ASCRC Minutes 2/3/15
GBB 205, 2:10 p.m.
Call to Order
Members Present: D. Coffin, J. Deboer, L. Gillison, T. Thibeau, E. Uchimoto, N. Vonessen
Ex-Officio Present: G. Bryant, B. Howard, M. Filer, N. Lindsay
Members Excused: C. Chestnut, J. Hickman, B. Hollzworth, A. Lawrence, T. Manuel, C.
Meixner, G.G. Weix
Minutes: The minutes from 1/27/15 were amended and approved.
Communication
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Chair DeBoer received a communication from Global Leadership requesting
GBLD for the rubric.
Business Items
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The following curriculum follow-up items were approved.
Course
HONR 370 U
HONR 372 U
Title
Pre-Law Seminar
Global Health Issues
Change
New course
New course
Action on the pending program modifications for Parks, Tourism and Recreation
Management and Resource Conservation was postponed. These changes relate
to the programs application for exemption to the language requirement still
being debated by the General Education Committee.
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The General Education Consent agenda appended was approved. The language
exemption forms for PTRM and RSCN form credit counts were below the 48
requirement and were not approved. The General Education Committee Chair is
communicating with the programs.
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The following consent agenda from the Writing Committee were also approved.
Approved Writing Course
LCSI 391, Who Owns Culture? An Introduction to Copyright (one-timeonly)
Upper-division Writing in the Major
CHMY 302E Chemical Literature and Scientific Writing
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The remaining items on the Crosslisting Review Document were discussed. The
revision to policy 201.3.3 appended was approved. The consent agenda will
include the courses approved only. Chair DeBoer will address the rationale at
the meeting. He will also do some public relations and send a communication to
departments explaining the other components of the recommendations.
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The suggested revisions to the draft Dual Enrollment Policy were discussed.
Professor Coffin will check with the Missoula College subcommittee members
regarding the rephrasing. He will also send Professor Vonessen the NACEP
documentation that does not allow AP courses to also be offered for dual credit.
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The Provost asked ASCRC to consider a possible exception to Policy 201.60
Effective Date of Approved Curriculum Forms. Although the Big Data Certificate
was approved by the Faculty Senate in November. There are students who will
have fulfilled the requirements at the end of this semester.
Good and Welfare
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Chair DeBoer announced the upcoming Forums for the second Registrar
candidate.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
General Education Committee Consent Agenda, 2/12/15
Mathematics
Course
M 132
Title
Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
Language Courses
Course
CSD 131
CSD132
NASX 141
NASX 142
LSH 191
LSH 191
Title
American Sign Language I
American Sign Language II
Blackfoot I
Blackfoot II
Elementary Hindi I
Elementary Hindi II
Social and Behavioral Science
Course
COUN 242
GPHY 141S
PTRM210
Title
Intimate and Family Relationships
Geography of World Religions
Nature Tourism and Commercial Recreation
Global and Indigenous
Course
NASX 239
Title
Native North American History &Art
American and European
Course
ARTH 201H
Title
Art of World Civilization
Symbolic Systems Courses
Course
PSYX 222
SOCI 202
Title
Psychological Statistics
Social Statistics
Language Exemption
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Biochemistry
Biochemistry- Health Professions Option
BS in Chemistry
BS in Chemistry- Environmental Option
BS in Chemistry – Forensic Option
BS in Chemistry – Pharmacology Option
BA in Chemistry – Teaching
Pharm D
Pending
Parks Tourism, and Recreation Management
Resource Conservation
Procedure Number:
Procedure:
201.3.3
Editorial Catalog Changes
Date Adopted:
May 2003
Last Revision:
Approved by:
10/11/12, 2/3/15
ASCRC and Graduate Council
The following changes are considered editorial and do not need to be submitted for
curriculum review. These changes can be made directly on the catalog copy sent from the
Registrar's Office during January and February each year.
 Opening paragraph(s) describing the
program or school/college. This usually is a
definition of the discipline, degrees offered, employment opportunities and
such. It precedes the section called Special Degree Requirements or in some
programs the section called Admission Requirements.
 Typographical errors.
 Grammatical errors or other composition errors.
 Changes in punctuation for clarification.
 Reorganization for clarification if no effect on requirements.
 Changes in the semester(s) a course is offered.
 Minor changes in terminology (not affecting course focus) used in course
descriptions.
 Changes in faculty listing.
 Simple course number, rubric, title changes to abide by common course
numbering.
 Restrictions such as degree majors only, class standing, or consent of instructor
 Revising the list of approved electives within major, minor, option, or certificate
requirements with the consent of the faculty and chairs/directors of affected
programs.