SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS

New Course Request

 

DSU

 

BIS

 

 

 

1/15/07

Institution

 

Division/Department

 

Institutional Approval Signature

 

Date

 

 

Section 1. Course Title and Description

 

If the course contains a lecture and laboratory component, identify both the course and laboratory numbers (xxx and xxxL) and credit hours associated with each.  Provide the complete description as it will appear in the system common or unique database, including pre-requisites, co-requisites, and registration restrictions.

 

Prefix & No.

Course Title

Credits

HON 150

Computer Science I

3

Course Description:  An introduction to computer programming. Focus on problem solving, algorithm development, design and programming concepts.  Topics include sequence selection, repetition, functions and arrays.  Honors Section Prerequisite: ACT score of 24 or above or 3.2 cumulative GPA.

 

Section 2. Review of Course

 

After reviewing the common and unique course lists (select the appropriate option below):

 

X

This course does not currently exist and therefore will be unique. (Go to Section 3.)

 

 

This course currently exists as a: (Complete below, then go to Section 3.)

 

 

unique course

 

 

common course

 

 

Indicate university (s) currently offering this course:

 

 

 

BHSU

 

DSU

 

NSU

 

SDSMT

 

SDSU

 

USD

 

If common, indicate the universities that will offer this course as a common course.  If a university’s unique course is being replaced by this common course, their course type will be changed from unique (UNQ) to common (COM), and your university’s location and department will be added to this common course.  Any changes approved with this request will be made to the common course.

 

 

BHSU

 

DSU

 

NSU

 

SDSMT

 

SDSU

 

USD

 

Section 3. Other Course Information

 

1.  Are there instructional staffing impacts?

 

 

No. 

Replacement of

 

which is

 

 

 

(prefix, number, name of course, credits)

 

 

 

being deleted.  Effective date of deletion:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

No, schedule management.  Explain:  This course will an allow DSU to offer an

honors section for CSC 150.

 

 

 

 

Yes.  Specify: 

 

 

 

2.  Existing program in which course will be offered:

Meets DSU’s Institutional Graduation Requirement

 

3.  Proposed instructional method by this university:

R - Lecture

                   (may be found at http://www.sdbor.edu/administration/academics/aac/guidelines.htm )

Provide a brief justification:  This instructional methodology is common to other

CIS courses.

 

4.  Proposed primary delivery method by this university:

001: Face to Face

                         (may be found at http://www.sdbor.edu/administration/academics/aac/guidelines.htm )

 

5.  Term in which change will be effective:

Fall 2007

 

6.  Can this course be repeated for additional credit?

 

 

 

Yes, total credit limit:

 

 

X

No.

 

7.  Will the grade for this course be limited to S/U (pass/fail)?

 

Yes

X

No

 

8.  Will section enrollments be capped?

 

 

 

Yes, maximum per section

 

 

X

No

 

9.  Will this course be equated (i.e. considered the same course for degree completion) with any

 

other unique or common course in the course database? 

X

Yes

 

No

 

 

If yes, indicate the course(s) to which it will be equated.

CSC 150 Computer Science I

 

 

10.  Is this prefix already approved for your university? 

X

Yes

 

No

If no, provide a brief justification:

 

 

Section 4.  To be completed by Academic Affairs

 

1.  University department code:

DCSC

 

2.  Proposed CIP code:

110201

Is this a new CIP code for this university? 

 

Yes

X

No