Members Present: Joe Moffett (Chair), Ashok Kumar (Vice Chair), Ibukun Amusan (Secretary), Nancy Capriles, Maheteme Gebremedhin, Caroline Gibson, Nkechi Amadife

The meeting was called to order at 3:15 pm.

The Agenda was approved

The minutes of the October 24, 2016 meeting was approved.

The current attendance policy was discussed. The policy states that unexcused student absences exceeding the number of class meetings in a week should be reported to the Center for Academic Persistence (CAPS). The CAPS office no longer exists and APC was not sure about the person or office absences should now be reported to. Based on the new advising structure, one member asked if it should be the student coach.

It was also discussed whether the attendance policy should be left to the instructor of the class to decide upon and that student absences should only be reported when excessive. Each professor should include the attendance policy for his/her class on the syllabus.

It was mentioned that the current policy (2016-2017 catalogue) seems too rigid, an older version (2014-2015 catalogue) seems too simple or sparse, and that APC should try to find a balance between the two.

The KSU common core proposal from Curriculum Committee (CC) was discussed. The current KSU core is not fully in line with Kentucky state requirements. The CC proposal makes changes to the KSU core so that they meet the state requirements. It also combines IGS requirements with Arts & Humanities. APC noted that the IGS requirement for transfer students still needs to be updated.

A proposed action item on the course repeats in the acceleration programs was discussed. The chair will also check if there are other programs that have similar issues encountered in the English and Math departments where students cannot repeat the previous remedial courses to improve their grades.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was moved and seconded, and the meeting adjourned at 4:33 pm.