Many assign Internet activities to supplement regular classroom instruction, instructional materials are regularly revised, and faculty continues to add to the appropriate use of multimedia instructional tools. For example they have just ordered about 60 computers to be placed in laboratories and used for instruction. As a result, departmental representatives from all institutions are meeting together to address the issues. The issues include defining what constitutes a lower division course, consistent course numbering, program transfer of the general education core, and the identification of science major transfer agreements. To expand laboratory based sciences.
Growth continues to be a concern.
The department has responded to growth and acquired commitments for new facilities, but there will be a delay before they come online. The challenge will be to meet student needs and fulfill the departmental goals in the interim. At present laboratory facilities are insufficient to offer a full range of lab science at all campuses. Delivering lab courses at rural and prison sites continues to be a problem. To serve the needs of students majoring in education.