Educational Policies Council Senior Vice President and Provost Todd A. Diacon Agenda of the Educational Policies Council (EPC)

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1 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Educational Policies Council Senior Vice President and Provost Todd A. Diacon Agenda of the Educational Policies Council (EPC) DATE: 18 August 2015 There will be no in-person meeting held for either graduate or undergraduate council in August. There is, however, an agenda of information and lesser action items and list of course changes for both councils. These items will be transmitted through the EPC listserv, and any questions, concerns or comments will be recorded through the listserv and answered accordingly. If an EPC member wishes to elevate any of the items listed on this agenda to an action or discussion item, please notify Therese Tillett, by Monday, 24 August 2015, to ensure that the item is added to the agenda for the next EPC meeting. All items on this agenda will be approved administratively and implemented if there are no objections from EPC members by 24 August GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL POLICIES COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS College of Architecture and Environmental Design 1. Initial request to establish a Master of Interior Architecture degree. Attachment 1 LESSER ACTION ITEMS College of Communication and Information School of Library and Information Science 1. Revision of course requirements and program policies for the Advanced Study in Library and Information Science [C837] post-master s certificate. Revisions include establishing a policy that no transfer coursework will be applied to certificate requirements; establishing a policy indicating that maximum 6 credit hours of non-lis graduate courses and maximum 3 credit hours of LIS will apply to the 15-hour elective requirement; and adding LIS as either/or for required LIS 6/81096.

2 Educational Policies Council Agenda 24 August 2015 Page 2 of 9 GRADUATE EPC AGENDA continued LESSER ACTION ITEMS continued College of Podiatric Medicine 2. Establishment of Academic Appeals Committee policy, which clarifies the various roles and procedures of the Academic Appeals Committee to allow students due process in the event of their academic dismissal. 3. Establishment of Senior Experience policy, which requires fourth-year student attendance at a series of lectures and workshops led by college faculty and external medical professionals. 4. Establishment of Student Conduct policy, which addresses student conduct violations and gives authority to the college dean to impose disciplinary actions for students found to have violated college or university policies. 5. Revision of the following college policies: Academic and Summary Dismissals; Professionalism Deficiency Evaluation; and Readmission. 6. Revision of Clerkship Rotations policy. Revisions include changing the name of the policy to Clerkships and Senior Medicine Rotations and adding a description of the process by which students provide feedback for clinical rotations. 7. Revision of Clinic Requirements and Clinical Rotations policies to combine them under the Clinical Rotations policy. 8. Revision of Immunizations, Background Checks and Drug Screening policy. Revisions include separating the policy into two: Immunizations; and Background Checks and Drug Testing. 9. Revision of Remediation for Failing Grades policy. Revisions include changing the name of the policy to Remediation and Mandatory Academic Counseling, which reflects the addition of mandatory academic counseling for first- and second-year students who fall below minimum GPA requirements. 10. Revision of the following college policies: Attendance; Eligibility for Doctor of Podiatric Medicine; Essential Requirements for Student Education; Examination; Leave of Absence Procedure; and Test Review Procedure.

3 Educational Policies Council Agenda 24 August 2015 Page 3 of 9 UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONAL POLICIES COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEM College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biological Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences 1. Initial request to establish a Neuroscience major within the Bachelor of Science degree. The major will be jointly administered by the Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Psychological Science. Attachment 2 LESSER ACTION ITEMS College of Communication and Information School of Journalism and Mass Communication 1. Revision of course requirements for the Advertising [ADV] minor. Revisions include adding 20006, 20008, and as required; adding and as elective options; and removing the requirement that students choose between two tracks of coursework based on interest. Minimum total credit hours to program completion increase from 21 to 22. Regional College 2. Revision of graduation requirements for the Accounting Technology [ACTT] major within the Associate of Applied Business [AAB] degree. Revisions include establishing a minimum C grade for all ACTT courses required in the major. Minimum total credit hours to program completion are unchanged at 63. Agenda prepared by the Office of Curriculum Services

4 Educational Policies Council Agenda 24 August 2015 Page 4 of 9 UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS COURSE CHANGES Writing Intensive Course Removal for Fall 2016 PHIL Philosophy and Art in the Modern Age (3)... Revise COURSE CHANGES Course Changes Effective Spring 2016 ECON Internship in Economics (3)... Revise FDM Fashion Technology Applications (3)... Revise Video Audio Fundamentals (3)... Revise Advertising and Public Relations Industry Tools (1)... Revise Programming for Electronic Media (3)... Revise Advertising Copywriting (3)... Revise Advertising Media Planning (3)... Revise Location Sound Recording (3)... Revise Studio Television (3)... Revise Digital Cinematography (3)... Revise Information Graphics (3)... Revise Magazine Design (3)... Revise NURS Advanced Mental Health Assessment and Psychopathology Across the Lifespan (4)... Revise NURS Health Promotions Across the Lifespan for Family Practice (1)... Revise NURS Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology of Major Psychiatric Disorders Across the Lifespan (4)... Revise NURS Theoretical Basis for Nursing Practice I (3)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist I (3)... Revise NURS Primary Care I: Adults Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise NURS Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Role (1)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Role (1)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner I (2)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse I: Individual Psychotherapy Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise NURS Primary Care Pediatrics (3)... Revise NURS Pediatric Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurses (3)... Revise NURS Thesis I (2-6)... Revise NURS Primary Care II: Chronically Ill Adults Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise

5 Educational Policies Council Agenda 24 August 2015 Page 5 of 9 Course Changes Effective Spring 2016 continued NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I (4)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner II (2)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health APN Adult II: Family and Group Psychotherapy Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I (3)... Revise NURS Thesis II (2)... Revise NURS Comprehensive Primary Care III: Adults Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise NURS Primary Care: Family Health and Chronic Illness Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II (2)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner III (1)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse III: Organization and Community Assessment and Consultation (3)... Revise NURS Primary Health Care Concepts for the Psychiatric Mental Health Advance Practice Nurse (3)... Revise NURS Care of the Chronically Ill Child for Advanced Practice Nurses (3)... Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner II (1)... Revise NURS Methods of Inquiry (3)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner IV (2)... Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner III (2)... Revise NURS Clinical Diagnostics for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner V (2)... Revise NURS Curriculum and Instruction in Nursing Education (3)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist I Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Adult/Gerontology Primary Care I Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Primary Care I Practicum: Adults Across the Lifespan (1)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Role Practicum (1-2)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner I Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse I Practicum in Nursing (2)... Revise NURS Primary Care Pediatrics Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Pediatric Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurse Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Role Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist II Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Primary Car II Practicum: Chronically Ill Adults Across the Lifespan (1)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I Practicum (2)... Revise

6 Educational Policies Council Agenda 24 August 2015 Page 6 of 9 Course Changes Effective Spring 2016 continued NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner II Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse II Practicum in Nursing (1)... Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist III Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Primary Care: Family Health and Chronic Illness Across the Lifespan Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse III Practicum in Nursing (1)... Revise NURS Comprehensive Primary Care III Practicum: Adults Across the Lifespan (2).. Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner II Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Care of the Chronically Ill Child for Advance Practice Nurse Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Family Nurse Practitioner Role Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner IV Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner V Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Advanced Mental Health Assessment and Psychopathology Across the Lifespan (4)... Revise NURS Health Promotions Across the Lifespan for Family Practice (1)... Revise NURS Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology of Major Psychiatric Disorders Across Across the Lifespan (4)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist I (3)... Revise NURS Primary Care I: Adults Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise NURS Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Role (1)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Role (1)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner I (2)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse I: Individual Psychotherapy Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise NURS Primary Care Pediatrics (3)... Revise NURS Pediatric Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurses (3)... Revise NURS Primary Care II: Chronically Ill Adults Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I (4)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health APN Adult II: Family and Group Psychotherapy Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I (3)... Revise NURS Comprehensive Primary Care III: Adults Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise

7 Educational Policies Council Agenda 24 August 2015 Page 7 of 9 Course Changes Effective Spring 2016 continued NURS Primary Care: Family Health and Chronic Illness Across the Lifespan (3)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II (2)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner III (1)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse III: Organization and Community Assessment and Consultation (3)... Revise NURS Primary Health Care Concepts for the Psychiatric Mental Health Advance Practice Nurse (3)... Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner II (1)... Revise NURS Care of the Chronically Ill Child for Advanced Practice Nurses (3)... Revise NURS Methods of Inquiry (3)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner IV (2)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Family Nurse Practitioner Role (2)... Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner III (2)... Revise NURS Clinical Diagnostics for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner V (2)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist I Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Primary Care I Practicum: Adults Across the Lifespan (1)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Role Practicum (1-2)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner I Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse I Practicum in Nursing (2)... Revise NURS Primary Care Pediatrics Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Pediatric Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurse Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Role Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist II Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner II Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse II Practicum in Nursing (1)... Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist III Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Primary Care: Family Health and Chronic Illness Across the Lifespan Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse III Practicum in Nursing (1)... Revise

8 Educational Policies Council Agenda 24 August 2015 Page 8 of 9 Course Changes Effective Spring 2016 continued NURS Comprehensive Primary Care III Practicum: Adults Across the Lifespan (2).. Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner II Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Care of the Chronically Ill Child for Advance Practice Nurse Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Family Nurse Practitioner Role Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner III Practicum (2)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner IV Practicum (1)... Revise NURS Women s Health Care Nurse Practitioner V Practicum (2)... Revise VCD Character Development and Design (3)... New VCD Character Development and Design (3)... New LIS LIS Course Changes Programming for Electronic Media (3) to: Programming for Digital Media... Revise Research Methods for Libraries and Information Centers (3) to: Research and Assessment in Library and Information Science... Revise Research Methods for Libraries and Information Centers (3)... Inactive NURS Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (2)... Inactive NURS Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Laboratory (1)... Inactive NURS Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan Laboratory for Advance Practice Registered Nurses (1)... Inactive NURS Advanced Health and Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan Laboratory for Family Advanced Practice RN (1)... Inactive NURS Theories for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (3)... Inactive NURS Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist I (3)... Inactive NURS Internship in Health and Public Administration (3)... Inactive NURS Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist II (2)... Inactive NURS Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology of Major Psychiatric Disorders: Child/Adolescent Focus (3)... Inactive NURS Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist I Practicum (2)... Inactive NURS Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practicum I (2)... Inactive NURS Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist II Practicum (2)... Inactive NURS Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (2)... Inactive NURS Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Laboratory (1)... Inactive NURS Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan Laboratory for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (1)... Inactive NURS Advanced Health and Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan Laboratory for Family APRN S (1)... Inactive

9 Educational Policies Council Agenda 24 August 2015 Page 9 of 9 Course Changes continued NURS Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist I (3)... Inactive NURS Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist II (2)... Inactive NURS Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist I Practicum (2)... Inactive NURS Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist II Practicum (2)... Inactive RTT SBS US Introduction to Respiratory Therapy (2)... Inactive Theories of Prevention Science II (3) to: Theory Prevention Science II... Revise Study Strategies for College Success (3) to: Critical Reading Strategies for College Success... Revise Update to 18 May 2015 EPC Agenda BMS Medical Physiology... New Course reported incorrectly as BMS BMS Medical Physiology... New Course reported incorrectly as BMS BSCI Biological Structure and Function (4)... New Course reported incorrectly as a revision. BSCI Biological Structure and Function (5)... Inactive Course reported incorrectly as a revision. PEB Soccer (1)... Revise Course reported incorrectly as PEB 10323