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Memorandum
Date: November 8,
2006
To: Academic Policy and Advisory Committee
From:
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Re: November
14, 2006 APAC Agenda
The Academic Policy Advisory
Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, November 14 at 3:00 p.m. in the
Comstock Room, CMU 101.
AGENDA
1. Approval of the 10/31/06 APAC Minutes*
2. Minor Changes
Music Department*
(The Dragon Core Committee has approved this course in the Middle Cluster of the Dragon Core, Competency #6: The Humanities)
MUS 215: Jazz History (3 crs) effective Spring 2007
Economics Department*
(The University Writing Committee has approved the following courses as Writing-Intensive)
ECON 370: Quantitative Econ Analysis (3 crs) effective Fall 2007
ECON 498: Economics Seminar (3 crs) effective Spring 2008
(The University Writing Committee has approved this course as Writing-Intensive)
(The Dragon Core Committee has approved this course in the Middle Cluster of the Dragon Core, Competency #6: The Humanities)
HUM 227: Russian Humanities (3 crs) effective Spring 2007
Decrease credits:
PHIL 300: History of Ethics from 4 credits to 3 credits effective Fall 2007
PHIL 303: Classical Philosophy from 4 credits to 3 credits effective Fall 2007
Increase credits:
PHIL 305: Modern: 17th Century from 2 credits to 3 credits effective Fall 2007
PHIL 306: Modern: 18th Century from 2 credits to 3 credits effective Fall 2007
Change title and course description:
PHIL 498: Senior Portfolio (3 crs) to PHIL 498: Senior Project effective Fall 2007
Change course description:
PHIL 300: History of Ethics (3 crs) effective Fall 2007
PHIL 407: Theory of Knowledge (3 crs) effective Fall 2007
PHIL 408: Metaphysics (3 crs) effective Fall 2007
3. Course Changes
Change Course number, prerequisite and rubric:
MKTG 441: Business and Society (3 crs) to BUS 341: Business and Society effective Spring 2007
4. New Course Proposals
Biosciences Department* (tabled at the
10/31/06 APAC meeting)
(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
Legal Studies (hard copy)
Requests Legal Studies rubric – LEGS
New Course Proposal:
LEGS 481: Senior Seminar (3 crs) effective Fall 2007
Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
(hard copy)
(The University Writing Committee has approved this course as Writing-Intensive)
SOC 407: Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 crs) effective Spring 2007
5. Program Changes
Legal Studies (no change in total
credits)
Add LEGS 481: Senior Seminiar (3 crs) to the major increasing the core requirements from 15 to 18 credits effective Fall 2007
Reduce Restricted Electives from 27 to 24 credits effective Fall 2007
Designate the following course as the writing-intensive requirement for Philosophy:
(The University Writing Committee has approved this course as Writing-Intensive)
PHIL 300: History of Ethics (3 crs) effective Fall 2007
Add to Restricted Electives in the major:
PHIL 309: Continental Philosophy (3 crs) effective Fall 2007
Change Restricted Electives in the minor from 4 credits to 3 credits effective Fall 2007
Change Electives in the minor from 10 credits to 11 credits effective Fall 2007
Nursing
Department*(no change in total credits)
Remove the following courses from the Related Requirements effective Spring 2007:
SOC 110: Introduction to Sociology (3 crs)
PSY 202: Developmental Psychology (3 crs)
Increase the GPA for admission to Nursing from 3.0 to 3.25 effective Spring 2007
Closure of E-Business Certificate
6. Sunset
Date for Upper-Level Writing Requirement*
Scheduling Task
Force web page
*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