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ACADEMIC AFFAIRS GUIDELINES

 

   1  –  Courses and Curriculum

  GUIDELINES​   FORMS
1.1​ Inactivation of Courses​1.1​- - - ​
1.2​ Authority to Offer an Existing Common Course Request​1.2​ Authority to Offer an Existing Common Course Form
1.3​ RESERVED​1.3​- - -
1.4​ Minor Course Modifications​1.4​A. Existing Courses Minor Course Modifications Form
​​​​​​​B. Minor Course Modifications Annual Report Summary Form
1.5​ New Unique Course Requests​1.5​ New Course Request Form
1.6​ Revised Common Courses: Substantive Modifications​1.6​ Revised Course Request Form – Common Course
1.7​ Revised Unique Courses: Substantive Modifications​1.7​ Revised Course Request Form – Unique Course ​
1.8​ Guidelines for Shared Courses​1.8​- - -
1.9​ Guidelines for Cross-Listed Courses​1.9​- - -
1.10​ New Prefix Request​1.10​ New Prefix Request Form
​​A. Approved Course Prefix and Program Fees List​​​​​
1.11​ Common Course Guidelines​1.11​- - -
1.12​ Institutional Course Curriculum Requests​1.12​ Institutional Curriculum Requests Form
1.13​ Obsolete Course Guidelines​1.13​- - -
Web​ Course Database Maintenance Procedures​​​​​
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   2  –  Programs and Curriculum


  GUIDELINES​   FORMS
2.1​ Curriculum and Program Definitions​2.1​- - -
2.2​ Minor Program Modifications​2.2​A. Minor Program Modification Form
​​​​​​​B. Minor Program Modification Annual Report Form
2.3​ Substantive Program Modifications​2.3​ Substantive Program Modification Form
​​A. Institutional Program Modification Requests Summary​​​A. Institutional Program Modification Requests Summary Form
2.4​ Intent to Plan for a New Program​2.4​ Intent to Plan for a New Program Form
2.5​ Emphasis in Existing Major​2.5​- - -
2.6​ New Specialization​2.6​ New Specialization Form
2.7​ New Certificate​2.7​ New Certificate Form
2.8 ​ New Baccalaureate Minor​2.8​ New Baccalaureate Degree Minor Form
2.9​ New Undergraduate Degree or Major​2.9​ New Undergraduate Degree Form
2.10​ New Graduate Degree​2.10​ New Graduate Degree Program Form
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A. Campus Guide to the New Graduate Program Approval Process​​​​​
2.11​ New Site Request​2.11​ New Site Request Form
2.12​ Programs on Inactive Status​2.12​ Program Termination or Placement on Inactive Status Form
2.13​ Program Termination​2.13​ Program Termination or Placement on Inactive Status Form
2.14​ Reactivation of Programs on Inactive Status​2.14​- - -
2.15​ Site Termination​2.15​ Termination of a Site Form
2.16​ Assignment of CIP Codes​2.16​- - -
2.17​ Annual Distance Education Summary​2.17​ Annual Distance Education Summary Form
2.18​ Exploratory Studies Administrative Guidelines​2.18​- - -
2.19​ Collaborative Program Administration Guidelines​2.19​- - -
​​A.​Collaborative German Program Administration Guidelines​​​A.​​- - -
​​B.​Collaborative Physics Undergraduate Program Administration Guidelines​​​B.​​- - -
​​C.​​Collaborative Physics Graduate Program Administration Guidelines ​​​C.​​- - -
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D.​​Collaborative Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Program Administration Guidelines
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E.​Collaborative Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program Administration Guidelines​
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2.20​- - -​2.20​ Accelerated Program Form
​2.21​​Program Change Notifications for HLC Accreditation​2.21​​​- - -
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Web​ NCES-Classification of Instructional Programs​​​ NEW PROGRAM FORM APPENDICES
​​​​​​​ Appendix A – Outcomes
​​​​​​​ Appendix B – Budget
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   3  –  Fees and Tuition

  GUIDELINES​   FORMS
3.1​ Program Fee Guidelines​3.1​ Program Fee Request by Course Prefix Form
​​​A.​Approved Course Prefix and Program Fees List​​​​​
3.2​ Requesting Special Tuition Rate for Courses​3.2​ Special Tuition Rate Request Form
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   4  –  Program Review and Accreditation

  GUIDELINES​   FORMS
4.1​ Program Productivity Review Guidelines​4.1​- - -
4.2​ Institutional Program Review Guidelines​4.2​ Institutional Program Review Report to the Board of Regents Form
​​​​​​• Table 1 -- Faculty Major Advisor -- Graduate Advisee and Graduation
​​​​​​• Table 2 -- Faculty Credentials
​​​​​​• Table 3 -- Staff and Professional Staff Credentials
​​​​​​• Table 4 -- Department Budget
​​​​​​• Table 5 -- Expenditures
​​​​​​• Table 6 -- Department Faculty and Graduate Assistants
​​​​​​• Table 7 -- Student Credit Hours
​​​​​​• Table 8 -- Undergraduate and Graduate Program Enrollment and Number of Degrees Granted
4.3​ Request to Seek Program Accreditation Guidelines​4.3​ Request to Seek Accreditation Form
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   5  –  Course Instruction and Delivery

  GUIDELINES​   FORMS
5.1​ Class Visitor and Audit Guidelines​5.1​ Class Visitor Pass Form
5.2​ Freedom in Learning Guidelines​5.2​- - -
5.3​ Syllabi Policy and Common Format Guidelines​5.3​- - -
5.4​ Instructional Methods: Schematics and Definitions​5.4​- - -
5.5​ Delivery Method Code Guidelines​5.5​- - -
5.6​ Learning Management System Administration Guidelines​5.6​- - -
5.7​ Section Size Guidelines​5.7​- - -
5.8​ System-Wide Quality Assurance Rubric​5.8​- - -
5.9​ Online Course Quality Assurance Guidelines​5.9​- - -
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   6  –  Faculty Affairs

  GUIDELINES​   FORMS
6.1​ Terminal Degree Table Modifications Guidelines​6.1​- - -
6.2​ Terminal Degrees Table​6.2​- - -
6.3​ Student Opinion Survey Administration Guidelines​6.3​- - -
6.4​ Discipline Council Guidelines​6.4​ Discipline Council Report Template
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​​​​Misc ​A. Request for Prior Service Credit Form (Promotion or Tenure)
​​​​​​B. Request for Leave Without Pay in Excess of Three Months Form
​​​​​​C. Promotion and Tenure Requests Form
​​​​​​D. Request for Sabbatical or Educational Leave Form
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   7  –  Dual Credit, Credit by Exam and Placement

  GUIDELINES​   FORMS
7.1​ Dual / Concurrent Credit Administration Guidelines​7.1​ Appendix C: SDBOR & College/University Agreement for High School Based Dual Enrollment Courses and Dual Credit Programs
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​​ Appendix D: SDBOR & School District MOU for In-District Delivery
7.2​ DANTES (DSST) Testing Guidelines​7.2​- - -
7.3​ CLEP Guidelines
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7.4​ Credit by Examination Administration Guidelines​7.4​- - -
7.5​ Advanced Placement Guidelines​7.5​- - -
7.6​ English and Math​ematics Placement Guidelines
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​​     B. English Placement Guidelines​
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7.7​ International Baccalaureate Degree Guidelines​7.7​- - -
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   8  –  General Education

  GUIDELINES​   FORMS
8.1​ General Education Implementation Guidelines​8.1​- - -
 ​•​Zero-Sum Campus Matrix (Comparison)​​​​​
 ​•​Zero-Sum Campus Matrix (Approved / Deleted Courses)​​​​​
8.2​ Modifications to General Education Requirements​8.2​ General Education Revisions Form
8.3​ Associate Degree General Education Curriculum Requirements​8.3​- - -
8.4​ Baccalaureate General Education Curriculum Requirements​8.4​- - -
8.5​ RESERVED​8.5​- - -
8.6​- - - ​8.6​ Transfer of General Education Block Credit Form
8.7​ General Education Assessment Guidelines​8.7​- - -
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Misc​​​General Education Rubrics​​​​​
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   9  –  Articulation and Cooperative Agreements

  GUIDELINES​   FORMS
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Web​ Articulation with South Dakota Technical Colleges​​
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   10  –  Miscellaneous

  GUIDELINES​   FORMS
10.1​ Student Technology Fellow Guidelines​10.1​- - -
10.2​ Facilities, Programmatic Unit, and Academic Honors Naming Requests Guidelines​10.2​ Naming Request Form (Campus Facilities, Programmatic Units, or Funded Academic Honors)
10.3​ Exchange Program Operational Guidelines​10.3​- - -
10.4​ Department Chair & Dean Evaluation Guidelines​10.4​- - -
10.5​ Dean's List Designation Guidelines​10.5​- - -
10.6​​​Transcript Designation Guidelines​10.6​- - -
10.7​​ ​Preferred Name Guidelines​10.7​​- - -
​10.8​ ​Student Location Guidelines​10.8​​​- - -
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