November 2014 Agenda Items

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Thursday, November 6, 2014 Conference Call 8:30am – 5:00 p.m. CST Conference Line: 866-410-8397 PW: 6228778364

Tentative Agenda Download ZIP file of all items

1.	Agenda – Additions, Changes, and Approval

2.	Minutes
	A.	September 2014
	B.	October 2014

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

	B.	Course Modifications
		1)	General Education Revisions
		2)	Northern State University
		3)	SD School of Mines & Technology
		4)	South Dakota State University
		5)	University of South Dakota

4.	New Programs
	A.	New Program Requests
		1)	BHSU, NSU, SDSU, USD – Principal Preparation

	B.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	No report

	C.	New Site Requests
		1)	USD – Paramedic Specialization
		2)	USD – BSN in Nursing at CUC

	D.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	SDSU – MS in Industrial / Organizational Psychology
		2)	SDSU – BS in Public Relations

	E.	Summary of Pending and in-Progress Requests

5.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)	BOR Policy 2:28 – CAAP Waiver
		2)	BOR Policy 2:29 – Definitions of Credit and Related -- No item will be posted / discussion topic only
	B.	FY2014 CAAP Report
	C.	AAC Guidelines Revision Drafts: Course and Curriculum Guidelines
	D.	Revisions to Program Approval Forms to Allow New Course Request Approval Simultaneous to Program Approval
	E.	SDSU Participation in WICHE Interstate Passport
	F.	Requests for Externally Supported Tuition Rate
	G.	Credit Limit Waiver Expansion
	H.	Credit Loads of Regental Students
	I.	Employment of Foreign Nationals Policy Draft
	J.	Colorado – Workers’ Compensation
	K.	Credit Offered Through Independent Study
	L.	SD Participation in MHEC’s Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit (MCMC)
	M.	Intellectual Diversity
	N.	Intellectual Property Ownership for Course Shells
	O.	Obsolete Courses (Attachment)
	P.	Program Productivity Review
	Q.	Alumni Scholarship Program
	R.	Request to Seek Accreditation – SDSU
	S.	Program Review – SDSM&T
	T.	Cooperative Agreements
		1)	Northern State University (REVISED 11/3/14)
		2)	SD School of Mines & Technology
	U.	Articulation Agreement – SDSU
	V.	Learning Management System (D2L) Retention & Archiving Guidelines