ASCRC Minutes 11/12/13
Poetry Corner, Mansfield Library, 2:10 p.m.
Members Present: J. Deboer, L. Eagleheart, K. Easwaramurthi, C. Henderson, L. Gillison, T. Manuel, T.
Thibeau, M. Triana, E. Uchimoto, N. Vonessen, G. Weix
Members Absent/ Excused: S. Samson , B. Holzworth, J. Laine
Ex-Officio Present: J. Hickman,N. Hinman
Guest: A. Delaney, Forestry and Biomedical Science Curriculum Subcommittee Chair
The minutes from 11/5/13 were amended and approved.
Communication Items:
Business
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The Forestry and Biomedical Science Curriculum items appended were approved. Several
revisions were made to forestry forms. One late item was the result of common course
numbering. Last year Forestry agreed to drop its GIS course, which was crosslisted with a
Geography Course. However, it has discovered that the Forest Service will not count the
Geography Course as meeting credit requirements. Associate Provost Hinman worked with
OCHE to allow the courses to be co-convened based on a compelling reason from a
professional organization. Forestry sent an e-Curr form to reinstate FOR 250. It and GEOG
284 are both listed in the CCN matrix.
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The only writing (Humanities and Fine Arts) courses submitted for review were scheduled
for the rolling review. One course requires follow-up, but was given provisional approval by
the Writing Committee. ASCRC approved the list of courses (appended below). Again there
was confusion regarding forms and information required on syllabi. The Writing Committee
will communicate to instructors that Writing Learning Outcomes and Information Literacy
requirements must be clear on the course syllabus. There is still confusion regarding the
writing program requirements. The Committee will try to work through these this spring.
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The following pending items from the Humanities Subcommittee were approved. The
Mansfield Center Courses have not yet been revised.
Native American Studies
NASX 238 U
Nat North Amer History & Art
New course
Level I
Language Rejuvenation & Maintenance Certificate
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The Social Science Subcommittee did not have anything new to report. The learning
outcomes for MSU’s Political Science course have been provided to Professor Chatterjee.
He has agreed to change the title of the course to match MSU’s course.
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The Education and Fine Arts Subcommittee is still waiting for a revised syllabus for one of
the Curriculum and Instruction courses.
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ASCRC discussed, revised, and approved the draft rubric procedure. One suggestion not
incorporated was a reference to the national Center for Information Statistics database. The
bullet that required a minimum number of courses was removed. After the procedure is
approved by the Faculty Senate it will be forwarded to the Office of the Commissioner to
consider as a possible model for the system.
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The discussion of the draft crosslisting procedure was discontinued once Interim Registrar
Hickman indicated that it will not work for electronic transcripts, which the University
expects to implement next year. Other University Systems with common course numbering
(Minnesota, Alaska, and California) have abandoned crosslisting because of the limitations
of the national transcript system. Majors will need to list courses that fulfill requirements in
the catalog. Students will learn to consult the catalog first and then search for the courses in
the schedule.
Degree builder is in the testing stage now. It will require majors to define acceptable courses
in a deliberative way. The next step will be degree audit.
ASCRC agreed that this issue should be sent back to ECOS for consideration given the larger
implications.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 PM
Forestry & Biomedical Science Consent Agenda
Forest Resource Management
FORS 130 U
Intro FOR Field Skills
New course
FORS 202 U
Forest Mensuration
Change number
FORS 250
Intro to GIS for Forest Mgmt
CCN resolution negotiated by
Interim Provost Hinman
FORS 349 U
Practice of Silviculture
New course
FORS 434 UG
Advanced Forest Roads
Change credits
FORS 435 UG
Advanced Timber Harvesting
Change credits, prereqs
FORS 436 UG
Project Appraisal
Change description, learning
outcome, prereqs, title
FORS 351 U
Env Remote Sensing
FORS 437 UG
Forst Ops/Appld Restor Capstn
Change learning outcome, prereqs,
title
Delete course
FORS 481 U
Forest Planning
Change prereqs
FORS 447 UG
Advanced Silviculture
Change prereqs
FORS 440 U
Forest Stand Management
Change prereqs
FORS 341 U
Timber Harvesting & Roads
Change description, prereqs
FORS 330 U
FORS 350 U
Forest Ecology
Forestry Apps of GIS
For/Rangeland
Planning/Design
Change prereqs
Change prereqs
FORS 480 UG
FORS 347 U
Multiple Resource Silviculture
Delete course
Change other: Cannot receive credit
for FORS 347 and 349
NRSM 418 UG
NRSM 415 UG
Ecosystems & Conservation
Change description, learning
Soils, Water and Climate
outcome, number, prereqs, title
Ecosystem Climatology
New course
Environmental Soil Science
Change prereqs
NURS 101 U
NRSG 250 U
AHXR 140 U
AHXR 141 U
MC: Health Professions
Nursing Assistant
LPN to RN Transition
Radiographic Methods
Radiology Lab
PTRM 150 U
Society & Conservation
Current Issues in PTRM
New course
NRSM 462 UG
NRSM 426 U
Resource Conservation
Rangeland Ecology
Change description, prereqs, title
Climate and Society
Change cross listing
NRSM 210N U
PTRM 210 U
PTRM 217S U
PTRM 310 U
New course
Change credits
Change credits
New course
Parks, Tourism and Recreation Management
Nature Tourism & Comm Rec
Change title
Parks & Outdoor Rec. Mgmt.
Change title
Nat Res Interp and Comm
Change title
PTRM 380 U
Rec Admin & Leadership
Change credits
PTRM 110S U
PTRM 483 UG
Intro to Parks, Rec & Tourism
Comml Rec, Mktg, & Tourism
Delete course
Delete course
Communicative Sciences & Disorders
CSD 430
CSD 440
BIOH 330
Senior Capstone I
Senior Capstone II
Anat & Phys Speech Mech
Change Title
Delete Course
Update
Writing Course Rolling Review (Humanities and Fine Arts)
Approved Writing Courses
AAS / HSTR 347
AAS 372
ANTY 310
ARTH 250
ARTH 425
ARTH 434
CLAS 251L
CLAS 252L
HSTR 300
Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion
African American Identity
Human Variation
Introduction to Art Criticism
Renaissance Art
Latin American Art
The Epic
Greek Drama: Politics On Stage
Writing for History
Upper-division Writing required by the Major
AAS / HSTA 415
AAS / HSTA 417
ANTY 408
ARTH 350
DANC 494
HSTA / WGSS 471
HSTA 418
HSTA 419
HSTA 461
HSTR 400
HSTR 418
HSTR 437
JPNS 311
JPNS 312
MART 450
MUSI 415
MUSI 416
MUSI 417
NASX 494
The Black Radical Tradition
Prayer and Civil Rights
Advanced Anthropological Statistics
Contemporary Art and Art Criticism
Seminar/ Workshop
Writing Women's Lives
Women and Slavery
Southern Women in Black and White
Research in Montana History
Historical Research Seminar
Early Modern Britain, 1500-1800
US Latin American Relations
Classical Japanese Literature in English Translation
Japanese Literature Medieval to Modern in English Translation
Topics in Film and Media
Music of the 20th Century, to the Present
Historical Topics in Music
Cultural Studies in Music
Reading Seminar in Native American Studies
PHL 499
RUSS 494
THTR 331Y
Senior Seminar
Seminar in Russian Studies
Theatre History II
Procedure Number:
Procedure:
201.75
Rubric Creation Process and Criteria
Date Adopted:
Last Revision:
XX/XX/XX
XX/XX/XX
Approved by:
Faculty Senate
Background
Adopting a common course numbering system across the Montana University System created the need
for a mechanism to monitor the creation of new rubrics for courses.
Process
1. Units propose new rubrics to the campus curriculum committees on program modification
forms. The proposal should note whether the rubric is proposed for use at the campus-only or
Montana University System Level.
2. After review and approval the curriculum committee will submit a summary of program
modifications to the Faculty Senate for vote.
3. Once approved the recommended rubric is forwarded to OCHE for inclusion in the common
course numbering matrix to be used throughout the MUS.
Rubric Criteria
A new rubric must meet the following criteria:
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6.
The courses do not fit in any existing rubrics at the campus or MUS level.
The rubric is distinct from existing rubrics.
It offers a unique and attractive opportunity for study that will promote the University.
It is organized around a clear, coherent, and focused area of study.
It will offer a minimum of five courses unique to the rubric;
It will be recognizeable and meaningful outside of the campus environment.