Meeting Date: 
March 22, 2019
Date: 
03/22/2019 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Location: 
128B Kidder Hall
Agenda: 

Anticipated absences: Wesley Brewer, Jake Hamblin, Allen Thompson, 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 after Noon on March 25.
    • The below Category II non-course proposals are on the above spreadsheets, but are also listed separately to bring them to your attention.
      • March 22 list:
        • Chemical Engineering #106185 – Change Graduate Minor
        • Civil Engineering #106293 – Change Graduate Minor
        • Electrical and Computer Engineering #106313 – Change Graduate Minor
        • Environmental Engineering #106289 – Change Graduate Minor
        • Irrigation Engineering #104758 – Change Under-graduate Minor
        • Materials Science #106325 – Change Graduate Minor
        • Natural Resources #106314 – Change Under-graduate Minor
        • Nuclear Engineering #106357 – Change Graduate Minor
        • Radiation Health Physics #106346 – Change Graduate Minor
        • Robotics – MENG, MS, PhD #103158 – Change Graduate Major
        • Zoology - BS, HBS #106358 – Change Under-graduate Major
  1. Potential Revision of the Minors Policy

Please be prepared to discuss this issue – specifically related to the previous discussion about equity around a certain number of credits being exempt from double dipping for multiple requirements.

       Sherm Bloomer, Director of the Budget and Fiscal Planning Office, and several associate deans will be present for the discussion.

Related materials:

  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 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
      • 3/4/19, 3/20/19 - Pending approval by Graduate Council

    • 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 – Pending Graduate Council approval

    • Rural Policy Online Graduate Certificate #105628 – New Certificate Program Proposal – Rebecca Mathern, Jeff Reimer
      • 2/12/19 – approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee
      • 3/4/19, 3/20/19 – Pending approval by Graduate 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

  • Miscellaneous
    • Discuss review and approval of Ecampus proposals

Note: red text indicates items approved at the prior meeting.

Meeting Schedule
April 5 – 128B Kidder Hall
April 12 – 128B Kidder Hall
April 19 – TBD
April 26 – TBD