Academic Governance
Current Proposals for Review
For Consideration and Discussion:
Input from Faculty due before response date!
| Description | Unit | Deadline for Response |
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New credit-bearing microcredential, Communication Skills for Environmental and Science Professionals (file will automatically download) |
Open Academy and the Environmental Writing and Rhetoric Program | Revisions requested. |
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New academic minor proposal, Civil Engineering Technology (file will automatically download) |
Chemical Engineering | Please send comments/questions to the proposer, Gary Scott gmscott@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 3/25/2025 |
| Environmental Studies | Please send comments/questions to the proposer, Michael Mikulewicz mmikulew@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 4/14/2025 | |
| Environmental Studies | Please send comments/questions to the proposer, Michael Mikulewicz mmikulew@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 4/14/2025 | |
| Environmental Studies | Please send comments/questions to the proposer, Michael Mikulewicz mmikulew@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 4/14/2025 | |
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Course Revision EST 140, Intro to Native Peoples. Lands , & Cultures |
Environmental Studies | Please send comments/questions to the proposer, Madeline Nyblade mlnyblad@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 4/14/2025 |
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New Course Proposal EST 715: Community Based Participatory Research |
Environmental Studies | Please send comments/questions to the proposer, Madeline Nyblade mlnyblad@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 4/14/2025 |
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New Course Proposal EST 406: Geospatial Methods to Measure Environmental Inequality |
Environmental Studies | Please send comments/questions to the proposer, Eun Kyung Lee eklee02@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 4/14/2025 |
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New Course Proposal EST 206 - Comics and the Drawn Environment with Zine Lab |
Environmental Studies | Please send comments/questions to the proposer, Jon Cairns jocairns@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 4/14/2025 |
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Course Revision EST 361 Diverse Histories of the American Environmental Movement |
Environmental Studies | Please send comments/questions to the proposer, Jamie Shinn jeshinn@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 4/14/2025 |
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New Course Proposal EFB 134 Research Foundations in Environmental Biology |
Environmental Biology | Please send comments/questions to the proposer, Terrance Caviness tcaviness@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 5/5/2025 |
| Chemistry | Please send comments/questions to proposer, Neal Abrams nmabrams@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 5/5/2025. | |
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New Course Proposal EST 651 Strategic management and the natural environment |
Environmental Studies | Please send comments/questions to proposer, Sharon Moran smoran@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 5/5/2025. |
| Sustainable Resources Management | Please send comments/questions to proposer, John Wagner jewagner@esf.edu and curriculum@esf.edu by 5/5/2025. |
Forwarded for Academic Governance Approval:
| Description | Unit | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Student Transfer Credit Policy (file will download) | The Graduate School | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 4/1/25. Awaiting AG approval. |
| Credit for Prior Learning Policy (file will download) | Office of Academic Administration | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 4/1/25. Awaiting AG approval. |
| Revision to Academic Minor, Environmental Writing and Rhetoric | The Writing Program | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 4/1/25. Awaiting AG approval. |
Approved by Academic Governance Action:
| Description | Unit | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Open Academy | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 9/3/2024. Approved by Academic Governance 10/8/2024. | |
| Environmental Biology | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 10/1/2024. Approved by Academic Governance 10/8/2024. | |
| Office of Academic Administration | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 10/1/2024. Approved by Academic Governance 10/8/2024. | |
| Environmental Biology | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 10/1/2024. | |
| Environmental Biology | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 10/1/2024. | |
| Open Academy | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 10/29/2024. | |
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New Course Proposal SUS 345, Solar Power: Photo voltaic Design and Install |
Open Academy | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 10/29/2024. |
| Open Academy | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 10/29/2024. | |
| Proposed by SRM | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 10/29/2024. Approved by Academic Governance 11/5/2024. | |
| Course Deactivation, FCH 997 Seminar | Chemistry | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 11/12/2024 |
| Course Deactivation, FCH 560 Chromatog/Separation Tech | Chemistry | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 11/12/2024 |
| Course Deactivation, FCH 520 Marine Biogeochemistry | Chemistry | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 11/12/2024 |
| Course Revision APM 105, Survey of Calculus and its Applications | Math Program | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 11/12/2024 |
| Course Revision APM 485, Differential Equations for Science and Engineering | Math Program | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 11/12/2024 |
| New Credit-Bearing Microcredential, Sustainable Design: LEED Foundations & Exam Prep (file will automatically download) | Open Academy | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 11/12/2024. Approved by Academic Governance 12/3/2024 |
| New Credit-Bearing Microcredential, Spatial Data Analysis for Sustainability(file will automatically download) | Open Academy | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 11/12/2024. Approved by Academic Governance 12/3/2024 |
| New Credit-Bearing Microcredential, Data and Systems Analysis in Sustainability(file will automatically download) | Open Academy | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 11/12/2024. Approved by Academic Governance 12/3/2024 |
| Course Revision ERE 365 Principles of Remote Sensing | Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 12/10/2024. |
| Course Revision ERE 565 Principles of Remote Sensing | Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 12/20/2024, via online voting. |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 12/10/2024. | |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 12/10/2024. | |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 12/10/2024. | |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 2/4/2025 | |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 2/4/2025 | |
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New credit-bearing microcredential, Public Engagement and Environmental Decision Making (file will automatically download) |
Open Academy and Environmental Studies | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 2/4/2025. Approved by Academic Governance 2/25/2025 |
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New non-credit bearing microcredential, Grant Writing Fundamentals (file will automatically download)
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Open Academy and the Writing, Rhetoric and Communication Program | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 2/4/2025. Approved by Academic Governance 2/25/2025 |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. | |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. | |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. | |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. | |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. | |
| Sustainable Resources Management | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. Approved by Academic Governance 3/25/25 | |
| Sustainable Resources Management | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. Approved by Academic Governance 3/25/25 | |
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Revision to academic minor, Paper Science ->Paper Engineering Minor |
Chemical Engineering | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. Approved by Academic Governance 3/25/25 |
| Writing Program | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. | |
| Writing Program | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. | |
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New Course Proposal EWP 295, World Literature: Ecological Perspectives |
Writing Program | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. |
| Writing Program | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025. | |
| Environmental Studies | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 4/15/2025. | |
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Course Revision EHS 150, U.S. History & Environmental Health |
Environmental Science | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 4/15/2025. |
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Course Replacement BTC 250 Research and Prof. Dev. (previously BTC 497) |
Environmental Biology | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 4/15/2025. |
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Course Revision EST 604 Quantitative Social Science Research Methods |
Environmental Studies | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 4/15/2025. |
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Course Revision FOR 360 Principles of Management for Environmental Professionals |
Sustainable Resources Management | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 4/15/2025. |
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Course Revision FOR 560 Principles of Management for Environmental Professionals |
Sustainable Resources Management | Approved by Academic Affairs Committee 4/15/2025. |
Approved Administratively:
| Description | Unit | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Biology | Administratively approved by Interim Assistant Provost Erin Tochelli, 6/4/2024. | |
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Course Revision ERE 335 and ERE 550, Numerical and Computing Methods |
Environmental Resources Engineering | Administratively approved by Interim Assistant Provost Erin Tochelli, 5/10/2024. |
| Environmental Resources Engineering | Administratively approved by Interim Assistant Provost Erin Tochelli, 5/10/2024. | |
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Course Revision LSA 581, Introduction to Historic Preservation and Cultural Landscapes |
Landscape Architecture | Administratively approved by Associate Provost Dr. Zora Thomova, 12/11/2024 |
| Sustainable Resources Management | Administratively approved by Associate Provost Dr. Zora Thomova, 2/10/2025 | |
| Sustainable Resources Management | Administratively approved by Associate Provost Dr. Zora Thomova, 2/10/2025 | |
| Sustainable Resources Management | Administratively approved by Associate Provost Dr. Zora Thomova, 2/10/2025 | |
| Sustainable Resources Management | Administratively approved by Associate Provost Dr. Zora Thomova, 2/10/2025 | |
| Office of Academic Administration | Endorsed by Academic Affairs Committee 3/4/2025, upon approval of all EPH courses. | |
Tabled
| Description | Unit | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| New non-credit bearing microcredential, Data Science and Knowledge Discovery for Environmental Sciences and Forestry | Open Academy | Tabled |
| New non-credit bearing microcredential, Digital Technologies for Environmental Science and Forestry | Open Academy | Tabled |
| New non-credit bearing microcredential, Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Environmental Science and Forestry | Open Academy | Tabled |
| New non-credit bearing microcredential, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science and Forestry | Open Academy | Tabled |