource Economics degree name.
2.
Location within the
institution's organizational structure
The
current and proposed degree are administered by the Department of Agricultural
and Resource Economics.
3.
Objectives, functions
(e.g., instruction, research, public service), and activities of the proposed
unit.
The department has responsibilities in undergraduate
and graduate instruction, research and extension.
4.
Resources needed, if
any:
None, because there are no changes in course
requirements and so forth.
5. Funding requirements(estimated annual
budget), and sources thereof: state sources (institutional funds - state
general fund, tuition and fees, indirect cost recoveries), federal funds, other
funds as specified.
Funding requirements will not change as a result of
the degree name change.
6. Relationship of the proposed unit to the
institutional mission.
Not applicable to this proposal.
7. Long-range goals and plans for the unit
(including a statement as to anticipated funding sources for any projected
growth in funding needs).
The option in Environmental Economics, Policy and
Management was first offered at OSU in 1997.
Interest in the program has grown rapidly since then and the option now
has about 30 students enrolled. The
department expects growth to continue for the next several years, perhaps
reaching as many as 100 students.
Current resources are sufficient to handle another 20 or so students in
this major. At that point further
resources will be needed from the College of Agricultural Sciences.
8. Relationship of the proposed unit to programs at other
institutions in the state.
The program is the only one of its kind offered in the
state.
9. Purpose for a proposed change
See question #1 above