2024-2025 Curriculum REQUESTS

 

2024-2025 Curriculum and Instruction requests at USD.

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Institutional Curriculum Request Summary

Summary/Date of Submission Date Posted AAC Status Regent VPAA Status
October 1 AAC Course Summary
 9/17/2024
10/1/2024
      
October 1 AAC Program Summary
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
May 16 AAC Course Summary
 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024
 Approved
 7/3/2024 and 9/3/2024
 Approved
May 16 AAC Program Summary
 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024
Approved
 7/10/24 and 7/16/2024
 Approved

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USD Programs Under Review with SDBOR

Program Name Site Request Date
Technology Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Certificate (pending amended documents from USD) On-campus, Online
 2/5/2020
Sustainable Agricultural Systems (B.S.)
   4/2020
Sustainable Agricultural Systems minor
   4/2020
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Undergraduate Certificate
   4/2020
Master of Laws, LLM
   3/10/2023
Global Citizenship minor
5/19/2023
Quantum Computing, M.S.
8/23/2023
Digital Humanities Undergraduate and Graduate Certificates
   11/13/2023
eMBA Graduate Program (waive I2P and external review)
 USD-Sioux Falls
 8/30/2024
Master of Accountancy, Accounting
 USD-Sioux Falls
 8/30/2024
Human Resource Management minor
  9/6/2024

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Agreements with other Universities (Articulation and Accelerated Agreements/Joint Programs/MOU)

Program Name Date Posted AAC Status SDBOR Status
USD Health Sciences –
(6 programs, replace August 2017 SDBOR agreements)
WITCC Administrative Assistant-Medical
WITCC EMS Paramedic
WITCC Fire Fighter Paramedic
WITCC Physical Therapist Assistant
WITCC Sports Medicine-Athletic Training
WITCC Surgical Technology
 9/18/2024
 10/1/2024


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Accelerated Graduate Program Requests

Program Name Changes Requested Date Posted AAC Status SDBOR Status
   



 

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Existing Program Substantive Program Modifications

Program Name Changes Requested Date Posted AAC Status SDBOR
 Status
General Studies, B.G.S. (DSU and NSU requested to also make this change to their program)
 Remove restriction that B.G.S. can only be used as a degree completion program
 9/17/2024
9/26/2024 revised
 10/1/2024
      
Doctor of Occupational Therapy, with Pediatric, Neuroscience & Rehab, Mental Health, and Rural/Underserved Specializations
 Change to total credits required within the discipline, adding new labs and new course options
 9/17/2024 10/1/2024
      
Counseling & Psychology in Education, M.A.- specializations in Clinical Mental Health & School Psychology
 Total credits for the program 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024
Approved
 N/A
 N/A
Psychology, M.A. with Human Factors Psychology specialization
 Existing specialization and CIP Code change
 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024 Approved
 N/A
 N/A
Psychology, Ph.D. with Human Factors & Applied Cognition specialization
 Total credits required within electives and existing specialization
 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024 Approved N/A
 N/A

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New Certificate Program Request

Program Name Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status






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New Site Requests

Program Title Site Requested Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status







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Site Termination

Program Title Site Termination Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
 

 
 

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New Specialization

Program Name New Specialization Name Date Post AAC Status BOR Status
Public Administration (MPA)
 Executive Public Administration
 4/10/2024
 4/24/2024
Approved
 5/13-14/2024
Approved

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Intent to Plan

Program Title Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status





 

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Request to Seek Program Accreditation Requests

Program Title Accrediting Body Date Posted
 ACC  Status SDBOR Review Status


         

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New Baccalaureate Degree Minor Requests

Program Name Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status






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New Undergraduate Degree Program Request

Program Name Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status






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New Graduate Degree Program Requests

Program Name Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
Artificial Intelligence, M.S.
 4/15/2024
4/24/2024
Approved
 6/26-27/2024
 Approved

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Program Placement on Inactive Status or Termination

Program Title Change Requested Effective Dates Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
Executive Master Public Administration (EMPA)
 Terminate Executive MPA program

no enroll SP25 - term date SU29

 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
    
Educational Administration and Leadership, Ed.D.
 Reinstate specializations:
Curriculum Director
Director of Special Education
Pre-K-12 Principal
School District Superintendent
 SU2024
 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024
 Approved
 6/27/2024
Approved

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New Course Requests

Course Number and Title Date Posted AAC Status Regent VPAA Status
ANTH 360 Art and Anthropology 
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
ANTH/ENGL 362 Anthropology of Folklore
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
IMC 804 Scholarship Pathways
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
MEDC 840 Hospital Medicine
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
NEUR 840 Inpatient General Neurology
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
NEUR 845 Inpatient Stroke
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
OCTH 730 Occupational Therapy Integration
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
PATH 840 Clinical Pathology
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
PTRY 840 Precision Medicine
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
PSYC 471 Integrated Stats and Methods I 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024
 Approved
 9/3/2024
 Approved
PSYC 472 Integrated Stats and Methods II
 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024
Approved
 9/3/2024
 Approved
DCOM 150 Language Science
 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024
 Approved
 7/3/2024
Approved
DCOM 321 Fundamentals of Hearing Intervention
 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024
 Approved
 7/3/2024
Approved
MUEN 430/MUEN 530 Chamber Music Ensemble
 4/10/2024
 4/24/2024
Approved
 5/15/2024
 Approved

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Revised Course Requests

Course Number and Title Changes to the course
 Date Posted AAC Status Regent VPAA Status
OCTH 712 Structure, Movement, and Occupation
 Add lab; description change
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024


OCTH 721 Neurological Foundation of Occupation
 Add lab
 9/17/2024 10/1/2024
      
OCTH 742 Preparatory Methods: Physical Agent Modalities & Orthotic Devices Add lab; description change  9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
OCTH 746 OT Assessment & Intervention: Adult Physical Disabilities
 Add lab
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024      
OCTH 747 OT Assessment & Intervention: Psychosocial Practice
 Add lab
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
OCTH 756 OT Assessment & Intervention: Childhood & Adolescence
 Add lab
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
PSYC 747 Seminar: Science & Practice I
 Title; description; credit hours
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      

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Authority to Offer Common Course Requests

Course Number and Title Universities
Currently Offering 		Date Posted AAC Status Regent VPAA Status
CSC 459/559 Introduction to Data Science
SDSM&T (Mines)
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
MATH 443/543 Data Analysis
 SDSM&T (Mines)
 9/17/2024
 10/1/2024
      
EDFN 102 Introduction to Education
 DSU and NSU
 5/2/2024
 5/16/2024
 Approved
 7/3/2024
Approved
THEA 119 First Year Experience
 SDSU
 3/14/2022
8/15/2024
 3/28/2022
 Held new course form,
moved to Authority to offer
 8/15/2024
 Approved

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Revisions to General Education Requirements

Goal/Course Number and Title Changes Requested Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status







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Prefix Request

Prefix Requested Changes Requested Date Posted AAC Status





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120 Credit Exceptions

Program Title New exception or Update to existing Changes Requested Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
N/A






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Collaborative/Cooperative Program Curriculum

Shared Program University Posted Form Type or Course Number-Title AAC Status Final Approver (SDBOR/VPAA Regents) Status
Basic French Language Proficiency Certificate
N/A
 New Undergraduate Certificate for BHSU, NSU, SDSMT, SDSU, and USD. Each university will post.
 4/2/2024
 Approved
 5/13-14/2024
 Approved
Basic German Language Proficiency Certificate
N/A
 New Undergraduate Certificate for BHSU, NSU, SDSU, and USD. Each university will post.
 4/2/2024
 Approved
 5/13-14/2024
 Approved

Approved Department/College/School Name Changes

Current Title New Title BOR Approval Date
 N/A

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