February 2012

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Thursday, February 23, 2012 Conference Call PH. (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.	November, 2011
	B.	January, 2012

3.	Consent Agenda Items
	A.	Program Modifications
		1)	Dakota State University
		2)	Northern State University
		3)	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
		4)	South Dakota State University
		5)	Exceptions to the 60/120 Requirement
		6)	60/120 Program Modification Requests
	B.	Course Modifications
		1)	Dakota State University
		2)	Northern State University
		3)	Black Hills State University
		4)	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
		5)	South Dakota State University
		6)	University of South Dakota
		7)	General Education Revision - USD
	C.	Reports (Paul T/Daniel P)
		1)	2011 Mobile Computing Survey Report

4.	New Programs
	A.	New Program Requests
		1)	NSU - MS in Banking & Financial Services
	B.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	DSU - Information Assurance, Ethical Hacking Certificate
		2)	BHSU - Graduate Certificate in Crisis Leadership & Emergency Management
		3)	NSU - Biotechnology Certificate
		4)	SDSU - Clinical Nurse Leadership Certificate
	C.	New Site Requests
		1)	NSU - MSEd in Instructional Design in E-Learning and MS in Training & Development in E-Learning, Online
		2)	NSU - MSEd in Leadership & Administration and MSEd in Teaching & Learning, Online
		3)	NSU - BA in International Business Studies, Online
	D.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	no report.

5.	Electronic University Consortium
	A.	no report.

6.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)	no report.
	B.	MOCC Issues (Trudy)
		1)	Plus/Minus Grading Option
	C.	Request to Seek Accreditation - NSU
	D.	Cooperative Agreements - USD
	E.	Zero-Credit Courses, Music Ensembles
	F.	Program Productivity List by CIP List by Major Code
	G.	General Education Offerings/Enrollments
	H.	Implementing the 60/120-Credit Hour Requirement
	I.	Study Abroad Guidelines
	J.	Academic Status of International Students
	K.	Proposed Revision to International Student Fee
	L.	CLEP Guidelines (removed)
	M.	US Dept of State Programs
	N.	Academic Calendars Proposed Calendars File
	O.	Awarding the BGS Degree - Multiple Degrees
	P.	Terminal Degree Spreadsheet Update - SDSU
	Q.	New Prefix Request - SDSU

7.	Faculty Issues
	A.	Implementation of Terms
	B.	Intellectual Property
	C.	Definition of Type A, B and C Employees
	D.	Appointment and Expectations Document