Minnesota State University Moorhead
Office of Academic Affairs

Memorandum

 

Date:     January 20, 2006

 

To:        Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

 

From:    Bette Midgarden,

            Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Re:       January 24, 2006 APAC Agenda

 

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, January 24 at 3:00 p.m. in the Dragon Den.

 

AGENDA

 

1.      Approval of the 1/17/06 APAC Minutes*

 

2.      Minor Changes:

  1. Communication Studies, Film Studies, and Theatre Arts Department*

Change in Course Level: 

THTR 220:  Introduction to Theatre (3 crs) to THTR 120:  Introduction to Theatre (3 crs)

 

  1. Computer Science and Information Systems Department*

~     Change course number:

CSIS 150:  Introduction to Computers and Programming I (4 crs) to CSIS 152

~     Change course number and level:

CSIS 151:  Introduction to Computers and Programming II (4 crs) to CSIS 252

~     Change course number and level.  Also increase course credits (credits required for major will not change):

CSIS 240:  Introduction to Information Systems and Internet Technologies (3 crs) to CSIS 140:  Introduction to Information Systems and Internet Technologies (4 crs)

 

  1. English Department*

Change in title and course description:

      Engl 111:  English (3 crs) to Engl 111:  Composition for Non-Native Speakers (3 crs)

            Change in course description and prerequisites:

                  Engl 200:  Introduction to Literary Studies (3 crs)

 

  1. Mathematics Department*

Change course description:

Math 336:  Intermediate Probability and Statistics II (4 crs)

Math 421:  Actuarial Science I (4 crs)

 

  1. Nursing Department*

~     Change title, course description, prerequisites, and decrease course credits:

Nurs 618:  Family Theory and Health Promotion (3 crs) to Nurs 618:  Family Theory in Nursing Practice (2 crs)

~     Change course description and decrease course credits:

Nurs 623:  Nurse as Educator (4 crs) to (3 crs)

~     Change course description and prerequisites:

Nurs 640P:  Advanced Practicum I (3-6 crs)

 

  1. Temporary Liberal Studies Designation for Existing Courses

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

Ø      Competency #1a:  Oral Communication

Communication Studies, Film Studies, and Theatre Arts Department*

CMST 100:  Speech Communication (3 crs)

 

Ø      Competency #1b:  Written Communication  

English Department*

      Engl 111:  Composition for Non-Native Speakers (3 crs)

 

Ø      Competency #4:  Natural Sciences  

Biosciences Department

      Biol 103:  Humanity and the Ecosystem (3 crs)

      Biol 104:  Human Biology (3 crs)*

      Biol 115:  Organismal Biology (3 crs, 1 lab cr)*

 

Ø      Competency #5:  History and the Social Sciences   

Psychology Department*

      Psy 113:  General Psychology (3 crs)

 

Ø      Competency #6:  The Humanities – The Arts, Literature, and Philosophy   

Communication Studies, Film Studies, and Theatre Arts Department*

      THTR 120:  Introduction to Theatre (3 crs)

 

Ø      Competency #7:  Human Diversity   

Languages & Cultures Department*

      China 132:  Introduction to Chinese Culture (3 crs)

Japn:  142:  Introduction to Japanese Culture (3 crs)

 

3.      New Course Proposals:

  1. Computer Science and Information Systems Department*

CSIS 336:  C#.Net Programming (3 cr)

 

  1. English Department*

(The Liberal Studies Committee has approved this course in the Written Communication competency area)

Engl 105:  Honors English:  Ideas, Reason and Exploration (3 crs)

(The Liberal Studies Committee has approved this course in The Humanities-The Arts, Literature, and Philosophy competency area)

Engl 183:  Introduction to the American Short Story (3 crs)

 

  1. Nursing Department*

Nurs 610:  Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (2 crs)

Nurs 622:  Teaching Technology and Information Management (3 crs)

Nurs 627:  Program/curriculum Design & Evaluation (3 crs)

 

  1. Liberal Studies Critical and Multicultural Thinking Course Proposals

Philosophy Department*

Phil 110:  Practical Reasoning (3 crs)

 

4.      Program Change

  1. Computer Science and Information Systems Department* (Program credits remain the same) (Items 2.a. and 3.a.)

 

  1. Nursing Department (Graduate Program)*

i.         Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Health

Total credits decrease from 48-52 to 39-43.

ii.       Nurse Educator

Total credits decrease from 47-52 to 36-40.

iii.      Family Nurse Practitioner

Total credits decrease from 54-58 to52-56.

 

5.      Liberal Studies*

v        Writing Intensive Course Definition and Guidelines

v        Math Options

v        Competency #11.  Information Literacy

 

 

*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