Meeting Date: 
February 1, 2019
Date: 
02/01/2019 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Location: 
128B Kidder Hall
Event Description: 

A PDF of the agenda can be found here.

Agenda: 

Voting members absent: Carol McKiel, Richard Nafshun

  1. 9:00-9:30 - Non-credit Coursework Policy – Prem Mathew
  1. Category I Proposals
    • Human Development and Family Sciences #106070 – Change Undergraduate Minor – needs reviewers
      • Proposal
      • Extension of an existing minor to Ecampus from the College of Public Health and Human Sciences. HDFS minor #104303 approved by Curriculum Council October 25, 2018.
    • Rural Policy Online Graduate Certificate #105628 – New Certificate Program Proposal – needs reviewers
    • Executive Master of Public Policy (EMPP) #103021 – New Degree Program Proposal – Rebecca Mathern, Michele Swift
      • Proposal
      • Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee and Graduate Council.
  1. Category II Proposals  
    • The proposals in the attached file will be approved following the February 1, 2019 meeting.
    • Non-credit proposals:
      • PHAR 001
      • PHAR 002
      • MFA – Internship #004
    • The proposals in the attached file will be approved following the February 8, 2019 meeting.  
  1. Report from the Registrar – Rebecca Mathern
    • Update on minors discussion
  1. Matters Arising
  1. Report from Co-Chairs – Carol McKiel, Allen Thompson
  1. Report from Academic Programs and Assessment – Gary Beach

Information Items:

  • Please advise Vickie at [email protected] if you’ll miss a meeting.
  • EC Secure Site – contact Caitlin Caliscibetta 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
      • 1/24/19 – Approved by Graduate Council

    • Communication – MA/MS #99706 – Mina Ossiander, Terry Rooker, Jake Hamblin 10/23/18 – GC returned to originator, who responded 11/9/18 & 1/17/19
      • Pending GC approval

    • Crop & Soil  Science (Ecampus) #102249 – 12/11/18 – still ‘DRAFT’ status
    • CyberSecurity #105390 – New Undergraduate Certificate Program Proposal – Anne Zweber, Wesley Brewer
      • 1/25/19 – conditional approval if changes made by originator

    • Environmental Sciences B.S. – OSU-Cascades #99417 – Jane Nichols, Jeff Reimer
      • Discussion on 12/5/2018 – CC issues noted in CPS
      • 1/28/19 – no response from proposers

    • Executive Master of Public Policy (EMPP) #103021 – Rebecca Mathern, Michele Swift
      • 1/24/19 - approved by GC; tentatively scheduled for CC review 1/25/19

    • Human Development & Family Sciences #106070 – Change Undergraduate Minor – needs reviewers

  • 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

    • Minimum Class Size – 5/23/2018 – Action: R. Mathern will work over the summer to create a more coherent policy
      • 1/18/19 – Mathern will determine from Gitelman if review needed prior to accreditation

    • Minors - 5/23/2018 – Action: R. Mathern and M. Ossiander will review over the summer and propose combining Minors and Options
      • Review on 1/25/18

    • Non-credit Coursework Policy – Prem Mathew is requesting 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 1/25/18

  • 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 (tentatively scheduled during the week of March 3-8, 2019 – APA is working on securing external reviewers): Reviewers: Michael Harte, Michele Swift
      • B.S. Agricultural Business Management
      • B.S. Environmental Economics and Policy

  • Miscellaneous
    • Discuss review and approval of Ecampus proposals

Meeting Schedule
February 8 – 128B Kidder Hall
February 15– 128B Kidder Hall
February 22 – 128B Kidder Hall