Date: November 11, 2009

To: Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

From: Bette Midgarden

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Re: November 17, 2009 APAC Agenda

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, November 17 at 3:00 p.m. in Owens 201.

AGENDA

1. Approval of the 11-3-09 APAC Minutes*

2. Upper Level Writing Requirement Designations*

(The University Writing Committee has approved all the following courses as writing intensive)

Mass Communications Department*

Public Relations Major:

MC 307: Public Relations Processes (3 crs) effective Fall 2009

Integrated Advertising and Public Relations major:

MC 307: Public Relations Processes (3 crs) or MC 306: Ad Copywriting (3 crs) effective Fall 2009

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

Health and Physical Education Department*

Change course title and description:

PE 364: Teaching Aerobic Dance (3 crs) to PE 364: Group Exercise Instruction effective Spring 2010

Change course title:

HLTH 465: Comprehensive School Health Programs (2 crs) to HLTH 465: Coordinated School Health Programs effective Spring 2010

Reduce credits:

PE 469: DAPE Internship (5 crs) to 4 credits effective Spring 2010

History Department*

Change course number:

HIST 361: Civil War and Reconstruction (3 crs) to HIST 362: Civil War and Reconstruction effective Spring 2010

HIST 363: The United States in Vietnam 1945-1975 (3 crs) to HIST 369: The United States in Vietnam 1945-1975 effective Spring 2010

4. Program Proposals

Political Science Department*

Reduce total credits required for the Political Science major from 50-51 to 49 effective Fall 2010

• Eliminate POL 315: Political Thought (3 crs) from the required courses (31 crs to 28 crs)
• Eliminate the restricted elective requirement (7-8 crs)
• Increase the elective requirement from 12 to 21 credits with this statement: “Students must take sufficient Political Science courses to bring the total number of Political Science credits to 45.”

School of Counseling and Education Leadership*

(Graduate Council has approved the following proposal)

Replication of Masters of Science in Educational Leadership and Educational Leadership Licensure course work at Fergus Falls, MN effective Summer 2009.

5. Policy Proposals

Calendar Committee*

2010-2011 Academic Calendar

Academic Policy Review Process*

6. Nature of Undergraduate Education Discussion

*indicates item can be viewed electronically

cc: Dragon Digest, Department Chairpersons, MSUMFA Phillips, Registrar Washburn, Director Mahlum