Minutes of the Educational Policy Committee

April 23, 2002

Members Present:

Marge Legg, Rich Legg, Greg Bereskin, Pam Long, Cathy Daters, Kris Eitrheim, Michael Hustedde, Terry Schlabach, Dan Zeimet, Donald Moeller

Guests:

Paul Koch, Andy Kaiser, Melissa Burek, Craig Winston, Dee Wellman, Judy Correa Kaiser

The meeting was called to order when a quorum was established at 3:17 p.m.

The minutes of the March 19th meeting were read and approved. (Kris Eitrheim moved, Terry Schlabach seconded) Passed.

The minutes from the electronic meetings of March 25^th/26^th and April 4^th/5^th were read and approved. (Terry Schlabach moved, Greg Bereskin seconded) Passed.

New Business:

1. The Accounting Program submitted a request to rename ACCT 620, Forensic Accounting, to Fraud Examination. A motion to that effect was made by Terry Schlabach and seconded by Kris Eitrheim. The motion passed.

2. The Psychology and Criminal Justice departments submitted a request for approval of a new, co-curricular B.A. and B.S. major in Forensic Psychology. A new course, PSYC 325 – Psychology of Criminal Behavior, will be approved with the approval of the new major. The motion was made by Kris Eitrheim and seconded by Pam Long.

The major has been under discussion and development for two to three years. The rationale for the new major grows from the reality of the two disciplines moving closer together in some areas. The major will offer a “dynamic opportunity” for our students because relatively few institutions in the country offer such a degree plan. The program is truly interdisciplinary offering a 51 semester hour program almost evenly divided between psychology and criminal justice.

The major will be attractive to students interested in careers in probation, parole, and corrections counseling – as well as an excellent foundation for addiction studies. Officials currently working in these fields in the greater Quad City area have approached SAU asking for such a degree plan.

The particular degree plan offers those students with a strong interest in an undergraduate psychology degree an array of practical career options with completion of the B.A. or B.S. Those students with intentions to pursue graduate training will be encouraged to complete the B.S. program.

There are currently 15 to 20 Master’s level programs of this type and a few Doctoral programs but no one in our geographic area is currently offering such a program at the Bachelor’s level.

Because at least one WI course is required to be within the major, PSYC 342 will be taken by all majors. This will limit student options to one of the following to complete the PSYC course sequence: 203, 305, 332, 343, and 360 – not two as listed in the proposal.

The CRJU 421, Practicum, requires 120 contact hours.

Program review will be handled during the Psychology department’s review.

Because the major is interdisciplinary, its 51 semester hour requirement does not violate the 42 semester hour rule for courses from a single department.

The amended requirements are:

BA requirements in Forensic Psychology include:

PSYC 105, CRJU 101, STAT 213, PSYC 215

+ 18 additional credits in PSYC - including 306, 321, 324, 325, 342, and one selected from 203, 305, 332, 343, 360

+ 21 additional credits in Criminal Justice - including CRJU 222, 400, 411, 421 and one concentration from either "Policing" CRJU 102, 303 and 342 or "Corrections" CRJU 231 and 313 and SOC 321.

The BS degree requirements include a BS in Psychology + the CRJU requirements

The motion passed.

3. The minutes from December 4^th were presented for approval. (Pam Long moved, Cathy Daters seconded) Passed.

4. The agenda for our April 30^th meeting was reviewed. The official agenda will be distributed with these minutes.

Meeting adjourned at 3:49 p.m.

Submitted by Michael Hustedde

04-23-2002

EPC agenda for 4/30/2002

• Proposal from MOT: to change the pre-requisite courses for the Masters of Occupational Therapy as outlined below - (Phyllis Wenthe)

MOT Current Requirements	Proposed
Biology with Lab	Natural Science 12 credits
Chemistry/Physics with lab	8 cr. Must be Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology I
Anatomy and Physiology II
Math 151	Statistics 213
English Composition	English Comp or Business Writing
Public Speaking/Speech	No change
Lifespan	Social Science 12 credits
Abnormal	Must include Lifespan
Intro to Sociology/Cultural Anthropology
Ethics	No change
Medical Terminology (course or competency)	No change
Computer Science (course or competency)	No change
Orientation to Occupational Therapy	No change

• Proposal from AT: to change requirements & catalog descriptions for HPESS/Athletic Training with the following changes in Foundation Requirements: add BIOL 106 as an option, delete Math 151 or 191, add Psyc 540 as an alternative to PSYC 403, change SSCI 213 to STAT 213, change PED 335 to PED 235. (Doug West)

• Proposal from HPESS: to add a new course PED 218: Irish Social Dancing (2 credits) with General Education Skills status as a PED activity course (Ragene Gwin)

• Proposal from EDUC: to add a new course EDUC 567: Methods of Teaching the Catholic Faith (K-12)  (2 or 3 credits) (Rachel Serianz, Cathy Daters)

• Proposal from Computer and Information Sciences Department (CIS: Mark McGinn)

1) Approve 1 new course in the Computer Forensics, CSCI 425, 3 Semester Hours

2) Approve one existing graduate course CSCI 640 Legal and Ethical issues in Computing as a cross-listed (undergrad/grad) course(435)

3) Approve the Minor in Computer and Network Security with the following requirements: (24 credit hours): CSCI 210, 370, 415, 425, 420, 435, 490 and one of the following: CSCI 195, 450 or480.Recommended courses:CRJU 101,222, and241.

· Proposal from Criminal Justice and Computer and Information Sciences for new major in Criminal Justice and Computer Security

· Proposal from Task Force Committee for admissions standards for a revision for the 2003-2005 catalog