November 7, 2019


ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Thursday, November 7, 2019 South Dakota Board of Regents 306 East Capitol Ave Basement Level Conference Room Pierre, South Dakota 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST



Tentative Agenda

Download ZIP file of all items (Updated 11/6/2019 -- 5:15pm CST)

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

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

	C.	New Program Requests
		1)		SDSU – PhD in Mechanical Engineering

	D.	New Certificate Requests
		1)		NSU – Behavioral and Justice Studies (Graduate)

	E.	New Specialization Requests
		1)		NSU – Forensic Counseling (MSEd in Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

	F.	Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests

4.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)		BOR Policy 2:10 – Grades and Use of Grade Point Averages
		2)		BOR Policy 4:15 – Leave (Revised 11/05/2019)

	B.	Dual Credit
		1)		Update on Legislative Research Council Program Review of High School Dual Credit Program
		2)		HSDC Application Form
		3)		AAC Guideline 7.1 – Dual / Concurrent Credit Administration Guidelines Revisions

	C.	Academic Affairs Guidelines
		1)		Revisions to AAC Guidelines 1.11 and 5.4 – Workshop Courses Definition
		2)		Course Delivery Method – Definition of “Blended/Hybrid” (AAC Guideline 5.5)

	D.	Fee Requests (Revised 11/05/2019)
	E.	Zero-Sum Update (discussion topic only)
	F.	Zero-Credit Courses
	G.	Revisions to New Academic Program Approval Process
	H.	Students’ Financial Literacy
	I.	Changes to ACT – Section Retesting and Superscores
	J.	System Interest in EAB Student Success Collaborate
	K.	Alternate Credentials
	L.	SDBOR Dashboard Update
	M.	STEM Reporting

5.	Consent
	A.	Agreements on Academic Cooperation
		1)	SD School of Mines & Technology
	B.	Articulation Agreements
		1)	South Dakota State University (Revised 11/06/2019)
		2)	Dakota State University (Added 11/04/2019)
	C.	Guaranteed Admissions Interview Program Agreement – SDSU & ICOM
	D.	Affiliation Agreement – BHSU & Would Endeavors LLC
	E.	Dual Credit In-District Delivery Approvals – USD & Tea Area School District – Course Addition
	F.	Request to Seek Accreditation – SDSU
	F.	Inactive Status and Program Termination Requests – USD (Added 11/06/2019)

6.	PLAN Grant Committee Discussion (2:00pm)

7.	Banner Implementation Update (3:00pm)