Academic Affairs and
Curriculum Committee
Meeting Minutes of November
Attendees: Susan Ballard, Barbara Boseker, Chris Buttram, John Campbell, Gretchen Cohenour, Andrew Ferstl, Amy Hermodson, Dan Kauffman, Fred Lee, Vernon Leighton, Rich MacDonald, Charla Miertschin, Randy Miller, Anne Plummer, Kevin Possin, Joyce Quella, Paul Schumacher, Ed Thompson, Kerry Williams
Guests: J. Paul Johnson
I. Call to order - Meeting was called to order at
II. Adoption of Agenda - Items added under XI. New Business: A. MnSCU 3.10 policy, B. changes in library services, C. Transfer credits-MN house bill
III.
Approval of minutes of
IV. Chair’s report
We have reached a critical stage in IFO contract negotiations. Union negotiators will be sending out e-mail updates. Read e-mails and consult the IFO webpage for more information. Questions may be directed to Mary Kesler or Matt Hyle.
V. Committee assignments - positions remaining to be filled (No action)
A. Course and Program Proposal Subcommittee (CPPS)
Business ________________________________
B. University Studies Subcommittee (USS)
Education ______________________________
VI. General Education substitution
A. Josh Piotrowicz - transfer
credits from
Campbell/Possin, m/s, to disapprove this course as a course substitution. Much discussion followed.
Plummer/Thompson, m/s, to call the previous question. Motion passed.
Motion passed with a division of: 9 yes, 7 no. (Substitution request denied.)
VII. Course and Program Proposal Subcommittee (CPPS) report, Ed Thompson.
Notice: last time
committee will meet for the academic year 03-04 will be
A. New courses
1. MUS 108 Audio Production I (3 SH)
2. MUS 208 Audio Production II (3 SH)
3. MUS 207 Electronic Music II (3 SH)
4. MUS 256 Jazz Improvisation II (2 SH)
5. MUS 355 Jazz Improvisation III (2 SH)
6. MUS 356 Jazz Improvisation IV (2 SH)
7. CMST 291 Topics in Multicultural
Communication (3 SH)
B. Revised courses
1. POLS 240 (new # 343) Human Rights in
Theory and Practice (3 SH)
2. CMST 196 (new # 296) Fundamentals of
Interviewing (3 SH)
3. CMST 391 (new # 451) Topics in Communication
Studies (3 SH)
4. CMST 392 (new # 452) Topics in
Rhetorical Studies (3 SH)
C. New programs
1. Sociology - Family Studies option
2. Sociology - Human Services option
D. Revised programs
1. B.A.
Major – Communication Studies. Revisions
include the deletion of CMST 261 and various course number changes and various reorganization.
Major remains at 42 SH.
2. B.A.
Minor – Communication Studies. Revisions
include the deletion of CMST 261 the incorporation of more electives. Minor remains at 21 SH.
3. B.A. Minor – Intercultural
Communication. Revisions include a
reorganization of required and elective courses. Minor remains at 21 SH.
A2C2 approved courses and programs.
E. Assignment of courses to 100, 200, 300, or 400 level. Ed Thompson sought clarification of 100-400 level courses. Question as to criteria for labeling of courses. After discussion, consensus is that departments are free to present courses at levels they deem appropriate.
Notice: There will be no USS meeting on
A. USP course substitution process - Small amendments have been made to previous forms already approved.
B. USP Assessment Plan - The USP assessment plan is currently being reviewed by the subcommittee with regard to context of need, goals, and underlying principals or plan. Details to follow.
C. Course Requirements
1. Arts & Science Core: Natural
Science
GEOS
104 Catastrophes & Extinctions (3 SH) - pending revisions
GEOS
116 Meteorology (3 SH) - pending revisions
2. Unity & Diversity: Science &
Social Policy
GEOS
325 Environmental Geoscience (3 SH)
D. Flag Courses
1. Writing
HIST
496 Senior Research Seminar II (3 SH) - pending revisions
HIST
370 Legal Writing and Research I (3 SH)
2. Critical Analysis
BIOL
310 Genetics (3 SH)
HIST
495 Senior Research Seminar I (3 SH) - pending revisions
E. Flag removal
1. English: Remove oral flag from ENG 303,
304, and 305.
2. English: Remove writing flag from ENG 470 and 471.
A2C2 approved courses
E. Johnson clarified that the English department’s removal of flags from ENG 303,304 and 305 and ENG 470 and 471 will be effective fall 2004 while department undertakes new flag proposals.
IX. Notifications
A. Biology
1. BIOL 241 - course title change -
current: Principles of Biology I (4 SH), new: Basics of Life
2. BIOL 242 - course title change -
current: Principles of Biology II (4 SH), new: Organismal Diversity
3. BIOL 426 - one-time course offering:
Animal Behavior Lab (1 SH), Spring 2004
4. BIOL 444 - course title change -
current: Hematology (2 SH), new: Immunochemistry and Hematology
5. BIOL
446 Immunology Laboratory (1 SH) - course description change - new: This course
will introduce students to the theory and applicaiton of modern immunological
techniques. Topics included are antibody
detection methods using precipitation, agglutination, ELISA, western blot
analysis, immunoifluorescence, and immunoelectrosphoresis. Other methods include SDS-PAGE, antigen
preparation, protein analysis, and differential white blood cell counts. Co-requisite: concurrent or previous
enrollment in BIOL 445. Offered yearly.
6. BIOL 462 - course title change -
current: General Parasitology (4 SH), new: Parasitology.
B. Communication Studies
1. CMST
381 Advanced Intercultural and International Communication (3 SH) change in
prerequisites- Current: CMST 281. New:
CMST 281 or instructor’s permission.
2. CMST
399 Internship (3 SH) - change in prerequisites- Current: Instructor’s consent
and a minimum major GPA of 2.50. Add:
CMST majors only.
3. CMST
466 Organizational Communication (3 SH) - change in number and prerequisites-
Current: Two of the following: CMST 371, CMST 387, and CMST 389 or instructor’s
permission. New number: 366, new
prerequisite: CMST 191 and 282 or instructor’s permission for non-majors.
4. CMST
480 Communication Research Methods (3 SH) - change in number and prerequisites-
Current: CMST 371 or CMST 387, or CMST 466.
New number: 380, new prerequisite: one 3xx-level theory course.
5. CMST
485 Senior Seminar in Communication Theory (3 SH) - change in description and
prerequisites- Current: In-depth study and research on individually selected
topics. The seminar and students’ research
projects build upon work begun in CMST 480.
Prerequisite: CMST 380. New:
In-depth study and research on individually selected topics. Prerequisites: CMST 380, ENG 111, an
additional 3xx-level theory course, and instructor’s permission.
6. Permanently
drop the following courses: CMST 151
Forensics Activities (1-2 SH), CMST 280 Nonverbal Communication (3 SH), CMST
285 Native American Rhetoric and Culture (3 SH), CMST 286 African-American
Rhetoric and Culture.
7. Bank the following major: B.A. Major-Organizational
Communication Option.
8. Bank
the following courses: CMST 356 Communication Technology (3 SH), CMST 385
Health Communications (3 SH), CMST 461 Political Communication (3 SH).
C. Education
1. EDUC 416 - course title change -
current: Early Childhood Curriculum I (4 SH) new: Early Childhood/Kindergarten
Curriculum
D. English
1. Change of major or minor name:
Current:
B.A. Major-English, new: B.A. Major-English: Literature and Language
Current:
B.A. Major-English: First Combining Major, New: B.A. Major-English: First
Combining Major-Literature and Language
Current:
B.A. Minor-English, new: B.A. Minor-English:
Literature and Language
2. ENG
106 ESL: Academic
3. ENG
107 ESL: Academic
4. ENG
301 - course title and description change - Current: British Literature to 1800
(3 SH), New: British Literature to 1660 (3 SH), A survey course of early
English literature from the old English period through 1660.
5. ENG
302 - course title and description change - Current: American Literature to
1840 (3 SH), New: Enlightenment and Revolution (3 SH), British and American
literature from the seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. Offered yearly.
6. ENG
402 - course title and description change - Current: Teaching Secondary English
(4 SH), New:
7. ENG
432 Comparative Literature (3 SH) - course description change - New: An
examination of texts withing their cultural contexts and exploration of
strategies for comparing texts from various cultural traditions.
E. Music
1. MUS 207 Composition (2 SH) - course
number change - new: MUS 205
2. MUS 252 Jazz Improvisation (2 SH) -
course number and title change - new: MUS 255 Jazz Improvisation I.
F. Theatre and Dance
1. THAD 315 Japanese Classical Theatre (3 SH) - course number change - new: THAD 312
X. Old business
A. Calendar Subcommittee. Kaufmann/Schumacher, m/s, to approve draft of charges for the Academic Calendar Subcommittee (ACS), a standing subcommittee of A2C2.Three representatives have met to gather information on calendar. Subcommittee is seeking more input from faculty.
B. Regulation 3-4 ad hoc committee report. Thompson/MacDonald, m/s, motion to untable the Bratt/Thompson motion of 10/8. Motion passed.
Bratt/Thompson motion to make a change in the notification instructions from “approval” of college dean to “recommendation” of college dean was discussed.
MacDonald/Schumacher, m/s, to call the previous question. Motion passed.
Motion passed.
Schumacher/Plummer, m/s, to add checkbox list to the top of the Notifications form. Motion passed.
XI. New Business
A. MnSCU 3.10 Policy-purpose of this policy was questioned, no formal action taken.
XII. Adjournment. Thompson/Quells, m/s, to adjourn. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 5:06 p.m.