Minnesota State University Moorhead
Office of Academic Affairs

Memorandum

 

Date:     January 17, 2007

 

To:        Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

 

From:    Bette Midgarden,

            Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Re:       January 23, 2007 APAC Agenda

 

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, January 23 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room, CMU 101.

 

AGENDA

 

1.       Approval of the 12/12/06 APAC Minutes*

 

2.       Program Changes

Technology Department*

Program Replication for Operations Management at North Hennepin Community College effective Spring 2008

Program Replication for Construction Management at North Hennepin Community College effective January 1, 2008

 

School of Teaching and Learning*

(The Teacher Preparation Committee has approved the following program proposals)

Program Replication for Special Education at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge, effective Spring 2007

Program Replication for Special Education at Century College, White Bear Lake, effective Spring 2007

(Pending 1/22/07 Graduate Studies Committee approval.)

Program Replication for Curriculum and Instruction at Wauban effective Fall 2006

 

3.       Minor Changes – Dragon Core Committee approval or University Writing Committee approval designated by (DC) or (W).

Anthropology/Earth Science Department*

 

Art and Design Department

(The Graduate Studies Committee has approved the following change)

  • Art 450/550:  Contemporary Art, Design, and Theory (4 crs) effective Fall 2007 (W)

 

Corrick Center for General Education*

Chemistry Department*

Change course level:

  • CHEM 200:  General Chemistry I (4 crs) to CHEM 150:  General Chemistry I (4 crs) effective Summer 2007 in the Inner Cluster Electives, DC 4:  Natural Science (DC)

 

English Department*

 

Honors Program*

Drop the following courses from the curriculum:

 

Mathematics Department*

Change in course format:

 

Music Department*

Change course title, description, and prerequisites:

 

Philosophy Department*

 

Psychology Department*

Change course description and prerequisites:

 

      School of Teaching and Learning*

(Pending 1/22/07 Graduate Studies Committee approval.  The Teacher Preparation Committee has approved the following change)

Change course prerequisites:

 

Sociology/Criminal Justice Department

  • SOC 352:  Qualitative Research Methods (3 crs) effective Fall 2007 (W)

 

4.       Course Changes

Music Department*

Change from 200 level to 300 level:

  • MUS 216:  World Music Survey (3 crs) to MUS 316:  World Music Survey (3 crs) in the Outer Cluster, DC 8:  Global Perspective effective Spring 2008 (DC)

 

Philosophy Department*

Drop Prerequisites:

  • PHIL/ART 320:  Philosophy of the Arts (3 crs) effective Summer 2007
  • PHIL 355:  Existentialism (3 crs) effective Summer 2007
  • PHIL 357:  Social and Political Philosophy (3 crs) effective Summer 2007

 

5.       New Course Proposals – Dragon Core Committee approval (DC) or University Writing Committee approval designated by (DC) or (W).

Chemistry Department*

 

Communication Studies, Film Studies, and Theatre Arts Department*

 

Music Department*

 

Philosophy Department*

 

6.       Program Changes

      CSIS and Technology Departments

      Establish a new rubric for Game Development Program - GDEV

 

 

*indicates item can be viewed electronically at:

      http://www.mnstate.edu/acadaff/APAC/2006-2007APAC/APACAgendasMinutes.htm

 

cc:        Continews, Department Chairpersons, MSUMFA Phillips, Registrar Washburn, Associate Dean & Director Walseth, Assistant VP Sando