_{Minnesota State University Moorhead
Office of Academic Affairs}

Memorandum

Date: October 25, 2006

To: Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

From: Bette Midgarden,

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Re: October 31, 2006 APAC Agenda

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, October 31 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room, CMU 101.

AGENDA

1. Approval of the 10/3/06 APAC Minutes*

2. Minor Changes:

Anthropology and Earth Science Department*

(The Dragon Core Committee has approved these courses in the Middle Cluster of the Dragon Core, Competency #4: Natural Sciences)

GEOS 170: Earth Science Today (3 crs) effective Spring 2007

GEOS 360: Planetary Science (2 crs, 1 lab) effective Spring 2007

CSIS Department*

(The Dragon Core Committee has approved this course in the Outer Cluster of the Dragon Core, Competency #9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility)

CSIS/PHIL 316: Ethics in The Information Age (3 crs) effective Spring 2007

Corrick Center for General Education*

(The Dragon Core Committee has approved this course in the Inner Cluster Electives of the Dragon Core, Competency #6: The Humanities)

MDS 172: Science Fiction Values (3 crs) effective Spring 2007

Sociology Department*

(The Dragon Core Committee has approved this course in the Inner Cluster Electives of the Dragon Core, Competency #5: History and the Social Sciences)

SOC 110: Introductory Sociology (3 crs) effective Spring 2007

3. New Course Proposals

Biosciences Department*

(The Dragon Core Committee has approved this course in the Inner Cluster Electives of the Dragon Core, Competency #4: Natural Sciences)

BIOL 109: Biology Today (3 crs, 1 lab cr) effective Spring 2007

Corrick Center for General Education*

(Pending 10-27-06 Dragon Core Committee approval in the Inner Cluster of the Dragon Core, Competency #1a: Oral Communication)

MDS 124: Introduction to Oral Communication (3 crs) effective Spring 2007

4. Program Cancellation

History Department*

Cancellation of the American Studies Program

5. Request for Dragon Core Designation form*

6. Policies

Corrick Center for General Education*

Transfer Requirements

APAC procedure for Outer Cluster Courses*

*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