Minnesota State University Moorhead
Office of Academic Affairs


Memorandum

 

Date:     May 5, 2006

 

To:        Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

 

From:    Bette Midgarden,

            Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Re:       May 9, 2006 APAC Agenda

 

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, May 9 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union, Room 101.

 

AGENDA

 

1.      Approval of the 5/2/06 APAC Minutes*

 

2.      Minor Changes

  1. Corrick Center for General Education*

(The Liberal Studies Committee has approved this course in the Critical and Multicultural Thinking competency area)

MDS 179:  Multicultural American Literature (3 crs) (effective Fall 06)

 

  1. Temporary Liberal Studies Designation for Existing Courses (Middle Cluster)

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

v        Competency #4:  Natural Sciences 

Anthropology and Earth Science Department*

Geos 115:  Physical Geology (3 crs, 1 cr lab) (effective Fall 06)

 

v        Competency #5:  History and the Social Sciences

Anthropology and Earth Science Department*

Anth 216:  Paleolithic Age (3 crs) (effective Fall 06)

Anth 318:  Archaeology and the Bible (3 crs) (effective Fall 06)

 

History Department*

Hist 121:  History of the United States to 1877 (3 crs) (effective Spring 07)

Hist 122:  History of the United States since 1877 (3 crs) (effective Spring 07)

 

v        Competency #7:  Human Diversity     

American Multicultural Studies Department*

AMCS 190:  Ojibwe Language (3 crs) (effective Fall 2006)

 

Corrick Center for General Education*

     MDS 215:  Interpersonal Communications (3 crs) (effective Spring 2007)

 

3.      New Course Proposals

Mathematics Department*

(The Liberal Studies Committee has approved this course for the Mathematical/Symbolic Systems area)  

Math 244:  Applied Biostatistics (3 crs, 1 cr lab) (effective Spring 2007)

 

4.      Dragon Core*

Sunset date for the current Liberal Studies program

 

 

 

*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