_{Minnesota State University Moorhead
Office of Academic Affairs}

Memorandum

Date: September 14, 2006

To: Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

From: Bette Midgarden,

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Re: September 19, 2006 APAC Agenda

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, September 19 at 3:00 p.m. in CMU 205.

AGENDA

1. Approval of the 9/5/06 APAC Minutes*

2. APAC Manual 2006-2007*

3. APAC Forms Revisions*

· APAC Cover Sheet/Checklist

· APAC Signature Sheet

· New Course Proposal

· Program Proposal

· Course Changes

4. Minor Changes:

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 2007

English Department*

(The University Writing Committee has approved the following courses as Writing-Intensive)

ENGL 387: Technical Report Writing (4 crs) effective Fall 2006

Philosophy Department*

(The Liberal Studies Committee has approved a one time Div F designation for the following course)

PHIL 390: Peace and War (3 crs) effective Spring 2007

5. New Course Proposals

History Department*

(The Liberal Studies Committee has approved this course in Dragon Core Competency #9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility)

Hist 312 (Governments in Crisis (3 crs) 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