Date: April 3, 2008
To: Academic Policy and Advisory
Committee
From:
Vice President for Academic
Affairs
Re: April 8, 2008 APAC Agenda
The
Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, April 8 at
3:00 p.m. in the Hagen 104.
AGENDA
1. Approval of the
2-26-08 APAC Minutes*
2. Upper Level Writing Requirement Designations
(The
University Writing Committee has approved all the following courses as writing
intensive)
Anthropology and
Earth Science Department
ANTH
445: Seminar (3 crs) for anthropology
Art and Design
Department
ART
450: Contemporary Art, Design, and
Theory (4 crs) for B.A. and BFA
ART
375: Secondary Methods and Materials (3
crs) for B.S. Art Education
Communication Studies
Department
CMST
301: Communication Studies (3 crs)
Computer Science and
Information Systems Department
ENGL
387: Technical Report Writing (4 crs)
for all degrees
Economics Department
ECON
498: Economics Senior Seminar (3 crs)
Film Studies
Department
FILM
480: Film Theory and Criticism (3 crs)
Health and Physical
Education Department
AT
420: Senior Seminar (2 crs) for Athletic Training
Languages and
Cultures Department
SPAN
401: Advanced Spanish Grammar and
Composition (4 crs)
Mass Communications
Department
MC
306: Ad Copywriting (3 crs) for
Advertising, Public Relations
MC
309: Reporting (3 crs) for Broadcast
Journalism, Photojournalism, Print Journalism
Mathematics
Department
MATH
491: Mathematical Writing (2 crs) for
B.A., B.S. Actuarial, B.S. Computational
Music Department
MUS
305: Western Traditions Since 1900 (3
crs) for all degrees
Nursing Department
ENGL
387: Technical Report Writing (4 crs)
for Community Health
HLTH
420: Health Policy and Payment (3 crs)
for Health Services Administration
Philosophy Department
PHIL
300: History of Ethics (3 crs)
Political Science
Department
ENGL
387: Technical Report Writing (4 crs)
Psychology Department
PSY
330: Experimental Psychology (3 crs)
School of Business
PHIL
312: Business Ethics (3 crs) for all
degrees
Speech/Language/Hearing
Science Department
ENGL
387: Technical Report Writing (4 crs)
Technology Department
PHIL 312: Business Ethics (3 crs) for all degrees
Theatre Arts
Department
THTR
322: Drama II (3 crs)
THTR
323: Drama III (3 crs)
3. Minor Changes – University Writing Committee approval or
Dragon Core Committee approval designated by (W) or (DC).
American Multicultural Studies Department*
AMCS 211: Contemporary African Americans (3 crs) in the
Middle Cluster, DC 7: Human Diversity
effective Spring 2008 (course will retain
L.S. Div F1 designation) (DC)
AMCS 301: African American Music (3 crs) in the Middle
Cluster, DC 6: The Humanities effective
Spring 2008 (course will retain
L.S. Div F1 designation) (DC)
AMCS 315: African American Film (3 crs) in the Middle
Cluster, DC 6: The Humanities effective
Spring 2008 (course will retain
L.S. Div F1 designation) (DC)
AMCS 325: African American Theatre (3 crs) in the
Middle Cluster, DC 6: The Humanities
effective Spring 2008 (course will retain
L.S. Div F1 designation) (DC)
(The
Teacher Preparation Committee has approved this proposal)
Change course
description for the following course:
AMCS 233: Education and Multicultural
Change course number,
title, description, and reduce course credits for the following course:
AMCS 210: African American Humanities: Roots (4 crs) to AMCS 209: African American Humanities I: Roots (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC
6: The Humanities and L.S. Div F1
effective Spring 2008 (DC)
Change course
description, reduce credits, and remove crosslisting for the following course:
AMCS 372/PHIL
372: Dynamics of Prejudice and
Oppression (4 crs) to AMCS 372: Dynamics
of Prejudice and Oppression (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 7: Human Diversity effective Spring 2008 (course will retain L.S. Div F1 designation) (DC)
Chemistry Department*
Change title for the
following courses:
CHEM 350: Survey of Organic Chemistry: Part I (3 crs) to CHEM 350: Organic Chemistry I effective Fall 2008
CHEM 360: Survey of Organic Chemistry: Part II (3 crs) to CHEM 360: Organic Chemistry II effective Fall 2008
Change course
description for the following course:
CHEM 304: The Environment and You (3 crs) effective
Fall 2008
Social Work Department*
SW 400: Research Methods in Social Work (3 crs)
effective Fall 2008 (W)
SW 460: Social Policy (3 crs) effective Fall 2008 (W)
Change prerequisites
for the following courses effective Summer 2008:
NURS 110L: Introduction to Professional Nursing (4 crs)
NURS 112: The Professional Nurse of the Future (2 crs)
NURS 120: Adult Health I (4 crs)
NURS 120L: Clinical Nursing I (3 crs)
NURS 220L: Family Nursing I (4 crs)
NURS 225: Nursing Pharmacology (3 crs)
NURS 230L: Family Nursing II (4 crs)
NURS 240: Adult Health II (3 crs)
NURS 240L: Clinical Nursing II (2 crs)
NURS 302: Bridge to BSN Education (3 crs)
NURS 303L: Family Health Nursing (4 crs)
NURS 340L: Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice (4 crs)
NURS 347: Transcultural Nursing (3 crs)
NURS 348L: Public Health Nursing (4 crs)
NURS 350: Applied Pathophysiology (4 crs)
NURS 360L: Designing and Managing Nursing Care (2 crs)
NURS 420: Gerontological Nursing (2 crs)
NURS 430: Research in Nursing (3 crs)
NURS 465L: Clinical Nursing III (8 crs)
NUR 470: Leadership and Professional Issues (2 crs)
NURS 474: Nursing Preceptorship Seminar (1 cr)
NURS 475L: Nursing Preceptorship (4 crs)
Change prerequisites
and reduce credits for the following courses:
NURS 220L: Family Nursing I (4 crs) to 3 credits
effective Summer 2008
NURS 230L: Family Nursing II (4 crs) to 3 credits
effective Summer 2008
NURS 465L: Clinical Nursing III (8 crs) to 5 credits
effective Summer 2008
School of Teaching and Learning*
Change number, title
and description for the following course:
EECE 435: Parent-Professional Relations (3 crs) to EECE
423: Building Partnerships (3 crs)
effective Fall 2008
Technology Department*
Change course
description for the following course:
CM 216: Construction Graphics (3 crs) effective Fall
2008
Change course number and
prerequisites for the following course:
CM 334: Construction Cost Analysis (3 crs) to CM
434: Construction Cost Analysis (3 crs)
effective Fall 2008
Theatre Arts Department*
Change title for the
following course:
THTR 120: Introduction to Theatre (3 crs) to THTR
120: Theatre Appreciation (3 crs) effective
Fall 2008
4. Other Changes
Art and Design Department*
Increase credits for
the following course:
ART 469: Student Internship (2-12 crs) to 1-12 credits
effective Spring 2008
History Department*
Increase credits for
the following course:
HIST 315: Minnesota and the Upper Midwest (2 crs) to 3
credits effective Fall 2008
Increase credits for
the following courses:
NURS 240: Adult Health II (3 crs) to 4 credits effective
Fall 2008
NURS 240L: Clinical Nursing II (2 crs) to 3 credits
effective Fall 2008
Technology Department*
Increase credits for
the following course:
CM 340: Planning and Scheduling (3 crs) to 4 credits
effective Fall 2008
5. New Course Proposals – University Writing Committee
approval or Dragon Core Committee approval designated by (W) or (DC).
American Multicultural Studies Department*
AMCS 210: African American Humanities II: 1865-Present (3 crs) in the Middle Cluster,
DC 6: The Humanities and DC 11: Information Literacy effective Spring 2008 (course will retain L.S. Div F1 designation) (DC)
AMCS 375: Foundations of Antiracism Theory and Practice
(3 crs) in the Middle Cluster, DC 7:
Human Diversity, DC 11:
Information Literacy, and L.S. Div F1 effective Spring 2008 (DC)
Corrick Center for General Education*
CCGE 164: Literature for a Lifetime (3 crs) in the
Inner Cluster Electives, DC 6: The
Humanities, DC 11: Information Literacy and L.S. Div D effective Fall 2008 (DC)
English and Mass Communication Departments*
(The
Graduate Studies Council has approved the following new course)
ENGL/MC 462/562: Practicum in Publishing (3 crs) effective
Fall 2008
School of Nursing and Health*
NURS 465: Adult Health III (3 crs) effective Summer
2008
School of Teaching and Learning*
EECE 220: Foundations of Early Childhood and Early
Childhood Special Education (3 crs) effective Fall 2008
EECE 426: Primary Methods: Math, Science, Social Studies (3 crs)
effective Fall 2008
EECE 428: Building Partnerships (3 crs) effective Fall
2008
Technology Department*
CM 427: Sustainability in the Built Environment (3
crs) effective Fall 2008
Theatre Arts Department*
THTR 231: Auditioning (3 crs) effective Fall 2008
THTR 420: The Theatrical World (3 crs) in the Outer
Cluster DC 8: Global Perspective
effective Fall 2008 (DC)
6. Program Changes
B.A. in Art, B.A. in
Art History, B.S. in Art Education, BFA
Graduation
requirement proposal effective Fall 2008:
Colloquium Series:
All first year and transfer students will be required to attend a
minimum of 4 approved colloquium lectures within one school year.
Minor in Chemistry effective Fall 2008
Change elective
requirement:
Current:
Students
must earn ten credits in Chemistry electives at the 200 level or above.
Proposed:
Students must earn
ten credits in Chemistry electives at the 300 level or above, not to include
CHEM 304.
B.S. Degree in Chemistry (reduce degree
credits from 128 to 120 credits) effective Fall 2008
Remove the Restricted
Electives requirement
Related Requirements
Add the following
course to Related Requirements:
ENGL 387: Technical Report Writing (4 crs)
Change to Related
Requirements:
Current:
PHYS 200: General Physics I (4 crs)
PHYS 201: General Physics II (4 crs)
Proposed:
PHYS 160: General Physics I (4 crs) or PHYS 200: College Physics I (4 crs)
PHYS 161: General Physics II (4 crs) or PHYS 201: College Physics II (4 crs)
B. A. In Chemistry with emphasis in Biological Chemistry (increase major
credits from 71 to 76 credits) effective Fall 2008
Core Requirements
Add the following
courses to the core requirements:
CHEM 365: Organic Chemistry II lab (1 cr)
CHEM 400: Biochemistry I (3 crs)
CHEM 405: Biochemistry I lab (1 cr)
CHEM 410: Biochemistry II (3 crs)
CHEM 415: Biochemistry II lab (1 cr)
Restricted Electives
Change Restricted
Electives as follows:
Current:
Four elective credits
at the 300 level or above in chemistry or related field
Proposed:
Twelve credits of
biology electives, at least eight of which must be at the 300 level or above
B.A. in Chemistry with emphasis in Chemical Physics (no change in number
of major credits) effective Fall 2008
Core Requirements
Add the following
courses to the core requirements:
CHEM 365: Organic Chemistry II lab (1 cr)
CHEM 460: Physical Chemistry II (3 crs)
CHEM 465: Physical Chemistry II lab (1 cr)
Additional
Requirements
Remove the following
courses from the additional requirements:
PHYS 305: Experimental Physics I (2 crs)
PHYS 306: Experimental Physics II (2 crs)
PHYS 322: Elementary Modern Physics (3 crs)
PHYS 350: Computational Methods for Physical Science (3
crs)
Physics Electives at
the 300 level or above (6 crs)
Add the following
course to the additional requirements
PHYS 202: General Physics III (3 crs)
Restricted Electives
Change Restricted
Electives as follows:
Current:
Four elective credits
of chemistry at the 300 level or above and one elective credit of chemistry or
related field at the 300 level or above
Proposed:
Nine elective credits
of physics at the 300 level or above and four elective credits of chemistry or
related field at the 300 level or above
B.A. in Chemistry with emphasis in Computational
Chemistry
(decrease major credits from 75 to 73 credits) effective Fall 2008
Core Requirements
Add the following
courses to the core requirements:
CHEM 365: Organic Chemistry II lab (1 cr)
CHEM 400: Biochemistry I (3 crs)
CHEM 405: Biochemistry I lab (1 cr)
Additional
Requirements
Remove the following
courses from the additional requirements:
CHEM 400: Biochemistry I (3 crs)
CSIS electives at the
300 level or above (9 crs)
Add the following
course to the additional requirements:
CSIS 352: Advanced Concepts in Programming (3 crs)
Restricted Electives
Change Restricted
Electives as follows:
Current:
Eight elective
credits at the 300 level or above in chemistry or related field
Proposed:
Six elective credits
in computer science and information systems, three of which must be at the 300
level or above, and four elective credits at the 300 level or above in
chemistry
Related Requirements:
Remove the following
course as a Mathematics option:
MATH 234: Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4
crs)
B.A. in Chemistry with emphasis in Mathematical Chemistry (decrease major
credits from 67 to 66 credits) effective Fall 2008
Core Requirements
Add the following
courses to the core requirements:
CHEM 365: Organic Chemistry II lab (1 cr)
Additional
Requirements
Remove the following
from the additional requirements:
Mathematics electives
at the 300 level or above (6 crs)
Add the following
course to the additional requirements:
MATH 260: Computer Calculus (1 cr)
MATH 261: Calculus I (4 crs)
MATH 262: Calculus II (4 crs)
Restricted Electives
Change Restricted
Electives as follows:
Current:
Four elective credits
at the 300 level or above in chemistry and six elective credits at the 300
level or above in chemistry or related field
Proposed:
Four elective credits
in chemistry, six elective credits in mathematics, and three elective credits
in chemistry or related field, all at the 300 level or above
Related Requirements:
Remove the following
courses from the related requirements:
MATH 261: Calculus I (4 crs)
MATH 262: Calculus II (4 crs)
PHYS 160: College Physics I (4 crs) and PHYS 161: College Physics II (4 crs) OR
PHYS 200: General Physics I (4 crs) and PHYS 201: General Physics II (4 crs)
Add the following
courses to the related requirements:
PHYS 201: General Physics II (4 crs)
PHYS 202: General Physics III (4 crs)
B.A. in Chemistry with Emphasis in Liberal Arts Chemistry
(decrease
major credits from 67 to 64 credits) effective Fall 2008
Change name to B.A.
Degree in Chemistry
Core Requirements
Add the following
courses to the core requirements:
CHEM 365: Organic Chemistry II lab (1 cr)
CHEM 400: Biochemistry I (3 crs)
CHEM 405: Biochemistry I lab (1 cr)
Restricted Electives
Change Restricted
Electives as follows:
Current:
Four elective credits
at the 300 level or above in chemistry and sixteen elective credits at the 300
level or above in chemistry or related field
Proposed:
Twelve elective
credits in chemistry or related field at the 300 level or above
B.A. Degree in Chemistry with emphasis in Business effective Fall 2008
New program proposal
Change to Related Requirements:
Current:
CSIS 104: Spreadsheet and Database Applications (3 crs)
Proposed:
CSIS 104: Spreadsheet and Database Applications (3 crs)
OR
CSIS 103: Computer Concepts and Applications (3 crs)
and CSIS 104A: Advanced Spreadsheet
Topics (1 cr)