ASCRC Minutes 10/25/11
GBB 226, 2:10
Members Present: M. Beebe-Frankenberger, B. Borrie, D. Dalenberg, W. Davies, M. Grimes, C. Henderson, C. Knight, J. Staub, D.
Stolle, L. Tangedahl
Members Absent/Excused: N. Greymorning, S. O’Hare
Ex-Officio Present: B. Holzworth, E. Johnson, A. Walker-Andrews
Chair Tangedahl called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.
The minutes from 10/18/11 were amended and approved.
Communication Items:
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The Department of Management has asked ASCRC to consider a late proposal because the form was lost. The Committee
determined that the nature of the program modification was not critical and did not warrant late consideration. It is going to
take a stronger position on enforcing the deadline.
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Chair Tangedahl visited the Mansfield Center’s Defense Critical Language and Culture Program last week. He suggested that
the program consider revising the course proposal to separate the program into several courses.
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Business Items: Curriculum Review
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The Science and Math Subcommittee approved the appended list of courses after review of follow-up responses. The Division of
Biological Sciences provided a justification for the functional differences between BIOH 483/485 from BIOH 480/481. Approval
of the EET courses is pending. Although the course credits are increasing, the language on the form indicate the course content is
not changing. It also seems that the program is deleting courses when it could feasibly change titles. The justification needs to be
clarified.
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Adequate follow-up information was received for several Humanities proposals. The consented agenda appended was approved.
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Education and Fine Arts had no additional items to approve. Follow-up is pending for reasons listed last week.
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ASCRC discussed the Honors College Courses. There were several concerns/questions regarding the courses.
HC 204: Advocate Leadership Seminar
o The committee was confused regarding the proposed number for the course. MSU teaches it as a 400-level course, while
the course form proposes as a 200-level course, yet the syllabus lists it as a 300-level course. Given the nature of the
course, the 200-level seems appropriate. Is the syllabus in error?
o Should the course number be 294 since the x94 numbers are reserved for seminar type courses?
o MSU offers the course for 1 credit. Why is this proposed as a 2 credit class?
o Why is this course housed in the Honors College?
o The course is not proposed by a tenure-track faculty member.
o Several members of the committee were unclear regarding the academic content of the course. The only listed reading
appears to be a pictorial history. The instructor may wish to look at the Peer Advisor Program as a model for giving
students credit or perhaps consult specific faculty regarding the assessment of teaching leadership. For example, Bambi
Douma in Management teaches a leadership course.
HC 270: Service Learning Seminar.
 Suggest x96 number that is reserved for service learning courses
 Course is not in compliance with the compressed course policy:
a) The service component is 30 hours but appears to include travel time.
b) The class meets for 4 days for 3 hours which is 12 hours, the policy requires 15 hours.
 The course is not proposed by a tenure-track faculty member.
Camie will send the notes to the committee for comments and Chair Tangedahl will follow-up with the requestors.
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The consent agenda for Forestry and Biomedical Sciences (appended) was approved. Follow-up is pending for the following
courses:
Communicative Science and Disorders
CSD 450
Aural Rehabilitation
Society and Conservation
NRSM 444
Integrative Ecology Restoration
Capstone
Change course from U to UG, course description should
be more specific
Change title, description, credits
It was noted that one department reviewed its prerequisites and submitted 8 forms. A fast track for prerequisite changes due to
implementing prerequisite checking will be necessary. Camie will work on a draft form.
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Associate Provost Walker-Andrews met with the Director of the Defense Criticle Language and Culture Program, Retired General
Don Loranger. She also taked with the Mansfield Center Director, Terry Weidner. The program will be sending an adendum to
the form that identifies separate courses. The program has a Faculty Oversite Committee that includes faculty (John Douglas,
Anthropology, Linda Gillison, MCLL, and Merdad Kia, Central and Southwest Asian Studies). The program is considering
developing a faculty review process similar to unit standards / CBA requirements. Centers are reviewed every five years by ECOS
as well as the administration, so there are some review procedures in place. ASCRC will wait to receive the adendum information
for further deliberation.
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ASCRC briefly discussed the issue with the Special Topics / Experiemental course policy. It agreed that generally should be
added to the contriversial statement (below). A rationalle should also be added. A draft will be available for next week’s meeting.
Normally special topics/ experimental courses may not be part of specifed requirements for a major or minor, but may be
counted as electives.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
Science and Math Consent Agenda
Applied Computing and Electronics
CADX 234
CSCI 221
NRG 101
NRG 246
Fundamentals of Surveying
Systems Analysis
Introduction to Energy Systems I
Introduction to Geothermal Energy
Technology
new course
add prereq
Add prerequisite
New course
Theory of Computation
New course
Computer Science
CSCI 438
Division of Biological Sciences
BIOH 483
Human Form and Function Teaching
Assistant/Honors
BIOH 485
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Tutor / Honors
BIOM 227
Epidemiology of Vector-Born and
Parasitic Diseases
New course
New course
new course
Forestry and Biomedical Consent Agenda
Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
BMED 381
Pharmaceutical Biochem
New course
Communicative Science and Disorders
CSD 340
Foundations of Speech Disorders
CSD 495
Special Topics
Ecosystem and Conservation
Program
BS Wildland Restoration
Modification
Program
Minor in Wildland Restoration
Modification
Forest Management
Title modification, prerequisites listed
Variable credit, UG course
update requirements
Remove WILD 370 from elective list
FORS 333
FORS 495
Basic and Applied Fire Ecology
Prescribed Wildland Fire Practicum
New course
new course (co-convened)
Level II
Program
Modification
Forestry
Level I
Fire Science & Management
GIS Sciences and Technologies
Undergraduate Certificate Program
New minor
Change elective courses, update catalog language: course
prefix and titles
BS Forestry
Delete Range Resource Management Option
Level I
BS Resource Conservation
Program
Forest Restoration and Applied
Modification
Restoration Option
Health Professions
PHA 100
Introduction to Pharmacy Practice
PHA 104
Pharmacy Dispensing
Program
Modification
Program
Modification
RES 265
RES 270
RES 275
Delete Conservation option
Substitute capstone course requirement, add text to
catalog language
Pharmacy Technology
Change description from lab to lecture
Change description to Lecture/lab, increase credits from 3
to 4
update catalog language
Respiratory Care
Redistribution of credits and inclusion of pre req course
Respiratory Care Clinical Experience
II
Respiratory Care Lab IV
Change credits from 6 to 5
Respiratory Care Clinical Experience
III
Change credits from 7 to 6
Health Science
HS 420 UG
Geriatric Health Issues
HS/ SW 440
Psychosocial Aspects of Illness and
UG
Disability in Older Persons
PHAR 415
Medication Therapy Management
Resource Conservation
Change credits from 2 to 1
New course
New course
New course
Program
Delete Conservation Option
Modification
Society and Conservation
FORS 440 UG
Forest Stand Management
FORS 441 UG
Forest Contract Administration
Title change from Timber Management I, descr change
Title change from Timber Management II, descr change
NRSM 495
Ecological Restoration Practicum
Change descr and prereq
NRSM 499
Senior Thesis
add to catalog
Program
Modification
PTRM 217
PTRM 230
PTRM 310
PTRM 355
BS in Parks, Tourism and Recreation
Management
Wildland Recreation Management
Programming in Recreation
Natural Resource Interpretation
Wilderness Medicine and Risk
Management
Wild Rescue and Survival
Remove FORS 200 Natural Resources Measurements
Camp requirement
remove prereq
remove prereq
change prereq
New course
Recreation Administration and
Leadership
Tourism and Sustainability
change prereq
Wilderness and Protected Area
Management
Commercial Recreation, Marketing
and Tourism
Parks, Tourism & Recreation
change prereq
Recreation Planning
Practicum in Parks, Tourism &
Recreation Management
Change prereq
Change title from Practicum in Recreation
PTRM 356
PTRM 380
PTRM 451
PTRM 482 UG
PTRM 483 UG
PTRM 484
PTRM 485 UG
PTRM 495 UG
New course
change prerq
Change prereq
change title from Recreation Management Field
Techniques, change prereq