| Ibukun Amusan (Math & Sci) | Peter Smith (LLP) |
| Ken Andries (AFE) | Stephen Ulrich (PUA, CJ, SW) A Changzheng Wang (at large) |
| Nancy Capriles (BSS) | Ex Officio Members and Guests |
| Rene Desborde (Business) | Candice Jackson (VP Academic Affairs) |
| Gary Elliott (WYS) E | Chandee Felder (Senate Admin) |
| Maheteme Gebremedhin (AFE) | Tierra Freeman (BSS) |
| Caroline Gibson (FIAR) | Elgie McFayden (Faculty Regent) |
| Cindy Glass (BSS) | James Obielodan (Grad Director) |
| William Graham (EDU) | Donavan Ramon (WYS) |
| Robert Griffin (FIAR) | Cynthia Shelton (WYS) |
| Buddhi Gywali (AFE) | Jennifer Miles (Distance Education) |
| Dantrea Hampton (Library) | John Sedlacek (AFE) |
| Jens Hannemann (Comp Sci) | Mara Merlino (BSS) |
| Ashok Kumar (at large) | |
| Vikas Kumar (AQU) A | |
| Li Lu (Math & Sci) | |
| Rebecca McCoy (Nursing) | |
| Joe Moffett (LLP) | |
| Narayanan Rajendran (at large) | |
| Rita Sharma (Math & Sci) | |
| Reba Rye (at large) | |
| Kimberly Sipes (at large) | |
### 1. Call to Order
### 3. Approval of minutes
The meeting was called to order at 3:14pm. Fourteen were senators present.
### 2. Approval of agenda
The agenda was approved unanimously.
The Minutes for the 10/31/2016 meeting were approved unanimously as distributed.
4. Senate President Report – Kim Sipes
Faculty Senate President Sipes reported that a new Senate Parliamentarian would need to be elected since Alice Collins has left the university. Chair Andries nominated Dantrea Hampton, who accepted. With no other nominations, President Sipes asked for a motion to close nominations, which passed unanimously. Senator Hampton will serve as the new Senate Parliamentarian.
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President Sipes also noted that Dr. Thomas has sent the Committee Book. Committees will meet soon. President Sipes pointed out that the book contains a method to evaluate committee participation. Some items in the book are highlighted in yellow, indicating that committees still need members. Those from APC who volunteered for Academic Appeals (Nancy Capriles and Caroline Gibson) have not been added yet. The Facilities Management needs several faculty members to serve. The Faculty Affairs Committee is new and will work with the University President. Several members of Senate noted the overlap between this committee and that which is already done by PCC. There was also discussion of the membership of the committee: two senators and five faculty at large. A senator suggested that four of the slots should be filled by members of standing Senate committees and the other three could be faculty at large. This way there would be a direct line of communication between Senate and the President’s Office.
Since some committees need to have members elected, such as Faculty Appeals, President Sipes noted that Senate needs a Nominating Committee. Ken Andries agreed to chair. Ashok Kumar also agreed to serve.
President Sipes reported that President Thompson said faculty did not have to wait for the final version of the Strategic Plan to be printed and permitted her to send it out immediately.
President Sipes reminded everyone that textbook orders needed to be in by Tuesday, 11/15. Only a third of courses have been reported so far. A senator asked if students have given feedback on ebooks. President Sipes asked Jennifer Miles, who replied that new course surveys might offer a way to gather student feedback. The new IDEA system will have a polling option, and she reminded Senate of the training sessions for the system.
A senator asked about open source materials. President Sipes responded that they still need to be noted on book order forms.
### 5. Report of the Academic Policies Committee – Joe Moffett
Chair Moffett shared that at its last meeting APC focused on three main issues. One was reviewing the Attendance Policy as it stands in the current catalogue. This policy was introduced in the 2015-2016 catalogue but is already out of date (it references CAPS) and was never passed through the regular channels (ie, APC and Senate). The committee is working on a policy that takes the best parts of this policy and integrates them with the previous one.
APC also looked at a draft of a proposal from CC that would address the problem of how transfer credits relate to IGS courses. Chair Andries of CC has also been working on an alignment of the Liberal Studies Core to categories listed in the Kentucky General Education Core, and that document was also reviewed by APC to offer feedback to CC.
APC is working on an action item to address the issue that students who had taken remedial courses can no longer repeat them to improve their GPAs. APC is working to clarify how the proposed policy would work with Math courses. Chair Andries pointed out that the policy on
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limiting repeats is a problem, especially where Math is concerned, and suggested APC consider that issue in its proposal.
### 6. Report of the Curriculum Committee – Ken Andries
## 16 -17-14, MASC, MAT 200 Introduction to Statistical Reason and Analysis
Chair Andries noted that this course helps fulfill the request from CPE that all public universities offer a general education statistics course. It will not serve as a pre-requisite for any other Math course. In the spring it would be offered as dual credit course and then at the university in fall 2017. President Sipes pointed out that other state universities have a similar course. A senator asked how the course can be taken without Algebra, and a senator from the division proposing the course noted that students must have a 19 ACT subscore to take the course; those without it will take MAT 171 first. Chair Glass asked why this course is four credits; her son had taken the course at EKU for three credits. President Sipes answered that the course includes a lab. Chair Glass expressed concern that the extra hour may further hamper student progress.
A guest noted that some majors require a 300 level stats course and wondered to which major this course applies. Chair Andries responded that this course will not replace other stats courses. A senator added that this course looks similar to existing courses. Another senator explained that this course will not go into as much depth on concepts as existing courses.
The motion passed with one opposed, no abstentions, and the rest of members in favor.
Chair Andries reported that CC is working on an action item related to IGS and transfer credits. It is also working on a proposal that would align the liberal studies core with the KY Transfer Policy categories. CC has asked for input from APC and the coordinator of IGS courses (Dr. Cynthia Shelton) on the proposals.
### 7. Report of the Budget and Academic Support Committee – Reba Rye
Chair Rye discussed enrollment data that had been sent to CPE. She shared the fall 2016 FTE for graduate students (108) and undergraduates (1,266). There are 270 dual enrollment students as well as 10 Donovan Scholars. There are 69 students on the 4.0 GPA scholarship, which Chair Rye said she believes is being phased out. Given these numbers, she wondered how the budget could be balanced, especially since the budget under President Burse had been built around 300 first year students, and this year there are only 210.
BASC has put in a request to CPE for more recent data (last two years if possible) about dollar amounts spent on instruction at public universities across the state.
Chair Rye said that she anticipates having a line item budget to distribute widely. BASC is still waiting to learn how much is spent on consultants from foundation money or otherwise. This should be public information. Faculty Regent McFayden noted that there are detailed reports that should be available.
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### 8. Report of the Professional Concerns Committee – Cindy Glass
Chair Glass explained that she could not attend the recent PCC meeting, but President Sipes attended to discuss other ways of looking at scholarship. President Sipes noted the context for this discussion is that PCC is scheduled to offer revised tenure and promotion policies in January. There was discussion in committee about the need for a consistent policy across the university. Some members of the committee questioned whether that is possible since departments can prove vastly different in mission. President Sipes argued that teaching should be evaluated the same way across the board. Service is easier to define across campus; research is one of the more difficult criteria. VP Jackson had suggested looking at the Boyer scholarship model, which is currently used in the School of Business. This model defines scholarship differently, with four main areas: the scholarship of integration, the scholarship of application, the scholarship of discovery, and the scholarship of teaching. Consistency might be achieved by using this model, but it is broad enough to allow each department to set its own benchmarks within the categories.
Chair Rye pointed out that some universities have research or teaching tracks chosen by faculty. A senator noted that with the Boyer model, one would not need to make such a choice. Conversation then continued about the challenge of evaluating teaching itself.
A motion to extend time for 5 minutes passed unanimously.
President Sipes argued that the important point for the university is to keep the focus on teaching above other criteria. Chair Rye pointed that in the past teaching has been perceived as the primary area of faculty review.
VP Jackson stressed that KSU is primarily a teaching institution because of 4/4 loads. Chair Andries observed that teaching load is different in the College of Ag. A senator responded that this kind of variation is addressed through the Distribution of Effort form. Chair Andries explained that the situation can be complicated since a faculty member in his area may only teach one course, and if he or she is not effective, is he or she then to be reassigned to focus solely on outreach and research? At most other land grant institutions there would be other faculty to make up for an ineffective teacher, but KSU does not have that depth of personnel.
A guest noted that faculty need to have the opportunity to do what they need to do to make students well-prepared; if a faculty member buys out 50% of his or her teaching time with a grant, will that affect the way his or her teaching is evaluated? President Sipes responded that the bottom line is whether someone could get tenure at KSU while being an ineffective teacher.
Chair Rye asked if the committee is going to make recommendations on promotion, to which a senator replied it would be. PCC is not ready to do that yet since it is still considering tenure guidelines. Chair Andries pointed out that the tenure guidelines for his area still need to be integrated into the Faculty Handbook.
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#### 9. Dr. Candice Jackson – VPAA
Dr. Jackson apologized for running late; the Senate meeting conflicted with a President’s Cabinet meeting. She reiterated that the Committee Book is published and we need Senate appointees.
She pointed out that the recent state and national elections will mean we need to be mindful of the role of higher education in the state and across the nation. We will be questioned about our graduation and retention rates. Since the fight is out there, it cannot be in here; the threats to KSU and higher education are real. We have much work to complete for reaffirmation. Faculty will be tasked in a way like never before. She stressed that overall faculty are doing good work with grants, scholarship, and teaching.
Dr. Jackson reminded Senate that everyone must have final grades in on time by 5pm so the system can be shut down to roll over. Otherwise, students will have to be given incomplete and there will be paperwork to be completed.
Chair Andries noted that the Committee Book lists some vacancies as general elected faculty. Work to fill those positions will need to be undertaken. He asked by what date that needs to take place, to which Dr. Jackson responded that it should be done by 12/1.
Chair Glass shared with Dr. Jackson the idea that the Faculty Affairs Committee could have one member from each standing Senate committee and the rest of the faculty appointments be at large. Dr. Jackson replied that she would send that recommendation along. A guest noted that this committee seems to overlap with PCC. Dr. Jackson responded that she would speak with President Thompson about that issue.
VP Jackson also said that notices had gone out for Post-Tenure Review. Eleven people will be reviewed. Committee members will need to be chosen to review the dossiers. President Sipes added that could be done with the upcoming election.
A quorum was lost at 4:56pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Moffett, Faculty Senate Secretary
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## 3 :10, 314 Hathaway
• Call to order—four members present: Ibukun Amusan, Nancy Capriles, Maheteme
Gebremedhin, Joe Moffett
- Approval of Agenda—approved with no changes.
- Approval of Minutes—approved minutes from 11/7/16 meeting with no changes.
- Review Repeat Option Revision Proposal—committee voted to move forward to Senate for 11/28/16 meeting with addition of examples how student support could be offered.
- Review Attendance Policy Revision Proposal—committee voted to move forward for next Senate meeting without changes on action item.
- Review Remedial Course Repeat Proposal—since Math is sending new course to CC for approval, committee decided to hold off on sending this action item forward pending the results of that process.
Other Business—committee reminded to continue reviewing draft Policy Handbook so it could be finalized in January to be sent to Division Chairs for review.
• Adjourn
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# Academic Policies Committee Meeting (November 7, 2016)
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.
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# ACADEMIC POLICY COMMITTEE NEW PROPOSAL
ACADEMIC UNIT: All Units ___
DATE PREPARED: 11/22/16___
PRIMARY AUTHOR(S): APC___
### 1. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE:
To provide a streamlined university attendance policy that offers basic guidelines but also allows instructors room to implement specific requirements as they see fit.
2. STARTING WITH: (Excluding exceptional circumstances proposals will take effect Fall of the following year).
Fall, X____ Spring, _____Summer, 2017____ Year
3. CURRENT POLICY: (Please See Current Catalogue, Faculty Handbook...)
In the 2016-2017 University Catalogue, the attendance policy begins on page 459:
XIX. Class Attendance – Class attendance is mandatory for all enrolled students. Class attendance is linked to a variety of daily classroom assignments, and these assignments require students' preparation and participation in order for students to be successful. A record of the students' attendance is required by all instructors beginning on the first day the class meets. Faculty are required to take attendance until the final examination date. Students absent from class due to official university business, or other reasons considered excusable, are responsible for making up and submitting work to their instructors within seven (7) business days of the absence.
Excused absences, university-sponsored and personal, include the following: documented required military service; documented university service on campus or off-campus representation of the University; documented research, presentation, or field trip; documented interview for professional/ academic advancement, and documented jury duty.
Personal excused absences include the following: documented illness from a doctor or practicing medical professional in the area of the student's illness, who attended to the student; documented serious illness or death of an immediate family member (mother, father, spouse, child, sibling, grandparent, or (former) legal guardian, and documented court appearance.
Absence(s) planned from class(es) because of university-sponsored activities must be reported to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs two (2) weeks prior to the date of the absence. The Vice President for Student Affairs will inform faculty members BEFORE the student's absence from class(es) in
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these cases. Service-related absences do not reduce the number for Non-Service related excused absences allowed to a student.
All other documented absences must be submitted to and bear the signature of the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs within seven (7) business days of the absence(s).
A student who stops attending a class for any reason must contact the instructor and the Office of the Registrar to withdraw officially from the course. This action must be done on or before the published withdrawal date on the official Academic Calendar for that semester. If a student fails to withdraw from a class, the lack of action will result in a failing grade for the course.
Late registration beyond the University's add/drop date must be approved by the Vice President of Academic Affairs, the University Registrar, and the class instructor. Under these circumstances, no excused or unexcused absences will be accrued until the date of the students first official course enrollment. All make-up assignments must be completed within a time period determined by the instructor.
In addition to regular attendance, timely attendance is required for each student enrolled in Kentucky State University in order for students to take full advantage of class participation. A student is tardy when he/she:
(a) Reports to class after the published start time of a class.
(b) Exits the class prior to the end of the class without the instructor's approval.
Three violations of the tardiness will constitute an unexcused absence.
All faculty, staff, and students are required to follow the policies outlined in this Catalogue.
A student who has not attended a face-to-face class by the end of the first two weeks of the course will be dropped from the class administratively for financial aid purposes. The same holds true for an online student who has not signed and returned the course agreement attached to the syllabus within the first two weeks of class.
A student enrolled in a face-to-face course or hybrid course who accrues a number of unexcused absences which exceeds the number of class meetings in one week shall be reported to the Center for Academic Persistence (CAPS). The CAPS staff will confirm the student’s attendance record in the class with the instructor before withdrawing the student from the course. This action excludes official excuses as verified by the Office of Student Affairs.
A student enrolled in a 100% online or hybrid course is required to complete the online course assessment successfully and engage in the process as described in the course syllabus.
An instructor whose student does not meet the conditions stipulated in this policy must report the absent student to the Center for Academic Persistence Services (CAPS) to be withdrawn from the class.
The CAPS staff will be responsible for providing student intervention and support, and is available as a resource to student to encourage class preparation and participation. CAPS will deliver a Persistence Assessment report to instructors within 24 hours of notice for each student reported to CAPS office for attendance problems.
All faculty must include an attendance policy in the syllabus of the course they teach and provide such syllabus to the student on the first day of class. Faculty should encourage students to prepare and participate in class activities and students should make sure they understand how attendance and absenteeism affect the level of their preparation and participation, and ultimately their performance in the course.
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### 4. PROPOSED CHANGES:
XIX. Class Attendance – All enrolled students should attend class regularly. Students need to be present and prepared to work in order to be successful. Instructors must record attendance as mandated by federal financial aid guidelines. Students absent from class are responsible for making up and submitting work to their instructors.
University-sponsored excused absences include the following: documented university service on campus; off-campus representation of the University; documented research, presentation, or field trip; and documented interview for professional/ academic advancement.
Personal excused absences include the following: documented required military service; documented illness with a note from a doctor or practicing medical professional in the area of the student's illness who attended to the student; documented serious illness or death of an immediate family member (mother, father, spouse, child, sibling, grandparent, or (former) legal guardian; and documented court appearance or jury duty.
Excessive unexcused absences can result in course failure. Typically, this means missing a week of class meetings in a semester. For example, a student accrues more than three unexcused absences in a Monday / Wednesday / Friday course or two unexcused absences in a Tuesday / Thursday class. Faculty should include on all course syllabi how absences and / or tardiness will impact the final grade.
For virtual or hybrid courses, faculty should indicate on the course syllabus what constitutes acceptable regular attendance.
A student who stops attending a class for any reason must contact the Office of the Registrar to withdraw officially from the course. This action must be done on or before the published withdrawal date on the official Academic Calendar for that semester. If a student fails to withdraw from a class, the lack of action will result in a failing grade for the course.
Late registration beyond the University's add/drop date must be approved by the Vice President of Academic Affairs, the University Registrar, and the class instructor. Under these circumstances, no excused or unexcused absences will be accrued until the date of the students first official course enrollment. All make-up assignments must be completed within a time period determined by the instructor.
### 5. EXPLANATION AND JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUESTED CHANGE:
The existing attendance policy is cumbersome and covers a number of issues that should be their own policies, such as how to refer students to student support. CAPS no longer exists, and the procedure detailed in the existing policy for its intervention with students has not been followed.
Aside from recording attendance during the first few weeks of each semester in order to comply with federal financial aid guidelines, faculty should have the academic freedom to devise standards for attendance as they see fit based on context, including course type and student enrollment. Similarly, faculty should be able to decide how they want to handle tardiness. As the university works to improve its retention and graduation rates, faculty members need to have the autonomy to make professional decisions that will foster student success.
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# ACADEMIC POLICY COMMITTEE NEW PROPOSAL
ACADEMIC UNIT: All units___
DATE PREPARED: 11/22/16___
PRIMARY AUTHOR(S): APC___
___
___
### 1. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE:
Revise the Repeat Option policy so that it does not limit repeats and provides additional support for student success.
2. STARTING WITH: (Excluding exceptional circumstances proposals will take effect Fall of the following year).
Fall, X Spring, Summer, 2017 Year
3. CURRENT POLICY: (Please See Current Catalogue, Faculty Handbook...)
On page 457 of the 2016-2017 Catalogue, the limit on repeats is addressed:
XIII. Grading System
H. Repeat Option
An undergraduate student has the option to repeat any completed course. Only the highest grade will be used in computing the student's academic standing and credit for graduation. The original grades for all repeated classes will remain on the transcript with the notation "excluded from GPA." A student may repeat a given course a maximum of two times. A student may not use the repeat option when retaking a course on a Pass-Fail basis if the course was originally taken for a letter grade. The repeat option only applies to an identical course (including a cross-listed course) and not a course substitute.
### 4. PROPOSED CHANGES:
### XIII. Grading System
### H. Repeat Option
An undergraduate student has the option to repeat any completed course. Only the highest grade will be used in computing the student's academic standing and credit for graduation. The original grades for all repeated classes will remain on the transcript with the notation "excluded from GPA." If a student takes a course for the second time and is not successful, his or her Academic Advisor will alert the Office of Educational Support when the student takes the course again so that additional support can be offered. This support might consist of tutoring, one-on-one work with instructor, regular meetings with a success coach, or other approaches. A student may not use the repeat option when retaking a course on a Pass-Fail basis if the course
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was originally taken for a letter grade. The repeat option only applies to an identical course (including a cross-listed course) and not a course substitute except where a separate policy exists that governs specific courses.
### 5. EXPLANATION AND JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUESTED CHANGE:
The policy about limiting the number of attempts on a course has not been observed in recent years. By eliminating a limit to the number of repeats and building in a mechanism for additional support if a student repeats a course beyond the second time, the university will adopt a change in philosophy from punitive to supportive that better aligns with efforts at improving retention and graduation rates. The reference to a “separate policy” for “specific courses” anticipates the forthcoming policy that will define how eliminated remedial courses can be repeated to improve student GPA.
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# Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 Year
Meeting date: 11/7/2016
Roll Call: Ken Andries, Narayanan Rajendran, Changzheng Wang, Dantrea Hampton, Robert Griffin, Donavan Ramon and Karen Heavin
Absence: Alice Collins - Excused
## Agenda
Meeting call to order: 3:11pm
Approval of the agenda
Approval of Minutes of the last meeting – Motion to approve with one correction – approved as amended.
Introductions
New Business
FSCC 16-17-14 - Math Action Item – MAT 200 – Introduction to Statistical Reasoning and Analysis. CPE wants a statistics pathway. This is a terminal statistics class. 4 credit hour class. Community Partners involved offering real life experience. No issues with overloads. Pilot program and no issues with overloads. Offered in the Spring 2017 for a high school as dual credit. There was a motion made and seconded to approve and it was approved by the committee.
## Old Business
Change in classification of common core classes – Asked by the APC to review transfer policy and realized that we need to align the KSU 42 hour core with the categories of the Statewide General Education Core which CPE requires and had taken effect Fall 2012.
This item will be tabled until we get further input from APC.
Other Business
Adjourn - There was a motion made and seconded to adjourn at 4:06pm and it was approved by the committee.
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# KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE ACTION TRACKING DOCUMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Code:16-17-15
## Origin:
□ Academic Policies Committee
Date Introduced: 11/21/2016
□ Budget and Academic Support Committee
x Curriculum Committee
Date Last Revised:
□ Executive Committee
□ Professional Concerns Committee
Senate Resolution
□ Other (specify) ___
## Description:
Key Words: Change in category for classes in Default core to fit CPE transfer policy core areas
I. Committee Approval: Date:
Chairperson: 11/5/2023
Date: 11/21/16
II. Senate Action: ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned
Senate President:___ Date ___
Ill. Vice President Academic Affairs: ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned
VPAA Signature: ___
Date: ___
On approval, please forward the original to the President and send the attached notification to the Faculty Senate Office
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IV. President: □ Approved : □ Disapproved : □ Returned
President: ___ Date: ___
Distribution:
□ President
□ Vice President for Academic Affairs
□ Registrar
Faculty Senate President for Distribution to:
Committee Chair
Senate Office Records
Faculty Handbook
□ Other: ___
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| The current KSU 42-Hour Default Core is broken down as follows: |
| I. Languages and Reasoning 18 hrs. (currently 19 hrs. due to ENG 101 being 4 hrs. now) |
| ENG 101—English Composition I |
| ENG 102—English Composition II |
| SPE 103—Interpersonal Communication |
| MAT 111—Contemporary Mathematics or above |
| Foreign Language |
| II. Fine Arts and Letters 3 hrs. |
| EITHER ART 130—Introduction to Art OR |
| MUS 130—Introduction to Music OR |
| THE 130—Introduction to Theatre OR |
| ENG 211—Introduction to Literature |
| III. Sciences 12 hrs. |
| A. Social and Behavioral (select 2): 6 hrs. |
| Either POS 101—American Government OR |
| FIN 101—Financial Literacy OR |
| HIS 103—Western Civilization OR |
| ECO 200—Survey of Economics OR |
| PSY 200—General Psychology OR |
| SOC 203—Principles of Sociology |
| B. Natural: 6hrs. |
| EITHER BIO 101—Life Science (lab science) |
| OR CHE 109—Chemistry in Context (lab science) |
| Select one: |
| EITHER BIO 101—Life Science |
| OR BIO 103—Environmental Biology |
| OR BIO 112—Exploration of Modern Topics in Biology |
| OR CHE 109—Chemistry in Context |
| OR PHS 201—Physical Sciences I |
| OR PHS 202—Physical Sciences II |
| OR PHS 211—Earth and Environmental Science |
| OR PHS 221—Introduction to Weather Studies |
| OR PHS 231—Introduction to Astronomy |
| OR PHY 130—Physics and Society |
| OR PHY 211—General Physics I |
| IV. Integrative Studies 9 hrs. |
| IGS 200—Foundations of Cultures |
| IGS 201—Convergence of Cultures |
| EITHER IGS 300—Search for New Forms of Culture |
| OR IGS 301—Studies in African Cultures |
| OR IGS 302—Studies in Asian Cultures |
| OR IGS 303—Studies in Latin American Cultures |
| OR IGS 304—The African-American Experience |
| OR IGS 305—The Latino Experience |
| OR COS 303—Human Perspective on Computing |
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OR ENG 313—Non-Western Literature
OR ENG/AAS 409—Literature of African-Americans
OR MAT 304—Perspectives on Mathematics
OR MGT 470/MKT 470—International Business Management/International Business Marketing
OR MUS/AAS 323—African-American Music
OR MUS/AAS 325—Jazz History and Literature
OR MUS 333—Music of Africa and Asia
The proposed change would place the classes into the following core areas as outlined in the current CPE policy. The new Core areas and courses for our Default core are:
| Communications | 10 hrs. |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 4 |
| ENG 102 English Composition II | 3 |
| SPE 103 Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3 hrs. |
| MAT 111 or above | 3 |
| |
| Arts and Humanities | 18 hrs. |
| Art 130 Introduction to Art OR | |
| MUS 130 Introduction to Music OR | |
| THE 130 Introduction to Theatre OR | |
| ENG 211 Introduction t Literature | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 6 |
| Integrative Studies | |
| IGS 200 Foundations of Cultures | 3 |
| IGS 201 Convergence of Cultures | 3 |
| IGS 300 Search for New Forms of Culture
OR IGS 301 Studies in African Cultures
OR IGS 302 Studies in Asian Cultures
OR IGS 303 Studies in Latin American Cultures
OR IGS 304 The African-American Experience
OR IGS 305 The Latino Experience
OR COS 303 Human Perspectives on Computing
OR ENG 313 Non-Western Literature
OR ENG/AAS 409 Literature of African-Americans
OR MAT 304 Perspectives on Mathematics
OR BUA 370 Global Business Issues
OR MUS/AAS 323 African-American Music
OR MUS 325 History of Jazz | 3 |
| |
| Natural Science | 6 hrs. |
| BIO 101 Live Science (Lab Science)
OR CHE 109 Chemistry in Context (Lab Science) | 3 |
| BIO 101 Life Science
OR BIO 103 Environmental Biology
OR BIO 112 Exploration of Modern Topics in Biology
OR CHE 109 Chemistry in Context
OR PHS 201 Physical Sciences I | 3 |
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| ACADEMIC UNIT: MASC: Mathematics DATE SUBMITTED: 11-18-16 |
| 1. BRIEF EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED CHANGE: Delete the pilot course MAT 172, Accelerated Contemporary Mathematics. |
| 2. CHECK ITEM(s) BELOW FOR CHANGES DESIRED: |
| ☐ New Degree Certification ☐ Deletion of Degree or Certification |
| ☐ New or Revised Major ☐ X Deletion of Course |
| ☐ New or Revised Minor ☐ Revised Degree or Certification |
| ☐ New Course(s) ☐ Revised Course |
| ☐ Course Level (number) Change ☐ Other (specify below): |
| I. Dean's Action: |
| ☑ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| (Signature) Date: |
| II. Curriculum Committee Action: |
| ☑ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Chairperson: (signature): Date: 11/21/16 |
| III. Faculty Senate Action: |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Senate President (signature): Date: |
| IV. Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs (not required for courses): |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Provost/VPAA (Signature): Date: |
| V. President's Action (not required for courses): |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| President (Signature): Date: |
| Final Faculty Senate Approved form as of 9/15/06 |
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| CURRICULAR/PROGRAM CHANGE TRACKING DOCUMENT |
| ACADEMIC UNIT: MASC: Mathematics ________ DATE SUBMITTED: 11-18-16 |
| 1. BRIEF EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED CHANGE: Revise MAT 111 to remove the course prerequisite requirement and increase course contact hours. |
| 2. CHECK ITEM(s) BELOW FOR CHANGES DESIRED: |
| ☐ New Degree Certification ☐ Deletion of Degree or Certification |
| ☐ New or Revised Major ☐ Deletion of Course |
| ☐ New or Revised Minor ☐ Revised Degree or Certification |
| ☐ New Course(s) ☐ X Revised Course |
| ☐ Course Level (number) Change ☐ Other (specify below): |
| I. Dean's Action: |
| ☑ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Date: ________ |
| II. Curriculum Committee Action: |
| ☑ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Chairperson: (signature): ________ Date: 11/21/16 |
| III. Faculty Senate Action: |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Senate President (signature): ________ Date: ________ |
| IV. Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs (not required for courses): |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Provost/VPAA (Signature): ________ Date: ________ |
| V. President's Action (not required for courses): |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| President (Signature): ________ Date: ________ |
| Final Faculty Senate Approved form as of 9/15/06 |
WWW.KYSI.HU
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| ACADEMIC UNIT: MASC: Mathematics | DATE SUBMITTED: 11-18-16 |
| 1. BRIEF EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED CHANGE:
Change the catalogue description of MAT 115, College Algebra to include the ACT, SAT, KYOTE and COMPASS placement scores. |
| 2. CHECK ITEM(s) BELOW FOR CHANGES DESIRED: |
| ☐ New Degree Certification | ☐ Deletion of Degree or Certification |
| ☐ New or Revised Major | ☐ Deletion of Course |
| ☐ New or Revised Minor | ☐ Revised Degree or Certification |
| ☐ New Course(s) | ☐ X Revised Course |
| ☐ Course Level (number) Change | ☐ Other (specify below): |
| I. Dean's Action:
☑ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
(Signature) Date: |
| II. Curriculum Committee Action: |
☑ Approved
 Returned for Recommended Change
Chairperson: (signature): Date: 11/21/16 |
| III. Faculty Senate Action: |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
Senate President (signature): Date: |
| IV. Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs (not required for courses): |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
Provost/VPAA (Signature): Date: |
| V. President's Action (not required for courses): |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
President (Signature): Date: |
| Final Faculty Senate Approved form as of 9/15/06 |
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| ACADEMIC UNIT: MASC: Mathematics DATE SUBMITTED: 11-18-16 |
| 1. BRIEF EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED CHANGE:
Change the number, credit hours and catalogue description of the pilot course MAT 176, Accelerated College Algebra to MAT 115A, Accelerated College Algebra. The credit hours will change to 3 credit hours but the contact hours will remain as five hours per week. |
| 2. CHECK ITEM(s) BELOW FOR CHANGES DESIRED:
☐ New Degree Certification ☐ Deletion of Degree or Certification
☐ New or Revised Major ☐ Deletion of Course
☐ New or Revised Minor ☐ Revised Degree or Certification
☐ New Course(s) ☐ X Revised Course
☐ Course Level (number) Change ☐ Other (specify below): |
| I. Dean's Action:
☑ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
(Signature) Date: |
II. Curriculum Committee Action:
 Approved  Returned for Recommended Change
Chairperson: (signature): Date: 11/21/16 |
| III. Faculty Senate Action:
☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
Senate President (signature): Date: |
| IV. Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs (not required for courses): |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
Provost/VPAA (Signature): Date: |
| V. President's Action (not required for courses): |
| ☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
President (Signature): Date: |
| Final Faculty Senate Approved form as of 9/15/06 |
WWW.KYSU.EDU
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COURSE CHANGE PROPOSAL
| 1. | BRIEF EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED CHANGE: Creation of an option/track within the existing AFE degree titled Ag Business. This track will focus on business management and agriculture to prepare students for a career in agribusiness. It will utilize classes from the existing AFE/AQU and School of Business course offerings to provide a background in business management and agriculture. There will be no new courses created for this degree. |
| 2. | CHECK ITEM(s) BELOW FOR CHANGES DESIRED: |
| ☐ New Degree Certification | ☐ Deletion of Degree or Certification | |
| ☐ New or Revised Major | ☐ Deletion of Course | |
| ☐ New or Revised Minor | ☐ Revised Degree or Certification | |
| ☐ New Course(s) | ☐ Revised Course | |
| ☐ Course Level (number) Change | ☒ Other (specify below): New Degree Track | |
| I. | Chair's/Director's Action: |
| ☑ Approved | ☐ Disapproved | ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Chair's (Signature) | John O. Ballack | Date: 11/21/16 |
| II. | Curriculum Committee Action: |
| ☑ Approved | ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Chairperson: (signature): |  | Date: 11/21/16 |
| III. | Faculty Senate Action: |
| ☐ Approved | ☐ Disapproved | ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Senate President (signature): | Date: | |
| IV. | Dean's Action: |
| ☐ Approved | ☐ Disapproved | ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Dean (signature): | Date: | |
| V. | Vice President Academic Affairs (not required for courses): |
| ☐ Approved | ☐ Disapproved | ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| Provost/VPAA (Signature): | Date: | |
| IV. | President's Action (not required for courses): |
| ☐ Approved | ☐ Disapproved | ☐ Returned for Recommended Change |
| President (Signature): | Date: | |
| Final Faculty Senate Approved form as of 9/14/2015 |
| Kentucky State University is an equal educational and employment opportunity/affirmative action institution |
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(124 credits, 42 hr. Liberal Arts Core)
| 1. BRIEF EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED CHANGE:
To establish a Certificate in Agriculture Business Management within the College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems. |
| 2. CHECK ITEM(s) BELOW FOR CHANGES DESIRED:
☑ New Degree Certification ☐ Deletion of Degree or Certification
☐ New or Revised Major ☐ Deletion of Course
☐ New or Revised Minor ☐ Revised Degree or Certification
☐ New Course(s) ☐ Revised Course
☐ Course Level (number) Change ☐ Other (specify below): |
| I. Chair's/Director's Action:
☑ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
Chair's (Signature) |
II. Curriculum Committee Action:
☑ Approved  ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
Chairperson: (signature): ____________ Date: 11/2/116 |
| III. Faculty Senate Action:
☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
Senate President (signature): ____________ Date: ____________ |
| IV. Dean's Action:
☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
Dean (signature): ____________ Date: ____________ |
| V. Vice President Academic Affairs (not required for courses):
☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
Provost/VPAA (Signature): ____________ Date: ____________ |
| IV. President's Action (not required for courses):
☐ Approved ☐ Disapproved ☐ Returned for Recommended Change
President (Signature): ____________ Date: ____________ |
| Final Faculty Senate Approved form as of 9/14/2015
Kentucky State University is an equal educational and employment opport |
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PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSAL
11-18-16 (Date)
