2011-2012
FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
AGENDA
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Foothill Suite, Union
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
Candace Mercedes Welch Student Stephanie Miller Student Timothy Barraud Student |
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OPEN FORUM
CONSENT INFORMATION
FS11/12-57/CPC/Ex PROGRAM PROPOSALS
The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following change proposals:
A. Undergraduate
Spanish Major (deletion of minor requirement) Attachment
A-1
B. Undergraduate Spanish Major (minimum grade requirement) Attachment A-2
C. Undergraduate Spanish Minor (minimum grade requirement) Attachment A-3
FS11/12-58/CPC/Ex PROGRAM PROPOSALS
The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following Program Proposals:
A. HRS/HUM Minor Attachment B-1
B. HRS/HUM Concentration Attachment B-2
C. HRS/RS Minor Attachment B-4
D. HRS/RS Concentration Attachment B-3
FS11/12-59/CPC/Ex PROGRAM PROPOSAL
The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following Program Proposal:
A. Moderate/Severe Education Specialist: Autism Spectrum Disorder Added Authorization Attachment G
FS 11/12-60/CPC/Ex PROGRAM PROPOSAL
The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following Program Proposal:
A. BS in Computer Science Major Attachment H
FS 11/12-61/CPC/Ex PROGRAM PROPOSAL
The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following Program Proposal:
A. Construction Management Undergraduate Degree Attachment I
FS 11/12-62/CPC/Ex |
INTERIM POLICY ON PROGRAM IMPACTION |
The Faculty Senate recommends immediate adoption of the following policy, to be in place until the end of AY2011-2012 and to be applied only to those programs requesting impacted status for the first time. Attachment J
CONSENT ACTION
FS 11/12-63/CPC/Ex PROGRAM REVIEW- COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
The Faculty Senate recommends that the two master’s programs (Computer Science and Software Engineering) and the Certificates of Advanced Study in the Computer Science Program at the Department of Computer Sciences be approved for six years or until the next scheduled program review.
FS 11/12-64/CPC/Ex PROGRAM REVIEW- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
The Faculty Senate recommends that the two master’s programs (Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Engineering) at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering be approved for six years or until the next scheduled program review.
FS 11/12-65/CPC/Ex PROGRAM REVIEW- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
The Faculty Senate recommends that the master’s program in Mechanical Engineering be approved for six years or until the next scheduled program review with an interim report due to Academic Affairs in March 2014 that satisfies both University and WASC requirements and provides appropriate data for the three questions in their focused inquiry.
FS 11/12-66/CPC/Ex PROGRAM REVIEW- CIVIL ENGINEERING
The Faculty Senate recommends that the master’s program in Civil Engineering be approved for six years or until the next scheduled program review with an interim report due to Academic Affairs in March 2014 that 1) satisfies both University and WASC requirements, 2) provides appropriate data for the three questions in their focused inquiry, and 3) includes a workable and fully implemented graduate assessment plan.
See Attachment
K for FS 11/12-63/CPC/Ex through FS 11-12-66/CPC/Ex
FS 11/12-67/CPC/Ex PROGRAM PROPOSAL MA PROGRAM – TESOL
The Faculty Senate recommends the approval of the MA Program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Attachment L
FS 11/12-68/Ex. SELECT COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
Select
Advisory Committee for the Vice President of Administration and
Chief
Financial Officer
Eric Lin, Finance, CBA
Matthew Hoag, Accounting and Information Systems, CBA
FS 11/12-69/CPC/Ex PROGRAM REVIEW – DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S STUDIES
The Faculty Senate recommends that the Women’s Studies program be approved for six years or until the next program review.
FS 11/12-70/CPC/Ex PROGRAM REVIEW – GERONTOLOGY PROGRAM
The Faculty Senate recommends that the Gerontology program be approved for six years or until the next program review.
FS 11/12-71/CPC/Ex PROGRAM REVIEW – ASIAN STUDIES PROGAM
The Faculty Senate recommends that the Asian Studies program be approved for six years or until the next program review.
See Attachment M for FS 11/12-60/CPC/Ex through FS 11/12-71/CPC/Ex.
FS 11/12-72/Flr MINUTES OF DECEMBER 1, 2011
FS 11/12-74/Ex. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY
Campus
Safety and Environmental Health Committee
Jennie Singer, 2014
FIRST READING
FS 11/12-
73/SCIPP/Ex POLICY ON INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM PRIORITIES: ACADEMIC PLANNING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT, AMENDMENT OF
The Faculty Senate recommends the following change to the quartile grouping as outlined in Section V of the Policy on Instructional Program Priorities: Academic Planning, Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management:
The process of making recommendations for academic prioritization shall result in four separate groupings-undergraduate degree programs (majors), other undergraduate programs (e.g., minors/certificates), graduate degree programs, and other graduate programs (e.g., credentials/certificates)-into quartiles based upon the criteria described in Section III for undergraduate programs) and Section IV (for graduate programs).
Section V of the Policy on Instructional Program Priorities: Academic
Planning, Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management states that “the
process of making recommendations for academic prioritization shall result in
undergraduate and graduate/credential programs (separately) being grouped into
quartiles based upon the criteria described in Sections III and IV.” This
ranking process places programs into two groupings. Based on the most current
list of approved programs received from Academic Affairs, there are 238
programs in the undergraduate grouping and 122 programs in the graduate
grouping.
Whereas, each quartile grouping would result in four (4) clusters of
equal frequencies, the undergraduate grouping (with 238 programs) would have
approx. 60 programs within each quartile cluster and the graduate grouping
(with 122 programs) would have approx. 30 programs within each quartile
cluster.
Based on the most current list of approved programs received from
Academic Affairs, the breakdown of undergraduate programs are:
·
140 programs are majors
·
83 programs are minors
·
15 programs are certificate
Based on the most current list of approved programs received from
Academic Affairs, the breakdowns of graduate programs are:
·
94 programs are majors
·
28 programs fall in the certificate/credential
category
The task of comparing and ranking dissimilar programs is a formidable
one. To make the task meaningful, the Senate Committee on the Policy on
Instructional Program Priorities (SCIPP) is recommending that two (2)
additional groupings be added to the ranking process. The addition of two
groupings for non-major programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level
would reduce the problems associated with ranking programs that are inherently
non-comparable on multiple criteria. For example, many minors and
certificates have extremely low or negligible costs as they rely on coursework
already embedded in majors. Conversely, only major programs strictly
"graduate" students. On balance, the Committee thinks that more
of the criteria (those not associated with cost) disadvantage non-major
programs than advantage them.
While being careful not to anticipate results, the Committee would like
to guard against the possibility that the bottom two quartiles could potentially
be weighted with non-major programs. It doesn't seem to be within the
spirit of the policy that the lower quartiles be populated with non-major
programs simply because the criteria seem more focused on measurements
associated with majors. While the majors would likely see their rankings
artificially elevated, it undermines the purpose of a quartile approach to
meaningful program comparisons.
FS 11/12-
50/GSPC/Ex SECOND BACHELOR’S DEGREE CATEGORIES, REVISIONS TO
The Faculty Senate recommends revising the “Second Bachelor’s Degree
Categories” as outlined in Attachment C.
FS 11/12-52/APC/Ex MINIMUM GRADES FOR UNDERGRADUATE PREREQUISITE
COURSEWORK, AMENDMENT TO
The Faculty Senate recommends amending the “Minimum Grades for
Undergraduate Prerequisite Coursework” as proposed in Attachment D-1.
Note: The side-by-side comparison can be found in Attachment D-2.
BACKGROUND:
Academic Affairs
referred the issue of minimum grades required for prerequisite coursework.
Currently, there is no university policy on satisfactory completion of
prerequisites. However, there is a policy that provides that a grade of “C-” be
considered a “C” for the purposes of satisfying prerequisite coursework. Last
year, there was an inquiry from Geography regarding our policy regarding a
minimum grade requirement for prerequisite coursework. This past summer, we had a similar inquiry
from Physics. In CMS, the default setting for a prerequisite is “C-”; however,
our actual policy is ambiguous as to whether or not a grade below a “C-” (i.e.
“D”) is sufficient to fulfill a prerequisite requirement.
The Academic Policies Committee voted unanimously on October 7, 2011 to
refer the item to the Executive Committee.
At the same meeting, a motion to endorse the item failed: 4 Yes, 4 No, 3
Abstentions On October 14, 2011, the Academic Policies
Committee voted unanimously to recommend the attached policy language.
The following issues were raised by APC on Minimum Grade of C- or
better in prerequisite coursework
·
The absence of a University policy
allows individual departments to enforce minimum grade requirements without
Faculty Senate approval/review. Some
departments may assume the enforcement of a specific grade.
·
If there is uncertainty in how
grades in prerequisite coursework are enforced, this may create difficulties in
student course plans and advising.
Having a university baseline, or default, would alleviate this uncertainty
because it would require that departments explicitly state their prerequisite
grade requirements, if they differ from a university standard.
·
There is no evidence that the lack
of a university minimum grade requirement is problematic. The question of how many students would be
affected, and therefore the need for such a policy, was raised by the
committee.
·
Establishing a minimum standard
for prerequisites at the university level makes sense based on the definition
of grades in academic policy (e.g., passing with a C grade versus passing with
a D grade).
·
There is ambiguity in the current
catalog language, which suggests that some change to the policy is needed to
eliminate this ambiguity. The current
catalog language is based on the assumption that before the introduction of
“+/-” grades, a “C” was required in order to satisfy a course prerequisite.
FS 11/12-
53/GSPC/Ex ACADEMIC RENEWAL, REVISIONS TO INCLUDE GRADUATE STUDENTS
The Faculty Senate recommends revising the “Academic Renewal Policy” to
include graduate students. The proposed policy can be found in Attachment E.
FS 11/12-
54/CPC/Ex BA AND BS POLICY CHANGE (UPPER DIVISION UNITS IN MAJORS)
The Faculty Senate recommends amending the BA and BS Policy as follows:
Bachelor of Arts Degree majors require a minimum of 24 semester units in the major with at least 12 units at upper division. Bachelor of Arts Degree majors are limited to 48 units in the major field, including lower division prerequisites. The comprehensive liberal studies degree program which includes both major and general education requirements is currently exempt from the 48 unit limitation. Exemptions to the unit limitation are granted only upon the recommendation of the Academic Senate's Curriculum Committee and approval of the school dean and the Vice President, Academic Affairs.
The Bachelor of Science Degree has the same primary objectives as the Bachelor of Arts Degree but is grounded in scientific methodology and emphasizes applications in a wide range of technical and professional fields. Bachelor of Science majors require a minimum of 36 semester units in the major with at least 18 semester units at upper division, and are limited to no more than one half the total degree unit requirements in the major field, inclusive of both lower and upper division units, but exclusive of co-requisite requirements. Exemptions to the unit limitation of Bachelor of Science programs are made in the same fashion indicated for Bachelor of Arts programs.
The complete background information and side-by-side comparison can be found
in Attachment F.
SENATE SPRING
SCHEDULE:
The Faculty Senate meets routinely the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursday of each month, from 3:00-5:00 pm, in the Foothill Suite, University Union, unless notified otherwise
The Faculty Senate meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, on an as needed basis.
It is currently anticipated that the organizational meetings for the 2012-2013 Senate will occur on March 15th and 29th. These are the meetings during which nominations and elections are held for next year’s Senate. On those dates, the 2012-2013 Senate will meet from 3:00 pm – 3:20 pm (approx.) and the 2011-2012 Senate will meet and continue with regular business immediately following adjournment of the 2012-2013 organizational meeting.