Meeting Date: 
February 8, 2019
Date: 
02/08/2019 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Location: 
128B Kidder Hall
Event Description: 

A PDF of the agenda can be found here.

Agenda: 

Anticipated absences: Rebecca Mathern, Richard Nafshun

  1. Category I Proposals
    • Environmental Sciences #99417 – OSU-Cascades Campus – New Degree Program
      • Proposal
      • 12/5/18 – Curriculum Council sent back comments to proposer; 2/1/19 – originator’s responses are in the CPS
    • CyberSecurity #105390 – New Undergraduate Certificate Program Proposal
      • Council conditionally approved on 1/25/19; new issues have been identified
  1. Category II Proposals  
    • The proposals in the attached file will be approved following the February 8, 2019 meeting.
    • The proposals in the attached file will be approved following the February 15, 2019 meeting.
  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
      • Pending approval 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 approval by Graduate Council

    • Crop & Soil  Science (Ecampus) #102249
      • 1/24/2019 – Per Janice Nave-Abele, APA, on behalf of the Curriculum Council Chair - The Faculty Senate Curriculum Council has reviewed proposal 103576 which included the Extension of the program and the its specific Soil Science option to Ecampus. The final level of approval for Extension of an Ecampus proposal is the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Educations.

    • 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; 2/1/19 - approved by CC

    • Human Development & Family Sciences #106070 – Change Undergraduate Minor – Wesley Brewer, Allen Thompson No reviewers needed – Cat II
    • Rural Policy Online Graduate Certificate #105628 – New Certificate Program Proposal – Rebecca Mathern, Jeff Reimer
      • 2/5/19 – pending approval by Graduate School

  • 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
      • 2/1/19 – subcomm of P. Mathew, P. Diebel, R. Mathern 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 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 15– 128B Kidder Hall
February 22 – 128B Kidder Hall
March 1– 128B Kidder Hall