Viewing: Department of Physics and Astronomy

Last approved: 2026-05-27T21:36:51Z

Last edit: 2026-01-16T17:06:01Z

General Information

Proposer

Carolyn/Ron

carolynv@uoregon.edu

Request Type

Rename Department

Academic level

College

Arts & Sciences, College of

Department

Please enter the subject and course number below. Ex. ARH 111 or ENG 455/555

Please enter the new department name below.

Please enter the new subject name below.

Please enter the name of Program or Degree below.

Please enter the new CIP code below.

Title

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Reactivate Course Request

We can ONLY reinstate the course if the course was dropped within the last three years. If the course was dropped more than three years ago, you will need to submit a new course proposal via CIM website: https://nextcatalog.uoregon.edu/courseadmin/

Term and Year course will be taught

Faculty assigned to teach

New Department Request

Office of the Registrar will assign a new department code.

What is the rationale for creating a new department?

Name of new department head

Names of faculty

List programs for the new department

List subject code(s) for the new department

New Subject Code Request

Office of the Registrar will assign a new subject code. https://provost.uoregon.edu/subject-codes-policy

What is the rationale for creating a new subject?

New Program or Degree Type Request

Program type = major, minor, certificate, specialization.
Degree type = bachelor of arts, master of arts, doctor of philosophy

Program or Degree Type?

What is the rationale for creating a new program or degree type?

Name of program/degree type

Provide a detailed summary of a new program/degree requirements.

Rename Department Request

What is the rationale for renaming a department?

approved by the Provost and Dean of CAS with consultation with UGC and GC effective Fall 2026

Current department name

Department of Physics

Rename Subject Request

What is the rationale for renaming subject?

Current subject name and code (Ex. English/ENG)

Change CIP Code Request

What is the rationale for changing CIP code?

Current CIP Code

Please specify levels (Undergraduate, Graduate, Law) and program types (major, minor, certificate, specialization, etc.) along with program name(s).

List of programs changing CIP code

Change Degree Requirements Request

What is the rationale for changing degree requirements?

Detailed summary of degree requriements

Supporting Documents

Reviewer Comments

RO Comments

Carolyn, will you note for the Winter Curriculum report that the name change for the Department of Physics to the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been approved by the Provost and Dean of CAS with consultation with UGC and GC effective Fall 2026.

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