May 20, 2021


ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Thursday, May 20, 2021 AmericInn Lodge & Suites Conference Center Rooster Rush Room Chamberlain, South Dakota 10:00am – 4:00pm CST

Tentative Agenda


NOTE: Items below are embedded within the Academic Affairs Council Team Site of the SDBOR InfoShare portal (log in credentials required).

1.	Agenda – Additions, Changes, and Approval

2.	Student Analytics Demonstration

3.	Rolling Calendar – 2022 AAC Meeting Schedule

4.	Senate Bill 55 Initiatives*
	A.	BOR Policy 2:34 – Program Review (New Policy)
	B.	BOR Program Review Operationalizing the Policy
		1)	Program Review – Assembling the Right Data
		2)	System Managed Data Metrics
		3)	Program Review – Major Banding
		4)	New Program Proposal
		5)	Guidelines for Board Agendas
	C.	BOR Policy 2:35 – Course Enrollment Management (New Policy)
	D.	AAC Guideline 5.7 – Course Enrollment Guidelines (New)
	E.	Demonstration Revenue/Expenditures and Section Size Metrics
	F.	Institutional Mission – Academics
	G.	Peer Group Analysis – Administration
	H.	Program Duplication – West River Nursing – All Committees
	I.	CCSF/RCUC – Infrastructure Committee
	J.	EMSI Report Discussion

5.	Working Lunch

6.	Technology Initiatives
	A.	Learning Management System Project Charter
	B.	FAFSA Completion Portal – Grant Opportunity Updates
	C.	Tableau System Standard
	D.	Faculty Integration from Banner HR to Banner Student – Status Update
	E.	TeamDynamix

7.	Other Initiatives
	A.	Data Request for SDCL 13-53-54 Report: Programs to Increase Enrollment, Retention, and Support for Students Who Are Tribal Members
	B.	Complete College America/National Data Clearinghouse – Postsecondary Data Partnership
	C.	HLC Changes and SDBOR System Needs/Campus Needs
	D.	United States Naval Community College (USNCC) Update
	E.	MHEC HSDC Teacher Pipeline Project
	F.	General Education Block Transfer – USD – Sisseton Wahpeton College

8.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)	BOR Policy 2:5 – Transfer of Credit (Pulled from Agenda 5/18/2021)
		2)	BOR Policy 2:10 – Grades and Use of Grade Point averages (GPA) – Revisions to Minimum Progression Standards

	B.	Academic Affairs Guidelines
		1)	AAC Guideline 7.12 – Dual/Concurrent Credit Administration Guidelines
		2)	AAC Guideline 7.2 – DANTES (DSST) Guidelines
		3)	AAC Guideline 7.3 – CLEP Guidelines Update
		4)	AAC Guideline 7.7 – International Baccalaureate Degree Guidelines (Revised 05/17/2021)
		5)	AAC Forms Revisions

9.	Curriculum and Program Revisions
	A.	Program Modifications
		1)	Dakota State University
		2)	Northern State University
		3)	SD School of Mines and Technology
		4)	South Dakota State University
		5)	University of South Dakota

	B.	Course Modifications
		1)	Black Hills State University
		2)	Dakota State University
		3)	Northern State University (Revised 05/19/2021)
		4)	SD School of Mines and Technology
		5)	South Dakota State University
		6)	University of South Dakota

	C.	New Program Requests
		1)	DSU – BS in Artificial Intelligence in Organizations
		2)	NSU – Minor in English as a New Language
		3)	SDSU – Minor in Computer Engineering
		4)	SDSU – Minor in Dairy Industry
		5)	USD – DNAP in Nurse Anesthesia Practice
		5)	SDSMT – Minor in Aerospace Engineering (Added 05/17/2021)

	D.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	SDSU – Livestock and Animal Products Evaluation Certificate (Undergrad)

	E.	New Specialization Requests
		1)	BHSU – Business Administration – Specialization in Economics

	F.	Accelerated Program Requests
		1)	NSU – MSEd in Sport Performance and Leadership – BS in Human Performance and BS in Sport Marketing and Administration

	G.	Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests

10.	Consent
	A.	Agreements on Academic Cooperation
		1)	SD School of Mines and Technology (Revised 05/17/2021)
	B.	Articulation Agreements
		1)	University of South Dakota (Revised 05/17/2021)
	C.	MOUs – NSU & Huron Community Campus (Undergrad & Grad)
	D.	Naming Requests – NSU & SDSU – Department Name Changes
	E.	Request to Seek Accreditation – SDSMT & USD
	F.	Inactive Status and Program Termination Requests – BHSU & USD
	G.	Site Termination Request – SDSU
	H.	New Prefix Request – USD
	I.	Program Review Report – NSU & SDSU (Revised 05/20/2021)


* Item(s) will only be accessible to official members of AAC or other authorized personnel.