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Memorandum
Date: October 18,
2007
To: Academic Policy and Advisory Committee
From:
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Re: October
23, 2007 APAC Agenda
The Academic Policy Advisory
Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, October 23 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial
AGENDA
1. Approval of
the 9-25-07 APAC Minutes*
2. Minor
Changes – University Writing Committee approval or Dragon Core Committee
approval designated by (W) or (DC).
American Multicultural Studies Department*
AMCS
390: Anishinaabe Ethnobotany (3 crs)
in the Middle Cluster, DC 7: Human
Diversity and LS Div F1 effective Sp 2008 (DC)
Anthropology
and Earth Science Department*
ANTH 445: Seminar (3 crs) as the designated upper
level writing requirement for Anthropology effective Fall 2007 (W)
Languages
and Cultures Department*
SPAN 301: Spanish Grammar and Composition I effective
Fall 2007 (W)
SPAN 302: Spanish Grammar and Composition II effective
Sp 2008 (W)
SPAN 401: Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition
effective Fall 2007 (W)
Change course number, title and description:
FINC
240: Personal Financial Planning (3 crs)
to FINC 140: Issues in Personal Finance
(3 crs) in the Foundation Four, DC 2:
Critical Thinking effective Sp 2008 (DC)
Sociology
and Criminal Justice Department*
SOC 120: Social Psychology (3 crs) in the Inner
Cluster, DC 5: History and the Social
Sciences effective Sp 2008 (course will retain LS Div
C status) (DC)
University
Honors Program*
Reduce course credits and change course description:
HON
200: Honors Colloquium in the
Humanities (4 crs) to 3 credits effective Fall 2007
3. New Course
Proposals – University Writing Committee approval or Dragon Core Committee
approval designated by (W) or (DC).
Anthropology
and Earth Science Department*
New course proposals:
ANTH 317:
Collapse (3 crs) in the Outer Cluster DC 10: People and the Environment
effective Sp 2008 (DC)
ANTH
327: The Aztecs (3 crs) in the
Middle Cluster DC 7: Human Diversity
effective Fall 2008 (W/DC)
Computer Science and Information Systems Department*
New course proposal:
CSIS
115: Introduction to MacOS X (1 cr)
effective Sp 2008
History
Department*
New course proposal:
HIST
344: Women in World Religions (3
crs) in the Middle Cluster DC 7: Human
Diversity effective Sp 2008 (DC)
Physics and
Astronomy Department*
New course proposal:
PHYS 378: Energy and the Environment (3 crs) in the
Outer Cluster, DC 10: People and the
Environment and L.S. Div B effective Sp 2008 (DC)
University
Honors Program*
New course proposals:
4. Other
Changes
Speech/Language/Hearing
Sciences Department*
Change course number and level, course prerequisite,
title, and description:
SLHS
171: American Sign Language I (3 crs) to
SLHS 301: American Sign Language and
Deaf Culture I (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 7: Human Diversity effective Sp 2008 (DC)
SLHS
172: American Sign Language II (3 crs)
to SLHS 302: American Sign Language and
Deaf Culture II (3 crs) effective Sp 2008
University
Honors Program*
Change course to be repeatable when course content
changes:
HON 301: Masterpieces of Literature (3 crs)
effective Fall 2007.
5. Program
Changes
Music
Department*
Add to Requirements:
·
MUS 432: Voice Pedagogy (2 crs)
·
MUS 440: Music Literature: Solo Song (2 crs)
Reduce Restricted Electives by 4 credits
Add to Requirements (students would choose one of the
following):
·
MUS 231: Methods for Teaching Woodwinds I (1 cr)
·
MUS 232: Methods for Teaching Woodwinds II (1 cr)
·
MUS 233: Methods for Teaching Brass Instruments (1 cr)
·
MUS 234: Methods for Teaching String Instruments (1
cr)
·
MUS 235: Methods for Teaching Percussion (1 cr)
Add to Requirements (students would choose one of the
following):
·
MUS 441: Music Literature: Orchestra (2 crs)
·
MUS 445: Music Literature: Wind Band (2 crs)
·
MUS 447: Percussion History and Literature (2 crs)
Reduce Restricted Electives by 3 credits
Political
Science Department*
Add
ENGL 387: Technical Report Writing
(4 crs) to the Requirements for the Political Science Major as the designated
upper level writing requirement effective Fall 2008 (no change to total credits).
·
Eliminate
International Business, Management, and Marketing majors and change them to
emphasis areas within the Business Administration major effective Fall 2008 (no change in business core, related
requirements or admission process).
·
Eliminate minors
in International Business, Management, and Marketing for Business majors
effective Fall 2008 (minors for
non-business majors will not change).
·
Change Business Administration
Minor for Business majors to require 15 credits of courses above the major
requirement from two of the following areas to at least three of the
following areas: Accounting, Business,
Economics, Finance, Management, or Marketing effective Fall 2008.
University
Honors Program*
·
Remove
the Honors Foundation Four Math requirement in the University Honors
Program effective Fall 2007.
·
Replace
ENGL 101/105 with ENGL 201 as an English option in the Foundation Four of
the University Honors Program effective Fall 2007.
6. Policies
Graduate
Studies*
Revisions to the following policies (all effective Sp
2008)
Syllabus
Policy effective Sp 2008*
2008-2009
Academic Calendar effective Fall 2007*
*indicates item can be viewed electronically at:
http://www.mnstate.edu/acadaff/APAC/2007-2008APAC/APACAgendasMinutes.htm
cc: Continews, Department Chairpersons,
MSUMFA Phillips, Registrar Washburn, Associate Dean Walseth, Director Mahlum,
Assistant VP Sando