Do you think administrators should have the authority to determine content for every course in every discipline, or just this individual instance?
This administrator is expressing the philosophy of the university. He is not setting specific course requirements. That comes from the faculty of the various departments and schools. I'm sure the various science departments prompted the administration to take this needed stand. It is an embarrassment than a crationsist would be on the science faculty, even if it is in the Dept. of Agriculture and not Biology.