January 26, 2017


ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Thursday, January 26, 2017 Conference Call 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST

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1.	Agenda – Additions, Changes, and Approval

2.	Rolling Calendar

3.	Curriculum and Program Revisions
	A.	Program Modifications
		1)	Black Hills State University
		2)	South Dakota State University
		3)	University of South Dakota

	B.	Course Modifications
		1)	Black Hills State University
		2)	Northern State University
		3)	South Dakota State University
		4)	University of South Dakota

	C.	New Program Requests
		1)	DSU – AS in Software Development (Revised 1/23/2017)
		2)	SDSU – Minor in Design Studies
		3)	SDSU – Minor in Graphic Design

	D.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	BHSU – Social Media

	E.	New Site Requests
		1)	No Report

	F.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	No Report

	G.	Summary of Pending and in-Progress Requests

4.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)	BOR Policy 1:21 Revision – System Strategic Goals
		2)	BOR Policy 4:11 Revision – Rank and Promotion
		3)	BOR Policies 2:7 and 2:26 Revisions – Gen Ed Credit Distribution

	B.	Academic Guidelines
		1)	Class Size Guidelines
		2)	Instructional Method & Workload Guidelines
		3)	Updates to AAC Guidelines and Forms
		4)	Annual Distance Education Summary Guideline (Added 1/24/2017)

	C.	E-Text Pilot
	D.	Professional Licensure Certification Disclosures – Update
	E.	Legislative Update
	F.	SDRS Legislation – HB1016, HB1017, & HB1018
	G.	Department Chair Training
	H.	General Education Committee Update
	I.	WICHE Interstate Passport Update
	J.	Programs Approved for Off-Campus Delivery
	K.	Online Associate Degree Approval Update
	L.	Veteran Students: Enrollment, Progression, and Graduation
	M.	Academic Misconduct & Human Rights Violations – Updated Common Coding in Colleague
	N.	SARA Update
	O.	High School Dual Credit – Grades, Enrollments & Guidelines
	P.	Concurrent Credit in the Regental System
	Q.	Weighted GPA's for Math Index
	R.	College Application Week
	S.	Proactive Admissions
	T.	College Board State and System AP Policy Roundtable
	U.	Institutional Repositories – Federal Open Access Requirements

5.	Consent
	A.	Agreements on Academic Cooperation
		1)	SD School of Mines & Technology
		2)	South Dakota State University
		3)	University of South Dakota
	B.	Memorandum of Understanding – USD & LERN
	C.	Request to Seek Accreditation – SDSU & USD
	D.	Institutional Program Reviews – SDSU & DSU
	E.	Naming Requests – SDSU & USD (Revised 1/24/2017)