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Memorandum
Date: April 11,
2007
To: Academic Policy and Advisory Committee
From:
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Re: April 17,
2007 APAC Agenda
The Academic Policy Advisory
Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, April 17 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room, CMU 101.
AGENDA
1. Approval
of the 03-27-07 APAC
Minutes*
2. Minor
Changes – Dragon Core Committee approval or University Writing Committee
approval designated by (DC) or (W).
Anthropology/Earth
Science Department*
Communication
Studies, Film Studies, and Theatre Arts Department*
Change course title and description:
CMST
308: Leadership and Group Communication
(3 crs) to CMST 308: Group and Team
Communication effective Fall 2007
Change course title, description and
credits:
MDS
109: Introduction to Higher Education
(1 cr) to MDS 109: Multiculturism
in Higher Education (3 crs) in the Foundation Four, DC 2: Critical Thinking effective Fall 2007 (DC)
English
Department*
ENGL
387: Technical Report Writing (4
crs) effective Fall 2007 (W)
Reduce course credits:
ENGL
285: Scriptwriting (4 crs) to 3
credits effective Fall 2007
Change course number, title, credits:
ENGL
102: Composition and Literature I (4
crs) to ENGL 202: English Composition
and Literature (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 6: The Humanities effective Spring
2007 (W/DC)
Change course description:
Remove
English 102 from the curriculum and as a prerequisite from all English courses
effective Fall 2007
Math
Department*
Change course title and credits:
MATH
491: Seminar: Mathematics (1-2 crs) to 2 credits
effective Spring 2008 (W). Designated as the upper
level writing requirement for B.A. majors and B.S. emphases in Actuarial and
Computational
Teaching
and Learning, School of*
Change course description:
ED
398: Field Experience in Secondary
Education (2 crs) effective Fall 2007
3. Course
Change Proposals
Languages
and Cultures Department*
Change course rubric, number, title, and
description:
ENGL
478/578: Foundations of Teaching and
Learning English as a Second Language (3 crs) to LANG 457/557: Second Language Acquisition and Language
Teaching (3 crs) effective Fall 2007
4. New
Course Proposals – Dragon Core Committee approval or University Writing
Committee approval designated by (DC) or (W).
Communication
Studies, Film Studies, and Theatre Arts Department*
Request a new LEAD rubric for a minor in
Leadership Studies effective Fall 2007 (see link under
program proposals)
New courses:
LEAD
301: Introduction to Leadership (3
crs) effective Fall 2007
LEAD
498: Leadership Seminar (2-3 crs)
effective Fall 2007
PDEV
208: The Four Roles of Leadership (1
cr) effective Fall 2007
New course:
MDS
234: Literature of Sexuality (3 crs)
in the Middle Cluster, DC 6: The
Humanities effective Fall 2007 (W/DC)
Languages
and Cultures Department*
Request a new TESL rubric for a minor in
Teaching English as a Second Language effective Fall
2007 (see link under program proposals)
New courses:
Music
Department*
New course:
MUS
447: Percussion History and Literature (2 crs) effective Spring
2008
Physics
Department*
New course:
PHYS
318: Biophysics and Medical Imaging (3 crs) effective Fall 2007
5. Program
Change Proposals
Art
Department*
Request
that students be required to purchase laptops for graphic design and
photography majors effective Fall 2007
Communication
Studies, Film Studies, and Theatre Arts Department*
Request
new Leadership Studies Minor effective Fall 2007
Change
rubric from MDS to CCGE effective Fall 2007
Languages
and Cultures Department*
Request
new Minor in Teaching English as a Second Language effective Fall 2007
Math
Department*(effective
Fall 2007)
Credit changes as follows:
BA in Mathematics from 44 credits to 45
credits
Requirements from 28 credits to 29
credits
BS in Mathematics from 51-75
credits to 52-75 credits
Emphasis in Actuarial
Science from 57 credits to 58 credits
Requirements from 16 credits to 17
credits
Emphasis
in Computation from 51 credits to 52 credits
Requirements from 15 credits to 16
credits
Request
a new MAED rubric for Masters of Science in Curriculum and Instruction
effective Fall 2007
Physics
Department*
New
Physics Emphasis in Medical Physics and a new Minor in Medical Physics
effective Fall 2007
Social
Work Department
Drop SOC 350: Methods and
Statistics for Social Research (4 crs) from the major requirements and add a
3-credit elective course from an approved list (Social Work Major will be
reduced from 73 credits to 72 credits) effective Fall 2007
Teaching
and Learning, School of*
Add
ENGL 202: English Composition and
Literature (3 crs) to the requirements for EECE and SpEd
effective Fall 2007
Technology
Department
Request new Minor in Graphic Communications
effective Fall 2007
6. Policies
a. Graduation
with Distinction*
·
Arts
and Humanities (effective
Fall 2007)
·
Social
and Natural Sciences (effective
Fall 2007)
b. Mathematics
Placement Exam policy revision* (effective Fall 2007)
c. Upper-Level
Writing Requirement revision* (effective Spring 2007)
d. Honors
Program Policy on Honors Credit for Foundation Four courses in the Dragon
Core* (effective Fall 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