College of Business #3

Marsh and Neeley were in attendance to address the proposed minor in business innovation and entrepreneurship.  Neeley reported that it was clarified at the November 11, 2009, APASC that even though the minor is housed in the Department of Management, it will be available to all students; that it was specifically designed to be open to all majors to provide a broader experience for the students enrolled.  It was also clarified at APASC that majors in management may complete the minor because a statement to that effect was included in the minor’s description.  Lastly, it was clarified at APASC that a major in management cannot earn the minor in business innovation and entrepreneurship without taking additional courses.  Caughron asked if management students would have priority for enrollment in the minor and Marsh responded no, that the experience will be richer with more students with varied majors.  Neeley added that they have received a lot of interest from other disciplines on campus such as textiles merchandising and computer science.  Schneider noted that it looks like retention is competitive; at what point is the cut made.  Neeley responded that students take the appropriate accounting courses first, the foundations or business course second, and then apply to the minor while enrolled in MGMT 327.  Discussion followed regarding the demand of the management courses and the GPA requirement.  Marsh responded that they could not think of a fairer way for admitting students than GPA, specifically the overall GPA because they want students who are proficient in all of their course work.  Several committee members agreed that the minor was a good idea and could see students in their own disciplines pursuing the minor.  It was suggested that the GPA requirement be separated from the C or better requirement, which is the retention part of the program.  The CUC suggested that the last sentence of the first paragraph be revised to read:  “Retention in the business innovation and entrepreneurship minor requires a C or better in all courses in the minor.  Enrollment in MGMT 427 is competitive based on the student’s overall GPA.”  Aase made a motion, seconded by Schneider to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN BUSINESS #3 (9/22/09) WITH THE REVISION AS NOTED PENDING FURTHER APASC APPROVAL.  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Business #5

Tatara asked about the course title changes and should the department be checking with other departments such as Computer Science.  Aase explained that the content is not changing.  Aase added that while some of these courses may have repetition with other departments, they are taught from a different perspective.  Millis noted that it looks like they are just updating the lexicon.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN BUSINESS #5 (10/13/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Business #6

For the Limited Retention item on page, the footnote was discussed and it was clarified that accountancy students are aware of the requirement that they need to take ACCY 310A and ACCY 310S in place of OMIS 351 and that this is listed elsewhere in the catalog.  Caughron made a motion, seconded by Schneider, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN BUSINESS #6 (10/20/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Business #7

Seaver pointed out the new certificate on page 2.  He noted that this needs to go to APASC for approval since it has “C or better” requirements.  He also pointed out the four-year completion requirement and asked Smith to check with Registration and Records to confirm that is programmable in MyNIU.  (NOTE:  Registration and Records currently does not audit certificates.  When departments notify them of a certificate completion a notation is made in the student’s transcripts.)  Aase responded that these statements come from the university bylaws and they were included to better inform students on the requirements for the certificate.  Seaver also asked about the sentence, “Courses used to satisfy the requirements for the certificate may only be applied toward an undergraduate degree with approval of the major department.”  He asked if this was applicable for any major or just majors within the College of Business and Aase responded that this applied to any major.  It was also clarified that the admissions process will be done through the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Valle, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN BUSINESS #7 (10/27/09).  Motion passed unanimously.  Discussion followed regarding the university bylaws that address certificates.  Aase asked who the governing body is; where do proposals for changes go.  Seaver responded that anyone can suggest wording change to the APPM Committee.  Aase asked that this issue be put on the CUC agenda for the spring 2010 semester. 

College of Education #2

Caughron made a motion, seconded by Tatara, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN EDUCATION #2 (9/15/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Education #3

New course LTLA 301 was pointed out.  It was also noted that the department contacted the Department of English regarding verification of nonduplication, but did not indicate that they received the verification.  Discussion followed regarding the purpose of LTLA 301 and whether or not they are following specific standards.  Seaver noted that professional standards do not say they the program needs a specific course, only that students need to be able to write.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN EDUCATION #3 (10/6/09) PENDING VERIFICATION OF NONDUPLICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FOR LTLA 301.  Motion passed with one opposition.

College of Education #4

New courses LTIC 445 and LTIC 447 were noted.  Millis asked if there should be prerequisites for the courses or could anyone enroll.  Seaver pointed out that it doesn’t appear that the department received verification of nonduplication.  He also suggested that the department check with the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders for verification of nonduplication on LTIC 447.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to TABLE NEW COURSES LTIC 445 AND LTIC 447 FOR VERIFICATION OF NONDUPLICATION FROM ENGLISH, FOREIGN LANUGAGES AND LITERATURES, AND ALLIED HEALTH AND COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS.  Motion passed unanimously.  Valle made a motion, seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE REMAINDER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN EDUCATION #4 (10/20/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Engineering & Engineering Technology #3

Caughron made a motion, seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLGY #3 (9/24/09).  Motion passed unanimously.  Aase asked about the requirements outside of the department for the new emphasis and is it assumed that if the courses aren’t being offered that they will be struck from the program.  Seaver suggested that it might be beneficial to develop a procedure for departments to check with one another about course availability.  He added that lack of course availability becomes a roadblock for students to complete their degrees on a timely basis.  See also the discussions for CEET #5 and CEET #6.

College of Engineering & Engineering Technology #5

The proposal for a new minor was pointed out.  Seaver noted that the issue of course availability is a problem with these minutes as well.  He stated that BIOS 357 is extremely oversubscribed and then this becomes an issue of resources and a barrier to degree completion.  The Department of Electrical Engineering needs to confirm with the Department of Biology that BIOS 357 will be available for their students.  Aase made motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLGY #5 (10/13/09) PENDING VERIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF BIOS 311 AND BIOS 357.  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Engineering & Engineering Technology #6

Aase pointed out the long list of electives proposed for the B.S. in industrial and systems engineering.  He noted that some of these courses have hidden requirements because of prerequisites.  He added that the department needs to show verification that these courses are available.  Another issue is why the department has so many courses to choose from for just six hours in electives.  Tatara agreed that the department should have been more thorough and selective in the courses they chose to include.  Caughron made a motion, seconded by Schneider, to RECEIVE THE OTHER CATALOG CHANGE BEGINNING ON PAGES 3 AND 4.  Motion failed unanimously.  Discussion followed regarding the feedback to provide to the department.  Hanna pointed out that on page 12, BIOS 106 and GEOG 303 should be ENVS 302 and ENVS 301 respectively.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLGY #6 (10/22/09) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HIGHLIGHTED COURSES ON PAGE 4 AND THE TOP OF PAGE 5 AND CLARIFICATION OF THE BIOS/GEOG VS. ENVS COURSES ON PAGE 12.  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Health & Human Sciences #4

New courses on pages 1-2 were pointed out.  Seaver noted that these are related to the new certificate of undergraduate studies in Proton Therapy, which will be associated with the Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Tatara, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES #4 (9/18/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Health & Human Sciences #5

New course UHHS 470 was pointed out.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Tatara, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES #5 (9/25/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Health & Human Sciences #6

New course AHCD 499H was pointed out.  Caughron made a motion, seconded by Aase, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES #6 (10/2/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Health & Human Sciences #7

New course AHRS 472 was pointed out.  Tatara asked about the verification of nonduplication for AHRS 472 as well as the course revision to AHRS 493.  An e-mail was provided to the CUC that addresses the nonduplication for AHRS 472 and the CUC agreed that this was an acceptable response.  Seaver noted that for AHRS 493, the content isn’t changing, so there is no need to check on duplication.  The addition of PSYC 316 to requirements outside of school was discussed.  It was pointed out that the CUC also received an e-mail from the Department of Psychology that the addition of this course is acceptable.  Caughron made a motion, seconded by Aase, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES #7 (10/9/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Health & Human Sciences #8

New courses AHRS 401, AHRS 402, and AHRS 403 were pointed out as well as the fact that the verification of nonduplication was addressed appropriately.  There is also a proposal for a new certificate of undergraduate study in Deaf-Blind Rehabilitation Services.  The rationale states that the certificate formalizes a sequence of courses that have been offered as part of a training grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration.  However, Seaver noted that the rationale is that same as the certificate of graduate study.  The CUC again discussed the concept of standardizing catalog language for certificates.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES #8 (10/16/09) SUBJECT TO CLARIFICATION OF THE RATIONALE FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDY IN DEAF-BLIND REHABILITATION SERVICES.  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences #2

The committee discussed new course GEOG 432 and the rationale that states that there is a faculty member with the necessary background to teach the course; what happens if this faculty member leaves NIU.  Hanna responded that this happens a lot in smaller departments, and that if that faculty member leaves, the new hire must have the same background.  Verification of nonduplication for the course was also discussed.  Seaver noted that in these minutes the Department of Philosophy is also proposing the addition of a B.S. degree.  He added that this will be helpful for philosophy majors who want to pursue a second major.  Currently the only way they can do this is to select a major that leads to another B.A. degree or to pursue a second degree.  Caughron made a motion, seconded by Tatara, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES #2 (9/16/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences #3

New courses on pages 1-3 were pointed out.  It was also noted that the Department of Biology is adding two new courses for general education.  These proposals will also go to the General Education Committee.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES #3 (9/30/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences #4

Tatara pointed out the new ENVS courses and asked if they should have also checked with the Departments of Geography and Geology on nonduplication.  Hanna explained that the environmental studies program will be supervised by Geology faculty and both Geography and Geology were involved in planning these courses.  The committee discussed new course JOUR 210 including whether or not it’s a statistical course and other disciplines is crosses.  Caughron asked if journalism was redoing their major and Seaver responded that they are.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES #4 (10/7/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences #6

New course ANTH 326X was pointed out.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES #6 (10/26/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Visual & Performing Arts #1

Aase made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS #1 (9/22/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Visual & Performing Arts #2

Tatara made a motion, seconded by Aase, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS #2 (9/29/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Visual & Performing Arts #3

New course MUSC 489 was discussed including whether or not verification of nonduplication is needed from the College of Education.  It was clarified that the School of Music has their own teacher certification program.  Aase made a motion, seconded by Caughron, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS #3 (10/6/09).  Motion passed unanimously.

College of Visual & Performing Arts #4

New course MUSC 326, crosslisted with ANTH 326X, was pointed out and it was noted that the parallel proposal for ANTH 326X is in CLAS #6.  Caughron made a motion, seconded by Hanna, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS #4 (10/6/09).  Motion passed unanimously.