Revision to the History of Art Bachelor of Arts (Guests: K. Whittington and K. Paulsen)
Revision to the minor in Classics (Guest: H. Fertik)
Informational Item: Certificate Name Change - Navigating Social Identities, Power, and Difference (E. Romero)
Informational Item: Updates to the Essential Russian Language and Culture Skills Certificate (E. Romero)
Update: Integrated Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts (A. Martin)
Subcommittee Updates
04/24/2026
Approval of the 03-27-2026 & 04-10-2026 Minutes
New Bachelor of Science - Biotech Science (Guests: S. Olesik, J. Sabel, A. Andrews)
Revision to the Bachelor of Arts - German (Guest: M. Mergenthaler)
Revision to the MA & PhD - Geography (Guests: M. Coleman, B. Mansfield)
Informational Item - African American and African Studies Major (I. Nagar)
Informational Item - Speech and Hearing Science (I. Nagar)
Informational Item - Film Studies Major (I. Nagar)
2026-2027 ASCC Chair Vote
Subcommittee Updates
04/10/2026
New Computational Social Science Bachelor of Science (Guest: S. Downey)
Master of Arts Speech Language Pathology (Guest: J. Brello)
Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences (Guest: J. Houser)
Simple Syllabus (Guest: S. Sutherland)
Subcommittee Updates
03/27/2026
Approval of the 03-13-2026 minutes
Revision to the Classics Bachelor of Arts (Guest: H. Fertik)
Revision to the French and Italian Bachelor of Arts (Guest: J. Wilging)
Revision to the African American and African Studies Bachelor of Arts (Guest: S. Dew)
ASCC Chair and Membership 2026-2027 (B. Vankeerbergen)
Informational Item: Microbiology Major Handout Revision (D. Staley)
Subcommittee Updates
03/13/2026
Approval of the 02-13-2026 minutes
New Technical Communication Foundations Certificate (Guest: C. Teston)
New Hip Hop Minor (Guests: J. Beckham or S. Dew, D. Hedgecoth, J. Rawls)
Revision Comparative Studies Bachelor of Arts (Guest: A. Perez)
Informational Item: AA Degree in Early Childhood Development and Education (I. Nagar)
Informational Item: Moving-Image Production BA (I. Nagar)
Informational Item: Intercultural Competence for Global Citizenship (I. Nagar)
Informational Item: Arts Policy and Administration MA (I. Nagar)
Informational Item: Astronomy Minor (I. Nagar)
Informational Item: Deactivation of the Personalized Study Plan Bachelor of Arts, Personalized Study Plan Bachelor of Science, Portuguese Bachelor of Arts, and Vision Science Bachelor of Science (I. Nagar)
AU26 Course Review (A. Martin)
Subcommittee Updates
02/27/2026
Meeting Cancelled
02/13/2026
Approval of the 01-30-2026 minutes
Integrated Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts (Guests: A. Martin, E. Marsch, K. Wethington)
College Assessment Initiatives (Guest: D. Seward)
Informational Item: AI Usage in Undergraduate Honors Theses (I. Nagar)
Subcommittee Updates
01/30/2026
Approval of the 01-16-2026 minutes
New Accessible Syllabus Requirements (Guest: E. Dale & Abhijit Varde)
AI Syllabus language (I. Nagar)
Informational Item - Economics BA and BS (I. Nagar)
Differentiation of the Bachelor of Arts (A. Martin/I. Nagar)
New Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Guest: H. Nzitatira)
Subcommittee Updates
01/16/2026
Approval of the 12-05-2025 Minutes
NESA Major Revision (Guests: I. Nagar and N. Brenner)
Informational Item: Public Affairs Journalism Major (I. Nagar)
ULAC Annual Report (Guest: M. Daly)
ASCC Annual Report (R. Steele/I. Nagar)
First-Year Seminar Report (T. Bitters)
Subcommittee Updates
12/05/2025
Approval of the 11-21-2025 minutes.
New Actuarial Science Bachelor of Science and Master of Actuarial and Quantitative Risk Management combined program (Guest: J. Holmes)
New Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology Certificate (Guest: E. Bielefeld)
Suspension of the Sociology Bachelor of Science (R. Dwyer)
Arts and Sciences Honors Update (Guest: L. Chamberlain)
Informational Item: Bachelor of Music Education --General and Choral (I. Nagar)
Subcommittee Updates
11/21/2025
Approval of 10/24/2025 minutes
Stackable Certificates (Guest: Maria Miriti)
Revision to the Spanish Minor (Guests: E. Romero and R. Sanabria)
Presentation of Dual Degree/Double Major Language (R. Steele/M.E. Jenkins)
04/19/2024
Proposal to offer the Biology Major (Integrated General Biology and Pre-Health Specializations) on the Mansfield Campus (Guests: Dawn Kitchen and Agus Munoz-Garcia)
Mansfield Campus updates (D. Kitchen)
Informational Item - Revision of the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Science [change to the security specialization] (J. Ottesen)
Informational Item - Establishment of new Centers: Umwelt Center for Germanic Studies and Environmental Humanities, Feminist Research, Education and Engagement (FREE Center), Center for American Sign Language and Deaf Equity (J. Ottesen)
OPEEP Proposal to Offer an Embedded Bachelor of Arts with a major in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW) in Marysville.
Approval of 03-22-2024 minutes.
Subcommittee Reports
Dual Degrees - Major/GEN overlap (M. E. Jenkins)
04/05/2024
Revision to the Computer Information Science Minor (E-Vote)
03/22/2024
Revision to the Music Minor (Guest: David Hedgecoth)
New Certificate in Encountering Middle Eastern & South Asian Cultures (tabled from 03-01-2024) (Guest: Ila Nagar)
Informational Item - Video Arts Minor (J. Ottesen)
Course Review Reminders (B. Vankeerbergen)
Approval of the 02/16/2024 & 03/01/2024 minutes
Subcommittee Updates
Discussion of the ASC College Requirements for the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts (A. Martin)
03/01/2024
New Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Art and Curatorial Studies (Type 3B) (Guest: Kris Paulsen)
New Undergraduate Certificate in Encountering Middle Eastern & South Asian Cultures (Type 1B, 2) (Guest: Ila Nagar)
Revision Doctor of Audiology (guest: Eric Bielefeld)
Animation Minor (new) (guest: Laura Lisbon and Diana Abells )
Approval of 10/06/2023 & 10/20/2023 minutes
Informational item: adding Sociology 1102 (new course) as an alternative prerequisite to the department’s undergraduate majors and as an elective in the DEI certificate
Subcommittee updates
Discussion about S/U in certificates (categories 1a, 1b, 2, 3a, and 3b)
Discussion about prerequisites for Themes courses
New form for HIP category: Research and Creative Inquiry
10/20/2023
Revision to the Physics BS (removal of focuses) (Guests: Tom Humanic and Lindsey Thaler)
Certificate in Conflict and Diplomacy in History (new) (Types 1a, 1b, and 2) (Guests: Chris Nichols and Jen Getson)
Certificate in Wicked Science (new) (Types 1a, 1b, and 2) (Guest: Mark Moritz)
Connection Bookend Seminar
Approval of 10-6-23 Minutes
Subcommittee Updates
Regular and Substantive Interaction in online courses (Guests: Elizabeth Vu and Jeremie Smith)
10/06/2023
Revision to the Biology major (new specialization) (guests: Harold Fisk and Adam Andrews)
Revision to the Earth Sciences minor (guest: Liz Griffith)
Connection Bookend Seminar (guests: Meg Daly, Missy Beers, Sarah Holt, Ben Kenzer, Allison Schultz)
Approval of 9-8-23 minutes
Informational items (Jennifer Ottesen):
Update DMA Conducting Choral
Update BM Performance Voice
Update MIP BA
Subcommittee updates
Major program assessment (guest: Dan Seward)
09/22/2023
Meeting Cancelled
09/08/2023
Welcome and Introductions
Approval of 5-5-23 minutes
Informational items:
Updates to Biology major (Jennifer Ottesen)
Name change of one of the Music BS specializations from “Media and Enterprise” to “Creative Practice, Business, and Technology” (Jennifer Ottesen)
Update to BM Composition (Jennifer Ottesen)
Name change: “Physical Anthropology” becomes “Biological Anthropology”. This affects name of minor and subdisciplines within undergraduate majors (Jennifer Ottesen)
List of approved REGD and Themes courses on ASCCAO website (Rachel Steele)
Reallocation of credit assignment between Music Theory and Aural Skills in a number of Music programs
Update to Social Science Air Transportation BA
ASCCAO to review contingencies for boilerplate items on resubmitted syllabi
Revision to Campaigns and Elections minor
Panel updates
GE transfer credit approval process
Certificate in Literary Publishing (non-credit; category 4—Workforce Development) (guest: Susan Williams)
11/18/2022
Meeting Cancelled
10/21/2022
Revision to the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting (guests: Tim Leasure and Robert Ward)
World Languages 1101-1103--Placement Testing and EM credit (guests: Janice Aski and Monica Jacobs)
Deactivation BA Mathematics & BA Actuarial Science
Approval of 10-7-22 minutes
Panel updates
09/23/2022
Welcome & introductions
Approval of 5/6/22 minutes
Informational items:
DL review—non-ASC courses (Brad Steinmetz)
Update to Information Security minor (Brad Steinmetz)
Update to Statistics minor (Brad Steinmetz)
Update to Film Studies major (Brad Steinmetz)
ASCC to review non-credit certificates (Andrew Martin)
Director of Undergraduate Studies meeting & Assessment conference (Andrew Martin)
GE updates (Guest: Meg Daly)
Changes to syllabus statements (Rachel Steele)
Panel updates
08/29/2022
Meeting Cancelled
05/06/2022
Geography BA revision (guest: Darla Munroe)
Revision to the Singing Health GIS (guests: Tim Leasure & Katherine Rohrer)
Revision to the musicology core in all the undergraduate Music majors (guest: David Hedgecoth)
Spanish BA—request to withdraw the Hispanic Studies track (Eugenia Romero)
NGE assessment (guests: Meg Daly and Alan Kalish)
Approval of 4/22/22 minutes
Panel updates
Mat Coleman—sample DL syllabus
04/22/2022
Environmental Arts and Humanities Minor (new) (guest: Matthew Birkhold)
Approval of 3/4/22 minutes
Proposal to rename “Education Abroad and Away” High Impact Practice in new GE Themes to “Global and Intercultural Learning” (guests: Cindy Jiang and Alan Kalish)
Sustainable and Resilient Social and Ecological Systems Certificate (new; types 1A and 2) (guest: Anna Willow)
Revision to the ASC Honors Program Requirements (guests: Douglas Crews and Lindsey Chamberlain)
Addition of Earth Science 2911 as lower-division course in ASC Faculty Rules (see 2-4-22 discussion at ASCC about lower/upper-division courses in College of Arts and Sciences)
Panel updates
ASCC Chair for academic year 2022-23
04/08/2022
Meeting Cancelled
03/25/2022
Meeting Cancelled
03/04/2022
Master of Geographic Information Science and Technology (new) (guest: Ningchuan Xiao)
Revision to the Social Sciences Air Transportation BA (guests: Nancy Ettlinger and Ali Grandey)
Approval of 2/18/2022 minutes
Panel updates
Direct instruction in DL courses (Mat Coleman)
02/18/2022
History of Capitalism (new 1b certificate) (guest: Scott Levi)
Revision to Bachelor of Art Education with Licensure (Richard Fletcher)
Name change of the in-person MA in Art Education to MA in Art Education & Public Pedagogy (Richard Fletcher)
Approval of 2/4/2022 minutes
First bookend (guest: Meg Daly)
Revision to Master of Arts in String Pedagogy and Master of Music in String Performance (guest: Tim Leasure)
Revision to PhD in Musicology post-baccalaureate and the PhD in Musicology post-Masters (guest: Tim Leasure)
Panel updates
First-year seminar question (Luke Wilson)
02/04/2022
Revision to Master of Arts in String Pedagogy and Master of Music in String Performance (guest: Arved Ashby)
Revision to PhD in Musicology post-baccalaureate and the PhD in Musicology post-Masters (guest: Arved Ashby)
First bookend (guest: Meg Daly)
Approval of 1/21/22 minutes
Informational items (Luke Wilson)
Microbiology BS updates
AUD program updates
Panel updates
Discussion about lower/upper-level courses in College of Arts and Sciences (case of cross-listed EEOB, Earth Science and History 1911 requesting to become 2911)
01/21/2022
Revision Bachelor of Music Education (guest: David Hedgecoth)
Approval of 12-17-21 minutes
Comments from the Chair (Luke Wilson)
Informational item: Small changes to History of Art minor (Luke Wilson)
Panel updates
12/17/2021
Approval of 12-3-21
Panel updates
First bookend review/approval
12/03/2021
Approval of 11/19/21 minutes
Panel updates
BA vs. BS degree requirements
First bookend review/approval
11/19/2021
Approval of 10-22-21 minutes
Informational items (Luke Wilson)
NELC name change
Small change to pre-requisites for the Statistics major and the Data Analytics major
Termination of legacy DESIGN-MN
Panel Updates
First bookend: presentation of Carmen site (guests: Meg Daly and Sarah Holt)
11/05/2021
Meeting Cancelled
10/22/2021
Combined BS/MS in Molecular Genetics (guest: Susan Cole)