Baccalaureate Core Committee

Voting members present: Kathy Becker-Blease, Daniel Faltesek, McKenzie Huber (via phone), Filix Maisch, Weihong Qiu, Dana Sanchez, Rorie Spill Solberg, Kaplan Yalcin
Voting members absent: Pat Ball, Nancy Barbour, Natalie Dollar, Patrice Dragon, Bob Paasch, David Roundy, Inara Scott
Ex-Officio members present: Faculty Affairs – Heath Henry

Category II Reviews

• ART 411, WIC
  • They are adding a Cascades location but they did not provide a syllabus for the Cascades campus.
  • They need to define what the catalog essay is – it is referenced frequently but they do not go into detail on what it is or what the assignment entails.
    • Send back requesting additional syllabus and a description of the catalog essay.
• BI 319
  • All three major assignments assess BC LOs one and two. Should the committee expect differentiation?
    • The WIC office has no problem with this and states that this is common practice.
  • Course numbers range from 18-29 students. Is this an issue?
    • Historically, the BCC has allowed recertification of WIC courses up to 29 students in a course. 25 is or fewer is preferred, but is not a hard restriction.
    • If the course goes over 29 students, they must add a TA or make a new section.
  • The syllabus uses old verbiage ‘This course partially fulfills…’ and it is not very prominently displayed on the syllabus.
    • WIC outcomes are verbatim.
      • Approve with note to move verbatim statement so it is more prominent.

Category Reviews

• GEO 202
  • Reviewer not present – postponed
• GEOG 201
  • No discussion needed
    • Approved