September 2013

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Thursday, September 5, 2013 South Dakota Board of Regents Pierre, SD BOR Conference Room 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tentative Agenda Download ZIP file of all items

1.	Agenda - Additions, Changes, and Approval

2.	Minutes
	A.	May 2013
	B.	June 2013

3.	Consent Agenda Items
	A.	Program Modifications
		1)	Northern State University

	B.	Course Modifications
		1)	No report

4.	New Programs
	A.	New Program Requests
		1)	South Dakota State University

	B.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	No report

	C.	New Site Requests
		1)	No report

	D.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	No report

5.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)	Revisions to Board Policy 2:10 – Grades and Use of Grade Point Averages (GPA)
	B.	Pilot Placement Processes
	C.	SDSU's new Five-year Plan – Impact 2018: A Strategic Vision for South Dakota State
	D.	Interplay of Board Policies 2:9 and 3:4
	E.	Admission Requirements – Home Schooled Students
	F.	Tuition Task Force – Tuition for Remedial Courses
	G.	D2L Course Access Dates
	H.	Dual Credit Programming
	I.	Administrative Rules on Moving Expenses
	J.	Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment Team Training
	K.	Use of Agents to Recruit International Students
	L.	StraighterLine Course Review Recommendations
	M.	Program Productivity Reporting
	N.	Items from Board Retreat
	O.	Proposed AAC Meeting Calendar for 2014
	P.	AAC Retreat Agenda
	Q.	Institutional Program Review Schedule
	R.	2013-2014 Discipline Councils
	S.	Review of Curricular Forms and Processes
	T.	Revision to Delivery Codes
	U.	Credit for Saylor Foundation Courses
	V.	Application of AP Guidelines
	W.	Mid-term Deficiency Reporting
	X.	Requests for the Externally Supported Tuition Rate
	Y.	Smarter Balanced Implementation Update
	Z.	Redesign of Teacher Education and Education Leadership Programs
	AA.	NSSE/FSSE Survey Administration (Spring 2014)
	BB.	Cooperative Agreements
		1)	Black Hills State University
		2)	Dakota State University
		3)	Northern State University
		4)	South Dakota State University
		5)	University of South Dakota
	CC.	Complete College America Remediation Grant Meeting