Curriculum and Assessment Policy Committee Minutes - 5 November 2010

Attending: Beauty Bragg, Donna Ingram, Sandra Hancock, Julia Metzker, Cara Meade, Ryan Brown, Beth Broyles, John Swinton, Carol Christy, Diane Gregg, Barbara Roquemore, Deborah Vess

Regrets: Sunita Manian

Absent: None

Visitors: Hedy Fraunhofer, Martha Colvin, Judy Malachowski, Bill Fisher, Chesley Mercado, Stephanie Vandiver, Kendra Russell, Sandra Webb

The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Committee (CAPC) of the University Senate was called to order in A&S 2-16 at 12:30 p.m.  Dr. Barbara Roquemore, committee chair.

Agenda Item: New Program—Master of Arts (M.A.) in Art Therapy

Dr. Chesley Mercado put forth a proposal from the College of Health Sciences for a new program, the Master of Arts in Art Therapy.  It was noted that there is a high demand for such a program and that few such programs currently exist in southeastern region of the United States.  Concerns were raised about accreditation issues.  As this is a proposal for a masters level program, faculty members teaching courses in art therapy would need to posses a terminal degree in Art Therapy.  The College of Health Sciences has a approved a search for a coordinator of this program who would be responsible for teaching all ARTH courses.  Current faculty in the Departments of Art and Music Therapy would teach other supporting courses.

Motion:  To approve the proposal to be sent to the Board of Regents.

The motion was approved.

Agenda Item: New Program—Doctor of Nursing Practice

Dr. Judy Malachowski put forth a proposal from the College of Health Sciences for a new program, the Doctor of Nursing Practice.  CAPC already considered an earlier draft of this proposal on February 6, 2009.  At that time a letter of intent was approved.  This program is part of a national trend, where the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and other professional nursing organizations have been recognizing the DNP as the entry-level professional degree for Nurse Practitioners. By 2015, the AACN hopes to have the DNP become the entry-level degree for all such Nurse Practitioners.  In the current submission, it is no longer proposed to collaborate with North Georgia College and State University.  No new faculty positions are required, as other tracks in Nursing will be deactivated.

Motion:  To approve the proposal to be sent to the Board of Regents.

The motion was approved.

Agenda Item: New Program—Masters of Education in Literacy and Language Proposal 

Dr. Sandra Webb put forth a proposal from the College of Education for a new program, the Masters of Education Literacy and Language.

Motion: To approve the proposal to be sent to Board of Regents.

The motion was approved.

Agenda Item: Modern Foreign Language Proposals

Dr. Hedy Fraunhofer put forth a proposal from the Department of Languages and Cultures to change the B.A. degrees with majors in French and the B.A. degree with a major in Spanish to the B.A. degree in Modern Languages and Cultures with concentration in French Studies and B.A. in Modern Languages and Cultures with concentration in Hispanic Studies, respectively, and to change the requirements for these majors and minors accordingly.  The committee recommended that the proposal be resubmitted as a proposal for a new major, accompanied by proposals to deactivate the existing programs of study.  The majors in French and Spanish would be  discontinued after two years, allowing current students to complete current degree requirements.  It was requested that this proposal be placed at the top of the agenda for the December 3 meeting of CAPC.

Motion: To postpone until December 3.

The motion was approved.

Agenda Item: CAPC review of information item from the University Curriculum Committee

Motion: To postpone discussion until December 3.

The motion was approved.

Agenda Item: Questions from UCC

1.  Can department require specific Area B course sections for their pre-major students only?
2.   Can departments require that course sections are reserved for their pre-majors only?

Motion: To postpone discussion until December 3.

The motion was approved.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.