Advisory Committee on Academic Programs

January 21 , 2004

AGENDA

1. Consideration of Minutes of October 8, 2003

2 Consideration of Program Planning Summaries

a. A.B., Digital Arts, Horry-Georgetown Tech (new)

b. A.H.S., Pharmacy Technology, Horry-Georgetown Tech (new)

c. A.H.S., Emergency Medical Technology, Technical College of the Low Country (new)

d. B.S. Health Science, Clemson (modification)

e. B.S., Discovery Informatics, College of Charleston (new)

f. B.S., Hospitality and Tourism Management, College of Charleston (new)

g. B.S., Latin American and Caribbean Studies, College of Charleston (new)

h. B.A.J.M.C., Visual Communication, USC-Columbia (new)

i. B.S., Business and Technology Education, USC-Columbia (new)

j. B.A., Middle Grades Education, USC-Spartanburg at University Center of Greenville, (modification)

k. B.A., Nonprofit Administration, USC-Spartanburg at the University Center of Greenville (modification)

l. B.S., Criminal Justice, USC-Spartanburg at University Center of Greenville

m. B.S., Special Education/Learning Disabilities, USC-Spartanburg at University Center of Greenville (modification)

n. B.S., Health Education, USC-Spartanburg (new)

o. B.S., Security Studies (Homeland Security), USC-Beaufort (new)

p. Institute for Modeling and Simulation Applications, Clemson (new)

3. Consideration of New Program Proposals

a. A.D.N., Nursing, Spartanburg Tech.

b. A.H.S., Emergency Medical Technology, Horry-Georgetown Tech.

c. Center for Community Growth and Change, Clemson

d. Center for Optical Materials and Science and Engineering Technologies, Clemson

4. Consideration of Dual Enrollment Policy

5. Discussion of Transfer and Articulation Issues:

a. Minutes of SDE’s Transfer and Articulation Committee and Subcommittees

b. Endorsement of Standards for Success (discussion item)

c. Revision to College Course Prerequisites (discussion item)

6. Other

Notifications of Change

USC-Columbia

· Change the name of the existing program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Administration Information Management to Technology Support and Training Management.

· Extended the delivery of the Master of Library Science and Information Science nationwide via satellite television, web-based, CD, and video. To be implemented in Spring2004 with the understanding that no “unique cost” or other state funding will be required or requested.

· Change the degree designation as well as the name of the major of the Professional Science Program to the Professional Science Master (PSM) and to add a new option in Bioinformatics.

Notifications of Terminations

Lander University

· Terminate the Gerontology Certification Program portion of its Sociology program.

· Terminate the B.S., Political Science Secondary Teacher Certification program.

USC-Columbia

· M.Ed. in Educational Administration, delete all off-campus, retain on- campus

· M.A. in Educational Administration, delete program

· Ph.D. in Educational Administration, delete at USC-Aiken, retain on-campus, USC-Spartanburg and Coastal Carolina

· M.Ed. in Elementary Education, delete at USC-Aiken, USC-Lancaster, USC-Salkehatchie, USC-Spartanburg, American International School(Kenya, Seoul, and Singapore) and Coastal Carolina, retain on-campus, USC-Beaufort and USC-Sumter

· M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education, delete at USC-Aiken, USC-Lancaster, USC-Spartanburg, Coastal Carolina, and American International School (Kenya, Seoul, and Singapore), retain on-campus, USC-Beaufort, and USC-Sumter

· M.Ed. in Secondary Education, delete at American International School (Kenya, Seoul, and Singapore)

· M.Ed. in Reading Education, delete all off-campus, retain on-campus

· M.Ed. in Community and Adult Programs in Education, delete all off-campus, retain on-campus

· I.M.A. in English

· I.M.A. in Social Studies

· I.M.A. in Theatre and Speech

· Terminate the program leading to the Specialist degree in Library and Information Science program at Georgia

· To delete all off-campus locations for the Certificate in Higher Education Leadership program. Note that the Certificate in Higher Education program will be retained on-campus

Winthrop University

· Terminate the program leading to the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree in Theatre

· Terminate the program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, concentration in “Teacher Certification”

· Terminate the program leading to the Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree in Dance

· Terminate the Arts Coordinator Certificate program