​​​​​​​​ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Zoom Meeting

​3:00pm – 5:00pm 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. Other Initiatives
    1. ​​​Academic Calendars Workgroup​
    2. Transfer Principles Draft Agreement
  1. General Education
    1. General Education Report to the Board of Regents
    2. BOR Policy 2:11 Assessment and AAC Guidelines 8.5, 8.7, and 8.7.A
    3. Revisions to AAC Guideline 8.1 General Education Implementation Guidelines
    4. Revisions to AAC Guideline 8.2 Modifications to General Education Requirements
    5. Revisions to AAC Guideline 8.3 General Education Curriculum Requirements; Rescind AAC Guideline 8.4 Baccalaureate General Education Curriculum Requirements   
  1. Policy Revision and Development
    1. BOR Policy 2:5 Transfer Policies​
  1. Academic Affairs Guidelines Revisions and Development
    1. New Guideline Program Evaluation
    2. New Guideline Course Management
  1. Curriculum and Program Revisions
    1. Program Modifications
      1. Black Hills State University​
      2. Dakota State University
    2. New Program Requests
      1. BHSU – Minor in Theatre
      2. SDSMT – Minor in Business Management in Technology
      3. SDSMT – Minor in Ceramic Engineering
    3. New Certificate Requests
      1. BHSU – Basic Level Spanish (Undergraduate)
      2. DSU – Data Privacy (Graduate)
      3. USD – Indian Law (Graduate)
    4. New Specialization Requests
      1. SDSMT – Actuarial Science – BS in Mathematics​
      2. USD – Mental Health – BA/BS in Psychology
    5. New Site Requests
      1. USD – BSEd in Elementary Education (USD-Sioux Falls)​
      2. USD – Minor in Biology (Online)
      3. USD – Minor in Computer Science (Online)​
      4. USD – Minor in Interdisciplinary Sciences (Online)
      5. USD – Minor in Spanish (Online)
    6. Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests​
  1. Consent
    1. Request to Seek Accreditation - SDSU​
    2. AAC Guideline 2.22 – Preprofessional Programs
    3. AAC Guideline 2.3 – Substantive Program Modifications and Form
    4. BOR Policy 2.36 – Accreditation
    5. Testing Agreement – NSU – Ag Processing Inc.
    6. Repealing of BOR Policies 2:26, 2:25, 2:27, 2:31​

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