Minnesota State University Moorhead
Office of Academic Affairs


Memorandum

 

Date:    September 20, 2007

 

To:        Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

 

From:   Bette Midgarden,

            Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Re:       September 25, 2007 APAC Agenda

 

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, September 25 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room, CMU 101.

 

AGENDA

 

1.      Approval of the 9-11-07 APAC Minutes*

 

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

 

American Multicultural Studies Department*

      Change course description and reduce course credits:

AMCS 312:  Origins of Multicultural America (4 crs) to 3 credits in the Middle Cluster, DC 5:  History and the Social Sciences effective Fall 2007 (course will retain LS Div F1 status) (DC)

Change course description and un cross-list course:

AMCS 320/ANTH 320:  American Indian Belief Systems (3 crs) to AMCS 320 in the Middle Cluster, DC 7:  Human Diversity effective Fall 2007 (course will retain LS Div F1 status) (DC)

 

Anthropology and Earth Science Department*

GEOS 320:  Economic Geography (3 crs) in the Outer Cluster DC 8:  Global Perspective and DC 11:  Information Literacy effective Fall 2007 (course will retain LS Div C status) (W/DC)

 

Honors Program*

HON 200:  Colloquium in the Humanities (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 6:  The Humanities, and DC 11:  Information Literacy effective Fall 2007 (DC)

 

Sociology and Criminal Justice Department*

Course number and course description change:

SOC/PSY 230:  Social Psychology (3 crs) to SOC/PSY 120 effective Fall 2007

Change course credits:

CJ 400:  Seminar in Criminal Justice (2 crs) to 2-4 credits effective Spring 2008

 

3.      New Course Proposals

American Multicultural Studies Department*

New course proposals:

AMCS 207:  Ojibwe Language I (3 crs) effective Fall 2007

AMCS 208:  Ojibwe Language II (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 7:  Human Diversity and LS Div F1 effective Fall 2007 (DC)

AMCS 307:  Ojibwe Language III (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 7:  Human Diversity and LS Div F1 effective Fall 2007 (DC)

AMCS 308:  Ojibwe Language IV (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 7:  Human Diversity and LS Div F1 effective Fall 2007 (DC)

 

History Department*

New course proposal:

HIST 373:  Monsoon Asia:  People and the Environment (3 crs) in the Outer Cluster DC 10:  People and the Environment (DC)

 

Honors Program*

New course proposals:

HON 302:  Tellings and Retellings (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 6:  The Humanities and LS Div D effective Fall 2007 (DC)

HON 320:  History of Science (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 4:  Natural Sciences and LS Div B1 effective Fall 2007 (DC)

 

Philosophy Department*

New course proposal:

PHIL 100:  Critical and Multicultural Thinking in Moral Issues (3 crs) in the Inner Cluster, DC 2:  Critical Thinking effective Spring 2008 (DC)

 

4.      Program Change Proposals

Music Department*

Eliminate the foreign language requirement (4 crs) from the B.S. in Music Education (Vocal) effective Spring 2008

 

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

 

Corrick Center for General Education*

Change course number:

CCGE 176:  Voyage of the Hero (3 crs) to CCGE 276 in the Middle Cluster, DC 6:  The Humanities effective Fall 2007 (course will retain LS Div D status) (W/DC)

Change course number:

CCGE 178:  World Cultures through Literature (3 crs) to CCGE 278 in the Middle Cluster, DC 7:  Human Diversity effective Fall 2007 (course will retain LS Div F status) (W/DC)

 

 

 

*indicates item can be viewed electronically at:

      http://www.mnstate.edu/acadaff/APAC/2006-2007APAC/APACAgendasMinutes.htm

 

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