ASCRC Minutes 10/29/13
Poetry Corner, Mansfield Library, 2:10 p.m.
Members Present: J. Deboer, K. Easwaramurthi, C. Henderson, L. Gillison, T. Manuel, S. Samson, T.
Thibeau, M. Triana, E. Uchimoto, N. Vonessen, G. Weix
Members Absent/ Excused: L. Eagleheart, J. Hickman
Ex-Officio Present: B. Holzworth, N. Hinman, J. Laine
The minutes from 10/22/13 were amended and approved. There were several corrections to the
approved curriculum lists.
Communication Items:

Professor Vonessen alerted ASCRC to the timing issue with deficient grade (DEF
notifications. Students were notified two weeks after the faculty deadline to submit grades.
The deadline for faculty was extended to get more participation. There is still a low rate of
faculty participation. Often faculty members have not graded a major assignment by the fifth
week. The Office of Student Success sends the notice to students. Students can check the
system at any time. They do not have to wait for the notice. Last year a workgroup was
established to look at improvements, but it was put on hold when the Office of Students
Success applied for a grant. Assistant VP O’Hare will be invited to a meeting to discuss the
issue.
Business

The Science and Math Curriculum Consent Agenda below was approved. None of the items
were controversial. A few revisions to syllabi and e-Curr forms have been made.

The Social Science Curriculum Consent Agenda below was approved. The course form for
SOCI 212H was to remove a general education designation. It will be sent to the General
Education Committee. The form for ANTY 336 requested writing status as well as a
description change. A writing course form will need to be submitted for the writing request.
The e-Curr form will be changed to request a description change only. There were two items
from Political Science that require follow-up correspondence with the department. The
program modification for International Development Studies is on hold. There is a question
regarding whether the course being added to the program will continue to be taught or taught
frequent enough to be included in a minor. PSCI 437 is identified as equivalent (CCN) to a
course at MSU. Yet the course title is different. The instructor will need to get the syllabus
for the MSU course to determine whether they are 80% equivalent. ASCRC briefly
discussed the request for the GPA requirement in one of the options. The University policy
is that both majors and minors must have a GPA of 2.0. A student may receive a C- on a
course, but still must have a 2.0GPA.
There is much confusion regarding terms such as option, specialization, or track. There
needs to be some form of standardization. Faculty should be careful in their use of the term
option to students. Official options are listed on students’ transcripts. Advising tracks or
focus areas are not. Degree builder may help with some of this. It may also be helpful to
have a glossary of terms in the catalog. The catalog should be audited at some point for
consistency of terminology. ASCRC may consider this issue in the spring.

The Business and Journalism Subcommittee reported on follow-up inquiries. The program
modification to create a certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy was approved.
Journalism is still considering the issue of requiring a prerequisite or corequisite for its
course

Follow-up was received for some of the pending Humanities courses. However, not all the
subcommittee members have responded. Chair Gillison met with the Mansfield Center and
requested significant revisions to the forms. The forms will be disapproved in e-Curr so the
revisions can be made by the requestor.

ASCRC considered the rationale from Social Work to consider a late course form. It agreed
that the form should be reviewed by the subcommittee.
Good and Welfare

Professor Thibeau notified ASCRC that a section in the catalog requiring International
Students with English difficulties to enroll in the appropriate academic support courses
designated EASL and to reduce their workload has not been in the catalog since 2007-2008.
He was wondering why the information was removed. Camie will communicate with Bonnie
Holzworth regarding the missing language.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 PM
Science & Math Consent Agenda
Chemistry
Program
Modification
Computer Science
CSCI 447 U
CSCI 448 U
CSCI 451 U
Substitute Phar 421 and 422 for
Phar 341 and 342
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
Computational Biology
Change level
Change prereqs
Change level
CSCI 443 U
CSCI 478 U
User Interface Design
Multimedia Data Processing
Change level
Change level
CSCI 412 UG
Game and Mobile App
Curriculum & Instruction
New course
SCI 350 U
Gen Sci: Conserv Ed
Division of Biological Sciences
Change credits, description, title
BIOB 260 U
BIOB 410 UG
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Immunology
Change prereqs
Change prereqs
BIOM 498 U
BIOH 470-2 U
BIOM 435 U
BIOB 375 U
BIOB 272
Internship
CLS practicum
Virology
General Genetics
Genetics and Evolution
Change description, learning
outcome
New course
Change level, prereqs
Change prereqs
Change prereqs
BIOM 360
Gen Microbiolgy (equiv to 260)
Change prereqs
Program
Modification
Mathematical Sciences
M 172 U
Calculus II
Related to BIOH 470, 471, 472
Change prereqs
M 210 U
Intro to Mathematical Software
Change prereqs
M 221 U
Introduction to Linear Algebra
Change prereqs
M 225 U
M 273 U
M 274 U
Intro to Discrete Mathematics
Multivariable Calculus
Intro to Differential Equation
Change prereqs
Change prereqs
Change prereqs
M 300 U
Undergraduate Mathematics
Sem
Change prereqs
M 307 U
STAT 341 U
M 361 U
M 362 U
M 122 U
Intro to Abstract Mathematics
Intro to Probability and Stat
Discrete Optimization
Linear Optimization
College Trigonometry
Change prereqs
Change prereqs
Change prereqs
Change prereqs
Change description
Changing the upper-division math
course requirement for math
majors.
Program
Modification
MC: Applied Computing & Electronics
EET 227 U
Digital Electronics
Change prereqs, title
Undergraduate Research
Change other: changing grading
policy from CR/NCR to traditional
NRGY 292 U
Independent Study
Change other: changing grading
policy from CR/NCR to traditional
NRGY 299 U
Energy Technology Capstone
Change other: changing grading
policy from CR/NCR to traditional
ITS 271 U
Securing Desktop/Mobile Dev.
New course
ITS 273 U
Securing Networks
New course
ITS 275 U
Border/Perimeter Network Sec.
New course
ITS 277 U
Software Assurance and File Sy
New course
NRGY 290 U
Level I Program
Modification
Physics and Astronomy
PHSX 323 U
Biochemistry
BCH 110 U
BCH 111 U
Network and Information Security Professional Certificate
Intermediate Physics Lab
Intro Biology for Biochemists
Intro Biol for Biochemists Lab
Change description, learning
outcome, number, prereqs, title
Change title
Change title
Social & Behavioral Science Consent Agenda
Anthropology
ANTY 102H U
Intro to South & S. East Asia
Change cross listing, other: General
Education
ANTY 216 U
ANTY 227 U
ANTY 311 U
Primates in Peril
Human Sexuality
Primatology
New course
Change cross listing
Delete course
ANTY 336 U
Myth, Ritual and Religion
Change description
ANTY 440 UG
Cont. Issues of SSEA
ANTY 476 UG
Methods for Native Languages
Program
Modification
Forensic Anthropology Option
COMX 413 U
COMX 423 UG
Communication Studies
Comm & Conflict-Writing
Change level
Org Comm Con & Train
Change title
Change cross listing, other: offering
times, prereqs, title
Change repeatability (negotiated 6
rather than the requested 9)
Change list of electives
Geography
GPHY 400 U
GPHY 435 UG
Program
Modification
Geography Capstone
Hazards and Planning
Community and Planning Option
New course
Delete course
add course to requirements, reduce
elective credits
Program
Modification
BA and BS
Add required course
Political Science
Global Environmental Pol.
International Security
International Law & Org
Research Goals and Strategies
Change description, prereqs
Change description, prereqs
Change prereqs
New course
PSCI 332 U
PSCI 334 U
PSCI 433 UG
PSCI 480 UG
Psychology
PSYX 383 U
Program
Modification
Program
Modification
Health Psychology
General and Research Option
Sociology
Increase credit requirement for
general sociology major
New course
Add Math 151 to option of Math
courses
Program Modification
MSL 401 UG
MSL 402 UG
COMX 102 U
COMX 192 U
COMX 291 U
COMX 292 U
Military Science
Adaptive Leadership
Change level
Officership and Ethics
Change level
MC: Applied Arts and Science - Communication and Psychology
Change other: "T" Removal from
Interprsnl Skills in Workplace
Banner
Change other: "T" Removal in
Independent Study
Banner
Change other: "T" Removal in
Special Topics
Banner
Change other: "T" Removal in
Independent Study
Banner
Business and Journalism Follow-up
Management & Marketing
Level I
Certificate
Sustainable business strategy