TO: Academic Senate Members

FROM: Mr. Bruce Brumley, Chair

Academic Senate

RE: MEETING DATE, PLACE, AND AGENDA

The next Academic Senate meeting will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2013, at 3:40 p.m. in the Chancellor’s Conference Room (McM 209).

I. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: January 31

II. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

Item 43 Common Course Numbering: COMT to COMX, JRNL, and FILM.

Approved by the UCC 11/28/12

Item 8 BA Major in Music Teaching Licensure Option. Modification to an existing program.

Item 8.a Minor in Music. Modification to an existing program.

III. ITEM – SECOND READING

Item 40 Draft Credit Hour Policy. (Second draft)

IV. ITEMS – FIRST READING

Item 40.a Grade Appeal Procedure. (Moving procedure from Student Affairs to Academic Affairs)

Item 40.b Campus Hearing Committee Guidelines/Format.

Item 40.c Campus Hearing Committee Hearing Guidelines/Format for Grade Appeals.

Item 39 Fresh Start Policy. Change to minimum credits completed at MSUB for non-BA/BS students, by the Academic Standards & Scholastic Standing Committee.

V. PROVOST REPORT

A. Copyright, Online Courses, and BOR Policy (ongoing issue)

B. College of Education Ed.D. proposal

VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

VII. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

A. Bylaws Review: Chair Elect Language

B. Drop Policy and How it is Implemented

C. Drop Policy and Half-Semester Courses

D. Report from Committee: Courses without an Academic Home, including courses from former CPSLL

· Honors Courses

E. Non-credit Courses Offered by CPSLL/MSUB Downtown

F. Online Policy

G. Student Expectations vs. Faculty Expectations at MSUB

H.  High Cost of Summer (Onsite) Courses

VIII. OLD BUSINESS

IX. NEW BUSINESS

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