Curriculum Committee Minutes, June 1, 2016
Present: Amoena Norcross, Leslie Salley, Scott Harvey, Sarah Shumpert,
Marylin Angoli, Adam Ghiloni, Sue Ellenberger, Sandra Strickland
Absent: Jason Poole, John Woodson
- Sue Ellenberger (Chair) Welcome new members
- S. Shumpert discussed revising the membership list of the committee. Gail Arries from marketing will be struck from the list. Discussed members serving 3-year staggered rotating terms, but it’s not currently documented. Ellenberger is a 1-year term and immediate past Ellenberger is a 1-year term. Non-voting members have standing terms.
- A. Norcross mentioned that the immediate past Ellenberger would serve as an ex-officio for one year as well.
- S. Shumpert established what the ending terms for committee members would be and agreed to follow-up and post the terms later to ETC.
- Meg and Tracy presented changes for current program model.
- L. Salley sent out corrections and a summary from the last presentation to the group.
- Current Management program model. Propose changing to business administration model (general business model for SC). Tied to market data as to what the market needs; marketing, banking, finance, operations, risk management, etc. Not just creating 1st line supervisors, but giving the background people need associate/specialist position as well as having the opportunity for a supervisory track.
- Tracks are just emphasis, not creating new certificates. Getting rid of all but two certificates, and the two being kept are being altered.
- S. Shumpert: emphasis under the credit threshold from the state. Still be separated out in the catalog, but no approval from state required.
- S. Harvey: Asked if the emphasizes would maintain their current codes, and that was confirmed.
- Discussed changes to current courses (listed in summary document)
- S. Harvey asked about the effective date.
- S. Shumpert pointed out that it would be in the July cycle for approval, which would take three or four months. Should be all approved by Fall 2017.
- S. Ellenberger: Correction of error in proposal. Changing of Course number that was misstate in the proposal.
- S. Harvey: Stated that the students admitted under the current program should have the option to graduate under that program rather than having to shift into the new program.
- Further discussion on the logistics of the change.
- S. Ellenberger: Asked if the marketing 120 class was a program requirement?
- It is a program elective and only a requirement for the marketing program
- A. Norcross: Asked if any students currently enrolled in the certificate programs that are being eliminated?
- May have a few, but the people who usually get those certificates typically do them as an add-on.
- Discussed setting the end date for the certificates. S. Harvey stated that it is a 3-step process. (Don’t admit/don’t allow to register/don’t allow to graduate)
- Further discussion on how and when the end date for the certificates would and can take place. Shumpert mentioned possibly having to approach it on a case-by-case basis for currently enrolled students, and then once those are settled work on establishing an end date for the application. (End date TBD as of conclusion of the meeting)
- S. Ellenberger solicited more questions on program model change. None were presented, and the floor was opened for voting.
- S. Shumpert clarified that the voting is actually a recommendation to the college that the proposed changes should be put into place.
- S. Harvey pointed out that traditionally things that were not already in the CAC have not been voted on. Questioned would courses have to come back to committee after they are added considering the initial vote had already taken place. Consensus was that they shouldn’t have to come back to the committee.
- A. Norcross: Having a new course added to the CAC would come from Curriculum and Instructional support.
- S. Ellenberger called for a motion to move forward with submitting them to the state. Motion was presented and seconded (Sandra).
- S. Harvey questioned if we had a quorum, but Shumpert pointed out that there is no mention in the charter about needing a quorum (3/4 of the membership).
- A. Norcross pointed out that difficulty of trying to get ¾ of the voting members present, and suggested a simple majority (51%). None opposed motion
- S. Ellenberger called for final vote on motion and second to move forward with course not in the CAC. Motion passed, none opposed.
- Motion to move new courses that are in the CAC. Motion was made and seconded. None opposed.
- Discussed state model being changed from management to general business. Motion made to approve and seconded. None opposed.
- Motion to accept changes to certificate programs, seconded. None opposed.
- Motion to modify the business foundations and entrepreneurship certificates (Fall 2017); seconded. None opposed.
- S. Ellenberger Called for any changes to the previous meeting minutes.
- Norcross: 3rd page, change to Econ 207. Says that the course is not in the CAC, but it is actually in the CAC.
- Motion to approve the minutes. Seconded. None opposed.
- S. Ellenberger gave background on the process for changing/adding a course of program. Then asked if there is any information to be added/changes to be made on the request for course revision form. Asked committee to think about it and discuss at the next meeting. Some questions back and forth about the process, and agreed to discuss more at next meeting.
- Penny Edwards (New course (in CAC) – ECO 207) Gave background on and answered questions about the transferability of the course, including current work with Clemson the course being transferable as an elective and a possible course for Bridge students. Current approval for the course to be transferred as an elective (at Clemson). Gives second semester econ course, which is not currently offered. Possibly using the course in the honors program. Long term vision to give students the ability to travel abroad (possibly spring break) as part of the course.
- A. Norcross asked about the proposed implementation date, and it was stated as being set for Spring, 2017.
- Would go toward an AS degree, essential science course.
- Would have prerequisites (ECON 101, 201 or 211) with a C or higher to enroll.
- Motion called to accept the ECON 207 class. Seconded. None opposed.
- Norcross pointed out for clarification that the course still has to go through another layer of approval and this vote was just to move it forward.
- Shumpert advised that it’s just going through the “chain of command”.
- S. Harvey (2016-17 catalog)
- Catalog has not been published at this point. Curriculum and Instruction is working with departments to ensure that information is updated. Once info is confirmed it will be submitted back to the registrar’s office for implementation.
- Expect this catalog to be completed in a few months, future catalogs will follow the standard schedule (committee deadline in November 1), with editing being done in January for publication in early March.
- Discussion on formation of the catalog (using advising guides as most reliable source currently).
- S. Ellenberger called for any other business
- S. Shumpert spoke of progress being made in terms of how approvals are handled and changes made.
- Adjourned
