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confirmed that it had. VP Jackson added that we need to be sure to be validating identities of students online for SACS.
Chair Sipes suggested a friendly amendment to the proposal that a reference to Course Signals be altered since the University had moved away from that early alert system. Chair Moffett accepted the suggestion and indicated he would replace it with language that spoke more generally about courses providing early alert capabilities.
The item passed unanimously.
Chair Andries introduced a number of action items from CC:
16-17-06 MASC: Change course title and credit hours for BIO 116 Introduction to Biotechnology
This course would work as an introduction to the option. Overall, the option needs to be brought in line with others in the major in terms of hours.
16-17-07 MASC: Biology, Requirements for Biotechnology Option (BIT):
Bio 303 Physiology
Bio 316 Ecology
Bio 401 Seminar
Bio 410 Special Problems in Biology
Bio 438 Forensics
16-17-08 MASC: Delete courses from BIT option:
Bio 433 Biotech III: Proteins
Bio 434 Biotech IV: Adv Biotechnology
Bio 435 Global Perspectives in Biotechnology
Bio 436 Biotech Writing / Presentations
16-17-09 MASC: Revise Bio 431 and 432 for BIT: Bio 431 Biotech I: Tissue Culture; change to Biotechnology I Bio 432 Biotech II: DNA; change to Biotechnology II
16-17-10 MASC: Revision of BIT for BS in Biology
Dr. Sluss told CC that these changes are made with input from instructors in the program. President Sipes inquired if these courses are being deleted just from the option, or from the master course list. A guest replied that it was the latter and the courses have never been offered. Another guest noted the courses were developed specifically for the Biotechnology option originally and that there were too many hours for the degree. The course committee thus decided to delete these courses from the master course list. Chair Andries noted that this program was first created with the intention of being taught by faculty in the College of Agriculture, but Ag