April 2014

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Dakota State University Madison, SD Regents Room - Trojan Center 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT

Tentative Agenda Download ZIP file of all items

1.	Agenda - Additions, Changes, and Approval

2.	Minutes
	A.	No report

3.	Consent Agenda Items
	A.	Program Modifications
		1)	Black Hills State University
		2)	Dakota State University
		3)	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
		4)	South Dakota State University
		5)	University of South Dakota

	B.	Course Modifications
		1)	Black Hills State University
		2)	Dakota State University
		3)	Northern State University
		4)	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
		5)	South Dakota State University
		6)	University of South Dakota

4.	New Programs
	A.	New Program Requests
		1)	No report

	B.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	Dakota State University
			a.	Banking Security Certificate
			b.	Information Technology Certificate
		2)	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
			a.	Geospatial Certificate

	C.	New Site Requests
		1)	No report

	D.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	No report

	E.	Summary of Pending and in-Progress Requests

5.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	ACA Update
	B.	Proposed Peer Selection Method
	C.	Guidelines for Early Course Access
	D.	IDEA Students Forms & Grades
	E.	e-Education Oversight and Strategy (EOS) Committee
	F.	Department of Education Initiatives
	G.	Smarter Balanced Implementation
	H.	Program Quality & DQP
	I.	GE Considerations
	J.	Process/Forms Related to Emphases
	K.	Summary of Compliance Requirements
	L.	Request to Discontinue Use of Prefixes - USD
	M.	Request to Seek Accreditation
		1)	BHSU - Engineering Technology Program
		2)	SDSU - Graphic Design
	N.	Articulation Agreements
		1)	Northern State University
		2)	South Dakota State University
		3)	University of South Dakota
	O.	Cooperative Agreement - SDSM&T