​​​ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Arrowwood Cedar Shore Resort
Wetlands Room
Chamberlain, South Dakota

10:00am – 4:00pm CT  

 Tentative 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
    1. LMS RFP Project Update
    2. EAB Academic Performance Solutions – Update
    3. Financial Aid, SDCL Reporting and Student Analytics
    4. Tableau Update
    5. Team Dynamix Academic New Program Form
    6. PDP Clearinghouse​
    7. Pearl Online Tutoring Solution
  3. Strategic Initiatives (Secure)
    1. Mission Update
    2. Math Pathways Project
    3. Educational Leadership Project
    4. Tuition and Fees Project
    5. New Program Budget and Enrollment Template
    1. Transfer Initiative​
  4. Other Initiatives
    1. Marketing RFP Update – Summer Camps, Online Tutoring, Educational Leadership, Math Pathways
    2. Summer Camps – BHSU/SDSMT, SDSU, USD and DSU
    3. Peer Group Updates
    4. American Traditions Workgroup Initiatives
    5. Data Request for SDCL § 13-53-54 Report – Programs to Increase Enrollment, Retention, and Support for Students Who Are Tribal Members
  5. General Education
    1. General Education Review/Updates
    2. General Education Guidelines – Referencing Placement
      1. AAC Guideline 8.1 – General Education Implementation Guidelines Revisions
      2. AAC Guideline 8.3 – Associate Degree General Education Curriculum Requirements & AAC Guideline 8.4 – Baccalaureate Degree General Education Curriculum Requirements Revisions
  6. Policy Revision and Development
    1. BOR Policy Revisions
      1. BOR Policy 2:X – Accreditation
      2. BOR Policy 2:5 – Transfer of Credits
    2. Academic Affairs Guidelines
      1. Common Course Guidelines
      2. AAC Guideline 7.3 – CLEP Guidelines & AAC Guideline 7.5 – Advanced Placement Guidelines Revisions
      3. AAC Guideline 7.6.B – English Placement Guideline (New Guideline)
      4. Proposed New Pre-Professional Program Guideline
      5. Revised Guideline 2.3 Substantive Program Modification
      6. AAC Guideline 2.19.D and 2.19.E – Collaborative Biomedical Engineering Program Administration Guidelines (New Guidelines)
  7. Curriculum and Program Revisions
    1. 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​
    2. Course Modifications
      1. Black Hills State University
      2. Dakota State University
      3. Northern State University
      4. SD School of Mines and Technology
      5. South Dakota State University
      6. University of South Dakota
    3. New Program Requests
      1. BHSU – Minor in Finance
      2. DSU – AS in Digital Accounting
      3. DSU – Minor in Digital Accounting
      4. NSU – AS in Digital Entrepreneurship
      5. USD – BS in Music – Music Technology and Industry Specialization​
    4. New Certificate Requests
      1. DSU – Digital Accounting (Undergraduate)
      2. SDSU – Institutional Research and Assessment in Higher Education (Graduate)
      3. SDSU – Lobbying and Government Advocacy (Undergraduate)
      4. SDSU – Public Service (Undergraduate)
      5. SDSU – Real Estate (Graduate)
      6. BHSU, DSU, NSU, SDSMT, SDSU & USD – American Civic Traditions (Undergraduate)
    5. New Specialization Requests
      1. SDSMT – Data Science – BS in Mathematics
      2. SDSMT – Green Chemistry – BS in Chemistry
    6. New Site Requests
      1. NSU – BA and Minor in Criminal Justice (Online)
      2. USD – MA in Human Development and Educational Psychology (Online)
      3. USD – Minor in Addiction Counseling & Prevention (Online)
      4. USD – Minor in Anthropology (Online)
      5. USD – Minor in Child and Adolescent Development (Online)
      6. USD – Minor in Health Sciences (Online)
    7. Intent to Plan Requests 
      1. SDSU – BA/BS in Accounting
      2. SDSU – BA/BS in Financial Economics
      3. USD - BS in Conservation Biodiversity
      1. USD - BS in Physiology, Cell, and Molecular Biology
    8. Accelerated Program Requests 
      1. SDSU – MS in Geography – Geographic Information Sciences
      2. SDSU – DNP in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization
      3. SDSU – MS in Nursing – Clinical Nurse Leader Specialization
      4. SDSU – MS in Nursing – Nurse Administrator Specialization
      5. SDSU – MS in Nursing – Nurse Educator Specialization
      6. USD – Master of Social Work
    9. Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests​
  8. Consent
    1. Agreements on Academic Cooperation
      1. South Dakota State University
    2. Articulation Agreements
      1. South Dakota State University
      2. University of South Dakota
    3. Accelerated Master's Agreement – NSU BA in Sociology & USD Master of Social Work
    4. Inactive Status & Program Termination Requests – BHSU & SDSMT
    5. Program Review Reports – NSU & SDSU
    6. AAC Guideline 7.6.A – Math Placement Guideline
    7. BOR Policy 2:11 Assessment
    8. BOR Policy 2:23.1 External Review of Proposed Graduate Program​
  9. Legal Initiatives
    1. ​Syllabus Transparency and Consistency​
    2. Collaboration with K12 Opportunity for All​

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