Minnesota State University Moorhead
Office of Academic Affairs


Memorandum

 

Date:     November 20, 2007

 

To:        Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

 

From:    Bette Midgarden,

            Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Re:       November 27, 2007 APAC Agenda

 

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, November 27 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room, CMU 101.

 

AGENDA

 

1.       Approval of the 10-23-07 APAC Minutes*

 

2.       Minor Changes – University Writing Committee approval or Dragon Core Committee approval designated by (W) or (DC).

 

Sociology and Criminal Justice Department*

SOC 351:  Quantitative Methods (3 crs) effective Spring 2008 (W)

 

3.       New Course Proposals – University Writing Committee approval or Dragon Core Committee approval designated by (W) or (DC).

 

Biosciences Department*

New course proposal:

BIOL 346:  An ecological Perspective (3 crs) in the Outer Cluster, DC 10:  People and the Environment effective Spring 2008 (DC)

 

Health and Physical Education Department*

New course proposal:

HLTH 225:  Professional Rescuer CPR/AED and Basic First Aid (2 crs) effective Spring 2008

 

4.       Program Changes

Legal Studies Program

Add PHIL 318:  Professional Ethics (3 crs) to required core requirements as the designated writing-intensive course for Legal Studies and reduce restricted electives from 24 credits to 21 credits (no change to total credits) effective Spring 2008

 

5.       Policies

Changes to Writing-Intensive Guidelines effective Fall 2007*

 

 

*indicates item can be viewed electronically

 

cc:   Continews, Department Chairpersons, MSUMFA Phillips, Registrar Washburn, Associate Dean Adler, Director Mahlum, Assistant VP Sando