Meeting & Agendas

Mike Midgley chaired this meeting. Members Attending: Brian Bocknack, Jonathan Buckstead, Matthew Daude Laurents, Marie Fofi, James Friedrichsen, Ron Johns, David Lauderback, Jorge Lynch, Mike Midgley, Reed Peoples, Clark Peterson, Patsy Phillips, Gaye Lynn Scott, Regina Swearengin Proxy Voting Attendees: Shasta Buchanan proxy to Rebecca Robinson-Francis Patricia Collier to Regina Swearengin Non-voting Members: Terry Bazan, Linda Kluck, Misty Rasmussen for Joann Kroll, Robert Rogers Presenters and Guests: Shannon Bailey, Keri Brophy-Martinez, Erlene Clark, Kerry Coombs, Linnea Fletcher, Lori Friedman, Theresa Glenn, Marcus Kajdas, Norma Mercado, Ina Midkiff, Rebecca Robinson-Francis, Geoffrey Schulman, Catherine Solaas, William Tolan, Christopher (Jason) Vidrine, Gillian Waterston, Tomi Welch, Brandon Whatley, Bill Woodhull

Modify Course MATH 1425 Business Calculus (4-4-0) – rename course Business Calculus I to Business Calculus Expire Courses MATH 0165 Business Calculus and Applications II Lab (1-0-2) MATH 1476 Business Calculus and Applications II (4-4-0) Jonathan Buckstead moved to approve course title change and course expirations; David Lauderback seconded. Approved.

Expire Courses ESOL 0341 Oral Communication 2 (3-4-0) ESOL 0342 Oral Communication 3 (3-4-0) ESOL 0343 Oral Communication 4 (3-4-0) ESOL 0344 Oral Communication 5 (3-4-0) ESOL 0351 American English Pronunciation: Advanced (3-4-0) ESOL 0361 Reading and Vocabulary 2 (3-4-0) ESOL 0362 Reading and Vocabulary 3 (3-4-0) ESOL 0363 Reading and Vocabulary 4 (3-4-0) ESOL 0364 Reading and Vocabulary 5 (3-4-0) ESOL 0381 Writing and Grammar 2 (3-4-0) ESOL 0382 Writing and Grammar 3 (3-4-0) ESOL 0383 Writing and Grammar 4 (3-4-0) ESOL 0384 Writing and Grammar 5 (3-4-0) Course expirations are a result of ACGM revisions. David Lauderback moved to approve course expirations; Jorge Lynch seconded. Approved.

Add Course ETWR 2365 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing (3-0-21) Mike Midgley asked Reed to verify practicum contact time of 21 hours. Reed mentioned that there is also another practicum course in this program with the same amount of contact hours so he will review both. David Lauderback moved to approve new course. Brian Bocknack seconded. Approved.

Revise Awards Fashion Marketing AAS – adding FSHD 1311 as restricted elective Marketing AAS – adding FSHD 1311 as restricted elective James Friedrichsen moved to approve revisions to both awards; Jonathan Buckstead seconded. Approved.

Modify Courses HITT 1160 Clinical - Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician (1-0-6) – Reduced section capacity from 18 to 10 students because of having to do clinicals on campus and for accreditation requirements. HITT 1161 Clinical - Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician (1-0-6) – Reduced section capacity from 18 to 10 students because of having to do clinicals on campus and for accreditation requirements. Regina Swearengin moved to approve course modifications; Reed Peoples seconded. Approved.

Modify Courses MLAB 1227 Coagulation (2-1-3) – added co-requisites MLAB 1335 and MLAB 2360; tighten requirements to aid in registration to ensure all courses are completed prior to or concurrent to clinical practicum. MLAB 1311 Urinalysis and Body Fluids (3-2-4) – added co-requisites MLAB 1415 and MLAB 2360 and non-course prerequisite: ‘Admission to MLT Program or instructional program approval’. Tighten requirements to aid in registration to ensure all courses are completed prior to or concurrent to clinical practicum. MLAB 1335 Immunology/Serology (3-2-4) – added co-requisites MLAB 1227 and MLAB 2360; tighten requirements to aid in registration to ensure all courses are completed prior to or concurrent to clinical practicum. MLAB 1415 Hematology (4-2-6) – added co-requisites MLAB 1311, MLAB 1335, MLAB 2360; tighten requirements to aid in registration to ensure all courses are completed prior to or concurrent to clinical practicum. MLAB 2360 Clinical – Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician I (3-0-16) – added co-requisites MLAB 1227, MLAB 1311, MLAB 1335, MLAB 1415; tighten requirements to aid in registration to ensure all courses are completed prior to or concurrent to clinical practicum. MLAB 2401 Clinical Chemistry (4-3-4) – added co-requisites MLAB 2431 and MLAB 2461 and non-course prerequisite ‘Admission to MLT Program or instructional program approval’; tighten requirements to aid in registration to ensure all courses are completed prior to or concurrent to clinical practicum. MLAB 2431 Immunohematology (4-3-4) – revised prerequisites to MLAB 1335, MLAB 1415; added co-requisites MLAB 2401, MLAB 2461; tighten requirements to aid in registration to ensure all courses are completed prior to or concurrent to clinical practicum. MLAB 2461 Clinical - Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician II (4-0-24) – revised prerequisites to MLAB 1227, MLAB 1231, MLAB 1311, MLAB 1335, MLAB 1415; added non-course prerequisite: ‘Admission to MLT Program or instructional program approval’; added co-requisites MLAB 2401, MLAB 2431; tighten requirements to aid in registration to ensure all courses are completed prior to or concurrent to clinical practicum. MLAB 2462 Clinical - Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician III (4-0-16) – revised prerequisites to MLAB 2401, MLAB 2431, MLAB 2461; added co-requisites MLAB 2534, and non-course prerequisite: ‘Admission to MLT Program or instructional program approval’; tighten requirements to aid in registration to ensure all courses are completed prior to or concurrent to clinical practicum. MLAB 2534 Clinical Microbiology (5-3-6) – revised prerequisite to MLAB 2431 and MLAB 2461; added co-requisites MLAB 2462; tighten requirements to aid in registration to ensure all courses are completed prior to or concurrent to clinical practicum. David Lauderback moved to approve course modifications; Jorge Lynch seconded. Approved.

Add Course VTHT 2439 Veterinary Nursing Care (4-2-4) New course will be added to Veterinary Technology AAS. Proposed 2017-18 award plan will be included on March 24th agenda. Gaye Lynn Scott moved to approve course addition. Jonathan Buckstead seconded. Approved. Modify Courses VTHT 1217 Veterinary Office Management (2-1-3) – identified course prerequisites: BIOL 1406, ENGL 1301, PSYC 2301, and a MATH course selected from the Core Curriculum Course List. Revised non-course prerequisite to: Admission to program. VTHT 1301 Introduction to Veterinary Technology (3-2-3) – identified course prerequisites: PSYC 2301, ENGL 1301, BIOL 1406 and MATH course selected from the Core Curriculum Course List. Revised non-course prerequisite to: Admission to program. VTHT 1349 Veterinary Pharmacology (3-2-3) – removed expired course (VTHT 1125) from the prerequisites VTHT 1413 Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology (4-3-3) – identified course prerequisites: BIOL 1406, ENGL 1301, PSYC 2301, and a MATH course selected from the Core Curriculum Course List. Revised non-course prerequisite to: Admission to program. VTHT 2301 Canine and Feline Clinical Management (3-2-3) – removed expired course VTHT 1209 from the prerequisite Expire Courses VTHT 1105 Veterinary Medical Terminology (1-0-2) VTHT 1125 Pharmacological Calculations (1-0-2) VTHT 1209 Veterinary Nutrition (2-2-0) Discussion on whether it was necessary to identify prerequisite courses in these courses since satisfying prerequisites is part of the admission process. Course modifications and expirations were deferred to the March 24th meeting so further consideration and research could be conducted on whether the course prerequisites should be removed or not.

Modify Course ARCH 1311 Introduction to Architecture (3-3-0) – reducing course capacity from 36 to 14 due to course was not accepted into the core. Committee had previously asked the program to raise the course capacity in anticipation of more student enrollments; however THECB did not approve course to be added to the Core Curriculum Course List. Gaye Lynn Scott moved to approve course modification to restore previously established course capacity; James Friedrichsen seconded. Approved.

Revise Award Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship CE Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture – revised courses that were archived in WECM to Local Need courses James Friedrichsen moved to approve certification revision of courses; Mari Fofi seconded. Approved.

1. Core Change Request for 2017-2018 (Ron Johns, Theresa Glenn, and Jason Vidrine) Jonathan Buckstead moved to approve adding SPCH 1315 to the Communication area (Code 010) of the Core Curriculum Course List and removing BIOL lab courses from Component Area Option (Code 090). David Lauderback seconded. Approved. 2. Minutes – January 20, 2017 Mari Fofi moved to approve; Clark Peterson seconded. Approved.

Revise Award Music Business, Performance and Technology AAS – adding new courses Add Courses MUSB 2372 Hip Hop Production II (3-2-2) – LOCAL NEED MUSC 1374 Electronic Music Performance (3-2-2) – LOCAL NEED MUSC 2372 Performance and Promotion for Independent Artists II (3-2-2) – LOCAL NEED MUSC 2375 Sound Design (3-2-2) – LOCAL NEED MUSP 1228 Applied Commercial Music: Banjo (2-0-4) Modify Courses MUSB 2302 Performance and Promotion for Independent Artists I (3-2-2) – revised course title from Performance and Promotion for Independent Arts to Performance and Promotion for Independent Artists I MUSC 1371 Modular Synthesis (3-2-2) – revised course title from Introduction to Modular Synthesis to Modular Synthesis. Former title is misleading; the material is too advanced for an introductory class. LOCAL NEED MUSC 1372 Hip Hop Production I (3-2-2) – revised course title from Hip Hop Production to Hip Hop Production I. LOCAL NEED Expire Course MUSC 2271 Audio and Sound Design for Theatre (Workshop) (2-1-3) James Friedrichsen moved to approve award revisions, new course additions, course modifications, and course expiration; Jonathan Buckstead seconded. Approved.

Modify Courses MUSI 1116 Sight-Singing and Ear Training I (1-1-2) – added required student outcomes and objectives and student evaluation. MUSI 1311 Music Theory I (3-3-0) – added required student outcomes and objectives and student evaluation. Gaye Lynn Scott moved to approve course modifications; Jorge Lynch seconded. Approved.

Expire Courses PHTC 2371 Location Portraiture (3-1-8) PHTC 2372 Wedding Photography (3-1-8) Jonathan Buckstead moved to approve course expirations; David Lauderback seconded. Approved.

Modify Course BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II (4-3-3) – changing TSI requirement from ‘O’ to ‘G’. Special permission is no longer required. Patsy Phillips moved to approve course modification; David Lauderback seconded. Approved.

Revise Awards Biotechnology Advanced Technical Certificate Biotechnology Associate of Applied Science Biotechnology Level I Certificate Modify Courses BIOL 1414 Introduction to Biotechnology (4-3-4) – BIOL 1414 is open enrollment with only the TSI test being required, anything else is only recommended. BITC 1402 Biotechnology Laboratory Methods and Techniques (4-3-4) – revised co-requirements from BIOL 1414, BITC 1411 and MATH 1314 to BIOL 1414, BITC 1411. BITC 1411 Introduction to Biotechnology (4-3-4) – removing course prerequisites/co-requisites BIOL 1406 or BIOL 1408. BITC 1491 Introduction to Biomanufacturing (4-3-4) – revised prerequisites to BIOL 1406, BIOL 1415 and BITC 1340. Jonathan Buckstead moved to approve award revisions and course modifications; Matthew Daude Laurents seconded. Approved.

Revise Award Creative Writing AA Expire Course ENGL 2308 Advanced Writing Workshop-Screenwriting (3-3-0) Brian Bocknack moved to approve award revision and course expiration; David Lauderback seconded. Approved.

Expire Courses DANC 1101 Introduction to Dance Composition (1-1-3) DANC 2145 Dance Improvisation I (1-1-3) DANC 2146 Dance Improvisation II (1-1-3) DANC 2325 Anatomy for Dancers (3-3-0) Catherine will present Dance AA award plan changes at March 24 committee meeting. Clark Peterson moved to approve course expirations; David Lauderback seconded. Approved.

Modify Course DRAM 2289 Academic Cooperative in Production Management (2-0-5) – changing contact hours from 2-2-4 to 2-0-5. Expire Course DRAM 2352 Acting IV for Film and Television (3-3-2) Gaye Lynn Scott moved to approve course modification and course expiration; Jorge Lynch seconded. Approved. Post meeting: Replaced expired prerequisite DRAM 1323 with DRAM 1120.