Minutes 6-7-2006
Degrees and Certificates Committee
Minutes
June 7, 2006
Sylvania Campus, 2 pm
Conference Room A
Committee Members:
| X | Susanne Christopher Chair | Mark Hagen | Dave Stout | ||
| X | Lucinda Eshleman | X | Nancy Wilder | X | Tony Zable |
| X | Linda Gettman | X | Eriks Puris | X | Jennifer Bowers |
Committee Support:
| Amy Alday-Murray | X | Scott Huff | X | Rick Aman |
Susanne called the meeting to order at 2:00 pm.
Minutes: May 2006 minutes reviewed by committee and seconded. May minutes approved.
New Business
New: Emergency TeleCommunicator One-year Certificate (46 credits) Carol Buneau, Cascade Faculty, presented a request for a new One-year Certificate in Emergency TeleCommunicator. This expanded certificate offering is the next phase toward a potential two-year AAS degree in Emergency Management. Carol also presented the Related Instruction via the new RI Template. to categories, such as : Core Courses, Approved Electives, and Electives as approved by Program Advisor.
One-Year Certificate was approved for recommendation.
Revision: AAS in Computer Information Systems and AAS in Computer Information Systems, Network Administration Option requested a degree revision in their writing requirements. The new proposed requirement is: WR 121 and an additional writing course selected from the following: WR 122, 123, 214, or 227. Revision was approved for recommendation.
Discussion Items
High School Diploma Task Force Update Linda Gettman shared that the AHSD will be revised by the State this summer. There is a potential for changes in the OARs as well as guidelines for credit conversions. The D/C committee members asked Linda to email the Task Force members and ask if there is a PCC statement we want to share with the State to help inform their discussion. She will update the D/C committee about State decisions reached over the summer in October.
June Retreat
Committee members spent a few minutes discussing the June 20th retreat at Edgefield. Eight members will be attending.
Meeting adjourned at 3:15pm.