1. Committee Report Senate Academic Affairs Committee (SAAC) October 13, 2015 Derrek B. Dunn, Ph.D. School of Business and Technology 1

2. Submission Timeline for AY2015-2016 Receipt of Documents by SAAC Window for SAAC to Review Program Documents SAAC Meeting and Determination of Recommendation Senate MeetingLetter of Intent Due to Provost Office *** Letter of Intent to USM Full proposal to Provost Office 60 Days before BOR (window opens) Window for electronic submission of program proposals to MHEC** and USM Deadline to accommodate EPSLC mailing EPSLC Meeting Scheduled BOR Meeting Scheduled Not applicable 8/13/20158/13/15-9/10/159/10/1509/22/1510/9/15 9/8/159/11/159/25/1510/2/1510/15/1510/15/15 - 11/05/1511/05/1511/17/1512/11/15 9/7 – 10/2/1510/5/1510/13/1510/16/1510/30/1511/20/1512/15/1512/15/15 - 12/29/1512/29/1501/12/1602/12/16 10/2/1510/5 – 10/30/1511/2/1511/10/1511/16/1512/4/151/15/1602/16/1602/16/16 - 02/26/1602/26/1603/08/1604/15/16 10/30/1511/2-11/27/1511/30/1512/8/1512/4/1512/18/151/15/1602/16/1602/16/16 - 02/26/1602/26/1603/08/1604/15/16 12/18/1512/23/15 -1/29/162/1/162/9/162/15/162/29/164/1/1604/19/1604/19/16 - 04/29/1604/29/1605/10/1606/17/16 1/29/162/1 - 2/26/162/29/163/8/163/4/163/18/164/1/1604/19/1604/19/16 - 04/29/1604/29/1605/10/1606/17/16 2/26/162/29 - 4/1/164/4/164/12/16 Proposals will be submitted when the AY 2016-17 submission schedule is determined and the submission window opens. 4/1/164/4 – 4/29/165/2/165/10/216* Submission Timeline currently posted to Division of Academic Affairs website.

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4. Curriculum Process Changes Curriculum Process Changes Course Changes Only  Use Course Action e-form –Additions –Modifications –Eliminations  HawkWeb → Faculty Center → View Faculty eForms New Programs or Substantial Modifications  Continue to use existing paper process  Feasibility of developing an automated process to be examined in the future 4

5. 5 SAAC Composition (2015-2016 AY)  Representation from 4 of 5 schools –School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences o Malinda Cecil, Human Ecology o Ali Ishaque, Natural Sciences –School of the Arts and Professions o Kingsley Ejiogu, Criminal Justice o Kimberley Poole-Sykes, Education  –School of Business and Technology o Derrek Dunn, Technology o Kate Brown, Business, Management and Accounting –School of Pharmacy and Health Professions o Gail Lankford, Rehabilitation Services o Tiffany Maxwell, Physician Assistance 

6. Overview of Curriculum and Course Proposals  Course changes: –(3) from Math and Computer Science –(9) from Technology 6

7. Review of Curriculum Change Proposals 7

8. Mathematics and Computer Science Proposal  Proposal document(s) received by SAAC on September 28, 2015 –Reviewed October 7 th –Committee voted on October 7 th and approved all requested changes  Overview of course changes –Change catalog prerequisites for certain Mathematics courses, i.e. MATH 102 - Applications of College Mathematics MATH 109 - College Algebra MATH 110 - Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry 8

9. Motion to Approve, Discussion, and Vote Course change proposals from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science 9

10. Technology Proposals – Career and Technology Education (BMI)  Proposal document(s) received by SAAC on April 28, 2015 –Reviewed October 7 th –Committee voted on October 7 th and approved all requested changes including MHEC Document due to substantial change (33.3% rule)  Overview of course changes –Revise (4) courses CTED 607 – Coordination of Work Experience Programs CTED 610 – Teaching in Adult and Post-Secondary Education Programs CTED 630 – Special Problems in Career and Technology Education CTED 650 – Research in Career and Technology Education 10

11. Technology Proposals – Career and Technology Education (BMI) –Create (5) courses CTED 635 – Standards-Based Assessment in Career and Technology Education CTED 651 – History and Principles of Career and Technology Education CTED 665 – Contemporary Workplace Practices CTED 675 – Reading, Writing and Mathematics Literacy in Career and Technology Education –Update graduate catalog description for program –Update paradigm for program 11

12. Motion to Approve, Discussion, and Vote Course change proposals from the Department of Technology 12

13. Thank You! 13