Minnesota State University Moorhead
Office of Academic Affairs


Memorandum

 

Date:     February 7, 2007

 

To:        Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

 

From:    Bette Midgarden,

            Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Re:       February 13, 2007 APAC Agenda

 

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, February 13 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room, CMU 101.

 

AGENDA

 

1.       Approval of the 1/23/07 APAC Minutes*

 

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

 

Communication Studies, Film Studies, and Theatre Arts Department*

CMST 310:  Rhetorical Theory and Criticism (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 6:  The Humanities effective Fall 2007 (DC/W)

THTR 130:  Acting for Everyone (3 crs) in Division E of the Liberal Studies Program effective Fall 2007 (approved as DC 6 on 1-23-07)

 

Computer Science and Information Systems Department*

Change course description:

CSIS 101:  Introduction to the Internet (2 crs) effective Fall 2007

Change course title and description:

CSIS 390:  Topics in Computer Science (1-3 crs) to CSIS 390:  Topics in Computer Science and Information Systems effective Fall 2007

CSIS 490:  Topics in Computer Science (1-3 crs) to CSIS 490:  Topics in Computer Science and Information Systems effective Fall 2007

Change course number and level:

CSIS 346:  Design, Implementation, and Support of Information Systems (3 crs) to CSIS 433:  Design, Implementation, and Support of Information Systems (3 crs) effective Fall 2007

 

English Department*

Change course credits: 

ENGL 488:  Advanced Creative Writing (1-4 crs) to 4 credits effective Spring 2007

 

Health and Physical Education Department*

AT 420:  Senior Seminar (2 crs) effective Fall 2007 (W)

 

Honors Program*

Change course credits: 

HON 301:  Masterpieces of Literature (4 crs) to 3 credits effective Fall 2007 (approved for DC on 1-23-07) 

HON 307:  The Transformation of the Roman World (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 5:  History and The Social Sciences (DC)

 

Music Department*

MUS 111:  Art of Listening (3 crs) in the Inner Cluster Electives, DC 6: The Humanities effective Fall 2007 (DC)

Drop from the curriculum (see new course proposal): 

MUS 472:  Instrumental Arranging II (2 crs) effective Fall 2007

 

Social Work Department

Change course number from SW 360:  Research Methods (3 crs) to SW 400:  Research Methods (3 crs) effective Fall 2007

 

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

 

Computer Science and Information Systems Department*

CSIS 104A:  Advanced Spreadsheet Topics (1 cr) effective Fall 2007

CSIS 211:  Server-Side Scripting (3 crs) effective Fall 2007

CSIS 212:  Client-Side Scripting (3 crs) effective Fall 2007

CSIS 441:  System Administration and Network Security (3 crs) effective Fall 2007

 

Music Department*

MUS 472:  Jazz Arranging II (2 crs) effective Fall 2007

 

4.       Program Changes

Computer Science and Information Systems Department*

Changes to the Computer Information Systems minor (credits will change from 30 to 22-24) effective Fall 2007    

 

School of Teaching and Learning – Special Education*

Changes to the Related Requirements and Education Professional Core of the Special Education Major

Effective Fall 2007

 

Social Work Department

Drop SOC 350:  Methods and Statistics for Social Research (4 crs) from the major requirements effective Fall 2007 (a different course will be added later)

 

5.       Assessment – Jean Sando

 

6.       Policies

Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee effective Spring 2007

 

 

 

 

*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