ACADEMIC, RESEARCH, & STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

The University of Montana-Missoula University Center Ballroom

Thursday, November 18, 2010
1:30 - 4:00 PM

Committee Members:  Regents Stephen Barrett, Chair; Lynn Morrison-Hamilton; Janine Pease; and Teresa Borrenpohl

1:30 PM ACTION

2 Plus 2 Honor Scholarship; MGSLP  ITEM #149-104-R1110 | Attachment #1

2:15 PM CONSENT

Level II Action Items (from September submission)

  1. Establish a Minor in Mechatronics; MSU-Bozeman
    ITEM #148-2006-R0910  |  Level II Request Form  |  Curriculum Proposals
  2. Establish an accelerated alternative post-baccalaureate in the BS in Nursing; MSU-Bozeman
    ITEM #148-2008-R0910  |  Level II Request Form  |  Curriculum Proposals  |  Current Curriculum  |  Survey Results  |  Letters of Support  |  Board of Nursing Approval Letter
  3. Change Statistics Option to a Statistics Degree; Montana Tech 
    ITEM #148-1501-R0910  |  Level II Request Form  |  Curriculum Proposals
  4. New Equine Studies Department be created from the current Equine Studies Program in the Department of Business and Technology; UM-Western
    ITEM #148-1601-R0910  |  Level II Request Form  |  Curriculum Proposals
  5. New major in Environmental Science with Options in Geology; Geochemistry; Wetlands Management; and Sustainable Natural Resource Management to replace its current B.A. Option in Environmental Sciences with its six Related Areas (sub-options).  New major in Environmental Interpretation with Options in Geological Naturalist; Biological Naturalist; and Pre-Professional Conservation Officer to replace its current B.A. Option in Environmental Interpretation with its three Related Areas (sub-options); UM-Western
    ITEM #148-1603-R0910  |  Level II Request Form  |  Curriculum Proposals  |  Detail
  6. New B.S. Major in Biology with Options in Molecular Bioscience; Wildlife Ecology; and Integrative Biology.  Proposing to eliminate the BA: Biology Option with its six associated Related Areas; UM-Western
    ITEM #148-1604-R0910  |  Level II Request Form  |  Curriculum Proposals  |  Detail
  7. New B.S. Major in Mathematics with three options in Mathematical Biology; Mathematical Ecology; and Mathematical Geology.  Discontinue its B.A. Option in Mathematics with its five Related Areas; UM-Western
    ITEM #148-1605-R0910  |  Level II Request Form  |  Curriculum Proposals  |  Detail
  8. New B.A. Major in English with three Minors in Creative Writing, Professional Communications, and Literature.  Discontinue its B.A. Option in Literature and Writing with its three Related Areas (sub-options) ; UM-Western
    ITEM # 148-1606-R0910  |  Level II Request Form  |  Curriculum Proposals
2:30 PM INFORMATION
  1. Level I Memorandum (approved at OCHE)
  2. Program Reviews 
  3. RFP for Scholarship Management Software
  4. Native American Heritage Month Report

      *no Level II item submissions for November

   
3:50 PM Public Comment
   
4:00 PM Adjourn on completion of business