Present: Baker, Beard, Bertrand, Buis, Hinkle, Janzow, Kraemer, McDougall,
McGowan, Miller, Parker, Prater, Ruediger, Shepard, Starrett,
Stephens, and Strange
A. MINUTES:
Upon a motion by McDougall; seconded by McGowan, the minutes of February 5, 2008 were
approved.
B. ACTION ITEMS:
1. BSID & BGS Double Degrees/Majors
Starrett reviewed with Council the issues that brought the BSID and BGS Double Degrees/Majors
to be an action item. As a discussion item last fall, the issued was raised concerning
a Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) student getting a dual-degree or Bachelor of Science
in Interdisciplinary Studies (BSIS) majors double-majoring. Starrett & Hinkle provided
data on a handout presented to Council. Although 2 proposals were presented to Council,
it was agreed by Council to vote on separately. Starrett moved approval of the 1st
proposal pertaining to the BGS; seconded by McDougall. Motion stated: We propose
preventing the BGS from being earned as part of a second degree within the same semester.”
After discussion, it was decided to amend the motion and a substitute motion was made
by McGowan, seconded by Parker. The new motion: “Normally, the BGS cannot be earned
as a second degree.” Motion passed, with one negative vote. It was determined that
the effective date would be fall 2008. Provost reminded Council that anything passed
by Academic Council is a recommendation to the Provost and will be taken under consideration.
After a negative vote by the Registrar, the Provost stated she will meet with the
Registrar and report back to the Council at the April meeting.
The 2nd proposal regarding the limitation on the BSIS major from being part of a double-major
was not presented as a motion at this time.
2. MSE Graduate Programs On-Line
Shepard moved approval to have the Masters of Arts in Secondary Education (Educational
Studies and Educational Technology) as an on-line program; McGowan seconded. She
noted that the total core would now be on-line and should increase the marketability
of the Educational Technology option for graduate students. Janzow stated that this
had been approved at the Graduate Council without any problems. Provost reminded
Council that new programs put on-line for the first time comes to Academic Council
as part of the approval process. Motion was approved.
3. New Minor: BSBA – Management Information Systems
McDougall moved approval of a new MIS minor in the BSBA degree; Janzow seconded.
McDougall stated that the purpose of the new minor was to help future professionals
from a variety of disciplines gain the skills and abilities needed to work with information
technology (IT) professionals to better design, use, and manage information systems
in their chosen field. Motion was approved.
4. Revision to International Business major
McDougall moved to approve the revisions to the International Business minor in the
BSBA degree; Miller seconded. The Provost reminded Council that normally if changes
to a minor are internal within a college that it does not come before the Council
for approval; however, when it crosses colleges, it must have approval of the Council.
The proposed revision to the minor would cut the foreign language requirement from
18 to 9 hours OR successfully complete a term/semester abroad enrolled full-time in
an academic program. After discussion, Buis moved to table the motion to allow the
departments that are involved to get together and bring back in April; Starrett seconded.
Motion was approved with two no votes.
C. DISCUSSION:
Provost noted that the discussion regarding Voluntary System of Accountability would
be presented at the April meeting and would include Dennis Holt, Christina Frazier,
and Pat Ryan. She noted there would be no voting; just explaining the issues involved.
D. OTHER
None
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