Minnesota State University Moorhead
Office of Academic Affairs


Memorandum

 

Date:     October 24, 2005

 

To:        Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

 

From:    Bette Midgarden,

            Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Re:       November 1, 2005 APAC Agenda

 

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, November 1 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room, CMU 101.

 

AGENDA

 

1.   Approval of the 10/4/05 APAC Minutes

 

2.      Program Modifications

Criminal Justice (electronic)

Restricted Electives:

Ø      Add PSY 370:  Forensic Psychology (NDSU) (3 crs)

Ø      Add SW 490:  Mental Health (1-3 crs)

Ø      Add PSY 317:  Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (3 crs) as a substitute for SW 411:  Chemical Dependency (3 crs)

Psychology discipline Psych majors and minors only:

Ø      Add PSY 320:  Social Psychology (3 crs) as a substitute for PSY 120:  Social Behavior (3 crs)

Political Science discipline:

Ø      Delete POL 330:  The Judicial System (3 crs)

Ø      Add POL 332:  Constitutional Law I:  Institutional Powers and Constraints (3 crs) or POL 333:  Constitutional Law II:  Civil Rights and Liberties (3 crs)

 

3.   New Course Proposals

Biosciences (electronic)

      Biol 335:  Tropical Field Biology (3 crs)

 

4.   Liberal Studies (electronic – pdf or html)

Ø      Four Competency Areas

Ø      Two Inner Cluster Core Courses – Math and Critical/Multicultural Thinking

 

5.   Draft Credit Assignment Guidelines (electronic)

 

 

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