Academic and Student Affairs Committee Meeting April 13, 14, 2020 University of Alaska Board of Regents
Policy • P10.04.010. Academic Program Integration. – A. The University of Alaska will endeavor to provide access for the citizens of the state to a broad array of instructional programs and to facilitate student progress toward achievement of academic goals. To provide access without unnecessary duplication of programs, each MAU will have the responsibility of serving both local and statewide constituencies. Each MAU will contribute to the integrated instructional program of the university through practices such as: 1. sharing intellectual and material resources; 2. collaboration among units in teaching, research/creative activity, and public service; 3. establishing common curricula or reciprocity agreements for meeting general education core requirements and core requirements for similar academic degrees and certificates; 4. coordinated planning to assure orderly and efficient changes in educational programs in response to shifts in the needs of the state and its people; and 5. employing alternative delivery methods where academically appropriate and cost effective to improve educational opportunities. – B. The faculty and academic officers of the university will be collectively responsible for establishing and maintaining procedures to affect these practices, in accordance with applicable Regents’ Policy and University Regulation.(02 -16-96) • P10.04.020. Degree and Certificate Program Approval. – All program additions, discontinuations, major revisions, or the offering of existing programs outside the State of Alaska, requires approval by the board. The board delegates approval authority of occupational endorsement, workforce credentials, and graduate certificates to the president. 2
UAA program summary Proposed Teach Out FY19 Program Length FY19 Majors Graduates Savings Notes and Options Within UA System Aviation Administration (AAS) 2 33 3 $ 54,201 UAA- ATA courses and BS Aviation Technology Civic Engagement (UC) 2 0 0 $ 172,321 current UAA - MFA at UAF (in -residence); 39 low-residency Creative Writing & Literary Arts (MFA) 2 42 11 $ 60,090 programs in US, 12 internationally Early Childhood Special Education (MED) 2 0 0 $ - None; There is a state need here English (MA) 2 14 4 $ 80,522 UAF - MA English with focus on literature UAA - Environmental Sciences option in BS Natural Sciences, courses in Geography; UAF - BS Natural Resources and Environment and Society (BS) 4 84 6 $ 278,560 Environment; UAS BS Environmental Sciences Geomatics (AAS) N/A 26 3 $ - temporary suspension of admissions only Hospitality Administration (BA)/Hospitality UAA - AAS Culinary Arts, BBA Management, ; UAF - Culinary Restaurant Management 3 64 7 $ 141,874 program, Bachelor's in Applied Management Legal Nurse Consultant Paralegal (UC) 0? 1 1 $ - UAA - Legal Studies courses Limited Radiography (OEC) 0? 2 0 $ - UAA- Noncredit continuing education programming UAA - AAS General Business (with introductory Logistics Logistics and Supply Chains Operations (AAS) 2 24 3 $ 82,997 course) and go on to BBA Logistics UAA - AAS General Business (with introductory Logistics Logistics and Supply Chains Operations (OEC) 2 1 1 $ - course) and go on to BBA Logistics UAA - AAS General Business (with introductory Logistics Logistics and Supply Chains Operations (UC) 2 4 5 $ - course) and go on to BBA Logistics Management Information Systems (BBA) 2 67 14 $ 650,358 UAA - BBA Management with information systems electives Office Foundations (OEC) 1 7 3 UAF - similar programming Office Support (OEC) 1 4 2 UAF - similar programming UAA - Sociology courses; UAS - BS Social Science Sociology Sociology (BA) 4 40 9 $ 296,043 concentration UAA - Sociology courses; UAS - BS Social Science Sociology Sociology (BS) 4 17 2 $ - concentration Theatre (BA) 4 62 11 $ 449,935 UAF - Film and Performing Arts program Welding and Nondestructive Testing (AAS) 1 49 5 $ 166,617 UAA, UAF, UAS Welding certificate programs 541 90 $ 2,433,518 3
UAF program summary Proposed Program Teach Out FY19 Budget Program Length FY19 Majors Graduates reduction Notes MS Atmospheric Science 2 3 0 $ 29,622 PhD Atmospheric Science 4 10 2 $ 132,656 MS Water & Environment Science n/a 0 0 $ - AAS Drafting Technology $ - suspension MED People, Place and Pedagogy 2 8 0 $ 236,232 MED Second Language Acquisition, Bilingual Ed n/a 0 0 $ 54,232 MED Online Innovation and Design 2 5 4 $ 18,095 Certificate Environmental Studies 2 9 0 $ 139,818 Certificate Ethnobotany 2 19 4 $ 162,751 Currently grant funded BA Earth Science 4 8 0 $ - BA Geography 4 8 0 $ 154,704 BS Geography 10 2 $ 196,896 BS Geological Engineering 43 7 $ - Revision and reduction MS Geological Engineering 4 2 $ 200,000 program reduction estimated savings Certificate Safety, Health and Environmental Awareness Technology 0 1 1 $ 1,500 adjunct salary BA Chemistry 4 5 1 $ - suspended since 2015 MA Chemistry n/a 0 0 $ - suspended since 2015 MS Biochemistry n/a 0 0 $ - suspended since 2014 MS Environmental Chemistry 1 2 0 $ - suspended since 2014 MS Resource and Applied Economics 1 8 2 $ - suspended since 2018 Certificate Mining Applications and Technologies n/a 0 0 $ - suspended since 2014 MS Computational Physics n/a 0 0 $ - suspended since 2014 MS Space Physics n/a 0 0 $ - suspended since 2014 Certificate Power Generation n/a 0 0 $ - suspended since 2015 AAS Renewable Resources n/a 0 0 $ - suspended since 2013 BA Sociology n/a 0 0 $ 133,200 suspended since 2015 BS Sociology n/a 0 0 $ - suspended since 2015 Certificate Veterinary Science n/a 0 0 $ - suspended since 2013 96 16 $ 1,459,706 4
UAS program summary Proposed Teach Out FY19 Program Length FY19 Majors Graduates Savings Notes Geography and Environmental Resources BS 2 23 1 $ 150,000 estimated program savings 23 1 $ 150,000 5
3.A. UAS Geography and Environmental Resources BS discontinuation • Motion – The Academic and Student Affairs Committee recommends that the Board of Regents approve the immediate reduction of the Bachelor of Science in Geography and Environmental Resources at the University of Alaska Southeast, with discontinuation effective upon completion of teach out. This motion is effective April 13, 2020 • Recommendations – UAS review committee: discontinue – Chancellor: discontinue – Academic Council: discontinue, unanimous recommendation • Program summary – FY19 majors: 23 – FY19 graduates: 1 – Tenure track faculty reduction: 1 – Estimated budget savings: $150k (UAS estimate) 6
3.B. UAS Geography, Environmental and Outdoor Studies BA renaming • Motion – The Academic and Student Affairs Committee recommends that the Board of Regents approve changing the name of the Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Environmental, and Outdoor Studies to the Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies at the University of Alaska Southeast. This motion is effective April 13, 2020. • Recommendations – UAS review committee: support name change – Chancellor: support name change – Academic Council: support name change, unanimous recommendation 7
3.C. UAA Legal Nurse Consultant Paralegal (UC) discontinuation • Motion – The Academic and Student Affairs Committee recommends that the Board of Regents approve the immediate reduction of the Undergraduate Certificate in Legal Nurse Consultant Paralegal at the University of Alaska Anchorage, with discontinuation effective upon completion of teach out. This motion is effective April 13, 2020. • Recommendations – Dean: discontinuation – Provost: discontinue – Chancellor: discontinue – Academic Council: discontinue, unanimous recommendation • Program summary – FY19 majors: 1 – FY19 graduates: 1 – Tenure track faculty reduction: 0 – Estimated budget savings: $0 8
3.D. UAA Civic Engagement (UC) discontinuation • Motion – The Academic and Student Affairs Committee recommends that the Board of Regents approve the immediate reduction of the Undergraduate Certificate in Civic Engagement at the University of Alaska Anchorage, with discontinuation effective upon completion of teach out. This motion is effective April 13, 2020. • Recommendations – Dean: suspension leading to discontinuation – Provost: discontinue – Chancellor: discontinue – Academic Council: discontinue, unanimous recommendation • Program summary – FY19 majors: 0 – FY19 graduates: 0 – Tenure track faculty reduction: 0 – Estimated budget savings: $172k (UAA estimate) 9
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