_{Minnesota State University Moorhead
Office of Academic Affairs}

Memorandum

Date:     March 16, 2006

To:        Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

From: Bette Midgarden,

            Vice President for Academic Affairs

Re:       March 21, 2006 APAC Agenda

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, March 21 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room, CMU 101.

AGENDA

1. Approval of the 3/7/06 APAC Minutes*

2. Minor Changes:

1. Languages and Cultures Department*

Course Numbering changes:

· Lang 441/541:  Methods & Materials in Teaching Foreign Language I (4 crs) to Lang 471/571:  Methods & Materials in Teaching Foreign Language I

· Lang 442/542:  Methods & Materials in Teaching Foreign Language II (4 crs) to Lang 472/572:  Methods & Materials in Teaching Foreign Language II

3. New Course Proposals

a. Communication Studies, Film Studies, & Theatre Arts Department*

      (The Liberal Studies Committee has approved this course in Competency #6:  The Humanities)

Film 180:  Understanding Movies (3 crs)

4. Program Change

Counseling and Student Affairs Department*

Requests change in program description to indicate College Counseling as its own program to be consistent with CACREP guidelines.

5. Liberal Studies*

• Competency Area 10 – People and The Environment (Tabled on 1/12/06)
• Definition of Science Lab Experience
• Policy on Content Prerequisites
• Outer Cluster Courses – Relationship to Foundation and Middle Cluster Courses
• Dragon Core Framework

*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