As I review the BOR agenda for next week, I noticed a couple of other items that may interest you (besides the 120 credits to graduate). Here is the agenda with supporting documents. (http://www.sdbor.edu/theboard/agenda/2011/october.htm)

1. The BOR will vote to exempt summer courses from the 7/10 rule (or more properly 4/7/10).  Thus, as long as a summer self-support course can pay for itself, it will be allowed to go.  See "Board Policy 5:17 Instructional Funding."

2. The BOR will establish benchmarks for low-enrollment programs.  The presumption will be if a program does not maintain these benchmarks over a four year period, they will be terminated.  The supporting document ("Program Productivity Follow-Up") details which programs are being reviewed at this meeting.  The proposed annual benchmarks are:

· 5 associate's degrees;
· 5 bachelor's degrees;
· 3 master's degrees;
· 1 first professional and doctor's degree


3. They will institute changes in the Student Opinion Survey.   The proposed policy language (in "IDEA Survey Administration") states:

"II. Frequency of Administration

"A. Every instructor of record, regardless of location and type of contract, will administer either the diagnostic or short form of the student opinion survey in every section of every course during every term. The minimum administration of the student opinion survey will be determined by the supervising  administrator based on the following professional ranks.

"1. Tenure-Track Faculty.  Tenure track faculty will administer the diagnostic/short form every semester in every section of every course during every term. The only exemption for tenure-track faculty is for a multiple section course when multiple sections are taught by the same faculty member.  In this situation a student opinion survey does not need to be administered in every section of a multiple section course. The supervising administrator will designate which sections of a multisection course will be given student opinion surveys. This decision by the supervising administrator may be made anytime during the term. 

"2. Lecturers and Repeating Term Faculty.  Lecturers and repeating term faculty will administer the diagnostic/short form in at least one section each year.

"3. Tenured Faculty.  Tenured faculty will administer the diagnostic/short form in every section in a given semester at least once every three years.

"4. Part-time and Occasional Term Faculty.  Part-time and occasional term faculty will administer the diagnostic/short form as needed."