November 8, 2018


ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Thursday, November 8, 2018 South Dakota Board of Regents 306 East Capitol Ave Basement Level Conference Room Pierre, South Dakota 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 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)	Northern 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)	SD School of Mines and Technology
		4)	South Dakota State University
		5)	University of South Dakota
		6)	USD & SDSMT (Joint BME Courses)
		7)	Gen Ed Revisions – USD (Revised 11/08/2018)

	C.	New Program Requests
		1)	BHSU – MAT in K-12 Special Education
		2)	USD & SDSMT – BS in Biomedical Engineering (Revised 11/05/2018)

	D.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	BHSU – International Studies (Undergrad)
		2)	DSU – Healthcare Data Analytics (Graduate)
		3)	SDSU – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-Graduate)
		4)	USD – Tourism & Hospitality Marketing (Undergrad)
		5)	USD – Health & Culture (Undergrad)
		6)	USD – Alternative Teacher Certification (Graduate)

	E.	New Specialization Requests
		1)	USD – Accounting Analytics (Master of Professional Accountancy)

	F.	New Site Requests
		1)	SDSU – Geographic Information Sciences Certificate (Online & UC-SF)
		2)	SDSU – Geographic Information Sciences Minor (Online)

	G.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	SDSU – MS in Interdisciplinary Studies

	H.	Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests

4.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	Academic Affairs Guidelines
		1)	Obsolete Course Guidelines
		2)	Department Chair Evaluation Guidelines
		3)	Exploratory Studies Guidelines
		4)	Collaborative German Administration Guidelines (Revised 11/07/2018)
		5)	Revisions to AAC Forms 2.7 and 2.8 (New Certificate and New Minor)

	B.	COHE Negotiations*
	C.	General Education Zero Sum Course Matrix (Attachment I) (Attachment II)
	D.	Credit for Prior Learning Portfolio Course
	E.	Math Pathway Project Update
	F.	Accessibility Compliance
	G.	Tuition Benefits for Dependents of Faculty
	H.	Hiring of Dual-Career Faculty
	I.	WICHE Interstate Passport Update
	J.	STEM Reporting
	K.	Assessment Update
	L.	Student Opinion Survey Update
	M.	IT Access for New Faculty
	N.	Student Well-Being Training
	O.	West River Health Care Consortium Management Advisory Committee Agreement
	P.	European Union (EU) GDPR
	Q.	Approval of Secondary Programs for Banner
	R.	Banner Implementation Update (Attachment I)
	S.	Preferred Name Request Guidelines (Revised 11/02/2018)
	T.	Uncommon Course Prerequisites (Added 11/06/2018)

5.	Consent
	A.	Agreements on Academic Cooperation
		1)	Northern State University
		2)	University of South Dakota
	B.	Articulation Agreements – SDSU
	C.	Revisions to Terminal Degrees Table – SDSMT
	D.	Request to Seek Accreditation – SDSMT, USD & DSU (Revised 11/02/2018)
	E.	Inactive Status and Termination Requests – BHSU & NSU
	F.	Site Termination Request – USD
	G.	Program Review Reports – SDSU



	* Item(s) will not be posted / will be distributed to Council members via email