Date: January 24, 2008
To: Academic
Policy and Advisory Committee
From:
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Re: January 29, 2008 APAC Agenda
The
Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, January 29
at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room,
CMU 101.
AGENDA
1.
Approval of the 12-11-07 APAC
Minutes*
2.
Announcement: MDS 290: Writing About
Literature: Theme (3 crs) was approved as
a DC 6 at the April 17, 2007 APAC meeting effective Spring 2007. Course should also have received L.S. Div D
designation at that time.
3.
Minor Changes – University Writing Committee approval or Dragon Core
Committee approval designated by (W) or (DC).
American Multicultural Studies Department*
AMCS 303: Latinos in the United States (3 crs) in
the Middle Cluster, DC 7: Human
Diversity effective Spring 2008 (course will retain LS F1 designation) (DC)
Computer Science and Information Systems Department*
Change course title and
prerequisite:
CSIS
360: Unix
Programming and Development Tools (3 crs) to CSIS 360: Linux Programming and Development Tools (3
crs) effective Fall 2008
Change course title, description,
and prerequisite:
CSIS
441: System Administration and Network
Security (3 crs) to CSIS 441:
Network Security (3 crs) effective Fall 2008
History Department*
HIST
312: Governments in Crisis (3 crs)
in Div C of the Liberal Studies effective Spring 2008.
Graduate Council and Teacher Preparation Committee have approved these
proposals.
Change course title and description:
PSY 611: Human Learning and Cognition (2 crs) to PSY
611: Children’s Thinking effective Fall 2008
Change course description and
prerequisites:
PSY 724: Assessment/Intervention IV: Psychosocial Problems (4 crs) effective Fall 2008
4.
Other Changes
Computer Science and Information Systems Department*
Change course number and level,
course prerequisites:
CSIS
211: Server-Side Scripting (3 crs)
to CSIS 311: Server-Side Scripting (3
crs) effective Fall 2008
Increase course credits and change
prerequisites:
CSIS
320: Architecture (3 crs) to 4
credits effective Spring 2009
Psychology
Department (all effective Fall 2008)*
Graduate Council and Teacher Preparation Committee have approved these
proposals.
Increase course credits:
Psy 620: Measurement Theory (2 crs) to 3 credits
Psy 691: Independent Study (1-2 crs) to 1-3 credits
Psy 791: Independent Study (1-2 crs) to 1-3 credits
Increase course
credits and change course description:
Psy 621: Assessment/Intervention I: Basic Processes (3 crs) to 4 credits
Psy 622: Assessment/Intervention II: Special Populations (3 crs) to 4 credits
Change course credits:
Psy 590: Special Topics in Psychology (3 crs) to 1-3
credits
Drop the following courses from the
curriculum (this proposal is part of the
curricular packet under Item #6 Psychology Department):
PSY 615: Developmental Psychology (2 crs)
PSY 617: Personality/Psychopathology (2 crs)
PSY 619: Social Psychology (2 crs)
PSY 632: Advanced Psychological Methodology (2 crs)
5.
New Course Proposals – University Writing Committee approval or Dragon
Core Committee approval designated by (W) or (DC).
Computer Science and Information Systems Department*
CSIS 341: System and Network Administration (3 crs)
effective Fall 2008
CSIS 221: Foundations of Computing
(3 crs) effective Fall 2008
English Department*
ENGL
315: The Ethics of Making Money Through Art (3 crs) in the Outer Cluster, DC 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility and DC
11: Information Literacy effective Fall
2008 (DC)
Psychology
Department (all effective Fall 2008)*
Graduate Council and Teacher Preparation Committee have approved these
proposals.
PSY 417/517: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (3 crs)
PSY 633: Statistics/Methods for School Psychologists
(2 crs)
PSY 634: Applied Research for School Psychologists (3
crs)
PSY 635: Research Seminar in School Psychology (1 cr)
PSY 796: Specialist Portfolio in School Psychology
(1-2 crs)
Graduate Council and Teacher Preparation Committee have approved this
proposal.
SPED
606: Research and Application in
Behavior Analysis (3 crs) effective Spring 2009
6.
Program Changes
Computer Science and Information Systems Department (all proposals
effective Fall 2008)*
Computer Information Technology (58
credits)
BS
in Computer Science (total major credits remain the same):
Required Courses:
Drop course:
CSIS 220: Digital Logic and Lab (4 crs)
Add course:
CSIS 221: Fundamental of Computing (3 crs)
Credits increased in course:
CSIS 320: Architecture (4 crs)
Elective Courses:
Remove course:
CSIS 345: Analysis and Design of Information Systems (3
crs)
Add course:
CSIS 336: C#.Net Programming (3 crs); students will be able to take CSIS 335:
Graphical User Interface Programming (3 crs) OR CSIS 336: C#.Net Programming (3 crs)
Requirements in Related Fields (currently 33-34 crs, proposed
33-35 crs)
Add course:
Math 234: Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4
crs); students will be able to take Math 234: Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4
crs) OR Math 335: Intermediate
Probability and Statistics I (3 crs)
Psychology
Department (all effective Fall 2008)*
Graduate Council and Teacher Preparation Committee have approved these
proposals.
Increase total credits for the
Master’s and the Specialist degrees from 61 to 65 total credits.
Change to admission
pre-requisites:
(Current) Baccalaureate degree from
an accredited institution. No specific undergraduate major required,
however, preparation must include nine semester hours of course work in
psychology and one statistics course.
(Proposed) Baccalaureate
degree from an accredited institution. No specific undergraduate major
required, however, preparation must include a minimum of 12 semester hours of
course work in psychology including one developmental psychology course. At least one course should be at the
upper-level. One statistics course also
is required. A research methods course is highly recommended.
*indicates item can be
viewed electronically
cc: Continews, Department Chairpersons, MSUMFA Phillips,
Registrar Washburn, Dean Adler, Director Mahlum