ASCRC Minutes 10/8/13
Poetry Corner, Mansfield Library, 2:10 p.m.
Members Present: J. Deboer, L. Eagleheart, K. Easwaramurthi, C. Henderson, L. Gillison, T. Manuel, S.
Samson, T. Thibeau, M. Triana E. Uchimoto, N. Vonessen, G. Weix
Members Absent/ Excused: J. Hickman
Ex-Officio Present: B. Holzworth, N. Hinman, J. Laine, S. O’Hare
Guest: S. Jansen
The minutes from 10/ 1 were approved after the UM 101 demonstration.
Communication Items:

Shannon Jansen an Undergraduate Academic Advisor in the Office for Student Success
provided a brief demonstration of UM 101. It has a similar design to MOOCs and addresses
some of the problem issues students on academic probation have identified. It is a pilot
project this year with the goal of helping first-year students’ transition to college and
become academically engaged. The course is on Moodle and requires students to use
Firefox. Parents and faculty do not have access to the student portal because of FERPA
regulations. Moodle provides a secure environment for students to blog and chat. The course
is 19 weeks and starts three weeks before classes start (the schedule is appended). It has
four dynamic learning categories (Academics, Student Services, Social Weekly Challenge,
and the Basics). Students self-select categories. The portal for parents, staff, and faculty has
identical course information with one additional category (Supporting Your Student). It does
not include student postings. The KPCN: Peer Connection Network created several videos
incorporated into the Basics category.
There are 1437 traditional freshman and 110 non-traditional freshmen. UM 101 has 144
unique users (students). The Moodle data indicates there have been 1297 views since the
course began.

There are four courses (MUSI 443, CULA 298, BIOH 330, KIN 425) still waiting for
approvals in e-curr. Camie has sent additional follow-up communications.

The Committee will not meet next week to allow curriculum subcommittees time to review
courses.
Business

The Committee considered a request form Liberal Studies to consider a late course change
for (course number/title). It was determined that the issue with the title was an unintended
consequences of common course numbering and Banner course descriptions (use of short
course title) so could be fixed by the Registrar’s Office without the submission of a course
form.

The revised Curriculum Review Overview procedure (201.00) was reviewed, revised and
approved. Appended below.

The revised AP/Clep (203.10) was discussed and revised. Chair Henderson researched other
universities and found that the acceptance of a score of 3 is the standard. He will be meeting
with the History and English department later this week. He also received data from
Associate Provost Walker Andrews. In general students coming to the University with AP
credit perform well. Chair Henderson will update ASCRC at the next meeting about his
meeting with History and English. The Committee will vote on the revised policy at the next
meeting.

Professor Gillison provided an update from the Language Requirement Workgroup
(document appended). The committee reviewed the number of seats available in language
courses spring 2012 and fall 2013. There are a total of 159 seats available this fall. Data
from the academic interest questionnaire has been requested. (Data below was provided after
the meeting
Number of Students
CHOICE_ID
113
0 Year
138
1 Year
952
2
or more Years
Institutional research is working on a report that will show AP language credit. There
appears to be enough capacity in existing courses using the major estimates from the
programs likely impacted by the change. Other language experience can and has been
certified.
The higher admissions standards are now only a recommendation, so it is difficult to
anticipate any impact on the language issues. However, Modern and Classical Languages
plans to reach out to high schools. It will also continue the pedagogical question of offering
course with fewer credits. More flexibility in language offerings would be helpful for
students who place into 102
In 2011 the General Education Committee requested non- credit heavy programs to provide
their rationale for not requiring language. The responses will be sent to ASCRC to consider.

ASCRC will not consider the request for a name change for the College of Arts and Science
to Humanities and Science. It is not a curriculum issue, so will be considered by the
Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 PM
Procedure Number:
Procedure:
201.00
Curriculum Review, Overview
Date Adopted:
Last Revision:
5/2010
10/13/11
References:
Approved by:
BOR Policy 303.1 and 309.1
ASCRC and Graduate Council
The Faculty Senate approves recommendations for curricular changes through the Academic Standards
and Curriculum Review Committee (ASCRC) and Graduate Council.
Curriculum changes are submitted to the Faculty Senate Office in the fall of each year (deadline is
usually the second to last Friday in September). The fall deadline is necessary for timely publication of
the class schedule/catalog for student registration. Late proposals will not be considered without
justification that is approved by the full ASCRC or Graduate Council. Curriculum Committees do not
review curriculum proposals in the spring unless there is a special circumstance that warrants the
review.
ASCRC and Graduate Council work through curriculum subcommittees to assure the proposed changes
meet current academic policy and standards. The committee chairs present seconded motions to the
Faculty Senate starting in November to be included in the following year's catalog. After Senate
approval, Level I and II program are submitted to the Board of Regents for approval by the Provost's
Office.
Review Steps:
1. Proposals for new courses or changes to existing courses are created, submitted and approved via eCurr (https://www.umt.edu/winapps/adminfin/eCurr). For all other proposals, the department
prepares a digital copy of the appropriate form (General Education Form, Writing or Upper-division
Writing Form, Service Learning Form, Program Modification Form , Level I Program Form, or Level II
Regential Form). Additional forms are required for Level I and Level II proposals – see instructions
on Provost’s website http://www.umt.edu/provost/policy/curriculum/default.aspx.
2. proposals submitted via e-Curr are approved electronically within the system. For other proposals,
the form is signed by the chair, other affected programs, the dean, and Provost Office (Level I and
Level II) and is submitted to the Senate Office, UH 221 by the deadline. [Level II proposals must also
be signed by the Library Dean.] A digital copy is sent as an email attachment to the faculty senate
administrative associate.
3. Proposals not submitted via e-Curr are logged by the administrative associate, the digital copy and
summary are posted to the Senate's web site under the appropriate subcommittee and the original
is given to the subcommittee chair. A summary of proposals is provided to the subcommittee chair.
The department may review the posted items at any time to assure the accuracy and completeness
of the information. Proposals submitted via e-Curr can be viewed on e-Curr.
4. The subcommittee reviews the online proposals, prepares and presents consent agendas to ASCRC,
General Education Committee, Graduate Council, or Writing Committee and discusses problem
forms with the full Committee. The Subcommittee Chair follows-up on any problems and presents
resolutions to the full Committee. Requesters are invited to ASCRC or Graduate Council for
discussion if necessary. If significant changes are required, the proposal must be resubmitted. The
subcommittee chair disapproves the course form in e-curr with comments for revision. Minor
changes can be corrected without resubmission: in the case of paper proposals, notations are made
on the original form and the online form is updated by the administrative associate; for proposals
submitted via e-Curr, the changes are emailed to the administrative associate who then updates the
proposal in e-Curr.
After the review the Subcommittee Chair gives any original paper curriculum forms to the
administrative associate for filing in the senate office.
5. The administrative associate creates the curriculum consent agenda (seconded motion) for
presentation by the ASCRC and Graduate Council Chairs to the Faculty Senate. The consent agenda
is reviewed by ECOS the week prior to the senate meeting. The curriculum committee chairs meet
with ECOS for discussion prior to the Senate meeting if necessary. The curriculum consent agenda is
posted to the Faculty Senate agenda. (Common course review at the system level may result in
course number or title changes of approved courses.)
6. After Faculty Senate approval, Level I and II proposals are guided through the regential approval
process by the Provost's Office.
7. Approval notices are created by the administrative associate and sent to the instructor, department
chair, dean, provost, and associate registrar.. The approved curriculum motions are archived on the
website and in the senate office files.
8. The Registrar’s Office updates the catalog from the e-Curr records, approval notices and online
curriculum forms in coordination with the common course number review at the system level.
9. The administrative associate works with the Registrar’s Office to revise the general education course
list and the list of UM courses that fulfill the MUS core.
UM 101 Schedule
Student
Dates Academics
Services
Social
Weekly
Challenge
The Basics
Supporting Your
Student
Pay your Bill or
Aug
Lose your
Get Involved
12- 16
Getting to Know Textbooks and
You
Email
The Care and Feeding
of a College Freshman
Classes
Week 1
Aug
How to Fail a
19-23 Class
Adding/Dropping
Welcome to the Getting to Know
Classes, Grade
U
you Better
Options
Saying Goodbye
Week 2
Academic
Aug
Convocation
Toga! Toga!
26-30 and How to Find Greek Life
College Colors
Getting the Most
out of Email
FERPA
Vist the UC
Who's your
Advisor?
The First Week Blues
First-Year
Reading
Experience
Missing your First
Class and
Professors' Office
Hours
Homesickness
your Classroom
Week 3
Sept 2- Syllabi or How Checking out
to Pass your
6
the UC
Classes
Week 4
Sept 9- Getting Your
13
Library On
Looking for
something
awesome to
do?
Week 5
Four Years or
Sept Bust: The Four Distance got
16-20 Bear Graduation you down?
Program
PETSA and Getting
10 Things to do
the Funk out of your Family Weekend
in 50 Minutes
Laundry
Week 6
How Pizza and
Sept Burritos Can
23-27 Help Write a
Paper
Week 7
Optimal Bear and
The Roommate Writing Tips and
Study Skills:
Agreement
Challenges
Midterm Prep
Where to Turn:
Student Resources
Freshman 15?
Sept Hitting the
Study Spot
Tutoring is not just Policies for Parents,
30-Oct Books in Prime Not Here!
Space: Study
Student
Photo Challenge for the Struggling Part 1
4
Spots
Wellness
Week 8
Knowing what
Oct 7- you need!
11
Major
UM 101 Survey M 101 Survey
Checking your
Grades
Care Package, #1
Requirements
Week 9
Oct 14- Know your
General
18
Week
10
Education
Requirements
Oct 21- Gearing up to
25
Register:
Advising
Letting your student
Making Yourself
Looking Ahead with
make good academic
Fall in Missoula
Marketable
Academic Planner
decisions.
What's Your
Career Services
Favorite??
Doing the Math:
Calculating your
GPA
Cyberbear and
Academic Planner
and Holds, Oh My!
Troubleshooting
Registration Holds
Wintersession?
Week
11
Oct 28The Registration
Nov 1
Counseling
Schedule
Mix it Up
Week
12
Nov 4- Register in
8
Under 5Minutes
Week
13
Can't take that
Activities
Open Question
Class? Common
Policies for Parents,
Courses...Let's
Registration Errors Part 2
Forum
have some FUN
to Avoid
Nov
Taking a Leap of
Time
11-15 Faith: Declaring
a Major
Week
14
Management
Major Roll Call
Studying in the
When the going gets
Snow:
tough.
Wintersession Info
Nov
Academic Gut Preparing for
18-22
Check
Home
Enjoy the
Moment
Dude, when are
your Finals?
Homeward Bound
Week
15
Nov
Preparing to
Gearing you for
25-29
Check Out of
Finals
your Hall
Turkey Dinner in Always choose C?
the Food Zoo
Test Taking
Good Questions to
Ask
Week
16
Dec 2-6
Week
17
Gear up and
Open - Week 17 Chill out: Stress Pet a Puppy
Less Week
Dec 9- Academics
13
without Coffee? Open
You're DONE!
Cashing in Your
Books
Send Cookies Now
Finals: KCCO
Finals Identity Crisis
No.
Week
18
Dec 16- Decipher your
The College
20
Transcript and
OFR
Experience
Ripping off the
End of the Semester
Let's Wrap it Up Band-Aid: Checking
Check up
Final Grades
Week
19
Update from Language Requirement Workgroup
Language sections fall, 2013
A. Availability of language sections/seats in fall, 2013
****Advice from CAS dean (spring, 2013): as sections fill, the zeroed-out sections will be made
available.
Language
sections in fall, 2013/spring,
2012
# spaces available/# of total
seats in language section
Arabic
2/2
17/50 (capped at 25)
Chinese
2/2
31/60 (capped at 30)
French
5/5
20/150 (capped at 30)
German
4/4
30/120 (capped at 30)
Greek
1/1
5/20 (capped at 20)
*Italian
1/2
7/30 (capped at 30)
Japanese
3/2
20/60 (each capped at 25)
*Latin
1 campus+ 1 online/3
3+8/60 (capped at 30)
Russian
2/2
26/60 (capped at 30)
Spanish
11/11
-8/133 (capped at 30)
TOTAL open seats fall 2013
159
AVERAGE open seats fall, 2009-spring, 2013
174
B. Response to MCLL query about 8-credit 101-102 sequence by programs
which have exemptions.
Chemistry
DB
Music
Anthropology
Geography
C. Projections of need/availability
1. Electronic waiting list: only accessible for Spanish; only the section instructor receives the
information. No information for how many students tried to register for any other language.
2. Office of Student Success: incoming freshmen are asked to complete an Academic Interest
Questionnaire. This includes a question about their high school language experience (how
much, which language) and their intentions to study a language (and which one) at UM-M. Data
are being gathered by OSS.
3. Enrollment services: They can spot-check student transcripts to see, randomly, how many of
the incoming freshmen and transfers bring 2-3 years of language experience when they come to
UM-M. Data can be gathered.
4. Institutional research: How many students come to UM-M with AP/CLEP credit in languages.
Data are being gathered.
5. Programs LIKELY to lose exemption from MCLL requirement if Gen Ed recommendation is
approved.
Program in 2010
Circumstance
likely # of incoming
(freshman) majors
Anthropology
need SS, numerous options
59
Communication Studies
Geography
26
BA reqs MCLL; BS/BA in
cartography, planning SS
2
Psychology
88
Sociology
31
6. 414 fewer students this year at UM-M