February 17, 2022

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Thursday, February 17, 2022 Zoom Teleconference

9:00am – 5:00pm CST

Agenda

Zip File of All Items


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.	e-Education and Technology Initiatives
	A.	LMS RFP Project Update
	B.	Online QA Updates and QA Subcommittee Reconvening (AAC Guideline 5.9)
	C.	Graduate Students – EAB Navigate

3.	Strategic Planning*
	A.	Strategic Plan – Mission Statements
	B.	Tuition and Fees Update
	C.	Strategic Plan – Special Projects

4.	Other Initiatives
	A.	Delivery Method – Hyflex – All new Definitions
	B.	International Students: Initial Placement in English Composition Courses (TOEFL – MyBest Score)
	C.	Initial Placement of Students in Math Courses: Proposed Revisions to Math Placement Procedures
	D.	Qualifications for Faculty Teaching Externally Funded Courses*
	E.	WICHE WRPG Program Approval (Revised 02/14/2022)
	F.	South Dakota Teacher of the Year Update
	G.	Legislative Update

5.	General Education*
	A.	Follow up on Cross Curricular Skills
	B.	Update to General Education Approved Course Matrices for Common Courses

6.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)	BOR Policy 2:29 – Definition of Credits and Related Institutional Requirements
		2)	BOR Policy 2:33 – Student Academic Misconduct
		3)	BOR Policy 2:7 and BOR Policy 2:26
		4)	BOR Policy 2:11 – Assessment

	B.	BOR Policy Program Review and Evaluation Guideline
	C.	AAC Guideline 10.6 – Transcript Designation Guidelines Revisions
	D.	AAC Guideline 7.6 – English Placement – Permanent Inclusion of COVID-19 Guidelines (Added 02/14/2022)

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

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

	C.	New Program Requests
		1)	BHSU – BS in Communication and Media
		2)	SDSMT – PhD in Data Science and Engineering

	D.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	NSU – English as a New Language (Graduate)
		2)	SDSU – Post-Graduate Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Graduate)

	E.	New Site Requests
		1)	SDSU – MS in Economics (online)

	F.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	NSU – AS in Digital Entrepreneurship
		2)	USD – BS in Music with a specialization in Music Technology and Industry

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

	H.	Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests

8.	Consent
	A.	Agreements on Academic Cooperation
		1)	Northern State University
		2)	South Dakota State University
	B.	Articulation Agreements
		1)	Dakota State University
		2)	University of South Dakota
	C.	Affiliation Agreement – NSU – Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
	D.	Inactive Status and Program Termination Requests – BHSU
	E.	SB55 Recommended Policy Revisions – Second Reading – March BOR Meeting
		1)	BOR Policy 2:23 – New Programs, Curriculum Modification, Inactivation and Termination (New Policy)
		2)	BOR Policy 2:34 – Academic Program Evaluation (New Policy)
		3)	BOR Policy 2:35 – Course Enrollment Management (New Policy)
		4)	Repeal BOR Policy 2:21 – Summer Term
		5)	Revisions to BOR Policy 5:17 – Instructional Funding
	F.	BOR Policy 2:1 – External Review of Proposed Graduate Programs
	G.	AAC Guideline 2.10 and Form 2.10.A – Update on External Reviews


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