2012Jan

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Thursday, January 19, 2012 Conference Call (605) 773-2315, PW 3437# 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT

Tentative Agenda Download ZIP file of all items

1.	Agenda - Additions, Changes, and Approval

2.	Minutes
	A.	October 2011

3.	Consent Agenda Items
	A.	Program Modifications
		1)	(February)
	B.	Course Modifications
		1)	(February)
	C.	Reports (Paul T)
		1)	Teacher Education Accountability Report

4.	New Programs
	A.	New Program Requests
	B.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	(February)
	C.	New Site Requests
		1)	(February)
	D.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	(February)

5.	Electronic University Consortium
	A.	State Authorization Update

6.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)	Minimal Number of Upper-Level Credits Required
	B.	MOCC Issues (Trudy)
		1)	No report.
	C.	Revisions to the Study Abroad Guidelines
	D.	Proposal to Revise International Student Fee
	E.	Degree Audit
	F.	Cross-Listed Courses - Follow Up
	G.	Zero-Credit Courses - Follow Up
	H.	Enforcement of Pre-Requisites
	I.	Academic Calendar 2013-14 - 2019-20
	J.	Program Productivity Excel Attachment
	K.	Placement, Remediation, Summer Bridge Programs
	L.	Prefix Requests - SDSU and USD
	M.	Implementing the 120-Credit Hour Requirement
	N.	Terminal Degree Update - NSU
	O.	Request to Seek Accreditation - NSU
	P.	Mandatory Advisement
	Q.	Creation of a Graduate School Council
	R.	Student Status - Graduate Students Taking Undergraduate Courses
	S.	Plus/Minus Grading Resolution - SDSU
	T.	Pre-Professional Options - Admissions (PT)
	U.	CLEP Guidelines (PT)
	V.	IDEA Contract (PT)
	W.	HLC Site Visit - SDSU
	X.	Implementation of Common Core/SMARTER Balanced Assessments
	Y.	Section Size Guidelines
	Z.	State Level Projects - Programs in Education
	AA.	D2L Review and Contract Negotiations (PT)

7.	Faculty Issues
	A.	Implementation of Interim Terms (no materials)

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

South Dakota School for the Blind & Visually Impaired