Meeting Date: 
June 7, 2019
Date: 
06/07/2019 2:45 pm to 4:15 pm
Location: 
128B Kidder Hall
Event Description: 

A PDF of the agenda can be found here.

Agenda: 

 Anticipated absences: Candice Clark, Richard Nafshun

  1. Curricular Proposals
    • 2:45 – Biological Data Sciences #106498 – New Degree – Jeff Chang, Joey Spatafora, Brett Tyler   
    • Bachelor of Music #102162 – New Degree Program – Michael Harte, Michele Swift
      • CPS Proposal
        • Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning 5/29/2019
    • Termination Requests
      • Applied Physics, MS, PSM #107018 – Termination of an Academic Program  ALL REVIEW
      • 20th Century Studies (CERT) #107397 – Termination of an Academic Program Proposal ALL REVIEW
  1. Standing Rules Revisions
    Please review the linked document and be prepared to suggest proposed revisions.
  1. Category II Proposals 
    • Proposals to be approved following the June 7 meeting:
      • All Category II Proposals 
      • Non-course Proposals:
        • Comparative Health Sciences – MS, PhD #103028 – Change Graduate Major
        • Managerial Economics #106749 – Change Undergraduate Option
        • Marketing Insights and Analytics #106504 – New Graduate Option
    • Proposals to be approved following the June 14 meeting: 
    • All Category II Proposals
      • Non-course Proposals:
        • Clinically Based Elementary #107123 – Change Graduate Option
        • Environmental Sciences, MA, MS, PhD, PSM #107063– Change Graduate Major
  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
    • 20th Century Studies (CERT) #107397 – Termination of an Academic Program Proposal  ALL REVIEW
      • 6/7/19 -  Scheduled for Curriculum Council review

    • Applied Physics, MS/PSM #107018 –Termination of an Academic Program  ALL REVIEW
      • 6/7/19 -  Scheduled for Curriculum Council review

    • Biological Data Sciences #106498 – New Degree Program Proposal – Jane Nichols, Allen Thompson
      • 5/15/19 – Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning
      • 5/17/19 – Approved by Graduate Council
      • 5/31/19 – Scheduled for Curriculum Council review
      • 6/7/19 – Further discussion with Jeff Chang and Joey Spatafora

    • Dual Language #106528 – New Grad Certificate Program – Online –  Nick Fleury, Terry Rooker
      • 5/14/19, 5/22/19 – Pending Graduate Council approval
      • 6/3/19 – Approved by Graduate Council

    • English for Speakers of Other Languages  #106509 – New Graduate Certificate Program – Online – John Schuna, Allen Thompson
      • 5/14/19, 5/22/19 – Pending Graduate Council approval 

    • History and Philosophy of Science, MA, MS, PhD #82799 – Renaming an Academic Program – Jeff Reimer, Mina Ossiander
      • 5/14/19 – Pending response from originator at Graduate Council request
      • 5/22/19 – Approved by Graduate Council
      • 5/31/19 – Curriculum Council approved

    • Master’s Degree in History, MA/MS #104974 – New Graduate Degree Program – Terry Rooker, Ann Zweber
      • 4/30/19, 5/14/19, 5/22/19 – Pending approval by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee
      • 5/28/19 – Per Budgets & Fiscal Planning, proposal does not appear to meet minimum requirements.
      • 6/4/19 – Approved by  Budgets & Fiscal Planning; pending Graduate Council approval

    • Bachelor of Music #102162 – New Degree Program – Michael Harte, Michele Swift
      • 5/29/19 –  Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning
      • 6/7/19 – Scheduled for Curriculum Council review

    • Organic Farming Systems #105032 – New Certificate Program Proposal  – Carol McKiel, Michele Swift
      • 4/30/19  – Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee approved the proposal
      • 5/17/19 – Curriculum Council initial discussion; approved, but placed on hold until liaisons are received

  • Policies
    • Hybrid Courses – G. Beach requested to revise based on 4/17/18 CC comments; req 4/26/18
    • Liaison
      • 5/17/19 – initial discussion by Curriculum Council
      • 5/24/19 – approved by Curriculum Council, with revisions

    • 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 2018 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 2018 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)

  • 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 April 21-23, 2019 – Reviewers: Candice Clark, Allen Thompson
    • Applied Economics – March 3-5
    • 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. – April 7-9, 2019 – Reviewers: Jeff Reimer, Carol McKiel  4/9/2019 – Report to APA
    • Joint review for two undergraduate programs housed in the same department, aka Applied Economics – March 3-5, 2019 – Reviewers: Michael Harte, Michele Swift
      • B.S. Agricultural Business Management
      • B.S. Environmental Economics and Policy

  • Course Designators
    • None pending

  • Miscellaneous
    • Discuss review and approval of Ecampus proposals
    • Professional Degrees Workgroup appointed during 2/22/2019 CC meeting
    • Members: Gary Beach, Theresa Filtz, Lisa Ganio, Rosemary Garagnani, Rebecca Mathern, Ann Zweber

Note: blue, bolded text indicates dates items were approved or dispensed with.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting Schedule 
June 14 ~ 128B Kidder Hall