February 21, 2018

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Wednesday, February 21, 2018 South Dakota Board of Regents 306 East Capitol Ave Basement Level Conference Room Pierre, South Dakota 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST


Agenda

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1.	Agenda – Additions, Changes, and Approval

2.	Rolling Calendar

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

	B.	Course Modifications
		1)	Dakota State University
		2)	South Dakota State University
		3)	University of South Dakota

	C.	New Program Requests
		1)	NSU – BA in Criminal Justice
		2)	SDSU – Minor in Apparel and Fashion Studies
		3)	SDSU – Minor in History of Art and Design
		4)	SDSU – Minor in Performing Arts Administration
		5)	SDSU – Minor in Retail Merchandising
		6)	USD – MS in Business Analytics

	D.	New Specialization – SDSU – MS in Human Sciences – Developmental Sciences Specialization

	E.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	USD & SDSMT – BS in Biomedical Engineering
		2)	DSU – BS in Cyber Leadership and Intelligence (Added 2/16/2018)

	F.	Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests

4.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)	BOR Policies 2:8, 2:12, and 2:27 – New Format Revisions
		2)	BOR Policy 2:10 – Grades and Use Grade Point Averages Revisions
		3)	BOR Policy 2:5 – Transfer of Credit Revisions
		4)	BOR Policy 4:1 – General Personnel Policy Revisions
		5)	BOR Policies 1:10:1 through 1:10:6 – Institutional Mission Statements Revisions

	B.	Academic Affairs Guidelines
		1)	Minors and Certificates Definitions
		2)	Curriculum and Program Review Processes
		3)	Credit by Examination Guidelines – Portfolios and Portfolio Course
		4)	Math and English Placement Guidelines
		5)	Obsolete Course Guidelines

	C.	General Education
		1)	GE Implementation Guidelines
		2)	GE Curriculum Recommendations
		3)	Transferrable General Education
		4)	Interstate Passport – System General Education Considerations

	D.	E-Education Initiatives
		1)	QA Review Activity
		2)	2018SP System QA Review Process Summary
		3)	EU Data Proctection Regulations (Added 2/20/2018)

	E.	Plus / Minus Grading
	F.	Delaware Cost Analysis
	G.	Collective Bargaining*
	H.	Professional Licensure Notification Update
	I.	HSDC Program Update / Spring 2018 Enrollment
	J.	Proactive Admissions Update
	K.	High School Graduation Requirements*
	L.	Zero-Sum Curriculum Restrictions
	M.	Assessment Summit Update
	N.	Initial Math Pathway Recommendations
	O.	Independent Study and Section Size
	P.	Campus Speaker Tracking (Excel Template)
	Q.	Veteran's Analysis 2018
	R.	Banner HR / Finance and Student Implementation Update
	S.	Banner Student – Policy Discussions
	T.	Common Transfer Equivalencies (Added 2/20/2018)

5.	Consent
	A.	Articulation Agreements – SDSU
	B.	Inactive Status and Program Termination Requests – DSU, SDSU, USD & BHSU
	C.	Program Review Report – USD
	D.	Terminal Degree Table Revisions – SDSU
	E.	Naming Request – Department Name Changes – NSU
	F.	SDSU Strategic Realignment Request