South Dakota Board of Regents

New Site: Request to Offer an Existing Degree Program

 

Use this form to request authorization to deliver an existing degree program at a new site or by distance delivery. The Executive Director or the Board may request additional information.

 

University

Dakota State University

Degree(s) and Program

BBA-Management Information Systems

New Site(s)

CUC / Distance

Proposed Implementation (term)

Spring 2006

 

University Approval

To the Board and the Executive Director: I certify that I have read this request, that I believe it to be accurate, and that it has been evaluated and approved as provided by university policy.

 

 

 

 

4-27-07

President of the University

 

Date

 

After approval by the President, a signed copy of the proposal should be transmitted to the Executive Director.  Only after Executive Director review should the proposal be posted on the university web site and the Board staff and the other universities notified of the URL.

 

1.  What is the need for this program in this site (these sites)? What is the expected demand for graduates in the site(s)?

 

This degree program provides students with a strong background in both business administration and information systems. CUC has asked that this major be brought to their facility (using a combination of DDN and Internet) to serve their clientele. Delivery of the program via Internet and DDN to CUC will also make the program available at other sites in South Dakota.

 

2.  Is any regental university authorized to offer a similar program at the new site(s)? Is any non-system institution offering a similar program at the new site(s)? If either answer is “yes,” identify the institution(s) and program(s) and explain why authorization is requested.

 

Dakota State University currently offers this major at University Center, Sioux Falls.

 

3.  Are students expected to be new to the university or redirected from other programs or both? Complete the table and explain how the estimates were developed. How will the new site(s) affect enrollments in other campus and off-campus programs in the regental system?

 

Fiscal Years*

 

 

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

 

Estimated

FY07

FY08

FY09

FY10

 

New to the university

    5

     5

5

5

 

Redirected from other programs

    5

0

0

0

 

= Total in the program at the site

  10

15

20

25

 

Credit hours, majors in program courses**

320

480

640

800

 

Graduates

   0

   0

    0

   10

 

* Do not include current year.

** This is the total number of credit hours generated by the majors in the required or elective program courses. The same numbers are used in Appendix B – Budget.

 

Impact on Existing Programs

 

The program should have little or not impact on existing programs at DSU.

 

4.  Complete the table and explain any special circumstances. Attach a copy of the program as it appears in the current catalog.  If any program modifications are requested, attach that form.  Explain how the new courses will be delivered.  Attach the new course request forms.

 

Degree and title

Credit hours

Credit hours currently available from this university via distance

Credit hours currently available from other universities available at this site

Credit hours that need to be developed for distance delivery by this university

System General Education Requirements

         30

18

12

0

Institutional Graduation Requirements

         11

9

2

0

Subtotal, Degree Requirements

         41

 

 

 

Required Support Courses

52

12

18

22

Major Requirements

18

18

 

0

Major Electives or Minor

3

3

 

0 

Subtotal, Requirements of the Proposed Major

         73

 

 

 

Free Electives

         14

 

14

0

Total, Degree with Proposed Major

       128

60

46

22

 

 

5.  How will you provide student services comparable to those available for students on the main campus?

 

Because DSU has other distance-delivered programs, many of our student services are already available via distance (library, WebCT training, etc.)  Other student services will be provided by CUC staff.

 

6. Is this program accredited by a specialized accrediting body? If so, address any program accreditation issues and costs related to offering the program at the new site(s).

 

The program is accredited by Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).  Since this degree program is already delivered via distance at University Center, the addition of another delivery point should not create any issues or additional costs.

 

7.  Does the University request any exceptions to Board policy for delivery at the new site(s)? Explain requests for exceptions to Board policy. If no exceptions are requested, enter “None.”

 

None.

 

8.  Costs, Budget & Resources Related to New Courses at the Site: Explain the amount and source(s) of any one-time and continuing investments in personnel, professional development, release time, instructional technology and software, other O&M, facilities, student services, etc needed to implement the program at the new site(s). Complete Appendix B – Budget using the system form.

 

There will be no additional costs, since the courses are already being delivered via distance to another site.