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ACADEMIC AFFAIRS GUIDELINES

 

   1  –  Courses and Curriculum

  GUIDELINES   FORMS
1.1 Inactivation of Courses1.1- - - ​
1.2 Authority to Offer an Existing Common Course Request1.2 Authority to Offer an Existing Common Course Form
1.3 RESERVED1.3- - -
1.4 Minor Course Modifications1.4A. Existing Courses Minor Course Modifications Form
B. Minor Course Modifications Annual Report Summary Form
1.5 New Unique Course Requests1.5 New Course Request Form
1.6 Revised Common Courses: Substantive Modifications1.6 Revised Course Request Form – Common Course
1.7 Revised Unique Courses: Substantive Modifications1.7 Revised Course Request Form – Unique Course
1.8 Guidelines for Shared Courses1.8- - -
1.9 Guidelines for Cross-Listed Courses1.9- - -
1.10 New Prefix Request1.10 New Prefix Request Form
A. Approved Course Prefix and Program Fees List
1.11 Common Course Guidelines1.11- - -
1.12 Institutional Course Curriculum Requests1.12 Institutional Curriculum Requests Form
1.13 Obsolete Course Guidelines1.13- - -
Web Course Database Maintenance Procedures

   2  –  Programs and Curriculum


  GUIDELINES   FORMS
2.1 Curriculum and Program Definitions2.1- - -
2.2 Minor Program Modifications2.2A. Minor Program Modification Form
B. Minor Program Modification Annual Report Form
2.3 Substantive Program Modifications2.3 Substantive Program Modification Form
A. Institutional Program Modification Requests SummaryA. Institutional Program Modification Requests Summary Form
2.4​RESERVED​
2.4- - - 
2.5 Emphasis in Existing Major2.5- - -
2.6 New Specialization2.6 New Specialization Form
2.7 New Certificate
2.7 New Certificate Form
2.8 New Baccalaureate Minor2.8 New Baccalaureate Degree Minor Form
2.9New Program Requests - Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
2.9New Program Request Form (TDX)​

​     A.      New Program Requests - Timeline Requirements
​      A.   - - - 

​     B.      New Program Requests - Initiate and Intent to Plan
​      B.   Request to Initiate TDX Template
             Intent to Plan TDX Template


​     C.      New Program Requests - Full Proposal
​      C.   Full Proposal TDX Template

​     D.      New Program Requests - Evaluation of Full Proposal
​      D.   - - -
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     E.   Campus Guide to the New Graduate Program Approval ​Process
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​2.10
​RESERVED
​2.10
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2.11 New Site Request2.11 New Site Request Form
2.12 Programs on Inactive Status2.12 Program Termination or Placement on Inactive Status Form
2.13 Program Termination2.13 Program Termination or Placement on Inactive Status Form
2.14 Reactivation of Programs on Inactive Status2.14- - -
2.15 Site Termination2.15 Termination of a Site Form
2.16 Assignment of CIP Codes
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2.17 RESERVED
2.17- - -
2.18 Exploratory Studies Administrative Guidelines2.18- - -
2.19 Collaborative Agreements
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A.Collaborative German Program Administration Guidelines
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B.Collaborative Physics Undergraduate Program Administration GuidelinesB.​​- - -
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
​2.21Program Change Notifications for HLC Accreditation2.21​​- - -
​2.22
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New Pre-Professional/Career Interest Program
2.22​​​
​New Pre-Professional/Career Interest Program Form

Web NCES-Classification of Instructional Programs NEW PROGRAM FORM APPENDICES
Appendix A – Outcomes
Appendix B – Budget

   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 Courses3.2 Special Tuition Rate Request Form

   4  –  Program Review and Accreditation

  GUIDELINES   FORMS
​4.1
​Program Evaluation and Review Guidelines

      4.1​
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     A.      Annual Program Health Analytics Evaluation Guidelines​A.  - - - 

​     B.      Mid-Cycle Program Evaluation Guidlines

​B.  - - -

     C.      Comprehensive Program Review Guidelines


C. 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
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  •   Table 6 -- Department Faculty and Graduate Assistants
   
  •   Table 7 -- Student Credit Hours
   
  •   Table 8​ -- Undergraduate and Graduate Program Enrollment and Number of Degrees Granted

​D.      Program Accreditation Review Guidelines

​D. - - - 

​E.      Program Productivity Review Guidelines
​E. Program Productivity Evaluation Report to the Board of Regents Form
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​       •   ​Program Productivity Worksheet


F. ​     New Program Evaluation Guidelines
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​4.2

​RESERVED​4.2​
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4.3 Request to Seek Program Accreditation Guidelines4.3 Request to Seek Accreditation Form

   5  –  Course Instruction and Delivery

  GUIDELINES   FORMS
5.1
Class Visitor and Audit Guidelines5.1 Class Visitor Pass Form
5.2

​RESERVED
5.2- - -
5.3
Syllabi Guidelines
5.3Syllabi Template

​     A. Syllabi BOR Required Policy Statements

​A. - - - 
5.4
Instructional Methods: Schematic and Definitions5.4- - -
5.5
Delivery Method Code Guidelines5.5- - -
5.6 Learning Management System Administration Guidelines5.6- - -
​5.7

Course Enrollment Management Guidelines​​5.7​​- - -

​     A. Fall/Spring Course Enrollment Strategy Guidelines

A. - - - ​
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​     B. Summer Course Enrollment Strategy Guidelines
B. - - -​

​     C. Course Enrollment Reporting Guidelines
​C. - - -

​     D. Course Enrollment Compliance Guidelines
D. - - - 
​5.8
Online Course Quality Assuranice Rubric​
​5.8
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5.9​
Online Course Quality Assurance Guidelines5.9- - -




   6  –  Faculty Affairs

  GUIDELINES   FORMS
6.1 Terminal Degree Table Modifications Guidelines6.1- - -
6.2 Terminal Degrees Table6.2- - -
6.3 Student Opinion Survey Administration Guidelines6.3- - -
6.4 Discipline Council Guidelines6.4 Discipline Council Report Template
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

   7  –  Dual Credit, Credit by Exam and Placement

  GUIDELINES   FORMS
7.1 Dual / Concurrent Credit Administration Guidelines7.1 Appendix C: SDBOR & College/University Agreement for High School Based Dual Enrollment Courses and Dual Credit Programs

Appendix D: SDBOR & School District MOU for In-District Delivery
7.2 DANTES (DSST) Testing Guidelines7.2- - -
7.3 CLEP Guidelines
7.3- - -
7.4 Credit by Examination Administration Guidelines7.4- - -
7.5 Advanced Placement Guidelines7.5- - -
7.6 English and Math​ematics Placement Guidelines
7.6- - -

​      A. Mathematics Placement Guidelines

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​      B. English Placement Guidelines

     B. - - - ​
7.7 International Baccalaureate Degree Guidelines
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7.8​

A-Level Exam Guidelines​
​7.8
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   8  –  General Education

  GUIDELINES   FORMS
8.1 General Education Implementation Guidelines8.1- - -
 Zero-Sum Campus Matrix (Comparison)
 Zero-Sum Campus Matrix (Approved / Deleted Courses)
8.2 Modifications to General Education Requirements8.2 General Education Revisions Form
8.3General Education Curriculum Requirements8.3- - -
8.4RESERVED
8.4- - -
8.5 Cross-Curricular Skills
8.5- - -
8.6- - - 8.6 Transfer of General Education Block Credit Form
8.7 General Education Assessment Reporting
8.7- - -

A. University Annual General Education Assessment Report Template




A. General Education Assessment Form​​


Misc​General Education Rubrics


   9  –  Articulation and Cooperative Agreements

  GUIDELINES   FORMS
Web Articulation with South Dakota Technical Colleges

   10  –  Miscellaneous

  GUIDELINES   FORMS
10.1 Student Technology Fellow Guidelines10.1- - -​
10.2 Facilities, Programmatic Unit, and Academic Honors Naming Requests Guidelines10.2
​A. Department & College Change Requests - Banner/Internal Organizational Changes (TDX)​

​B. Naming Request Form (Campus Facilities, Programmatic Units, or Funded Academic Honors)​
10.3 Exchange Program Operational Guidelines10.3- - -
10.4 Department Chair & Dean Evaluation Guidelines
10.4- - -
10.5 Dean's List Designation Guidelines10.5- - -
10.6​Transcript Designation Guidelines10.6- - -
10.7​ ​Preferred Name Guidelines10.7​​- - -
​10.8 ​Student Location Guidelines10.8​​- - -