Professional Memo

_Minnesota_{State
University Moorhead

Office of Academic Affairs}

Memorandum

Date: January 12, 2006

To: Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

From: Bette Midgarden,

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Re: January 17, 2006 APAC Agenda

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, January 17 at 3:00 p.m. in CMU 205.

AGENDA

1. Approval of the 12/13/05 APAC Minutes* (approved electronically 12-14-05)

2. Add Effective Date of Change question to the following APAC forms*

v New Course Proposal

v Course Level Change Proposal

v Proposal for Course Credit Modification

v Change in Number, Title, Course Description or Prerequisite

3. Minor Changes:

Anthropology and Earth Science Department*

Change in Prerequisites:

Geos 301: Archaeological Prospection (3 crs)
Geos 315: Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3 crs)
Geos 340: Economic and Environmental Geology (3 crs)
Geos 360: Planetary Science (3 crs)
Geos 415: Reading Geochemical Fingerprints (3 crs)
Geos 450: Field Geology (3 crs)

Counseling and Student Affairs Department

§ Remove from curriculum CNSA 616: Consultation for Counselors (1 cr)

§ Change Course Title and Course Description of CNSA 611: Counseling Theories (3 crs) to CNSA 611: Theories of Individual and Family Counseling (3 crs)

History Department*

Change in Course Level:

AMST 217: Introduction to American Culture (3 crs) to AMST 117: Introduction to American Culture (3 crs)

Psychology Department*

§ Drop the following courses:

Ø PSY 420: Experimental Social Psychology (3 cr.)

Ø PSY 442: Experimental Learning (3 cr.)

Ø PSY 445: Experimental Physiological Psychology (3 cr.)

Ø PSY 448: Experimental Cognition & Perception (3 cr.)

Ø PSY 449: Experimental Topics in Psychology (3 cr.)

§ Change course number and title from PSY 494: Independent Research (1-3 crs) to PSY 497: Undergraduate Research (1-3 crs)

§ Change course number of the following courses:

Ø PSY 497: Independent Study (1-3 crs) to PSY 492: Independent Study (1-3 crs)

Ø PSY 292: Directed Research (1-3 crs) to PSY 297: Directed Research (1-3 crs)

§ Change course level from PSY 120: Social Behavior (3 crs) to PSY 220: Social Behavior (3 crs)

Temporary Liberal Studies Designation for Existing Courses

(The Liberal Studies Committee has approved the following courses in the indicated competency areas)

v Competency #5: Natural Sciences

Anthropology & Earth Science Department*

Geos 102: Geology in the National Parks (3 crs)

v Competency #6: History and the Social Sciences

Anthropology & Earth Science Department*

Anth 115: Introduction to Archaeology (3 crs)

History Department*

Hist 104: World History I (3 crs)

Hist 105: World History II (3 crs)

Sociology & Criminal Justice Department*

Soc 110: Introduction to Sociology ( 3 crs)

Soc 210: Social Problems (3 crs)

v Competency #7: The Humanities – The Arts, Literature, and Philosophy

History Department*

AMST 117: Introduction to American Culture (3 crs) (Item 3c)

Philosophy Department*

Phil 101: Introduction to Western Philosophy (3 crs)

v Competency #8: Human Diversity

Anthropology & Earth Science Department*

Anth 110: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 crs)

Philosophy Department*

Phil 120: World Religions (3 crs)

4. Course Level Change Proposal

Mathematics Department*

Math 099: Intermediate Algebra (3 crs) to PDEV 100: Intermediate Algebra (3 crs)

5. New Course Proposals:

Anthropology & Earth Science Department*

Geos 302: Mineralogy (3 crs)

Geos 302L: Mineralogy Lab (0 crs)

Geos 303: Petrology (3 crs)

Geos 303L: Petrology Lab (0 crs)

Geos 370: Structural Geology and Mapping (3 crs)

Geos 370L: Structural Geology and Mapping Lab (0 crs)

Counseling and Student Affairs Department

CNSA 640: Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling (1 cr)

Liberal Studies Critical and Multicultural Thinking Course Proposals

Anthropology & Earth Sciences*

Anth 100: Debating Humankind (3 crs)

Biosciences Department*

Biol 104: Human Biology (3 crs) to Biol 100: Issues in Human Biology (3 crs)

Economics Department*

Econ 100: The American Economy (3 crs)

History Department*

Hist 101: Critical Issues (3 crs)

6. Program Change

Anthropology & Earth Science Department*

i. B.S. Degree in Geosciences, Emphasis in Geology

Total credits increase from 60-63 to 61-63

ii. B.S. Degree in Geosciences, Emphasis in Geographical Sciences

Add to Restricted Electives Geos 370: Structural Geology and Mapping (3 crs); total credits remain the same.

iii. B.S. Degree in Geosciences, Emphasis in Geoarchaeology

Total credits increase from 59-63 to 61-63

iv. B.S. Degree in Earth Science Teaching

Requirements increase from 29 to 32; Restricted Electives decrease from 6 to 3; total credits remain the same.

Counseling and Student Affairs Department (Program increases from 48 crs to 51 crs)

§ Remove CNSA 616: Consultation for Counselors (1 cr) (Item 3b)

§ Change Course Title and Course Description of CNSA 611: Counseling Theories (3 crs) to CNSA 611: Theories of Individual and Family Counseling (3 crs) (Item 3b)

§ Add CNSA 640: Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling (1 cr) (Item 5b)

§ Add PSY 563: Abnormal Psychology (3 crs)

Elementary and Early Childhood Education

Add the following course as a requirement for all secondary and K-12 programs:

EECE 448: Reading Study Skills in the Content Areas (3 crs)

7. Policies

Credit Hour Assignment Guidelines* (final vote)

8. Liberal Studies*

v Competency # 9. Global Perspective

v Competency #11. People and the Environment

v Competency #12. Information Literacy

v Writing Intensive Course Definition and Guidelines

v Core Writing Program Requirements

v Math Options

*indicates item can be viewed electronically at:

http://www.mnstate.edu/acadaff/APAC/2005-2006APAC/APACAgendasMinutes.htm

cc: Continews, Department Chairpersons, MSUMFA Phillips, Registrar Washburn, Associate Dean & Director Walseth, Larry Schwartz