Meeting Date: 
April 19, 2019
Date: 
04/19/2019 2:45 pm to 4:15 pm
Location: 
442 Austin Hall
Agenda: 

Anticipated absences: Richard Nafshun, Ann Zweber

  1. Course Designator – IAWS #106527 – Integrated Agriculture and Wildland Science
  1. Category II Proposals 
    • The proposals in the attached file will be approved following the April 19 meeting.
    • The proposals in the attached file will be approved following the April 26 meeting.
    • The below Category II non-course proposals are on the above spreadsheets, but are also listed separately to bring them to your attention.
      • April 19 list
        • Botany - BS, CRED, HBS #106347 – Change Undergraduate Major
        • Chemical Engineering - MENG, MS, PhD #106268 – Change Graduate Major
        • Civil Engineering - MENG, MS, PhD #106323 – Change Graduate Major
        • Computer Science - BA, BS, CRED, HBA, HBS #106540 – Change Undergraduate Major
        • Electrical and Computer Engineering - MENG, MS, PhD #106308 – Change Graduate Major
        • Environmental Engineering - MENG, MS, PhD #106290 – Change Graduate Major
        • Marine Biology #104818 – Change Undergraduate Option
        • Materials Science - MS, PhD #106332 – Change Graduate Major
        • Nuclear Engineering - MENG, MS, PhD #106312 – Change Graduate Major
        • Pre-Dentistry/Biology #105174 – Change Undergraduate Option
        • Public Health - BS, CRED, HBS #105959 – Change Undergraduate Major
        • Radiation Health Physics - MHP, MS, PhD #106356 – Change Graduate Major
        • Secondary Teaching Emphasis #106639 – Change Undergraduate Option
      • April 26 list
        • Advanced Biophysics #106524 – New Undergraduate Option
        • Advanced Molecular Biology #106247 – Change Undergraduate Option
        • Biochemistry and Biophysics - BS, HBS #106128 – Change Undergraduate Major
        • Biological and Ecological Engineering - MENG, MS, PhD #106349 – Change Graduate Major
        • Chemistry #106680 – Change Undergraduate Minor
        • Computer Science - MA, MENG, MS, PhD #106309 – Change Graduate Major
        • Neuroscience #106245 – New Undergraduate Option
        • Pre-Medicine/ Biochemistry and Biophysics #106246 – New Undergraduate Option
        • Pre-Medicine/ Biochemistry and Molecular Biology #106248 – Change Undergraduate Option
  1. Matters Arising
  1. Report from Co-Chairs – Carol McKiel, Allen Thompson
  1. Report from Academic Programs and Assessment – Gary Beach
  1. Report from the Office of the Registrar – Rebecca Mathern

Information Items:

  • Please advise Vickie at [email protected] if you will miss a meeting.
  • CC Secure Site – contact Caitlin Calascibetta at [email protected] to access materials
  • Curriculum Proposals – The Curriculum Proposal System can be found at https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals. To access Curriculum Council proposals, select ‘Curriculum Council Chair’ in the ‘Review Group’ box, then click on ‘Search’ below the boxes; the proposals will be listed below the ‘Search’ button.

Pending:

  • Cat I Proposals
    • Biological and Ecological Engineering – MENG #99844 – Change Graduate Major – Wesley Brewer, Nick Fleury
      • 3/21/19 - Approved by Graduate Council
      • 4/12/19 - Curriculum Council discussion
      • 4/26/19 – Curriculum Council will again consider

    • Biological Data Sciences #106498 - New Degree Program Proposal – Jane Nichols, Allen Thompson
      • 4/17/19 – pending Budgets & Fiscal Planning approval

    • Engineering Management #104678 – New Graduate Certificate Program – Wesley Brewer, Carol McKiel
      • 2/28/19 – Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee
      • 3/4/19, 3/20/19, 4/2/19 –  Graduate Council approved 4/16/19

    • Rural Policy Online Graduate Certificate #105628 – New Certificate Program Proposal – Rebecca Mathern, Jeff Reimer
      • 2/12/19 – approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee
      • 4/1/19  – approved by Graduate Council
      • 4/12/19 – approved by Curriculum Council

  • Policies
    • Hybrid Courses – G. Beach requested to revise based on 4/17/18 CC comments; req 4/26/18
    • Majors – 5/23/2018 – Action: Tabled - R. Mathern will resolve some of the CIM issues; needs to relate to Academic Regulations; CC will review after revised
      • Not approved in 2017-2018 ~VN
      • 2/26/19 – to be finalized after the CIM rollout

    • Minimum Class Size – 5/23/2018 – Action: R. Mathern will work over the summer to create a more coherent policy
      • 1/18/2019 – Mathern will determine from Gitelman if review needed prior to accreditation
      • 2/26/2019 – per RM and A. Gitelman – hold – will not be reviewed prior to accreditation visit

    • Minors - 5/23/2018 – Action: R. Mathern and M. Ossiander will review over the summer and propose combining Minors and Options
      • Review on 2/22/19 with Options (tentative)

    • Non-credit Coursework Policy – Prem Mathew is requesting review
      • 2/1/19 – subcommittee of P. Mathew, P. Diebel, R. Mathern, R. Garagnani, L. Shirley will draft a structure for the CC to review

    • Options – 5/9/2018 – Tabled until recommendations from Rebecca and Mina are brought forward for consideration – this likely won’t occur until Fall 2018
      • Review on 2/22/2019 with, or after, Minors (tentative)

    • Professional Degrees Workgroup appointed during 2/22/2019 CC meeting
      • Members: Gary Beach, Theresa Filtz, Lisa Ganio, Rosemary Garagnani, Rebecca Mathern, Ann Zweber

  • Undergraduate Academic Program Reviews
    • American Studies B.S. – this is an OSU Cascades-only degree, and the site visit will take place at OSU Cascades (Spring term) – Reviewers: Candice Clark, Allen Thompson
    • Environmental Sciences B.S. (tentatively scheduled week of February 3-8 March 18-20, 2019 – APA is working on securing external reviewers) – Rebecca Mathern, Carol McKiel Terry Rooker
    • Music UAPR Action Plan – Michael Harte, Michele Swift – materials in secure site
      • Action Plan – CC review on January 18.
      • 1/18/19 – sent back to unit with comments

    • Sociology B.A./B.S. (this can be held during Spring term if necessary) Reviewers: Jeff Reimer, Carol McKiel
    • Joint review for two undergraduate programs housed in the same department, aka Applied Economics – March 3-5, 2019 – APA has external reviewers secured – Reviewers: Michael Harte, Michele Swift
      • B.S. Agricultural Business Management
      • B.S. Environmental Economics and Policy

  • Course Designators
    • BDS: Biological Data Sciences #106781– New Course Designator Proposal – approved April 5
    • IAWS: Integrated Agriculture and Wildland Science #106527
    • MAST: Marine Studies #106782 – New Course Designator Proposal – approved April 5

  • Miscellaneous
    • Discuss review and approval of Ecampus proposals

Note: blue, bolded text indicates items approved at the prior meeting.

Meeting Schedule
April 26 – TBD
May 3 – TBD